And Why It’s Critical in Today’s Ransomware-Filled World
In cybersecurity, prevention gets most of the spotlight — firewalls, EDR, threat hunting. However, as attacks become more advanced and evasive, organizations realize a sobering truth: recovery is the last line of defense. And unless you can prove that recovery will work quickly, cleanly, and confidently, you’re flying blind.
This is where recovery assurance comes in.
Recovery Assurance Defined
At its core, recovery assurance is the ability to validate that your backups are restorable, uncompromised, and free from ransomware. It’s not just about having backups — it’s about knowing with certainty that they’ll work when everything else has failed.
Why Recovery Assurance Matters
- Ransomware Targets Backups
Modern ransomware doesn’t stop at encrypting primary data. It actively seeks to compromise backups too by staying undetected and getting unknowingly copied into recovery points, making restoration dangerous or even impossible. - Compliance and Regulations
Frameworks like DORA, NIS2, and NYDFS are beginning to require provable recovery capabilities. “Trust me” no longer meets regulatory expectations — evidence is required. - Mean Time to Recover (MTTR)
Business continuity depends on quick recovery. Testing recovery paths in advance—and continuously—ensures confidence when time matters most. - Peace of Mind for Executives and Boards
In a boardroom conversation, “Yes, we tested our backup recovery last night and confirmed it’s clean” lands much better than “We hope it works.”
What Recovery Assurance Is Not
- It’s not just having an immutable and air-gapped backup
- It’s not a once-a-year tabletop test
- It’s not hoping your Disaster Recovery plan works
It’s a systematic, continuous validation process that eliminates guesswork and panic.
Elastio Recovery Assurance Made Real
Elastio was built for the modern threat landscape, where assuring recovery is just as important as preventing breaches.
Our platform continuously scans backups for ransomware and insider threat encryption to validate that your recovery points are reliable, provide insights into the integrity of your data, and enable forensic insights to ensure only uncompromised data is restored.
Whether you’re protecting critical infrastructure, financial data, or cloud-native applications, Elastio provides the proof that your recovery will work before you ever need it.
Don’t just back up. Back up with confidence.
Learn how Elastio ensures Recovery Assurance:
Ensuring Clean Recovery Points in a World of Sophisticated and Evolving Ransomware
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