Case studyOnline gaming

How Games24x7 secures mission-critical data from ransomware

How India's leading online gaming company built a clean, resilient AWS Backup vault with Elastio recovery assurance — keeping millions of players online.

Customer profile
Customer
Games24x7
Industry
Online gaming
Cloud platform
AWS (AWS Backup)
Integrations
AWS Security Hub
The challenge

Protecting the 'Crown Jewels' from ransomware

Games24x7 runs one of India's largest online gaming platforms, serving millions of players. With ransomware attacks accelerating across the industry, the DevSecOps team recognized that traditional backup hygiene wasn't enough — a single corrupted recovery point could halt gameplay, breach customer trust, and create a business-threatening outage.

The team needed a backup system that could survive a worst-case attack and, just as importantly, prove that the data inside it was clean and recoverable on demand.

The solution

A secure AWS Backup vault with verified clean recovery points

Games24x7's DevSecOps team built a hardened backup architecture on AWS Backup — storing immutable copies of the company's most critical data — and added Elastio to close the data integrity gap. Elastio continuously inspects every backup, validating that the source data is free of ransomware, malware, and corruption before it ever becomes a recovery point.

"Our primary focus was to fortify our backup system, ensuring improved mission-critical data recoverability and business continuity, particularly in the event of potential ransomware attacks. Elastio understood our priorities and collaborated with us in constructing a robust framework for a resilient and secure foundation for our data management needs."

Sanjay Singh, Head of DevSecOps, Games24x7

Elastio's ransomware detection feeds findings directly into AWS Security Hub, making backup integrity a first-class signal alongside the rest of Games24x7's security operations.

The outcome

Confidence in every recovery point

Production applications — existing and newly created — are now backed up predictably, with an audit trail confirming each recovery point is clean. The DevSecOps team has removed the guesswork from disaster recovery and gained the ability to recover quickly from a worst-case event with minimal disruption to the player experience.

"Elastio gives us the confidence to no longer worry about our mission-critical data — our 'Crown Jewels' — becoming a victim of ransomware."

Sanjay Singh, Head of DevSecOps, Games24x7

With the initial deployment proven, Games24x7 is expanding Elastio across additional data categories to build a holistic, end-to-end data protection strategy.

Mission-critical data
Production applications backed up with verified clean, immutable copies
Audit trail
Continuous detection of ransomware, malware, and corruption in every backup
Security Hub
Native integration with AWS SecurityHub and other security tooling
Frequently asked questions

Questions about this engagement

What kind of company is Games24x7?

Games24x7 runs one of India's largest online gaming platforms, serving millions of players.

What worst-case scenario was the DevSecOps team protecting against?

A single corrupted recovery point could halt gameplay, breach customer trust, and create a business-threatening outage.

How does Elastio integrate with AWS Security Hub?

Elastio's ransomware detection feeds findings directly into AWS Security Hub, making backup integrity a first-class signal alongside the rest of Games24x7's security operations.

How is the backup architecture set up at Games24x7?

The team built a hardened backup architecture on AWS Backup that stores immutable copies of the most critical data. Elastio continuously inspects every backup for ransomware, malware, and corruption.

When does Elastio verify the data — before or after backup?

Elastio continuously validates that the source data is free of ransomware, malware, and corruption before it ever becomes a recovery point.

Is the deployment expanding beyond the initial scope?

Yes. With the initial deployment proven, Games24x7 is expanding Elastio across additional data categories to build a holistic, end-to-end data protection strategy.

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