Imagine this scenario: your business is hit by a cyberattack, your data is held hostage by hackers, and your backups… fail to recover.
This isn’t just a dystopian nightmare.
It’s a harsh reality for many businesses who unknowingly harbour a hidden vulnerability – the recovery gap.
But what is the recovery gap?
Rick Norgate, Managing Director at Predatar, sheds light on this critical topic in a recent episode of the Predatar podcast.
We’ve captured some of the key points in this short blog.
Q. What is the Recovery Gap?
Rick defines the recovery gap as the difference between what businesses assume they can recover in the event of a data loss and the reality of what’s actually recoverable.
The statistics are eye-opening:
- 8% of backups fail to recover even in normal circumstances.
- During a cyberattack, this failure rate can explode 10-fold, to a staggering 84%.
Q. What are the implications of having a recovery gap?
When an organization’s critical systems are taken down and are not immediately recoverable, the implications can be dire.
It’s not uncommon for businesses to be ‘offline’ for days or even weeks following a cyber-attack.
Often, they are rendered completely unable to operate – production stops, sales stops, payroll stops, and the inability to communicate with staff and customers can compound the impact.
The result… significant loss of revenue, reputational damage, loss of employee trust, and ongoing remedial costs.
In some cases, businesses fail to survive.
Q. How can businesses close their recovery gap?
Thankfully, there are some things businesses can do to close their recovery gap. Rick outlines several key steps:
- Secure the Foundations: Ensure backups have encryption and air-gapped copies to stop cyber criminals from compromising your data.
- Embrace Immutability: Keep at least one immutable backup copy immune to ransomware encryption.
- Test, Test, Test: Regularly test backups to guarantee recoverability. Predatar automates this process, eliminating the need for a small army to continually run manual tests.
Wrapping up
The recovery gap is a hidden vulnerability for many businesses and something that needs to be addressed to avoid a data breach becoming a disaster.
Securing and regularly testing your data is essential for recovery success.
What’s next?
Predatar empowers businesses to shrink their recovery gap and gives them confidence in their ability to mount a fast and effective recovery.
Our AI-powered platform automates daily recovery testing, identifying issues and malware infiltration within your storage environment.
Don’t let the recovery gap become your downfall. Take control, secure your data, and embrace recovery assurance with Predatar.
Download our free e-book to learn more and bridge the gap to complete confidence.
Watch the full episode
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