Created and Updated: August 27, 2024

The Challenge: Rising Threats in a Data-Driven World

In today’s digital economy, data is more than just information—it’s the lifeblood of business. As companies increasingly rely on data for their operations, the risks of cyberattacks loom larger than ever. The rapid adoption of digital transformation initiatives, combined with the growing use of generative AI, exposes sensitive information to unprecedented threats. Cybercriminals are constantly seeking opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities, making every organization, regardless of size or industry, a potential target. The consequences of a successful cyberattack can be devastating: compromised data, revenue loss from downtime, reputational damage, and costly regulatory fines. Despite these risks, many organizations lack confidence in their data protection measures. A recent Global Data Protection Index revealed that 79% of IT decision-makers fear experiencing a disruptive event within the next year, and 75% doubt their current data protection strategies can handle the evolving landscape of malware and ransomware threats.

The Solution: Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery

To mitigate the risks posed by cyberattacks and build a robust cyber resilience strategy, organizations must modernize and automate their recovery processes. Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery offers a powerful solution, delivering modern, resilient, and intelligent data protection. This technology isolates critical data, detects suspicious activity, and accelerates recovery, enabling organizations to quickly resume normal operations after a cyber incident.

Key Features: Immutability, Isolation, and Intelligence

1. Immutability with PowerProtect Data Domain

At the core of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is PowerProtect Data Domain, featuring multiple layers of Zero Trust security. It creates immutable backup copies, ensuring that data remains untampered and confidential. Security features include hardware root of trust, secure boot, encryption, retention lock, role-based access, and multi-factor authentication, all designed to guarantee data recoverability.

2. Isolation with Cyber Recovery Vault

The PowerProtect Cyber Recovery vault provides an isolated recovery environment (IRE), designed to withstand even insider threats. This vault employs an operational air gap, automatically moving critical backup data copies away from vulnerable production environments into a physically isolated space. Once transferred, the data is converted into an immutable copy, protected from any unauthorized modifications. The vault is independently managed, with separate security credentials and multi-factor authentication required for data access and recovery operations.

3. Intelligence with CyberSense

PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is the first solution to integrate CyberSense fully within the secure confines of the cyber recovery vault. CyberSense utilizes full-content analytics, offering 99.99% accuracy in detecting data corruption following an attack. Leveraging AI-based machine learning, CyberSense observes data changes over time and identifies signs of ransomware attacks, such as mass deletions and encryption. Customized alerts and forensic reports facilitate quick diagnosis and recovery, identifying clean data copies to restore critical systems.

Flexible Deployment Options

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is adaptable to various deployment scenarios, ensuring that critical data remains secure regardless of its location. Available through public cloud marketplaces such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, PowerProtect Cyber Recovery simplifies the synchronization of critical data between production systems and the cyber recovery vault in the cloud. This solution offers robust networking controls and strict security protocols, including separate security credentials and multi-factor authentication.

Dell APEX Protection Storage All-Flash: Speed and Efficiency

As data continues to grow, the ability to swiftly recover from cyber incidents is critical. Dell APEX Protection Storage All-Flash, based on a software-defined version of PowerProtect Data Domain, provides an efficient and cost-effective cyber recovery solution. This offering enhances CyberSense analytics and delivers rapid restoration capabilities, all while reducing hardware, space, and energy usage. The result is faster data access, improved operational efficiency, and minimized downtime.

Getting Back to Business

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery enables organizations to recover quickly and confidently from cyberattacks. By integrating recovery processes with incident response strategies and leveraging advanced analytics, businesses can identify and restore clean data copies, minimizing downtime and disruption. PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is already trusted by industry leaders, including initiatives like Sheltered Harbor, which safeguards the U.S. financial system from cyber threats. According to Forrester Consulting, PowerProtect Cyber Recovery can reduce downtime by 75% and cut recovery time by 80%.

In a world where cyber threats are inevitable, Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery provides the assurance that your organization can swiftly bounce back and resume normal operations. It’s time to take control, protect your data, and get back to business.

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