Posts by Charles Clarke

Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts files, preventing users from accessing or using computer systems. Usually accompanied by a ransom demand, a ransomware attack cripples infected computers, servers and files. Read more

According to the Veeam 2023 Data Protection Trends Report, 85% of organizations suffered a ransomware attack last year. Of those organizations, 84% had no other choice but to pay a ransom. This accounts for billions of dollars lost to cybercrime each year.  Organizations that can either prevent ransomware attacks or protect their data against attacks can save themselves from significant recovery costs, reduce the risk of having their regular business disturbed and protect their reputation. Read more

Modern data protection challenges demand an assessment of recovery strategies and the maintenance of compliance with those strategies. This could be for regulatory reasons or simply to offer assurance that the business can bounce back quickly in the event of an outage.  If we want to meet recovery objectives in the face of modern challenges such as ransomware, then recovery at scale and in parallel becomes a critical component. Recovering individual VM’s, files or application items is all well and good for ‘everyday’ disasters (like recovering that critical email) but when infrastructure becomes unavailable the impact can be felt broadly.    Read more