Ransomware Protection for Backups with NAKIVO

NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides reliable ransomware protection for backups stored locally, in the cloud or on tape. Anti-ransomware software alone is not sufficient. A trusted and flexible backup solution is your safety net for recovering data and resuming operations when all else fails.

✔ Backup for mixed environments
✔ Immutable local and cloud storage
✔ Pre-recovery malware scans
✔ Replication and automated disaster recovery
✔ Data security features with end-to-end encryption

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Backup Protection Against Ransomware

Reliable Backups

Reliable Backups

Create incremental, app-aware backups for your virtual, cloud, physical and SaaS workloads

Multiple Destinations

Multiple Destinations

Implement the 3-2-1 strategy by storing backups onsite, offsite, on tape or in the cloud

Backup Malware Scan

Backup Malware Scan

Scan backups for ransomware and viruses to ensure secure recoveries

Ransomware-Proof Backups

Ransomware-Proof Backups

Encrypt backup data and make backups in cloud storage, HYDRAstor systems and local folders immutable; create air-gapped backups on tape

Instant and Full Recoveries

Instant and Full Recoveries

Instantly restore full VMs, physical machines, application objects and files from backups

Automated Disaster Recovery

Automated Disaster Recovery

Use VM replicas to automatically launch failover and failback and ensure continuous availability

Advantages of NAKIVO’s Backup Solution Against Ransomware

  • Use Everywhere
    With the NAKIVO solution, you can ensure ransomware protection for hybrid clouds and mixed environments of any size. Protect virtual, cloud, physical and SaaS workloads from a single interface.
  • Data Resilience
    Send backups, even those of Microsoft 365 data, to multiple storage platforms to meet the 3-2-1 backup rule for more reliable protection against ransomware and other cybersecurity threats. You can store backup data offsite, on tape, in public clouds (Amazon S3, Wasabi, Azure Blob, Backblaze B2) and other S3-compatible storage. Ensure that your data is recoverable without paying ransoms and without prolonged business downtime.
  • Minimize Downtime
    The solution offers a variety of ransomware recovery options to resume your IT operations almost instantly after an attack. Use granular recovery, power on VMs directly from backups, restore physical machines to bare metal or as VMs in minutes.
  • Offer Backup as a Service
    Managed service providers can deliver backup as a service and other data protection services to 100 tenants within one deployment of the solution.
Ensure Ransomware Protection with NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Ensure Ransomware Protection with NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Watch how NAKIVO Backup & Replication helps you avoid ransomware-related data loss.

How NAKIVO Ensures Ransomware Protection

Reliable Protection for All Workloads

Regular backups are vital for protecting business data from ransomware and ensuring data availability and recovery following an attack.

• Perform image-based, application-aware, incremental backups for virtual, physical, cloud, SaaS and mixed workloads.
• Create up to 4,000 recovery points per backup.
• Ensure the data consistency of applications and databases (Microsoft Exchange Server, Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, etc.)
• Instantly restore entire VMs or individual files and app objects to swiftly resume operations.

Multiple Supported Storage Platforms for Better Security

Automatically send backup copies to a secondary repository offsite, to public clouds (Amazon S3, Wasabi, Azure Blob, Backblaze B2), other S3-compatible platforms or tape. This allows you to avoid a single point of failure and simplifies the implementation of the 3-2-1 strategy. Get your business up and running as quickly as possible following a ransomware infection.

Immutability

Protect backups from ransomware encryption and accidental modification with immutability. Immutable backups use the write-once-read-many (WORM) technology to store an unaltered copy of sensitive data that you can safely recover.

• Linux-based storage. Enable immutability for backups stored onsite. You can also deploy the NAKIVO solution as a VA or AMI with a built-in ransomware-proof repository.

• Cloud storage. Enable native immutability in Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Azure Blob and other S3-compatible storage platforms to make backups stored in the cloud immutable.
• NEC HYDRAstor. The solution uses the WORM feature of HYDRAstor file systems to enable storage immutability.

Air-Gapped Backups

Store backups on a detached USB drive, NAS or tape. These devices are disconnected from the production site and deliver an additional layer of security. Air-gapped backups provide guaranteed recovery since they are less susceptible to ransomware threats.

Business Continuity with VM Replication

Create and maintain identical copies (replicas) of source VMs or EC2 instances at a remote site to ensure that your business is always available, even after a ransomware attack. When disaster strikes, simply power on the replicas (failover) and have the VMs up and running in mere minutes. Once you have restored your production systems, perform a failback of your recent workloads.

You can also implement Real-Time ReplicationBETA for VMware to transmit data to a secondary site in real time and create an exact copy of your VM. The copy is continuously updated as you add changes to the original VM. You can activate the replica in case of a disaster to ensure the availability of critical applications.

Instant Verification

What’s the worth of a non-bootable or corrupt backup or replica when your business suffers a ransomware attack? The NAKIVO solution enables you to instantly verify backups and replicas to check data availability and make sure they are recoverable.

• Boot Verification. Automatically boot the VM from the newly-created backup or switch to the replica with the networking turned off.
• Screenshot Verification. Check the screenshot of the running OS via email or in the solution’s interface.

Advanced Data Security

Implement various protection features to ensure data integrity and safety:

• NAKIVO supports backup encryption at the source, network encryption and backup storage encryption to ensure end-to-end security against data breaches.
• Enable two-factor authentication to restrict access to data protection activities.
• Configure role-based access controls to assign specific roles to users and grant them necessary permissions.

Automated Data Protection

With data protection on auto-pilot, you know that your data is protected and recoverable in the event of ransomware.

• Schedule routine backup/replication workflows to run at particular times in a matter of seconds.
• Use Policy-Based Data Protection to automatically add machines that match the rules.
• Use Job Chaining to execute jobs one after the other and prevent overlaps.
• Integrate third-party automation tools via HTTP APIs.

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Ensure Data Recovery after a Ransomware Attack

Be aware of growing ransomware threats and implement a multi-layered data protection plan to mitigate the impact of ransomware and guarantee data recoverability following a breach.

To address the growing ransomware threats, NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides an advanced backup and recovery solution that allows you to restore your data and resume normal business operations without paying a ransom.
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Ransomware in Numbers

68.5%

73%

of businesses worldwide were affected by ransomware in 2023

22 days

24 days

is the average length of interruption after ransomware attacks in the US

623.3 million

317.59 million

ransomware attempts took place globally in 2023

$812,360

$568,705

is the average ransom paid by US companies in Q4 2023

$4.62 million

$4.45 million

is the average total cost of a data breach in 2023

The 4 Foundations of Anti-Ransomware Protection

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  • Protect. Safeguard your data using anti-malware protection, cybersecurity awareness training and a solid data protection plan with a dedicated backup and disaster recovery solution.
    • Implement a backup plan based on the 3-2-1 rule.
    • Store encrypted backups in air-gapped and immutable repositories locally, in the cloud and on detachable devices.
    • Train employees to recognize phishing attacks and other social engineering tactics.
  • Detect. Enable proactive monitoring of your infrastructure using threat intelligence tools. Track key metrics to identify security incidents and breaches the moment they occur.
    • Use dedicated tools to detect suspicious activities and ransomware attacks as quickly as possible.
    • Track and analyze infrastructure performance with IT monitoring tools to identify anomalies early.
  • Respond. Perform the necessary mitigation activities during and after the cybersecurity incident to limit the damages and prevent data loss.
    • Contain the ransomware infection to prevent spreading across your network.
    • Disconnect critical production and backup systems from the network.
  • Recover. Apply your recovery plan as quickly as possible to minimize downtime and resume normal business operations.
    • Use backups to recover data and machines as quickly as possible and resume regular operations.
    • Scan backups for malware to ensure safe and clean recoveries.
    • Maintain uptime and availability using replication and Site Recovery for swift failover.
    • Do not pay the ransom.

Frequently Asked Questions

What harm can ransomware cause?

If a ransomware attack occurs, malicious software can encrypt all reachable data and deny access to systems. Moreover, hackers can delete that data and refuse to restore access to systems even if they receive the ransom payment on time. Ransomware attacks lead to data loss and downtime, resulting in severe financial and reputational damage. In a worst-case scenario, a ransomware attack can spell the end of an organization.

Which environments can I protect against ransomware?

With NAKIVO Backup & Replication, you can protect hybrid cloud and mixed environments:
• Physical: Windows and Linux (servers and workstations)
• Cloud: Amazon EC2
• Saas: Microsoft 365

Can I automate failover with the NAKIVO solution?

Yes. The NAKIVO solution offers replication for virtual environments allowing you to create copies of your workloads at a remote site. Use the Site Recovery feature to create automated disaster recovery workflows for failover and failback in case of a ransomware attack, and perform disaster recovery testing without disrupting your production environment.

How to protect data from ransomware?

The NAKIVO ransomware backup solution provides a wide range of backup, replication, granular recovery and disaster recovery options to protect and recover data:
  1. Identify the most important business data, the number of copies to keep and where to store them.
  2. Create regular backups and verify them.
  3. Follow the 3-2-1 backup rule and store backups locally, offsite, in the cloud or on tape.
  4. Use immutable and air-gapped backups.
  5. Enable data encryption and limit access to your data.
  6. Create replicas of the critical VMs on another site.
  7. Scan backups before recovering data and machines to ensure they’re free of malware.
  8. Get ready for an attack by configuring an automated failover and failback.

How does immutability protect backups from ransomware?

Immutability protects data from encryption and deletion by ransomware with the write-once-read-many (WORM) technology. Enable immutability in Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Azure Blob, other S3-compatible platforms; in a local Linux-based repository deployed as a part of NAKIVO hardened VA or AMI; or in NEC HYDRAstor file systems. Once you specify the immutability period for a backup, the data is protected from both accidental and malicious modification and can be used for ransomware recovery.

Can the NAKIVO solution improve RPO and RTO?

Yes. Restore the latest version of ransomware-free data with NAKIVO Backup & Replication from up to 4,000 recovery points per backup to meet strict RPO requirements. Use instant recovery options (like VM boot, instant granular recovery, instant P2V) and Site Recovery for disaster recovery orchestration to achieve the shortest RTOs. With Real-Time ReplicationBETA, you can achieve tighter RPOs by continuously updating your replicas as often as every second to restore your workloads to the point just before the disruption or disaster.
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“With NAKIVO Backup & Replication, the university saved time and money, while gaining peace of mind. I now spend the majority of my time not on backup administration, but on other IT-related tasks.”.
Edwardson A. Pedragosa Jr., Network Administrator at the Asia-Pacific International University
Boise Cascade
“NAKIVO’s fast VM backup and VM replication keep our critical VMs running at all times. If our VMware VMs failed, we would only need a couple of minutes to recover with VM failover and failback.”
Noel Peden, Applications Development Supervisor at Boise Cascade
IEMN
“With NAKIVO Backup & Replication installed on QNAP NAS, the backup is 2.5X faster! We found a professional solution that covers all our needs, saves money, and provides reliability.”
Mickaël Masquelin, IT Department Manager at the IEMN
MyoKardia
“With NAKIVO Backup & Replication, every hour that we save on VM backup administration can be translated into cost savings. NAKIVO Backup & Replication is resource-efficient in terms of installation and configuration. NAKIVO Backup & Replication is just what we needed.”
Samuel Riley, IT Manager at MyoKardia
One World Direct
“In NAKIVO Backup & Replication, we found a stable VM backup solution that lets us back up VMs faster and recover VMs in minutes, which is extremely helpful in order to keep our business operations available at all times.”
Steven Schmidt, System Administrator at One World Direct