What is a Mitigation Strategy: Daily Backups?
A key cyber security practice that ensures important data and files are regularly copied and securely stored in a separate location—either in the Cloud or On External Storage. This helps Prevent Data loss caused by cyber attacks, system failures, or human errors. Even if the systems are compromised, daily backups ensure the data remains safe and can be quickly restored.
What Happens If Ransomware Encrypts or Deletes Your Backups?
- Total Data Loss: If backups are compromised, organisations may have no choice but to pay the ransom (which is never guaranteed to restore access) or accept permanent data loss.
- Extended Downtime: Without functional backups, recovery can take weeks instead of hours, disrupting business operations.
- Legal and Compliance Issues: Failure to recover lost data can result in fines, legal action, and mandatory audits, causing further Financial and Reputational Damage.
- Operational Disruptions: Ransomware can shut down essential business operations, disrupt services, halt production, and make critical data inaccessible, leading to delays and financial losses.
- Increased Ransom Demand: Attackers May Demand a Higher Ransom if they know the organisation has no backups and may even threaten to leak stolen data.
How Sophos Intercept X Prevents These Potential Threats?
- Preventing Data Loss–CryptoGuard Blocks Ransomware before it encrypts files, Rollback Protection restores affected files without relying on backups.
- AI-Powered Threat Detection–Blocks ransomware instantly, preventing widespread infection, and isolates infected systems to ensure faster recovery.
- Prevents Unauthorized Data Encryption–Detailed forensic reporting helps prove security measures and reduce liability, protecting customer data and ensuring compliance.
- Protects Critical Business Operations–It ensures only Authorized Applications and Users Can Access Critical Data while blocking common attack methods to prevent disruptions to essential services.
What You'll Learn:
- The risks of ransomware and how it targets backups
- Why daily backups are essential for cyber security
- How Sophos Intercept X stops ransomware before it spreads
- Best practices for securing your data and preventing downtime
- Live Q&A with cyber security experts
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