As cyberattacks continue to get sophisticated, CISOs need to draw their attention towards restorative measures. Jeff Ton, strategic IT advisor at InterVision, shares how incorporating DRaaS and BaaS can help organizations prepare for a potential breach.
Increased news coverage of ransomware attacks has created a sense of urgency among the C-suite, and CEOs are turning to their CTOs and security experts to figure out how they can prevent an attack. The reality is: ransomware attacks are no longer a “what-if†scenario. Instead, CEOs and their IT and security advisors need to prepare for the inevitable.
Most cybersecurity plans focus on preventive measures that boost defenses against potential attacks. But proper threat mitigation involves another key component: restorative efforts. A recent survey released by InterVision and Pulse found that 32% of IT leaders favored preventative measures over restorative measures.Â
Concentrating solely on preventative measures is a short-sighted strategy. Organizations can focus on high-quality preventative measures to protect IT systems, but attacks are getting more frequent, more sophisticated and more likely to affect your business. Once an attack happens, the cost of delays could be devastating if data and downtime are not restored quickly.Â
There’s not a single, all-in-one solution to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. Instead, to retain your infrastructure and speed up recovery, your strategy needs two components: disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) and backup as a service (Baas).Â
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Creating the Perfect Pair
Some of the best things in life come in pairs, and that’s certainly the case with cloud computing solutions DRaaS and BaaS. Implementing both services rounds out protection for your organization and helps it prepare for a potential breach. While BaaS retains all company data to ensure protection from loss, DRaaS focuses on speed of recovery and ensures the entire technology infrastructure of the company can recover.Â
IBM’s â€2020 Cost of Data†report underscores the financial implications for developing a comprehensive security plan. The report showed that organizations with fully developed security automation saved an average of $3.58 million more after a data breach compared to those without a full strategy. And well-prepared companies saved $1.66 million more than those with only partial strategies.Â
When used individually, each solution has its own strengths that can be used at different times, depending on the situation. For example, if the speed of recovery is the most important factor, you will want to use DRaas. But sometimes, spending longer on quality assurance to retrieve and recover data takes precedence. In that case, BaaS solutions will be the most successful option for your business. BaaS is also beneficial when making the most of IT budgets, whereas DRaaS tends to be a quicker yet more expensive option. The bottom line is: with a healthy balance of both solutions, your company can prepare its data and infrastructure for the short and long term.
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DRaaS and BaaS in the Battle of Recovery
DRaaS and BaaS solutions offer different types of data protection, so having both in your stack gives better speed and flexibility to recover efficiently. For example, BaaS emphasizes long-term data retention, keeping backups ongoing for both on-prem and in the cloud. DRaaS works with the entire infrastructure for short-term retention. So if your IT systems are attacked, you have a place to run operations as normal until the original systems are back up and running.Â
Sometimes to meet compliance, data needs to be archived, but it’s not critical to recovering it quickly. In this instance, BaaS offers great security while being more cost-effective. However, if you’re involved in a business with constantly changing data, and it’s necessary to have constant up-to-date copies, then DRaaS provides the best option for companies. Ultimately, both solutions will lead the way to recovery in the battle against an attack.
Fitting Into Your Long-Term Plan
Before jumping into any decisions, it’s important that your security plan aligns with the company’s long-term strategy. Is your business planning to scale or move infrastructure to the cloud? Then DRaaS and BaaS can be partners in the company’s goal to gain flexibility while keeping data secure. While internal security teams should have a conversation with leadership to align on the best path forward, they don’t have to execute the strategy alone. Working with an experienced provider who can tailor a plan to your goals will allow your organization to make the most of this dynamic duo of protection.
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