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In an ideal world, an organization’s frontline cybersecurity solution would provide an impenetrable layer of protection to IT systems. However, given the evolving state of malware coupled with increasing IT complexity, a single layer, no matter how robust, may potentially be breached. At Veritas, we advise customers take a multilayered approach to protection, so if one defense measure fails there are others to secure the system.
Today, any data that can be accessed can be potentially compromised and encrypted by ransomware, including network-accessible backup files. Recent strings of ransomware have been designed to seek and infect backup files, dramatically delaying or inhibiting an organization’s ability to recover. With backups representing an organization’s key to recovery, it’s critical they remain intact and unaltered in a ransomware attack. Implementing hardening measures and a security framework is essential.