{"id":2116,"date":"2017-07-27T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2017-07-27T15:55:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T19:55:17","slug":"beat-ransomware-with-data-protection-and-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/beat-ransomware-with-data-protection-and-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat Ransomware with Data Protection and Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Security provider Barracuda recently completed a survey of professionals<\/a> in the IT space who are focused on data protection and recovery. This couldn’t come at a better time given the recent uptick in the popularity of ransomware. According to the vendor, the results were \u201calarming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ransomware<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ransomware makes headlines on a regular basis these days and some would say it has become an epidemic. It\u2019s expected to cost over $5 billion in 2017 alone and is considered dangerous because it not only means that a system is unavailable, but it can also make data unusable and that has the potential to be a business\u2019s worst nightmare.<\/p>\n

Ransomware has already caused major issues for healthcare institutions, governments, law enforcement agencies and other businesses across the globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve fallen victim to a ransomware attack, there are only two ways to get your data back without paying the ransom:\u00a0get a free decryptor from a service like this one<\/a>, or fall back on your data protection strategy and recover your data,\u201d Barracuda <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, some organizations don\u2019t have a choice and have to pay ransom or risk losing their data. However, even if it\u2019s a small amount that has to be paid, Barracuda says there are several problems with handing over the cash, including that the cybercriminals you\u2019re dealing with are more likely to target you again if you pay up once. Plus, there is no assurance that you’ll actually get your data back after you pay, and decryption may not work properly anyway. And finally, law enforcement agencies do not encourage rewarding criminals by paying ransom.<\/p>\n

Data Protection and Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are various definitions for \u201cdata protection,\u201d out there, but most of them include running a backup, Barracuda reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cProper data protection is included in the security planning: it includes business continuity and disaster recovery planning, as well as the many security practices involved in preventing unauthorized access,\u201d the company explained.<\/p>\n

When it comes to availability and accessibility, there are several differences there. Availability refers to the data that is stored as a backup, while accessibility is referring to how simple it is to access data for recovery if necessary.<\/p>\n

When asked about the importance of both terms, 70.3 percent of respondents said that one term wasn\u2019t more important than the other. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis indicates that our respondents understand the value of the data as well as the value of recovering the data quickly, possibly from a remote location or even a mobile device,\u201d Barracuda reported.<\/p>\n

Protecting Multiple Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barracuda said participants valued accessibility as highly as availability because 53.4 percent of respondents were in charge of data recovery in more than one spot. Meaning that most of the respondents are working remotely for part of their work week, so their data recovery systems have to be accessible from more than one place.<\/p>\n

Of those surveyed, 50.6 percent said that their backups were cloud-based and 76 percent reported that they replicate their data backups in the cloud. According to Barracuda, those numbers suggest that the 77.4 percent who said they had a disaster recovery plan in place are using the cloud for accessibility and redundancy.<\/p>\n

Now there is some bad news. Barracuda reported that there are two data points that are worrying; 81.2 percent of those surveyed do not test their data protection strategies more than once a year and approximately half don\u2019t perform tests at all.<\/p>\n

Barracuda warns against skipping tests and said, \u201cdata recovery may be the only way to avoid paying a ransom that may or may not result in the decryption of data.\u201d<\/p>\n

Testing should be done on a regular basis in order to avoid issues in the future.<\/p>\n

Another piece of troubling information came out of the survey: about 66 percent of Office 365 admins are using their Recycling Bin for backup. Only one-third of participants reported using a data protection solution to protect their Office 365 deployments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Microsoft Recycle Bin is a nice feature, but it\u2019s job is to help the organization safeguard against accidental data loss,\u201d Barracuda stated. \u201cIt\u2019s not meant to be a data recovery solution. It doesn\u2019t offer the features necessary to protect Exchange, Sharepoint, OneDrive, and the other services. Default retention times are not standard across services, so administrators may not even have the minimal protection that they expected. Data is non-recoverable once it is deleted or ages out of the Recycle Bin.\u201d<\/p>\n

One key takeaway from all of this is that if you work in a place where data protection and security are separated, consider bringing the two functions together. And there\u2019s never been a better time given the growing popularity of ransomware.<\/p>\n

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