Security News > 2021 > August > Quest Software RMAD DRE 10.2 offers Secure Storage solution to protect AD backups from malware
Quest Software announced innovation in the latest release of Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition that will help organizations eliminate the risk of malware re-infection throughout the Active Directory recovery process to minimize the impact of ransomware attacks.
Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition 10.2 introduces a new Secure Storage solution to protect Active Directory backups from malware, as well as the ability to restore AD to a clean Microsoft Azure virtual machine in the cloud.
"Ransomware is the number one security threat today, with 69 percent of businesses suffering an attack in 2020 alone, and an average downtime of 21 days. Following an attack, business operations cannot be restored until Active Directory is functional again. Therefore, we believe all organizations must ensure their ransomware risk mitigation strategies include a dedicated AD recovery plan to be able to get their business back up and running as quickly and safely as possible," said Michael Tweddle, President and General Manager, Quest Microsoft Platform Management.
"RMAD DRE 10.2 allows us to continue our commitment to providing customers more flexibility, control and confidence to ensure a fast and secure recovery in the event of a worst-case scenario."
Another Gartner report cited that "Increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks are specifically targeting backup data and administrator functions." But with Quest RMAD DRE 10.2, now generally available, organizations can protect AD backups from malware infection with the new Secure Storage solution, a hardened server that is isolated from the network according to IPSec rules with regular checks to confirm backup integrity.
Then during the recovery process, RMAD DRE 10.2 enables IT staff to create Microsoft Azure resources including virtual machines quickly and easily during AD forest recovery.
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