There are many disasters, and each affects an organization’s business continuity. In 2022, you must have a plan to reduce outages and downtime. Statista states the typical amount of downtime following ransomware attacks was 20 days in Q4 of 2021. Can you afford 20 days of downtime for your business?
Any outage can cause data loss, including emails, financial information, client information, and business records. Outages not only provide a risk of financial loss but also additional dangers like harm to reputation. Let’s look at some measures your business should take to guarantee a quick recovery from a cyber disaster.
Add Additional Layers of Protection
All industries continue to face danger from ransomware. These assaults are now so sophisticated that they can infiltrate your network unnoticed while corrupting your backup data to demand a ransom.
In essence, technologies like our proprietary Enhanced Data Protection generate a replica of your data that exists outside your repository and is inaccessible to your business. Organizations are prohibited from accessing this data collection because, if they do, the malware, viruses, or ransomware they are guarding against will also be able to do so.
EDP adds an extra layer of security and, more crucially, can guarantee that a cyber event is quickly recovered. Please download our datasheet to learn more about Enhanced Data Protection with our DRaaS.
Create an extensive BCDR plan
Describe the BCDR plan. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) is a set of strategies to reduce the risk to your firm and the amount of downtime it may incur due to a cyber disaster. While disaster recovery plans aim to lessen the potential damage from an occurrence, business continuity plans concentrate on keeping your organization running during and after any crisis. When a cyber event is discovered, time is of the essence since the sooner your firm can stop it, the better it will be able to fend off criminal actors.
The Health Service Executive of Ireland experienced a significant ransomware cyber intrusion in 2021, resulting in the statewide shutdown of its IT systems. Several hospitals were forced to rely on paper records during the four months it took to fully recover from the attack because they could not access computerized systems and records. The HSE lacked the following at the time of this incident:
- A senior executive or management position with a single accountable owner for cybersecurity
- A committed group that directed and oversaw cybersecurity and the measures necessary to lessen the vulnerability of the HSE to cyber risk
- A unified cybersecurity operation that oversaw controls and risk
- Or a written plan for responding to cyber incidents
Regardless of the sector, your IT team should be developing a thorough BCDR plan to reduce downtime and successfully recover from a cyber disaster. You never know when someone might target you.
Check, Search, and Try
Last but not least, making sure your team regularly tests your backups is one of the most under-discussed ways to ensure a quick recovery from a backup. One example our team offers is this: In the aftermath of a fire, would you be pleased if firefighters arrived at your home without having any prior experience extinguishing a fire? Or would you feel more at ease knowing that the firefighters simulate various scenarios so that they are prepared and know how to put out a fire efficiently when they arrive?
There are analogies for your cyber team here, as regular tabletop exercises and practice runs of your organization’s incident response plan can highlight any potential security flaws. Your company must be able to take swift and decisive action when necessary to reduce risk.
No matter the industry, your firm will be susceptible to a cyber event; this is one of the main messages of cybersecurity awareness month. Being prepared and deliberate can speed up and improve the recovery process for your organization. If you see any holes in your ability to recover quickly, get in touch with us to learn more about our DRaaS options.
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