How to recover from ransomware when prevention fails

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Ransomware attacks don’t just target a business’s single endpoint. They can infect its entire network in seconds if they can penetrate remote management software. On top of the increasing ransomware threat, businesses are producing more data than ever. In fact, according to a StorageCraft Global Research study, 86% of experts believe data volume will increase 10 times or more in the next 5 years.

With increasingly targeted ransomware attacks and an explosion in data creation, it’s clear why businesses must take a more sophisticated approach to data protection. The only thing between your business and data loss or a ransom is a disaster recovery (DR) plan. Ransomware is everywhere, and sooner or later your business will be attacked. When that happens, how will you recover? Recovery starts with a clearly defined plan.

No plan should ever be considered final. Update your plan on a regular basis — when new threats present themselves or following a failure event.

• Identify areas of weakness and revise plans

• Check for faulty testing methodologies, faulty assumptions, or failures in notifications and monitoring systems

• Evaluate recovery objectives and your ability to meet them. Revise plans as needed

Of course, your plan will work best if you have disaster recovery solutions you can rely on.