An Article By, Stephanie Memos, Marketing Coordinator
With ransomware attacks steadily rising in 2017, we cannot
stress the importance of protection against infrastructure attacks. According
to CRN’s most recent Quarterly Ransomware report, infrastructure attacks have
increased 3500% in 2016 and that percentage is predicted to increase for the 2017
year. It is essential for organizations to have a backup of critical business
data in case defenses fail during a ransomware attack. With that being said, these
backups must be inaccessible to a malicious attacker since ransomware attackers
have the experience neutralizing backup applications and operating system features
like Volume Shadow Copy.
With attacks continuing to rise, organizations should reassess
their backup strategy and policies, as well as the impact on the business if an
attack compromises their data. Operations Management Suite (OMS) from Microsoft
has continued to show its commitment to offering security capabilities with the
release of Azure Backup. Azure Backup is highly equipped to protect businesses
on-prem and cloud-backups from these malicious ransomware attacks.
Knowing that bot and malware attacks can leave your business
spending time and money on the permanent data lost, Azure Backup gives your
business the confidence that your data is being highly secured by providing
faster notifications, a more in-depth security scan, and extended
recoverability.
For more in depth security, strictly users with valid Azure
credentials receive a security PIN from the Azure portal that allows them to
backup data. In the event a user attempts to make a critical backup operation,
such as removing/deleting a backup, a notification is sent to alert and decrease
the effect on the business. Lastly, if an attacker is able to delete a backup,
Azure Backup stores the deleted backup data up to 14 days after deletion. Talk
about high-end security!
