Security

Data Protection & Backup

Protect your data from ransomware, accidental deletion, and infrastructure failure with immutable backup and automated recovery testing that proves your backups actually work.

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What is Data Protection & Backup?

Modern data protection is no longer just about making copies of data — it's about ensuring organizations can recover quickly and completely from ransomware, accidental deletion, infrastructure failure, or natural disaster. The difference between a ransomware incident that costs millions and one that costs nothing often comes down to whether the organization has immutable, air-gapped backups that attackers cannot reach.

Immutable backup stores data in a write-once format that cannot be modified, encrypted, or deleted — even by someone with administrative credentials. Combined with automated recovery testing, organizations can validate that their backups actually work before they need them. This is a critical capability that many organizations discover they're missing only after an incident.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) addresses the outbound side of data protection — preventing sensitive data from leaving the organization through email, USB drives, or unauthorized cloud uploads. Together, backup and DLP form a comprehensive data security posture that protects data both at rest and in motion.

Market Snapshot
76%
Of organizations hit by ransomware in the past 12 months (Veeam 2025)
$4.5M
Average cost of a ransomware attack including downtime and recovery
58%
Of organizations report their backup data was targeted in a ransomware attack
Common Use Cases

Ransomware-Proof Backup

Immutable, air-gapped backup copies stored in a location attackers cannot reach — ensuring recovery is possible without paying a ransom.

Hybrid Cloud Data Protection

Unified backup policy spanning on-premises servers, VMware, Hyper-V, AWS, Azure, and SaaS applications from a single management platform.

Automated Recovery Testing

Scheduled, automated validation of backup integrity and recovery procedures — so you know your backups work before you need them.

Microsoft 365 & SaaS Backup

Protect Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive data — often overlooked under the mistaken assumption that Microsoft handles backup natively.

Data Loss Prevention

Prevent sensitive files, PII, and intellectual property from leaving the organization through email, USB, or unauthorized cloud service uploads.

Compliance-Driven Retention

Meet HIPAA, FINRA, legal hold, and other regulatory retention requirements with policy-driven data lifecycle management.

Industry News & Trends
Veeam
2025 Data Protection Trends Report: 76% of organizations report being hit by ransomware — backup infrastructure increasingly targeted
2025
Gartner
Immutable backup becomes non-negotiable as ransomware groups specifically target and destroy backup repositories before encrypting production data
2025
CRN
Rubrik IPO validates data security market as enterprises prioritize cyber resilience and recovery capability over traditional backup approaches
2025
SC Magazine
Cohesity and Rubrik compete for enterprise data security leadership as backup and cybersecurity capabilities continue to converge
2025

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