SMBs and large businesses need a backup target that allows them to lock backups for a designated time period.Ĭloud Object Lock does just that.
It's imperative to build defenses against these escalating attacks. Ransomware attacks are increasingly sophisticated, having the capability of watching for cloud account credentials, deleting backups and cloud storage, then encrypting everything and demanding a ransom. There is no policy to say that no one, not even the administrator, can change this file for a set amount of time.
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When ransomware gets the administrative credentials, it has full access too. The problem for companies is that their storage is always connected with full access for admins. These are small businesses that have one or two IT administrators on staff or even no in-house IT.īusinesses are projected to pay out $20B in 2021, a 100% Y-o-Y increase for the last four years, and it's only going to get worse with new business models like RaaS: ransomware-as-a-service. These aren't large corporations with the resources to plan for this vector of attack. 72% of targeted businesses have fewer than 1,000 employees, and 37% have fewer than 100. That's because the majority of corporate targets are small and medium businesses. It's more prevalent than you might think. You've heard about the high-profile attacks: Colonial Pipeline, JBS, Garmin, Acer.īut many people now know a colleague whose business was attacked. Ransomware is a huge global threat to businesses around the world.