Data is living in more places than ever before, with workloads frequently shifting between on-premises and the cloud.

Recovery point objectives and data recovery capabilities are foundational to a solid disaster recovery plan. 

Organizations need to understand that having a backup does not equate to being resilient against data loss or corruption.

Threat hunters face siloed data challenges like time-consuming data preparation for hunting and high-latency from compute-intensive queries.

According to a recent data recovery report, 63% of organizations successfully restore their data when they experience a ransomware attack.

Cyberattacks and risk management were analyzed in a report. When asked, 18% of respondents report cyberattacks threatened or disrupted their business.

IT leaders were surveyed by Kaseya about IT operations and management. Forty-five percent of respondents prioritize the improvement of IT security.

What can U.S. states do to mitigate ransomware and cybersecurity risks? A two-tiered approach that begins with continuous data care best practices and diligent data recovery measures, followed by public and private partnerships is the most successful path.

Data breaches ranging from credential phishing to ransomware extortion affect organizations widely. Cybersecurity leaders can prevent breaches using these security strategies.

Data storage with authentication, encryption and immutability standards can help cybersecurity professionals protect against ransomware.