Golden Copy: The Secret to Strengthening Your Backup Plan
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Published: 2023-01-16 07:14:14

Organizations cannot escape the hard fact that their company data may be exposed due to the pervasiveness of ransomware and hacking. Carl D'Halluin, CTO at Datadobi, explains how purchasing a golden copy might improve your backup plan.

Without the proper data backup strategy, the road to full recovery after a data attack might be difficult today. Any lapse in business continuity costs a company money and time. How much will depend on how quickly a business can resume operations after the disruption.

According to statistics, a ransomware attack will occur against a corporation every 11 seconds in 2021. The cost of the global ransomware attack is predicted to be $20 billion, and by 2031, it is anticipated that the cost will have increased to $265 billion.

Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are properly seeking more thorough, fool-proof protection of their valuable file data against cyber-attacks since they have no time for a false sense of security. Nearly a third of respondents to 451 Research's recent Voice of the Enterprise survey stated that security problems like viruses and ransomware contributed to their most recent disruptions. Only 26%, however, were adamant that a successful recovery would be made possible by their present backup systems.

The paper goes on to explain how the final line of defense when ransomware seizes control of a company's network and disables access to data is backups and third, or "golden," copies that enable clean data restorations.

Everything Good Happens in Threes
Two distinct data copies seemed to be sufficient to fend off calamity before the onslaught of ransomware, and many firms still function with only two. Organizations may also continue to use the conventional backup techniques, such as the less complex manual procedure of removable media. The drawback of this approach is that, in addition to the time or data lost between backups, it may physically malfunction or be prone to human backup failures.

Other businesses might decide to operate a totally remote data center, which is more difficult and expensive. Network-attached storage (NAS) storage platforms used to only have access to vendor-specific, intra-family replication, and/or proprietary archiving solutions for off-site data copy. Sadly, the alternatives and backup methods available to combat ransomware assaults have changed significantly over the years.

Today's business In the case of an attack on their company's production, primary, and secondary disaster recovery systems, CIOs should decide to follow best practices by maintaining a golden copy of business-critical data.

In the event that all other security measures have failed, the organization has a dependable, quick recovery alternative as long as the third copy is air-gapped, in a bunker site, or in the cloud.

Looking for the “Golden” Lining 
If businesses want to be protected from ransomware attacks, they must make the decision to actively pursue data protection solutions that can meet the strictest business continuity standards.

Here’s what to look for in a data protection solution provider that can make all the difference in an organization’s data protection strategy: 

Ransomware-proof file versioning
Quick and easy granular recovery to any NAS or object storage platform
Built-in ability to recreate NAS shares and exports with ACLs upon restore
Fast, flexible setup wizards
User-friendly dashboard for live monitoring, tracking, and reporting
Scheduling and load balancing for maximum flexibility
Easy and fast deployment, scalable to any size environment
Distributed optimized network performance and large-scale multi-site syncing
Consider a software-only solution for the best price, flexibility and avoid large infrastructure
Premium 24/7 support, training, online knowledge base and comprehensive support portal

Backup That Has Your Back
How much is your peace of mind worth? is a common question. No question could be more pertinent for the CIO in charge of safeguarding the organization's lifeblood.

The good news is, there are some excellent world-class backup solutions on the market capable of stopping the effects of ransomware and malicious attacks in their tracks. Pick a company with a proven track record and reputation with integrity and 100% accountability in data backup and protection. 

In today’s heterogeneous large-scale storage environments, a golden copy ensures seamless recovery from whatever disaster comes your way.  

Before choosing which enterprise backup solution will be your golden partner in defending your organization from the most common cyberthreat in the world—ransomware—do your homework, ask the tough questions, and look into a company's longevity and success rate.