Backups, by themselves, are not an effective defense against a ransomware attack. The systems that store backup data also require protection, but backup storage is as vulnerable to a ransomware attack as production data, if not more so. If both your production data AND your backup data are compromised, then your only option is to pay the ransom.
Object Storage systems may be the ultimate data protection storage solution and are an ideal defense against ransomware attack.
In this on demand webinar, Storage Switzerland and Cloudian discuss the three key reasons why object storage is a perfect defense against ransomware:
- Immutability is built in – Data can’t be encrypted
- Replication is built in – Data can be automatically sent off-site
- Data Management is built in – Data can be archived from primary storage, limiting exposure
Listen as experts from Storage Switzerland and Cloudian discuss the ransomware problem and why object storage is an ideal platform for defending against its attacks.
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George Crump is the Chief Marketing Officer at VergeIO, the leader in Ultraconverged Infrastructure. Prior to VergeIO he was Chief Product Strategist at StorONE. Before assuming roles with innovative technology vendors, George spent almost 14 years as the founder and lead analyst at Storage Switzerland. In his spare time, he continues to write blogs on Storage Switzerland to educate IT professionals on all aspects of data center storage. He is the primary contributor to Storage Switzerland and is a heavily sought-after public speaker. With over 30 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the US, he has seen the birth of such technologies as RAID, NAS, SAN, Virtualization, Cloud, and Enterprise Flash. Before founding Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest storage integrators, where he was in charge of technology testing, integration, and product selection.
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