Overview
What Is Data Protection, Backup and Cyber Recovery?
Protection for sensitive data, with backups and recovery that work when they are needed, including after ransomware.
The Need
- Sensitive data held in many places
- Backups that fail or have never been restored
- Ransomware that targets backups as well as systems
The Approach
- Identify and protect sensitive data
- Make backups reliable, monitored and isolated
- Test recovery regularly, including from ransomware
Assumptions and Dependencies
- An inventory of critical systems and data
- Agreed recovery time and data loss targets
- Retention requirements for each type of data
Challenges
Challenges This Solution Helps Address
The problems that most often lead organizations to look at data protection and cyber recovery.
Solution Fit
Is This Solution Right for Your Organization?
Signs that data protection and cyber recovery is likely to help, and what to check before you start.
Business Owners
- IT and infrastructure leaders
- Security and risk teams
- Data and application owners
Typical Triggers
- A failed restore or data loss
- A ransomware incident nearby or in the news
- Cyber insurance or audit requirements
Environment
- On-premises, cloud and SaaS data
- Servers, databases, files and business applications
Fit and Dependencies
- Works best with agreed recovery targets for each system
- Results depend on regular restore testing
What It Includes
What the Solution Includes
The main elements and the role each plays. The exact scope is agreed for each engagement.
How It Works
How It Works
Protection designed around how quickly each system must recover.
Assess
Review data, backups, recovery arrangements and past failures.
Design
Agree protection policies, retention and recovery targets for each system.
Deploy and Integrate
Deploy backup, isolation and data protection controls.
Validate
Test restores and cyber recovery against the agreed targets.
Operate and Improve
Monitor backups and test recovery regularly, where ongoing support is agreed.
Use Cases
Use Cases This Solution Supports
The scenarios this solution addresses. Start with the one closest to your situation.
Services
Services to Help You Implement and Operate It
The Signisys services that deliver this solution.
Technology
Platforms and Technologies
The technology areas involved. Specific platforms and partner status are confirmed per engagement.
Implementation
Planning a Successful Implementation
Points to review early, so the work is scoped accurately.
- Recovery time and data loss targets for each system
- Retention and legal hold requirements
- Data held in SaaS applications
- Isolation of backups from the main environment
- Who can authorize a recovery
- Engagement model and ongoing support
Measuring Success
How to Measure Success
Example measures, not results achieved by Signisys. Agree a baseline, and keep targets separate from measured results.
Backup Success Rate
The share of backups that complete successfully.
Restore Test Success
The share of restore tests that meet their targets.
Recovery Time
How quickly systems and data are restored.
Protected Data Coverage
The share of critical data under agreed protection.
Our Approach
How We Deliver This Solution
How Signisys works, from the first assessment to handover and beyond.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about data protection and cyber recovery.
What business problem does this solution address?
Sensitive data that is hard to track and protect, and backups that may fail or be destroyed by ransomware.
How does the solution work?
It identifies sensitive data, makes backups reliable and isolated, and tests recovery regularly.
Which environments can it support?
On-premises, cloud and SaaS data, including servers, databases and files.
What prerequisites should we assess?
Your critical systems and data, recovery targets, retention requirements and current backups.
Which services are available to implement it?
Cybersecurity and Digital Trust and Cloud Computing and Platform Engineering and IT Infrastructure, Networking and Data Center, covering assessment, implementation and ongoing improvement where agreed.
How do we know it is working?
Agree a baseline for measures such as backup success rate, restore test success, recovery time and protected data coverage, and track them over time.
Protect and Recover Data
Share your objectives and current environment with Signisys to discuss the approach, requirements and next steps.