Ransomware
Readiness Guide
Strengthen Your Data Security & Cyber Resiliency
Ransomware attacks are increasingly sophisticated and costly, while their velocity increases. The average cost of rectifying an attack is over $1.85 million (without paying the ransom). So, can you risk not strengthening your organization’s cyber resiliency?
This in-depth guide gives you all the practical information and evaluation criteria you’ll need to assess options and find your best-fit solution.
See how these five critical actions empower your organization to counter ransomware:
- Protect your backup data and system
- Reduce the risk of unauthorized access
- See and detect attacks to stop encroachment
- Strengthen your security posture with integrations and APIs
- Ensure rapid recovery at scale
The Increasing Blast Radius of Ransomware
Cybercriminals are coming for the data that powers your business. How successful they’ll be at extorting ransom depends on what you do today to fortify your environment and improve your ability to respond should an attack occur.
Ransomware threats are evolving. Targets and tactics are expanding. If it hasn’t happened already, soon you’ll be asked how you’re countering the various ways in which cybercriminals are aiming to disrupt your operations.
Ransomware 1.0 | Ransomware 2.0 | Ransomware 3.0 | |
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Malware Target | Production data | Backup data Backup systems Production data |
Backup data Backup systems Production data Data to illegally remove |
Method of attack | Encryption | Encryption | Encryption and exfiltration |
How companies are countering the attack | Backup & recovery system | Immutable backups and cyber vaulting | Early detection and continuous monitoring |
Reduce downtime with rapid recovery
Recover with confidence at scale to any point and location. Cohesity helps reduce downtime and ensure business recovery after a ransomware attack.
Recover with confidence
Gain deep visibility and recover predictably. Avoid reinjecting cyber threats and vulnerabilities saved from production data.
Recover instantly at scale
Instantly recover hundreds of objects/VMs, NAS data, and databases to any backup point in time, leveraging fully-hydrated snapshots and MegaFile.
Recover flexibly
Take advantage of Continuous Data Protection to recover mission-critical data to any point and location.