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sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.4;color:#94A3B8;background:#101827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:999px;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;transition:color 0.15s, background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;scroll-snap-align:start;flex:0 0 auto">Data Protection</button></div></div></div><div style="max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 24px 0"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8">Showing <!-- -->115<!-- --> of <!-- -->115<!-- --> posts</span></div><div style="max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 24px 96px"><div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3, 1fr);gap:24px"><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/when-the-attacker-never-sleeps-how-agentic-ai-is-getting-past-edr"><div 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1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">When the Attacker Never Sleeps: How Agentic AI Is Getting Past EDR</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>September 25, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>5 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid 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Continuous Recovery Validation: Why One Test a Year Is Not Enough</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>August 6, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>8 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/edr-siem-cnapp-and-immutable-backups-the-ransomware-recovery-gap-they-leave"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><div style="opacity:0.15;width:55%"><div style="height:8px;width:80%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:8px;opacity:0.5"></div><div style="height:6px;width:55%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:14px;opacity:0.3"></div><div 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An Elastio Framework for Documenting a Clean Restore Point" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/>
1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(106,191,105,0.30);color:#6abf69;background:rgba(106,191,105,0.08)">Compliance</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">What Is Ransomware Recovery Attestation? An Elastio Framework for Documenting a Clean Restore Point</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>July 20, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>7 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/the-2026-dbir-makes-recovery-your-ransomware-plan-can-you-prove-it-works"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><div style="opacity:0.15;width:55%"><div style="height:8px;width:80%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:8px;opacity:0.5"></div><div style="height:6px;width:55%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:14px;opacity:0.3"></div><div style="height:5px;width:90%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:5px;opacity:0.2"></div><div style="height:5px;width:70%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:5px;opacity:0.2"></div><div style="height:5px;width:85%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:5px;opacity:0.2"></div><div style="height:5px;width:60%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;opacity:0.2"></div></div></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">The 2026 DBIR Makes Recovery Your Ransomware Plan. Can You Prove It Works?</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 30, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>5 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/pci-dss-40-ransomware-and-the-recovery-question-it-leaves-open"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/pci.png?2026-06-18T13:53:16.593Z" alt="PCI DSS 4.0, Ransomware, and the Recovery Question It Leaves Open" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(106,191,105,0.30);color:#6abf69;background:rgba(106,191,105,0.08)">Compliance</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Resilience</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">PCI DSS 4.0, Ransomware, and the Recovery Question It Leaves Open</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 30, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>5 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/when-ransomware-can-turn-off-your-edr-your-backups-need-their-own-detection"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/edr.png?2026-06-29T15:24:12.299Z" alt="When Ransomware Can Turn Off Your EDR, Your Backups Need Their Own Detection" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/>
1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Resilience</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">When Ransomware Can Turn Off Your EDR, Your Backups Need Their Own Detection</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 29, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>5 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/patching-is-not-remediation-cisa-just-made-that-federal-policy"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/CISA.png?2026-06-23T20:51:45.642Z" alt="Patching Is Not Remediation. 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CISA Just Made That Federal Policy</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 23, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>7 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/elastio-data-classification-sensitive-data-findings"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/classification.png?2026-06-22T17:20:43.764Z" alt="Elastio Data Classification: Sensitive Data Findings" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid #0D4A47;color:#5EEAD4;background:#042F2E">CISO Brief</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Announcement</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">Elastio Data Classification: Sensitive Data Findings</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 22, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>3 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/the-sec-clock-starts-when-you-decide-the-incident-is-material-can-you-make-that-call"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/sec.png?2026-06-18T13:41:33.332Z" alt="The SEC Clock Starts When You Decide The Incident Is Material. Can You Make That Call?" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/>
1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(106,191,105,0.30);color:#6abf69;background:rgba(106,191,105,0.08)">Compliance</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Resilience</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">The SEC Clock Starts When You Decide The Incident Is Material. Can You Make That Call?</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 18, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>5 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/what-cmmc-does-not-say-about-recovering-from-ransomware"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/cmmc.png?2026-06-17T17:39:06.579Z" alt="What CMMC Does Not Say About Recovering From Ransomware" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(106,191,105,0.30);color:#6abf69;background:rgba(106,191,105,0.08)">Compliance</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">What CMMC Does Not Say About Recovering From Ransomware</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 17, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>5 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/mapping-ransomware-recovery-to-nist-csf-20"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/mapping.png?2026-06-17T17:14:30.186Z" alt="Mapping Ransomware Recovery to NIST CSF 2.0" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(106,191,105,0.30);color:#6abf69;background:rgba(106,191,105,0.08)">Compliance</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Resilience</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">Mapping Ransomware Recovery to NIST CSF 2.0</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 17, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>5 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/what-nis2-expects-you-to-prove-about-recovery"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/nis2.png?2026-06-16T14:02:03.752Z" alt="What NIS2 Expects You to Prove About Recovery" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/>
1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(106,191,105,0.30);color:#6abf69;background:rgba(106,191,105,0.08)">Compliance</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">What NIS2 Expects You to Prove About Recovery</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 16, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>6 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/what-is-cyberstorage-a-definition-for-ransomware-era-storage"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/cyberstorage.png?2026-06-16T13:41:54.055Z" alt="What Is Cyberstorage? A Definition for Ransomware-Era Storage" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyberstorage</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid #1A2E50;color:#93C5FD;background:#0A1628">Technical</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">What Is Cyberstorage? A Definition for Ransomware-Era Storage</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 16, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>7 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/7-questions-every-ceo-should-ask-the-cio-before-trusting-the-cyber-recovery-plan"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/7_questions_ceo_cio.png?2026-06-10T13:10:07.596Z" alt="7 Questions Every CEO Should Ask the CIO Before Trusting the Cyber Recovery Plan" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Provable Recovery</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">7 Questions Every CEO Should Ask the CIO Before Trusting the Cyber Recovery Plan</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 10, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>9 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/guardduty-malware-scanning-for-s3-what-it-does-and-the-recovery-gap-it-leaves"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/guardduty_malware_scanning.png?2026-06-09T15:04:19.654Z" alt="GuardDuty Malware Scanning for S3: What It Does and the Recovery Gap It Leaves" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/>
1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Ransomware</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">GuardDuty Malware Scanning for S3: What It Does and the Recovery Gap It Leaves</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 9, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>8 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/scaling-the-elastio-x-aws-guardduty-integration-hub-and-spoke-for-multi-account-aws"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/scaling_the_elastio.png?2026-06-09T15:08:02.470Z" alt="Scaling the Elastio x AWS GuardDuty integration: hub-and-spoke for multi-account AWS" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid #1A2E50;color:#93C5FD;background:#0A1628">Technical</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">Scaling the Elastio x AWS GuardDuty integration: hub-and-spoke for multi-account AWS</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 9, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>8 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/5-questions-hospital-cisos-should-ask-before-the-next-hhs-or-joint-commission-audit"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/5_questions_hospital.png?2026-06-09T14:51:06.263Z" alt="5 Questions Hospital CISOs Should Ask Before the Next HHS or Joint Commission Audit" style="position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover"/></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 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1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Resilience</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">When the Attacker Finds the Flaws First: Why Resilience Just Became Mandatory</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>June 3, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>10 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/restore-or-rebuild-after-ransomware-a-recovery-decision-framework"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><div style="opacity:0.15;width:55%"><div style="height:8px;width:80%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:8px;opacity:0.5"></div><div style="height:6px;width:55%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:14px;opacity:0.3"></div><div style="height:5px;width:90%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:5px;opacity:0.2"></div><div style="height:5px;width:70%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:5px;opacity:0.2"></div><div style="height:5px;width:85%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;margin-bottom:5px;opacity:0.2"></div><div style="height:5px;width:60%;background:#94A3B8;border-radius:2px;opacity:0.2"></div></div></div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid #1A2E50;color:#93C5FD;background:#0A1628">Technical</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">Restore or Rebuild After Ransomware? 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1</div><div style="padding:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px"><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:#94A3B8;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04)">Cyber Recovery</span><span style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;border:1px solid #1A2E50;color:#93C5FD;background:#0A1628">Technical</span></div><h3 style="font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;color:#F1F5F9;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 14px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden">RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery</h3><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-geist-sans), sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:#94A3B8"><span>May 28, 2026</span><span style="color:#64748B">·</span><span>7 min</span></div></div></a><a style="display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#111827;border:1px solid #1F2D45;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;transition:border-color 0.15s, background 0.15s" href="/blog/using-cybersense-validate-recovery-data-before-it-reaches-the-vault"><div style="height:180px;position:relative;background:#0A0F1E;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-bottom:1px solid #1F2D45"><img src="/api/media/file/elastio_cybersense.png?2026-05-26T16:18:15.610Z" alt="Using CyberSense? 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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Executive Summary In August 2026, our team identified a new CRPx0 ransomware campaign that uses ClickFix-style social engineering to deliver a Python-based ransomware payload. The campaign begins with malicious HTML files that conceal the ClickFix content and eventually display a fake CAPTCHA verification page, instructing victims to open a terminal and paste a command copied from the webpage. Following execution, the campaign deploys the CRPx0 Loader, which prepares a Python environment and launches the ransomware payload on both Windows and macOS systems. The Loader also provides persistence, defense impairment, data collection, and system encryption capabilities. The campaign demonstrates a multi-stage architecture that combines several techniques to move from initial user interaction to ransomware deployment. CRPx0 uses encoded HTML content to conceal the initial delivery page, OS-specific commands to deploy the Loader, and a Python-based payload that is itself encoded and compressed. On Windows, the malware attempts to bypass UAC and terminate processes and services associated with a broad range of AV and EDR products, while persistence is established through Scheduled Tasks on Windows and Launch Agents on macOS. The malware also collects selected documents and high-value files, archives them, and sends them to attacker-controlled infrastructure before encryption. CRPx0 has also established a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) ecosystem to support the operation and scale victim acquisition through affiliates. Its affiliate offering advertises multiple capabilities, including \u0026ldquo;ClickFix Social-Engineering Delivery,\u0026rdquo; and provides affiliates with a dedicated panel for generating builds, managing operations, and reviewing payouts. This indicates that ClickFix is integrated into the group's broader ransomware service rather than being limited to a single intrusion. CRPx0 Threat Actor CRPx0 is a relatively new ransomware operation that emerged in spring 2026 and has rapidly expanded its activity, becoming one of the most active ransomware groups observed in recent months. Prior to its ransomware operations, actors associated with CRPx0 were reportedly involved in cryptocurrency-related fraud, including crypto flash-token schemes. The group has since transitioned to a RaaS model, enabling affiliates to conduct attacks and contributing to the rapid expansion of its operations. Since July 2026, CRPx0 has published 47 organizations on its leak site (hxxps://crpx0[.]su). The majority of the claimed victims are based in the United States , followed by Turkey , with the remaining organizations distributed across several other countries. While the leak-site listings represent claims by the threat actor and are not necessarily independently verified, the volume and pace of publications indicate that CRPx0 is actively expanding its ransomware operations and victim base. Figure 1: CRPx0 Ransomware data leak blog. CRPx0 operates a structured Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) affiliate program, offering affiliates a 70% share of ransom proceeds. Prospective affiliates are required to apply to the program and pay a one-time $333 registration fee. The operation also imposes restrictions on targeting organizations located in CIS countries (stated on their affiliate program website), indicating a deliberate exclusion of specific regional victims from its targeting scope. To attract affiliates, CRPx0 advertises a range of attack capabilities, including \u0026ldquo;ClickFix Social-Engineering Delivery.\u0026rdquo; This capability is particularly relevant to the campaign analyzed in this report, where the threat actors leveraged ClickFix-based social engineering as an initial access and payload-delivery mechanism. CRPx0 also provides affiliates with a dedicated management panel for conducting and monitoring their operations. Through the panel, affiliates can generate ransomware builds, administer campaigns, and monitor their activities and payouts. Figure 2: CRPx0 Ransomware affiliate program. Click
1Fix Campaign In August 2026, CRPx0 launched a campaign employing a multi-stage infection chain designed to deliver its ransomware payload through ClickFix-based social engineering. The campaign begins with malicious HTML files and ultimately delivers the CRPx0 Loader, which prepares the Python runtime and executes the ransomware. Once deployed, the malware is capable of collecting data from compromised systems and encrypting files. The initial HTML file uses Base64 encoding to conceal its content and hinder straightforward analysis by web crawlers and security scanners. When loaded, the page decodes the embedded content and replaces the current document stream with a second HTML page containing the ClickFix lure. Figure 3: Encoded content of HTML file. The page impersonates a CAPTCHA verification mechanism and instructs the victim to open a terminal and paste a command from the clipboard. By following these instructions, the victim unknowingly executes the malicious command on their system. Figure 4: ClickFix CAPTCHA verification lure. Following successful execution, the webpage sends a notification to the C2 server (207.180.29[.]236) containing execution statistics, including the victim's operating system, unique identifier, and affiliate ID. Figure 5: Statistics sending function. The ClickFix page delivers OS-specific commands for Windows and macOS . On macOS, the command prepares a Python environment, downloads the CRPx0 Loader, and executes it as sys_service.py. On Windows, the command decodes and executes DLL, which is previously downloaded from the HTML web page. This DLL performs the equivalent setup by retrieving the required Python dependencies and launching the CRPx0 Loader as sys_service.py. This cross-platform delivery mechanism allows CRPx0 affiliates to use the same ClickFix infrastructure to deploy the ransomware operation against both Windows and macOS victims. Figure 6: Commands concealed in HTML file. CRPx0 Loader On Windows systems, the malicious DLL prepares a Python execution environment by downloading the Python runtime and required get-pip dependencies. It then executes the CRPx0 Loader, named sys-service.py, from the %TEMP%\\Low_Graphics_Cache\\ directory. This approach allows the malware to establish the required runtime environment on systems where Python is not otherwise installed. Figure 7: Execution of payload on Windows system. Initially, the Loader is in an encoded and compressed form. During execution, it decodes and decompresses an embedded payload, which is subsequently loaded as the main malware component. Figure 8: CRPx0 Loader encoded and compressed content. The resulting payload provides functionality for data collection and exfiltration to attacker-controlled C2 infrastru
1cture, persistence, and EDR/AV evasion. It also contains functionality for encrypting compromised systems, including domain-wide encryption across the victim's network. Defense Impairment To evade detection and blocking by endpoint security solutions, the CRPx0 Loader implements several defense impairment techniques. The first stage attempts to bypass Windows User Account Control (UAC) and relaunch the current payload with elevated privileges. The malware creates a temporary registry entry under HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\ms-settings\\shell\\open{random_suffix}\\command , containing a command that launches the current Python interpreter and script. It then executes fodhelper.exe, a legitimate Windows executable that can be launched with elevated privileges without displaying a standard UAC prompt. The registry modification causes fodhelper.exe to execute the attacker-controlled command instead of its intended action, resulting in execution of the payload with elevated privileges. After a short delay, the malware removes the registry keys created during the process. Figure 9: UAC bypass function. The Loader then attempts to disable endpoint security products by terminating associated processes and services. The presence of both process and service names indicates that the malware attempts to impair endpoint protection across a broad range of security vendors rather than targeting a single product. Disabled Processes: MsMpEng.exe, NisSrv.exe, SecurityHealthSystray.exe, Sense.exe, MsSense.exe, AvastSvc.exe, AvastUI.exe, AVGSvc.exe, AVGUI.exe, avp.exe, kavfs.exe, kes.exe, ekrn.exe, egui.exe, eamonm.exe, eProxy.exe, ccSvcHst.exe, NortonSecurity.exe, SymCorpUI.exe, rtvscan.exe, McAfeeAP.exe, mfevtps.exe, mcshield.exe, masvc.exe, mfeann.exe, bdagent.exe, bdsvc.exe, bdredline.exe, SophosUI.exe, SophosFS.exe, SavService.exe, swi_service.exe, sophos_av.exe, pccntmon.exe, TmProxy.exe, TMBMSRV.exe, TmPfw.exe, tmccsf.exe, mbam.exe, mbamtray.exe, mbamservice.exe, CSAgent.exe, CSFalconService.exe, S1Agent.exe, SentinelWorker.exe, SentinelService.exe, cb.exe, CbDefense.exe, RepMgr.exe, CylanceSvc.exe, CylanceUI.exe, WRSA.exe, WRSVC.exe, WRCoreService.exe, cmdagent.exe, comodo.exe, cfp.exe, fsav32.exe, fsma32.exe, fsm32.exe, fsgk32.exe, a2daemon.exe, a2guard.exe, a2service.exe, fortiedr.exe, fortiservice.exe, forticlient.exe, Traps.exe, cytool.exe, panw_edr.exe, vprd.exe, VipreSvc.exe, VipreEndpoint.exe. Disabled Services: WinDefend, Sense, WdNisSvc, SecurityHealthService, wscsvc, MpsSvc, avast! Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, avast! Firewall, AVP, KAVFS, KES, ekrn, eamon, eProxy, Symantec AntiVirus, Norton Security, ccEvtMgr, ccSetMgr, rtvscan, McAfee McShield, McAfeeFramework, McAfeeEngineService, McAfeeAP, bdagent, BitDefender_ScanServer, BitDefender_UpdateServer, Sophos Anti-Virus, SavService, SophosClean, SophosConsole, swi_service, TmCCSF, TmProxy, TMMyWeb, TmPfw, MBAMService, MBAMAgent, S1Management, SentinelService, CSAgent, CSFalcon, CylanceSvc, WRCoreService, WRSA, cmdagent, F-Secure Software, F-Secure Network, FSGK32, EmsisoftSecurityService, EmsisoftProtectionService, FortiEDR, FortiClient, Traps, PaloAltoEDR, VipreSvc, VipreEndpoint. The Loader also implements self-deletion and cleanup functionality to remove artifacts from the compromised system. It creates a randomly named VBScript file in %TEMP%, which uses the Windows FileSystemObject to overwrite targeted files with a single space and recursively remove the targeted files or directories. Once the cleanup operation is completed, the VBScript deletes itself. Collection The CRPx0 Loader implements file collection functionality to identify and exfiltrate potentially valuable data from compromised systems. It searches the system for files matching predefined high-value keywords and file extensions, selecting up to five random documents and 10 high-value files. Document Extensions: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .csv, .xlsx, .pptx, .txt High Value Keywords: password, passwd, login, credential, secret, token, bank, wallet, crypto, bitcoin, ethereum, metamask, invoice, tax, financial, salary, payment, passport, license, ssn, social, identity, ssh, vpn, config, backup, database, db, private, confidential, key, seed, recovery, .kdbx, .keychain, .pem, .key, .env, .pfx, .p12 High Value Extensions: .kdbx, .keychain, .pem, .pfx, .p12, .p12, .env, .key, .ovpn, .keystore Skipped Directories: node_modules, __pycache__, venv, .git, AppData, Program Files, Program Files (x86), Windows, .cache, .npm, .vscode, .docker The selected files are collected into a ZIP archive named data_54b7e0_{OPERATION_ID}.zip, which is subsequently uploaded to the attacker-controlled C2 server. The use of both keyword- and extension-based filtering allows the malware to prioritize files that are more likely to contain sensitive or operationally valuable information. Persistence The CRPx0 Loader establishes persistence through platform-specific mechanisms on both macOS and Windows systems. O
1n macOS, the malware creates a Launch Agent at ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.sync.plist . The configuration instructs macOS to execute the Python interpreter with the malware's application path when the user logs in or the Launch Agent is loaded. Figure 10: Persistence with Launch Agent function. On Windows, the Loader creates a Scheduled Task named \u0026lsquo;OneDrive Sync Maintenance\u0026rsquo;. The task is configured to execute the Python interpreter together with the CRPx0 Loader, allowing the malware to automatically restart after system events such as user logon. The names of persistence mechanisms on both platforms are designed to resemble legitimate system components and may help conceal the persistence mechanism. Figure 11: Scheduled Task persistence. Ransomware Functionality The Python payload contains the core local encryption routine. It begins with environment preparation, verifying the existence of a pre-generated scan report containing target files. If the required cryptography library is missing, the malware dynamically attempts to install it via pip into a temporary directory, ensuring it can execute even on stripped-down or isolated environments. For cryptographic setup, the function generates a unique, random symmetric Fernet key for the current infection session. Before encrypting any files, it aggressively attempts to send this key to the C2 server. Regardless of whether this \"handshake\" succeeds, it encrypts the symmetric key using a hardcoded RSA public key. This RSA-encrypted blob is later embedded into the header of every encrypted file, ensuring that only the attacker holding the corresponding private key can ever recover the symmetric key needed for decryption. Figure 12: Packet with decryption key sent to C2 server. The core encryption loop is highly optimized for speed and stealth. It reads the target file paths from the scan report, shuffles them to avoid predictable disk access patterns, and processes them concurrently using a multi-threaded ThreadPoolExecutor. To maximize speed and evade early detection, it employs partial encryption: it reads and encrypts only the first 1MB of each file, leaving the rest of the file data intact but rendering the file corrupted and unusable. It also employs anti-forensic techniques by preserving the original file's access and modification timestamps before deleting the original. Eventually, the function handles post-encryption actions and transitions to lateral movement. It alters the user's desktop wallpaper, drops ransom notes (HOW TO RECOVER.txt and HOW TO RECOVER.html) into the affected directories, and sends a final telemetry report to the C2 server detailing the encryption statistics (percentage complete, total size). The routine concludes by calling the network-wide propagation function, shifting the attack from local file encryption to active lateral movement. Next, payload implements a highly aggressive, multi-stage ransomware and worm propagation module designed to compromise an entire Active Directory domain or local network. For reconnaissance, it identifies the current domain, enumerates Domain Controllers via nltest, and discovers other network hosts using net view, local /24 subnet scanning, and ARP cache parsing to build a comprehensive list of target IP addresses. Once targets are identified, the malware attempts to encrypt files across network shares without initially needing to execute code on the remote machines. It connects to SMB port 445 on each target, enumerates accessible shared folders and recursively searches for user files. It encrypts files up to 5MB in size using the Fernet key, deliberately skipping critical system extensions (like .exe, .dll, or .sys) to prevent crashing the remote operating system. The encrypted data is written to a new file with a custom header containing the RSA-encrypted Fernet key, renamed with a specific extension, and the original files are deleted. Finally, the code attempts to copy and execute the malware payload on the discovered hosts to establish persistence and ensure the encryption process runs locally on each machine. On Windows, it uses SMB to drop the payload into the remote C$\\Windows\\Temp directory and executes it via wmic or scheduled tasks. On Linux/macOS, it leverages SSH keys found in known_hosts to copy and execute the payload via scp and ssh. If direct execution fails across the domain, it falls back to a viral GPO (Group Policy Object) attack by writing a malicious startup.bat script to the domain's SYSVOL share, ensuring the payload runs automatically whenever any machine in the domain boots or refreshes its policies. Throughout the entire attack, it continuously sends telemetry and status updates back to the C2 server. Figure 13: Ransom note HTML file. Outlook Despite its recent emergence, CRPx0 has already demonstrated the ability to combine ClickFix-based social engineering, cross-platform malware delivery, defense impairment, data theft, and domain-wide encryption into a single attack chain. The inclusion of \u0026ldquo;ClickFix Social-Engineering Delivery\u0026rdquo; in its affiliate offering suggests that this technique is likely to remain an important part of the group's future campaigns. At the time of our analysis, the CRPx0 Python Loader was hardly detectable by classical antivirus solutions. This increases the importance of behavioral and data-level detection, particularly for attacks that successfully bypass endpoint controls. Organizations should monitor for suspicious clipboard-based command execution, Python interpreters launched from temporary or user-writable directories, fodhelper.exe execution associated with registry modifications, attempts to terminate security products, and subsequent file collection or encryption activity. The campaign also demonstrates that endpoint detection alone may not be sufficient to prevent the impact of a successful ransomware intrusion. CRPx0 combines defense evasion with data theft and domain-wide encryption, meaning that even when the initial malware is difficult to detect, changes to organizational data and recovery points can provide an additional opportunity to identify the attack and limit its impact. Solutions such as Elastio's Ransomware Recovery and Detection can complement existing endpoint and network controls by inspecting data for ransomware activity and continuously identifying verified clean recovery points. Elastio's approach is designed to detect threats within live data, replicated data, and backups and provide evidence that recovery can be performed from a clean point. For organizations facing threats such as CRPx0, combining traditional prevention and detection controls with data-level ransomware detection and validated recovery can reduce the risk of prolonged disruption. In particular, continuously verifying the last known clean recovery point can help organizations avoid restoring compromised backups after a domain-wide encryption event. As CRPx0 continues to evolve its tooling and affiliate infrastru
1cture, organizations should maintain layered detection capabilities while ensuring that recovery mechanisms are regularly validated and that clean recovery points remain available. Indicators of Compromise Type Value IP Address 207.180.29.236 Onion Domains tlxoddx4odmc2qvsmtsbgwwsv5j45osb5sox7mz6izxliuju5mkulzad.onion xburs4nr6cbuktokhqwefeh5hsjakz6usll5o7z5uhrfcnolakj4ptad.onion kqi5yty6ipuhwz4anutty6hob6et7dvnnxg6kcnulwedjaz5oton2zyd.onion Domains option.spark198.com crpx0.su crpxoxo.pw TOX ID 17EB54B8455144E088C7E77F88A97221C319F0CFE4FE306853EEB113EE8DB5607BB6EE481C7C Session ID 050546f6719172e04151c31acb37a242fa3eeff5766aa57331d26cc06e83e9e25b File Hashes f187b1d7d1757a1115207f0ae93130946925acb3af39cf1bf242a2443da4ded0 7e6d5f6d00c8f2cfadf3fb0c9abbb19f5e291e80729db1c839c78fa4a5bad46c 376cb49c86098078df3e7cdb563bd4ca8afa81356c4fdb098f56b59066c8cdab 28685dff00aa1752b62a8580955b2530d63092bdcc0528b872a668cddad78c11 5856f684c90dba657f5cd77dd337d81fd7503b5225e1843341c1f483eebc9560 0dc6a5ce14838813e297a83e3c3c0868c7a211ee2da9c9705e5a282e65f089fe ebb58e0cc4d8e081707f843508b13cc45c6f8c3dfff42f27c4fc4bc70493f0d7 bac340524549410f51b060f21abb7db30c0c5378edd2e3ac15b526e141417e89 8af1afc82c0d578a54cc34d09544a0695ec2b0d5f244bf1f1bb4993ee7614734 55a81d88fff3dc3de0e42724b0a992d4ef382b0e1a82187abf9d635ab89b2bae 290d41e7436238066a8aacbd63a805aeeefc00d8798116dc702eccf6df3eae37 6e59b6c75be99a538ab4c94a17698681695c7a6a2a6cf8161a5bf4bdee1299dc ef431e36a8ac12051af588d800e1d8128d583a9d4c68187709263a13564081cd 006bca7fca78e4cb9a9629c007d629d08f0ef64a58cf045860e5668b774b4539 3e70629521334cd25bd97522f8fc52703bed32e6a915c19ed741d72c9cb3b77a"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Your last DR test passed. The team picked a date, chose a backup, spun up the workloads in a recovery account, hit the RTO target, and signed the report. That report is true, and it is narrow. It proves that on the day you tested, one recovery point restored and came up. It does not prove that the recovery point you would reach for during an actual ransomware incident is free of ransomware today, or that it would restore at all. That gap is the difference between annual DR testing and continuous recovery validation. An annual test is a snapshot of a single restore path on a single date. Ransomware does not wait for the test window, and it does not respect the recovery point you happened to validate last quarter. What an annual DR test actually proves A traditional DR test answers a mechanical question: if we restore this backup, does the system come back within the recovery time objective? That is worth knowing. It exercises the runbook, the IAM roles, the network cutover, and the people who run them. AWS built this pattern into the platform. AWS Backup restore testing runs restore jobs on a scheduled cadence, monitors how long each restore takes, and lets you audit whether restores meet your target time. It restores a recovery point, confirms the restore completes, and then deletes the restored resource. That is a real control, and a scheduled restore test contributes to what regulators ask for. DORA (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) sets digital operational resilience testing and ICT risk-management obligations that run wider than any single annual restore: a full testing programme, backup and recovery procedures, and periodic assessment of ICT systems supporting critical or important functions. An annual DR test is one input to that programme, not the whole of it. The mechanical question and the integrity question are not the same question. A restore that completes on time still tells you nothing about whether the data inside that recovery point was already encrypted, corrupted, or carrying malware when the backup was written. The three assumptions an annual test bakes in Every annual DR test carries three assumptions that hold on test day and quietly expire afterward. The date is fixed. You validated a restore on, say, March 12. An attacker who detonates on March 10 does not get the March 12 backup. They get whatever recovery points exist in August, none of which your test touched. The recovery point is chosen. Restore testing selects the latest eligible recovery point or a random one from a defined window. During a real incident you do not get to choose a known-good backup. You have to find one, under pressure, from a set that may all be contaminated. The failure mode is operational, not adversarial. DR planning grew up around hardware failure, power loss, and site outages. In those events, the data in the backup is assumed clean. Ransomware breaks that assumption. The threat is inside the recovery point. NIST names this directly. NIST SP 800-184 , the Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery, treats validating recovery capabilities as an ongoing discipline, not a one-time checkbox. Section 3.1 states that \u0026ldquo;exercises and tests should be performed periodically\u0026rdquo; to build real-world recovery capability. Periodic is the operative word, and it points in the same direction as continuous. NIST does not set a fixed cadence here; the annual floor that many teams actually run to comes from regulatory regimes, not from NIST. DORA (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) and sector rules oblige regular resilience testing, and an annual test is a common way to meet that bar. But even a test that clears the regulatory minimum still validates one date; it does not track the state of a live environment where new backups are written every day. Continuous validation asks a different question every day Continuous recovery validation inverts the model. Instead of proving one restore path worked on one date, it inspects the configured recovery points on supported sources as they are written and asks whether the data inside shows signs of ransomware encryption, malware, or corruption. Elastio runs this inspection continuously and out-of-band. The Hunt Engine performs Deep File Inspection on backup data, checking for ransomware encryption, malware, and corruption without touching production systems and without agents on the protected workloads. Because it inspects configured recovery points rather than a sampled one, it can name the last-known clean recovery point across the estate it covers, including points a scheduled test would never select. Continuous does not mean instantaneous or all-seeing. There is scan latency between a backup completing and a verdict being available, so the most recent recovery point may not yet be inspected. The finding also covers only what is inspected: the data inside the recovery points and resource types in scope, reporting that no supported indicators of ransomware, malware, or corruption were detected. That is a strong signal about the data, and it is not the same as proving the workload will restore and run, which is what isolated restore testing establishes. A state Department of Public Health running on AWS described the before state plainly: the lack of verified backups meant every incident carried the risk of downtime and reintroducing threats. Their security manager compared ransomware recovery to walking a tightrope, then replaced that guesswork with continuous verification that identifies the last-known clean recovery point and when the infection started. The shift was not from slow recovery to fast recovery. It was from guessing which backup was safe to knowing. The failure mode a passing test hides Here is the scenario an annual test does not catch. Ransomware operators frequently sit in an environment for weeks before they encrypt anything, using that dwell time to disable defenses, exfiltrate data, and spread. During that window, every backup you take is a backup of a compromised environment. The malware is dormant in the data, not yet detonated. Your DR test in that window passes. The restore completes, the RTO is met, the report is green. What the test cannot see is that the recovery point it validated already contains the attacker. Restore it after detonation and you reinstall the intrusion. The timing is what defeats the annual model: the test proves a restore path on the day the calendar picked, while the recovery point that carries the infection is written on some other day the calendar never checks. A test that only measures whether the restore mechanism works will never surface that. Key Distinction This is also where \u0026ldquo;immutable\u0026rdquo; gets misread. An immutable backup cannot be altered after it is written. That protects the copy from tampering. It does nothing to prove the data was clean at the moment it was written. Immutability plus an annual restore test can produce a perfectly preserved, perfectly restorable copy of an infected system. The real axis is cadence and coverage The annual model optimizes for one recovery point, one date, one clean path. The real problem is coverage across the whole estate over time. Coverage means every workload, not the handful chosen for the test. It means every recovery point, not the latest one in a window. It means AWS Backup, EBS and RDS snapshots, DRS replicas, S3, and EFS, all inspected on the same basis, so a clean point in one data source does not create false confidence about another. JetSweep, working with a sports-equipment manufacturer on AWS, layered continuous Deep File Inspection onto AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery and AWS Backup so that every recovery point is inspected automatically, not sampled on a schedule. The disaster recovery setup already handled replication and failover. What it could not do on its own was check whether the replicated data carried hidden encryption or corruption. None of this replaces the annual test. Keep it. Exercise the people, the runbook, and the RTO. Meet the regulatory cadence. Continuous validation runs underneath it and narrows the question the annual test structurally cannot: which recovery points show no supported indicators of compromise, so the candidate you take into an isolated restore test is a clean starting point rather than a guess. This is a different axis from your RPO. RPO tells you how much data you could lose measured in time; it says nothing about whether the recovery point at that boundary is clean. Why RPO is not enough for ransomware recovery works through that distinction. Cadence and coverage of validation are the missing dimension, and an annual test does not measure either. What to change before your next test cycle If your DR program still runs on an annual proof point, the smallest useful change is to stop treating the passing test as evidence that a clean recovery point exists today. It is evidence that one restore path worked on one date. Add continuous integrity inspection so that on the day you are actually attacked, finding the last-known clean recovery point is a lookup, not a gamble. See what a continuous view of your recovery points would show Run our recovery assessment against your existing backup estate and find out which recovery points show no supported indicators of compromise. Request an Assessment Sources [1] Amazon Web Services, Restore testing , AWS Backup Developer Guide [2] NIST, SP 800-184: Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery , Bartock, Cichonski, Souppaya, Smith, Witte, and Scarfone, 2016 [3] European Parliament and Council, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (DORA) on digital operational resilience for the financial sector , 2022 [4] Elastio, Proving backup integrity for public health on AWS [5] Elastio, Proving AWS recovery readiness with JetSweep [6] Elastio, RPO is not enough for ransomware recovery"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"In Verizon\u0026rsquo;s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report , 69% of ransomware victims did not pay the ransom. Declining to pay shifts the response onto recovery, because the alternative to paying for the attacker\u0026rsquo;s decryption key is restoring from your own data. The DBIR shows that refusal is climbing and the median ransom paid is falling, to $139,875 from $150,000 the year before. 48% of confirmed breaches involved ransomware, up from 44% 69% of ransomware victims did not pay the ransom 31% of breaches started with vulnerability exploitation, the top entry route for the first time in 19 years 62% of breaches involved the human element The 2026 DBIR is the largest in the report\u0026rsquo;s history : more than 31,000 security incidents and over 22,000 confirmed breaches across 145 countries, covering November 2024 through October 2025. Ransomware appeared in 48% of those confirmed breaches, and the human element in 62%. Those headline numbers describe how attackers got in and what they did once inside. They do not tell you the one thing that decided how each victim\u0026rsquo;s year ended, which was whether a clean, restorable recovery point existed when the encryption started. Not paying is a recovery bet When 69% of victims decline to pay, the ransom stops being the center of the incident. Recovery becomes the lever that determines downtime, disclosure timing, and negotiating position. The criminal economics point the same way. Chainalysis tracked on-chain ransom payments falling roughly 8% to about $820M in 2025 even as claimed attacks rose by about half. That shift puts weight on a capability the DBIR cannot see. The report classifies confirmed breaches by initial vector, actor, and action. It does not record, for each victim, the age of the most recent recovery point that was verified clean and proven restorable. That number is what separates an organization that recovers in days from one that inherits the attacker\u0026rsquo;s preferred timeline. Vulnerability exploitation moved to the front, and it changes the backup question For the first time in 19 years , software vulnerability exploitation passed stolen credentials as the top way into a breach, reaching 31% of breaches . Verizon also reported that attackers are using AI to compress the time from a disclosed vulnerability to a working exploit from months to hours. Faster exploitation compresses the time defenders have to react, and backup jobs keep running between the moment of compromise and the moment it is detected. If the intrusion predates your most recent recovery point, that recovery point can contain the malware, the staged tooling, or the altered data the attacker left behind. The backup succeeded. The copy is intact. It is also unsafe to restore. Key Distinction Immutability protects a recovery point from being changed or deleted during its retention window. It does not prove the data inside that recovery point was clean when the copy was written. A locked vault full of compromised data preserves the problem precisely. Attackers reach the backups before they encrypt Targeting recovery is common enough to have its own entry in the attacker playbook. MITRE catalogs the behavior as T1490, Inhibit System Recovery , the technique for disabling or destroying a victim\u0026rsquo;s recovery options. Survey data shows how often it is attempted: in Sophos research , 94% of ransomware victims said attackers tried to compromise their backups during the attack, and 57% of those attempts succeeded. The outcome gap is the part worth taking to a budget conversation. Organizations whose backups were compromised faced a median recovery bill near $3M, against roughly $375K for those whose backups survived, and they were about twice as likely to pay. Backups also fail under pressure for reasons that have nothing to do with an attacker. In the State of Ransomware 2025 , 38% of organizations that paid more than the original demand reported their backups had failed or malfunctioned, whether from compromise, misconfiguration, or an untested restore. At decision time the cause matters less than the result: no recovery point the team can rely on. By the time encryption begins, the attacker has often already touched the backup tools your response plan is about to call. The number that decides the outcome is not in the DBIR The DBIR is a strong map of how breaches begin. It is not a recovery readiness score, and it was never meant to be. Whether declining to pay holds up depends on a number the DBIR never collected: the age of your last verified-clean, restorable recovery point for each tier-zero service. Most teams cannot produce that number on demand, because their backup dashboards report job success, not data integrity. Closing that gap means treating recovery as
1something you can prove, not assume. For each critical service, the useful evidence is concrete: when the most recent recovery point was confirmed free of malware and encryption, who confirmed it, whether a restore was tested against realistic conditions, and how far back an analyst would have to search to find a point written before the intrusion. That last figure depends on detecting compromise inside the backup data itself, off the production trust path, so a compromised environment cannot certify its own copies. Run that evidence forward and the first question in the runbook changes. When nearly half of breaches involve ransomware and the recovery plane is a primary target, \u0026ldquo;do we have a backup\u0026rdquo; is the wrong place to start. The question that matches the threat is which recovery point the team can defend as clean, current, and restorable, and who is authorized to act on it. Read the full research behind these numbers Our research report, Ransomware Recovery in 2026, reconciles the 2026 DBIR with Chainalysis, Mandiant, Sophos, ENISA, and four named incident cost breakdowns, then defines the recovery-assurance metrics and maturity model boards can score against. Get the 2026 Report Sources [1] Verizon, 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, Executive Summary , 2026 [2] Verizon, Vulnerability exploitation is the top breach entry point, 2026 DBIR finds , 2026 [3] Chainalysis, 2026 Crypto Crime Report: Crypto Ransomware , February 2026 [4] Sophos, The State of Ransomware 2025 , June 2025 [5] Sophos, The Impact of Compromised Backups on Ransomware Outcomes , 2024 [6] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, T1490: Inhibit System Recovery"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The question that ends most board cyber briefings is not \u0026ldquo;Do we have backups?\u0026rdquo; It is \u0026ldquo;How do you know you can actually recover?\u0026rdquo; The honest answer from most security teams is a backup success rate and a last DR test date. Neither one proves that the recovery point you would restore from today is free of ransomware. Recovery attestation closes that gap. A recovery attestation is documented proof that a specific recovery point passed content-integrity inspection with no supported indicators of ransomware detected, tied to an asset and a timestamp, and that its candidate clean point was confirmed by isolated restore testing. It is the evidence a CISO can put in front of a board, an audit committee, a regulator, or an insurer without reconstructing anything under deadline. Definition A recovery attestation is documented proof that a specific recovery point passed content-integrity inspection with no supported indicators of ransomware detected, tied to an asset and a timestamp, and that its candidate clean point was confirmed by isolated restore testing. This is an Elastio framework, not settled industry terminology. Regulators require you to test recovery and validate the integrity of restored data. They do not use the phrase \u0026ldquo;recovery attestation,\u0026rdquo; and no standards body has ratified it as a defined term. We use it because the market lacks a clean name for the artifact that answers the board\u0026rsquo;s real question, and because the artifact is what our platform produces after every hunt cycle. Attestation is the evidence artifact, not the capability Recovery assurance and recovery attestation are related but distinct. Our recovery assurance work is the operational capability: continuous content-integrity inspection of recovery points across live data, replicated data, and backups, paired with isolated restore testing of the candidate clean point. Recovery attestation is the artifact that capability produces. Assurance is the machine. Attestation is the receipt. A capability with no artifact cannot survive an audit. A team can run continuous validation and still fail a DORA resilience review or an insurance renewal if it has no dated, asset-level record it can hand over. Attestation is what turns an internal control into external evidence. What a recovery attestation actually contains Treat an attestation as a compliance object, not a marketing claim. To be usable as board or audit evidence, it needs concrete fields: Asset identity. The specific system, volume, database, or workload the recovery point belongs to, not a vault name. Recovery point and timestamp. Which point in time was inspected, and when the inspection ran. Verdict. Clean or compromised, with the finding detail if compromised. Method. How the verdict was reached. In Elastio\u0026rsquo;s case, Deep File Inspection by the Hunt Engine, which opens and inspects inside each file rather than reading metadata, entropy scores, or backup job status. Clean boun
1dary. The dividing line in time between recovery points that are verified clean and those that are not, so recovery decisions have a floor. Chain of evidence. A retained log a third party can review, so the attestation is auditable after the fact. A backup success report has none of these except a timestamp. It confirms a copy completed. It says nothing about whether the data inside that copy was already encrypted or carrying a dormant payload when the job ran. Why \u0026ldquo;the backup succeeded\u0026rdquo; is not attestation The failure mode plays out the same way in most incidents. The backup jobs are green. The storage is immutable. Then the team restores a recovery point and reintroduces the same ransomware that caused the outage, because the malware was already present when that point was written. Immutability protected the copy from deletion. It never proved the contents were clean. A green job status and an object-lock flag are two facts about the copy. Neither is a verdict on the data, and a board asking whether you can recover is asking for the verdict. An attestation is worth the most when it exists before you need it. A regulated auto insurance firm running Veeam had Elastio inspecting its backups every day , so the dated clean-or-compromised record for each recovery point already existed when a compromised document surfaced inside a backup. The firm did not have to reconstruct evidence under deadline; the attestation was a standing artifact, refreshed each cycle, rather than a report someone assembles after the audit committee asks. That is the operational shape of attestation: a running record the audit request reads, already written before the request arrives. Where the evidence is actually used Recovery attestation is not a compliance requirement by name. It is the artifact that satisfies recovery-integrity expectations that already exist in the primary texts. NIST SP 800-184, Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery (Bartock et al., December 2016), frames recovery as a process that must be planned, tested, and improved, with recovery decisions grounded in verified system and data state rather than assumption. An attestation is the record of that verification for a given recovery point. For EU financial entities, DORA Article 12 (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) requires documented backup and restoration procedures, ICT systems that are physically and logically segregated from the source, and data-integrity checks during recovery, including multiple checks and reconciliations. A dated, asset-level clean-or-compromised record helps satisfy that obligation by supplying evidence those checks ran, where a written procedure only shows they were planned. Under NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500 , covered entities must maintain recovery capability and, under Section 500.17, provide an annual certification of compliance. A continuous evidence log of recovery-point integrity supports that certification without reconstructing it from memory the week before it is due. The SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules (Release Nos. 33-11216; 34-97989, adopted July 26, 2023) require disclosure of a material cybersecurity incident on Form 8-K within four business days of a materiality determination, plus periodic disclosure of risk-management processes under Regulation S-K Item 106. The rules do not require recovery attestation. Attestation data may support the Item 106 risk-management disclosure by documenting the recovery-integrity process, and it can help scope impact for the incident timeline. For healthcare, HIPAA\u0026rsquo;s contingency plan standard at 45 CFR 164.308(a)(7) requires a data backup plan, a disaster recovery plan, and procedures for periodic testing and revision. It does not name content inspection. Attestation records can be used to demonstrate the testing and integrity work behind that standard on an ongoing basis, not once a year. None of these rules names recovery attestation as a requirement. Each one obliges you to plan, test, or disclose recovery-integrity work, and a dated attestation is evidence that the work happened. From attestation to a board pack The board does not need the raw log. It needs a short, defensible summary drawn from it. A recovery attestation reduces to a handful of numbers a director can act on: Percentage of critical assets under continuous inspection. Age of the last-known clean recovery point for the most critical systems. Number of active threats found in recovery data this period. The clean boun
1dary for the systems that would carry the business through an outage. Those numbers replace the two answers boards usually get, backup success rate and last test date, with a statement about whether the organization can recover to a clean state today. That is a materially different claim, and it is one the CISO can defend under questioning because it traces back to dated, asset-level evidence rather than a plan on a shelf. The gap most teams discover here is that they have the capability conversation but not the artifact. They can describe continuous validation. They cannot produce a recovery point, a timestamp, and a verdict when the audit committee asks for one specific system. If you want to see what that evidence looks like against your own environment, our Recovery Assessment runs against an existing backup estate and returns the last-known clean recovery point per service and where the gaps are. Bring the output to your next board or audit meeting and answer the recovery question with a document instead of a promise. See your last-known clean recovery point Our Recovery Assessment runs against your existing backup estate and returns the last verified-clean recovery point per service, plus where the gaps are. Bring the output to your next board or audit meeting. Run a Recovery Assessment Sources [1] NIST, SP 800-184: Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery , Bartock, Cichonski, Souppaya, Smith, Witte, Scarfone, December 2016 [2] European Union, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (DORA), Article 12: Backup policies and procedures, restoration and recovery procedures and methods , 2022 [3] New York State Department of Financial Services, 23 NYCRR Part 500: Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies [4] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure: Small Entity Compliance Guide , 2023 [5] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 45 CFR 164.308: Administrative safeguards (HIPAA Security Rule) [6] Elastio, How an auto insurance firm proved backup integrity before an attack"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"In Verizon\u0026rsquo;s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report , 69% of ransomware victims did not pay the ransom. Declining to pay shifts the response onto recovery, because the alternative to paying for the attacker\u0026rsquo;s decryption key is restoring from your own data. The DBIR shows that refusal is climbing and the median ransom paid is falling, to $139,875 from $150,000 the year before. 48% of confirmed breaches involved ransomware, up from 44% 69% of ransomware victims did not pay the ransom 31% of breaches started with vulnerability exploitation, the top entry route for the first time in 19 years 62% of breaches involved the human element The 2026 DBIR is the largest in the report\u0026rsquo;s history : more than 31,000 security incidents and over 22,000 confirmed breaches across 145 countries, covering November 2024 through October 2025. Ransomware appeared in 48% of those confirmed breaches, and the human element in 62%. Those headline numbers describe how attackers got in and what they did once inside. They do not tell you the one thing that decided how each victim\u0026rsquo;s year ended, which was whether a clean, restorable recovery point existed when the encryption started. Not paying is a recovery bet When 69% of victims decline to pay, the ransom stops being the center of the incident. Recovery becomes the lever that determines downtime, disclosure timing, and negotiating position. The criminal economics point the same way. Chainalysis tracked on-chain ransom payments falling roughly 8% to about $820M in 2025 even as claimed attacks rose by about half. That shift puts weight on a capability the DBIR cannot see. The report classifies confirmed breaches by initial vector, actor, and action. It does not record, for each victim, the age of the most recent recovery point that was verified clean and proven restorable. That number is what separates an organization that recovers in days from one that inherits the attacker\u0026rsquo;s preferred timeline. Vulnerability exploitation moved to the front, and it changes the backup question For the first time in 19 years , software vulnerability exploitation passed stolen credentials as the top way into a breach, reaching 31% of breaches . Verizon also reported that attackers are using AI to compress the time from a disclosed vulnerability to a working exploit from months to hours. Faster exploitation compresses the time defenders have to react, and backup jobs keep running between the moment of compromise and the moment it is detected. If the intrusion predates your most recent recovery point, that recovery point can contain the malware, the staged tooling, or the altered data the attacker left behind. The backup succeeded. The copy is intact. It is also unsafe to restore. Key Distinction Immutability protects a recovery point from being changed or deleted during its retention window. It does not prove the data inside that recovery point was clean when the copy was written. A locked vault full of compromised data preserves the problem precisely. Attackers reach the backups before they encrypt Targeting recovery is common enough to have its own entry in the attacker playbook. MITRE catalogs the behavior as T1490, Inhibit System Recovery , the technique for disabling or destroying a victim\u0026rsquo;s recovery options. Survey data shows how often it is attempted: in Sophos research , 94% of ransomware victims said attackers tried to compromise their backups during the attack, and 57% of those attempts succeeded. The outcome gap is the part worth taking to a budget conversation. Organizations whose backups were compromised faced a median recovery bill near $3M, against roughly $375K for those whose backups survived, and they were about twice as likely to pay. Backups also fail under pressure for reasons that have nothing to do with an attacker. In the State of Ransomware 2025 , 38% of organizations that paid more than the original demand reported their backups had failed or malfunctioned, whether from compromise, misconfiguration, or an untested restore. At decision time the cause matters less than the result: no recovery point the team can rely on. By the time encryption begins, the attacker has often already touched the backup tools your response plan is about to call. The number that decides the outcome is not in the DBIR The DBIR is a strong map of how breaches begin. It is not a recovery readiness score, and it was never meant to be. Whether declining to pay holds up depends on a number the DBIR never collected: the age of your last verified-clean, restorable recovery point for each tier-zero service. Most teams cannot produce that number on demand, because their backup dashboards report job success, not data integrity. Closing that gap means treating recovery as
1something you can prove, not assume. For each critical service, the useful evidence is concrete: when the most recent recovery point was confirmed free of malware and encryption, who confirmed it, whether a restore was tested against realistic conditions, and how far back an analyst would have to search to find a point written before the intrusion. That last figure depends on detecting compromise inside the backup data itself, off the production trust path, so a compromised environment cannot certify its own copies. Run that evidence forward and the first question in the runbook changes. When nearly half of breaches involve ransomware and the recovery plane is a primary target, \u0026ldquo;do we have a backup\u0026rdquo; is the wrong place to start. The question that matches the threat is which recovery point the team can defend as clean, current, and restorable, and who is authorized to act on it. Read the full research behind these numbers Our research report, Ransomware Recovery in 2026, reconciles the 2026 DBIR with Chainalysis, Mandiant, Sophos, ENISA, and four named incident cost breakdowns, then defines the recovery-assurance metrics and maturity model boards can score against. Get the 2026 Report Sources [1] Verizon, 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, Executive Summary , 2026 [2] Verizon, Vulnerability exploitation is the top breach entry point, 2026 DBIR finds , 2026 [3] Chainalysis, 2026 Crypto Crime Report: Crypto Ransomware , February 2026 [4] Sophos, The State of Ransomware 2025 , June 2025 [5] Sophos, The Impact of Compromised Backups on Ransomware Outcomes , 2024 [6] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, T1490: Inhibit System Recovery"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Ransomware lands in the cardholder-data environment. PCI DSS told you to segment it, log it, and protect the stored account data. It did not tell you how to prove you can bring that environment back clean. It is the gap a ransomware event walks straight through. PCI DSS 4.0 is a strong control standard for protecting cardholder data at rest and in transit. It is comparatively quiet on whether you can recover that data after an attack, and quiet in a way that stays invisible until you are mid-incident. What PCI DSS 4.0 does cover The current standard, PCI DSS v4.0.1 , was published in June 2024 as a clarifying revision, and the future-dated requirements from v4.0 became mandatory for all applicable entities on 31 March 2025 . Several of its requirements touch the ransomware lifecycle: Requirement 12.10 mandates an incident response plan that is implemented and tested, so the team has a defined way to respond when the CDE is affected. Requirement 3 protects stored account data through encryption and key management. Requirement 10 logs and monitors access to cardholder data and systems. Requirement 11 requires regular testing of security, including change and tamper detection. These are real controls and they do useful work. They reduce the odds of an intrusion and improve the odds you notice one. Where the standard goes quiet What the standard does not do is require you to prove that the cardholder-data environment can be restored from a recovery point known to be clean. Requirement 12.10 is about responding to an incident. It is not a mandate to validate that your backups of the CDE are free of the attacker before you rely on them. This is not a criticism of the standard\u0026rsquo;s intent. It is a precise statement of scope. PCI DSS is built to protect cardholder data and keep it out of the wrong hands. Provable recovery of that data after a destructive attack sits at the edge of what it asks for, which leaves the decision, and the risk, with you. Requirement 12.10 does ask you to test the incident response plan, which exercises the response process. It does not require you to attempt a restore and confirm the recovered cardholder-data environment is free of the attacker, which is the test that actually predicts whether recovery works. PCI DSS protects cardholder data. It does not prove you can bring it back clean. The recovery problem is bigger than the assessed CDE PCI DSS lets you shrink the assessment by segmenting the cardholder-data environment away from the rest of the network. That scoping is a sound way to reduce audit burden. It is not a boundary ransomware respects. If an intruder gets a foothold, restoring the CDE often depends on systems that sit outside the assessed scope: directory services, DNS, hypervisors, and the backup infrastructure itself. A clean CDE restore that has nowhere trustworthy to land is still a failed recovery. The recovery question is wider than the boundary the assessment drew. Why the gap bites in a ransomware event Here is where the quiet requirement gets loud. An attacker reaches the CDE and dwells before detonating. Your backups of that environment keep running, and they capture the intrusion along with the data. When you restore, the recovery point you reach for may already contain the attacker\u0026rsquo;s foothold, the staged tooling, or partially encrypted data. Bringing it back re-introduces that exposure into the environment that holds account data. The result is a fresh cardholder-data problem on top of the outage. Blind vs. evidenced A restore decision made blind versus made with evidence looks like this. Blind: the team picks the newest backup of the CDE, restores it, and hopes the intrusion is not in it. Evidenced: the team picks the newest recovery point that has been inspected and confirmed free of ransomware, restores it, and can show the QSA why that copy was safe. Same backup estate, opposite risk posture. Closing the gap without waiting for the standard You do not have to wait for a future revision to address this. The move is to treat the CDE\u0026rsquo;s recovery points the way you treat its access: as something to verify, not assume. Inspect the recovery points for the cardholder-data environment for ransomware and unauthorized encryption. Keep a named, most-recent clean copy per
1critical system. Hold the evidence so it is ready when a QSA, or an actual incident, asks for it. Knowing where that data actually lives is the first move, since cardholder data tends to sprawl beyond the assessed CDE; data classification finds the account data sitting where it should not be. Because cardholder data can live in object storage, securing Amazon S3 data against ransomware is a practical starting point for where that inspection has to reach. Treating CDE recovery points as something to prove rather than assume is the discipline What Is Recovery Assurance? describes. Could you prove your CDE recovery point is clean? Pick the systems inside your CDE and ask one question: could you hand a QSA evidence that the recovery point you would restore is clean? A Recovery Posture Assessment shows you where the gap is before an attacker does. Run a Recovery Posture Assessment Sources [1] PCI Security Standards Council, Now is the Time for Organizations to Adopt the Future-Dated Requirements of PCI DSS v4.x . Future-dated v4.0 requirements mandatory 31 March 2025 [2] PCI Security Standards Council, Document Library (PCI DSS v4.0.1) . Requirements 3, 10, 11, and 12.10; v4.0.1 published 11 June 2024 [3] Elastio, Securing Amazon S3 Data Against Ransomware Attacks [4] Elastio, What Is Recovery Assurance? [5] Elastio, Recovery Posture Assessment [6] Elastio, Data Classification: Sensitive Data as a Threat Finding"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The ransomware-as-a-service crew known as The Gentlemen ships its affiliates a dedicated toolkit whose only purpose is to switch off endpoint protection before encryption begins. ESET documented the framework, called GentleKiller, in Killing Me Gently: Inside Gentlemen\u0026rsquo;s EDR Killer Framework . It runs at least eight variants, each abusing a different vulnerable or malicious kernel driver, and together they target more than 400 processes mapped to 48 security products. 8+ variants in the GentleKiller framework, each abusing a different vulnerable or malicious kernel driver 400+ processes the framework targets to terminate or blind protection 48 security products in scope, spanning the major EDR platforms most teams rely on T1562.001 the MITRE ATT\u0026CK technique, Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools, turned into a maintained product That list spans the major endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms most security teams rely on. Disabling security tools is an old technique. What changed is that doing it is now a maintained product, distributed to vetted affiliates and updated like any other software. Killing EDR is now a product, not a custom job The variants operate at the kernel level, beneath the EDR agent, where they can terminate or blind security software. The common pattern is bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver (BYOVD): load a signed but flawed driver, then borrow its privileges to kill protection. Some variants load malicious drivers outright rather than abuse legitimate ones, and ESET\u0026rsquo;s indicators of compromise include rootkit components. The operators also adopt newly published EDR-killer proofs-of-concept, including ones tracked as UnknownKiller and PoisonKiller, within days of their public release. The framework is built to look legitimate. Variants impersonate well-known software such as Kaspersky, Valorant, FACEIT Anti-Cheat, Javelin, and WatchDog, carry invalid digital signatures copied from real executables along with matching icons and version strings, and ship under commercial packers (Enigma or Themida) to slow analysis. The Gentlemen also fold in third-party EDR killers rather than build everything themselves: HexKiller previously appeared in Warlock operations and abuses a Baidu Antivirus driver. ThrottleBlood is linked to MedusaLocker and DragonForce and abuses a TechPowerUp driver. HavocKiller was publicly disclosed in March 2026 but in operational use since January, and abuses a Huawei audio driver. A separate Rust-based credential stealer, OxideHarvest, pulls saved passwords from Chromium and Firefox browsers. A May 2026 internal data leak confirmed that GentleKiller is operator-maintained, with leadership discussing how to keep the EDR-killer packages current for affiliates. MITRE catalogs disabling defenses as T1562.001, Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools . The Gentlemen turned that technique into a supported feature. Key Distinction When an attacker can switch the EDR agent off from kernel level, the absence of an alert stops being evidence of anything. A quiet console can mean the environment is clean, or it can mean the sensor was blinded before it could report. What a blinded endpoint does to your recovery ESET\u0026rsquo;s public analysis focuses on defense evasion, not backup compromise or initial access. The recovery problem is more general than one crew. Most backup hygiene quietly assumes production detection is working: that if malware were present, the EDR agent on the host would have caught it before the data was copied. An EDR killer removes that assumption. Backups run on a schedule. If endpoint sensors are blinded during the window between compromise and detection, a scheduled job can copy the compromised state into a recovery point with no alert attached. The backup succeeds and the dashboard stays green. The copy may still carry the malware, the staged tooling, or the altered data the attacker left behind, and nothing in the production telemetry will say so. A host whose kernel is owned cannot certify its own backups. The detection that still works in that situation is the detection that the attacker\u0026rsquo;s driver cannot reach. Inspecting the recovery points themselves, off the production host, puts the integrity verdict outside the trust path the E
1DR killer just compromised. Our recovery-point inspection runs outside production: Elastio inspects supported recovery points for ransomware, insider-threat encryption, and malware, so a clean point is identified by evidence rather than by an alert that may never have fired. Disabling the EDR during the attack also erases the evidence you would use later to decide which backup is safe to restore. \"We already run EDR\" is the assumption being attacked Endpoint detection is still the front line, and nothing here argues against it. The Gentlemen built GentleKiller precisely because EDR works well enough to be worth disabling. The narrower issue is that a control an affiliate can turn off with a vulnerable driver cannot also be the thing that vouches for your recovery points after the fact. Immutability has the same limit: a locked vault preserves whatever was written to it, including a copy made while the sensors were dark. For the next recovery review, take one tier-zero service and ask a specific question. If the EDR agents on its hosts had been disabled for the two weeks before your most recent backup, what independent evidence would tell you that recovery point is clean? If the only answer is that EDR did not alert, the plan is resting on a control the current ransomware market sells a tool to defeat. See where your recovery stands In a Recovery Posture Assessment, our team inspects your existing backups for ransomware and encryption with you and identifies your last known clean recovery point per critical service, independent of whatever production detection did or did not catch. Book a session and we will show you what your recovery points would reveal. Book My Assessment Sources [1] ESET, Killing me gently: Inside Gentlemen\u0026rsquo;s EDR killer framework , June 2026 [2] ESET, ESET Research investigates Gentlemen ransomware gang and its defense-evasion tools , June 2026 [3] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, T1562.001: Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"When your team remediated its last known exploited vulnerability, did anyone prove the system was not already compromised before the patch landed? For most security programs, the honest answer is no. The patch closed the door. Nobody checked whether someone was already inside. That gap was an operational shortcut everyone tolerated. As of June 10, federal policy treats it as unacceptable. What changed CISA issued Binding Operational Directive 26-04, Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk . It supersedes BOD 19-02 and BOD 22-01 and rebuilds federal vulnerability management around four risk criteria: whether the asset is publicly exposed, whether the vulnerability is in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, whether exploitation can be fully automated, and whether exploitation yields control of the asset. Vulnerabilities meeting the highest-risk criteria must be remediated within three days. CISA\u0026rsquo;s stated rationale is that adversary use of AI may be compressing the window between patch release and exploitation. The remediation timeline got the headlines. It is not the part that should change how you operate. The requirement that matters For the highest-risk tier, BOD 26-04 pairs the three-day clock with a second mandate: agencies must check whether the affected asset was compromised before the patch was applied. Key Distinction CISA\u0026rsquo;s reasoning, in its own words : \u0026ldquo;Applying a patch generally does not evict a threat actor.\u0026rdquo; It adds that judiciously checking for existing compromise is vital to manage risk. That should be read carefully. The agency responsible for defending federal networks has stated, as policy, that patching is not remediation if the attacker arrived first. Close the vulnerability while the adversary retains access and you have a patched, compromised system. The compliance checkbox is green. The breach is ongoing. The check is not a log review. It is forensic triage: scope the exposure, gather sufficient evidence, analyze it, and produce a record stating who, what, where, and when, with timestamps. It runs inside the same 72-hour window as the patch. And the clock does not start when the team is ready. It starts when the vulnerability is identified. This will not stay federal BOD 26-04 binds federal civilian executive branch agencies. If you run security for an enterprise, it is tempting to file this under government news. The last directive CISA issued in this space argues otherwise. BOD 22-01 created the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as a federal patching mandate in 2021. Within a year, KEV remediation was the reference standard for enterprise vulnerability management. Auditors asked about it. Cyber insurers underwrote against it. Regulators in financial services cited it in examinations. None of those organizations were bound by the directive. All of them were measured against it. The pattern is set to repeat. The practical question for enterprises in regulated industries is not whether examiners will ask about compromise assessment at patch time. It is when, and whether the answer will hold up. Boards now have a sanctioned question with a federal citation behind it: when we patched, did we prove we were not already compromised? Why the obvious approach fails The instinct is to treat this as more incident-response work: when a KEV notification lands, send responders to investigate the affected asset. That approach fails for two reasons: the workload it creates, and the evidence it can no longer reach. Take the workload first. Forensic triage is skilled work traditionally performed on demand, over days or weeks, on a small number of systems after an incident is declared. The directive demands it at vulnerability-management cadence, per asset, on a 72-hour clock that someone else starts, at whatever volume the KEV catalog produces. The baseline is already failing at the lighter workload. Verizon\u0026rsquo;s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report found that only 26 percent of KEV vulnerabilities were fully remediated in 2025, down from 38 percent the prior year. That was the success rate for patching alone. The directive adds an investigation to the same window. No SOC closes that gap by hiring. Then the evidence itself. A triage that begins when the KEV entry publishes is investigating the past with the tools of the present. The real question is not whether the system is compromised right now. It is whether it was compromised at any point during the exposure window, which may stretch back weeks or months before the patch existed. Point-in-time inspection at patch time cannot answer that. The evidence was either captured continuously across the window, or it is gone. On-demand forensics cannot reconstruct a window that has already closed. This is the structural gap in most security architectures. Prevention controls block threats at the perimeter. Detection and response tools watch processes, identities, and network traffic in the present tense. Neither maintains a forensic record of the estate over time. When the directive asks whether an asset was compromised before you patched it, the existing stack has no layer that holds the answer. The shift the directive forces If the evidence cannot be gathered after the fact, it has to already exist when the alert lands. That is the shift the directive forces. Detecting compromise becomes continuous, not something that begins after a notification. A program built that way looks different from the IR model in a specific way, and that difference is what makes it workable at KEV cadence. Call it Active Attack Detection. The aim is to find active attacks and signs of compromise before the encryption that finally makes an attack obvious, so that when a vulnerability lands on the KEV list, the compromise state of the affected systems is already known. Answering CISA\u0026rsquo;s question becomes a lookup, not a fresh investigation. It works because the analysis is agentless and runs against data the estate already produces, not by stationing responders on every asset. There is nothing to deploy per system and no investigation to staff on the clock, so the continuous record is maintained without the cost and alert volume that made the IR approach fail. It has to cover the whole arc. An attack is not one event. It runs from persistence to lateral movement to exfiltration to encryption, and finally to the recovery you would count on afterward. Compromise has to be detected across all of it, in both the systems and the data, or the answer to whether you were already breached has a hole in it. The same goes for recovery, and it is becoming urgent. Mandiant\u0026rsquo;s M-Trends 2026 found attackers going after the very systems companies use to recover after a breach, a pattern it calls recovery denial. Restore from a backup that still carries the attacker and you are back where you started, which is why the same continuous record has to prove the recovery point is clean before you rely on it. The defensible position The directive reduces to one question a security leader should be able to answer before being asked: for any asset we patched this quarter, can we prove it was not already compromised, and can we prove what we would recover from is clean? A program that can produce that proof, continuously, is ahead of where federal policy just moved and ahead of where enterprise expectations are heading. A program that cannot has a documented gap that a federal directive now describes. Compromise assessment is moving from something you do after an incident to something you run continuously. The programs that treat it that way now will not be the ones scrambling when the question arrives with a citation behind it. Prove it before you\u0026rsquo;re asked Elastio continuously determines whether your systems and data have been compromised, so the answer is proven before you patch. Assess your recovery posture Sources [1] CISA, BOD 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk , June 10, 2026 [2] CISA, CISA Issues New Directive Improving How Federal Agencies Prioritize the Mitigation of Cyber Vulnerabilities (issuing announcement), June 10, 2026 [3] CISA, BOD 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities , November 3, 2021 [4] CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog [5] Verizon, 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report , 2026 [6] Mandiant (Google Cloud), M-Trends 2026 , 2026"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"If an attacker reached one of your protected assets today, could you state what regulated data sat on it? Per asset, per file, with evidence? Most security teams cannot answer that question. Not because they lack tools, but because the tools watch the wrong places. Regulated data drifts into export directories, archives, file shares, and the data the platform protects. No control in the security stack inspects those locations for content. That is where exposure accumulates, and that is where attackers go. What shipped Elastio now ships Data Classification as a hunt type in the platform. The Data Classification hunt inspects assets in policy scope and raises a Threat finding when selected data types are found out of place. The finding lands in the same queue as ransomware, malware, and encryption findings, with severity, status, and ownership. The team selects, per policy, which classes are treated as out of place on which assets: Class Detects PII National identifiers, SSN, TIN, dates of birth, passport numbers, driver\u0026rsquo;s licenses PCI PAN, CVV, track data, cardholder names PHI / HIPAA MRN, ICD and CPT codes, diagnosis notes, NPI GDPR EU resident PII, behavioral profiles, IP addresses Secrets and credentials API keys, OAuth tokens, private certificates, cloud credentials, .env files Each finding carries file-level evidence: the affected files with paths, sizes, timestamps, and the specific match signals per file. The evidence is exportable as a sensitive files report, ready for the data owner, the auditor, or the regulator. Auditable by Design Suppressing a classification finding requires an explicit reviewed acknowledgment. Every disposition is recorded. No silent dismissals. Why this is a security control, not an inventory Data discovery tools produce inventories. Inventories get filed. Elastio treats out-of-place sensitive data as a threat, because operationally it is one. Credentials in protected data API keys, tokens, and certificates sitting in archives are re-entry material for an attacker. They deserve the same triage urgency as malware. Cardholder data in an exports directory An exfiltration target waiting to be found, and a compliance finding waiting to be written. Health records outside their system of record Exposure no one signed off on, now visible with file-level evidence instead of discovered during an incident. Where it fits in Active Cyber Resilience Detection answers whether the data is clean. Classification answers what is inside it. Together they change what you can say after an incident. When a recovery point is compromised, the platform can state what regulated data sat inside it. The incident becomes a quantified exposure statement instead of an open question in front of the board, the regulator, and the insurer. Classification runs inside the Hunt pipeline that already inspects your data estate. One policy setting. No new tool to deploy, integrate, or defend. An incident becomes a quantified exposure statement instead of an open question. What to do Enable the Data Classification hunt on the policies covering your highest-exposure assets. Select the data classes that do not belong on those assets. Route the first round of findings to the data owners and set the suppression discipline early. The configuration takes minutes. The answer it gives you is the one you have not had. Assess Your Recovery Posture Find out what sensitive data sits in your protected estate and whether your recovery is provable. Get Started"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The four-business-day disclosure clock does not start when you discover a cyber incident. It starts when you determine the incident is material to investors. Most teams assume the deadline runs from detection and brace for a four-day sprint. The harder problem is the determination that starts the clock. You cannot soundly judge materiality until you can bound what the incident did to the business, and a large part of that is a recovery question: which systems you can bring back, how fast, and on data clean enough to trust. What the rules require, briefly The SEC adopted its cybersecurity disclosure rules in July 2023 under Release No. 33-11216 . Two pieces matter here. Form 8-K Item 1.05 requires a registrant to disclose a material cybersecurity incident within four business days of determining that it is material, describing the material aspects of the nature, scope, and timing of the incident and its material impact. A narrow exception exists when the U.S. Attorney General determines that disclosure poses a substantial risk to national security or public safety. The requirement has applied since December 2023, with smaller reporting companies given until June 2024 to begin filing under Item 1.05. Regulation S-K Item 106 requires annual disclosure in the 10-K of the processes for assessing, identifying, and managing material cyber risks, the material effects of cyber threats and prior incidents, and the board\u0026rsquo;s oversight of those risks. Those annual disclosures applied beginning with fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2023. Materiality is a recovery question in disguise The rule does not let you stall. The materiality determination has to be made without unreasonable delay after discovery, so the pressure lands on the investigation, not on a calendar you control. Walk the determination. To decide whether a reasonable investor would care, you have to bound the impact: which systems are affected, how long they will be down, whether data was altered or destroyed, and whether operations resume on data you can trust. Several of those inputs are recovery facts before they are anything else. Scenario Take a public manufacturer that detects encryption across part of its ERP estate on a Friday. Here the materiality call turns largely on a recovery fact. If a clean recovery point from Thursday night restores the ERP by Monday, the impact may be contained. If the newest clean point is three weeks old because the intrusion predates the visible encryption, the company is facing extended downtime and a material hit to results, and the legal team cannot tell those two cases apart without recovery evidence. A team that cannot identify its last clean recovery point cannot honestly bound the recovery impact. It is left choosing between two bad options: disclose early on incomplete information, or wait while it tests restores and risks an unreasonable delay. The provable clean recovery point is the input that lets legal and the CISO put a defensible bound on that side of the impact, one of the larger unknowns in the early hours. The four-business-day clock, step by step: You discover an incident. You investigate scope: what was accessed, what was changed, what you can recover. You make the materiality determination, without unreasonable delay. This is the gating step. The four-business-day clock starts here, at the determination. You file the 8-K describing the material nature, scope, timing, and impact. Step three is where recovery evidence shapes whether the next four days are a controlled disclosure or a scramble. The clock starts at the materiality call, and you cannot make that call without recovery evidence. Related events count as one incident The rule does not let an attacker\u0026rsquo;s campaign be sliced into immaterial pieces. The SEC defines a cybersecurity incident to include a series of related unauthorized occurrences, so several smaller events that turn out to be related must be assessed together for materiality. Whether events are related is, again, a scoping and recovery question. If you cannot see how far the intrusion reached and which recovery points it touched, you cannot tell whether last month\u0026rsquo;s anomaly and today\u0026rsquo;s encryption are one incident or two. Understating that scope is how a disclosure becomes a misstatement after the fact. The annual disclosure invites the same question Item 106 is the slower-burning exposure. It asks you to describe, in writing and on the record, how you assess and manage material cyber risk and how the board oversees it. A recovery program you cannot evidence produces vague Item 106 language. Vague language is fine until an incident, at which point the disclosure is read against what actually happened, and a gap between the two is the kind of thing that draws
1scrutiny. RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery covers why backup metrics are not the recovery evidence this disclosure implies. What legal should be able to ask the CISO now The time to build this is before the clock starts. A general counsel preparing for Item 1.05 should be able to get a fast answer to a short list: Which Tier 0 and Tier 1 services have a current recovery point with clean-copy evidence? For those services, how far back is that clean point? Who is authorized to approve return to production, and what evidence do they sign against? Can we produce a timestamped record of the recovery decision after the fact? If those answers take days to assemble, the materiality determination will too. Building that answer ahead of time is what the security-leader page is about: measuring the gap to the last proven clean recovery point so legal opens the materiality conversation with evidence, not a status meeting. Build the evidence before you need it Map your Tier 0 services to a current clean recovery point with a Recovery Posture Assessment, so the recovery facts behind the materiality call are ready when the clock starts, not assembled under it. Run a Recovery Posture Assessment Sources [1] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies , press release 2023-139, July 26, 2023 [2] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure, Small Entity Compliance Guide . Implements the final rules adopted July 26, 2023 (Release No. 33-11216; effective September 5, 2023) [3] Elastio, Ransomware Recovery Starts With a Provable Clean Recovery Point [4] Elastio, RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery [5] Elastio, Active Cyber Resilience for Security Leaders"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"A defense contractor can hold a clean CMMC assessment and still lose access to its own controlled unclassified information for a week to ransomware. The certificate measures whether you keep CUI confidential. It says almost nothing about whether you can get it back. The gap is easy to miss because CMMC feels thorough while you prepare for it. The program rule, 32 CFR Part 170, became effective on 16 December 2024 , and the assessment is demanding. Its demand is pointed almost entirely at protecting CUI from disclosure, not at proving you can recover it after a destructive attack. What CMMC certifies CMMC Level 2, the level that applies to contractors handling CUI, incorporates the 110 security requirements of NIST SP 800-171 Revision 2 by reference. An assessment checks those requirements against the 320 objectives in NIST SP 800-171A. NIST has since published Revision 3, but 32 CFR Part 170 points to Revision 2, so Revision 2 is the version a CMMC assessment uses today. The standard does include an incident response family. Requirement 3.6.1 calls for an operational incident-handling capability that covers preparation, detection, analysis, containment, and recovery. That is a process requirement. It asks you to have a capability, not to demonstrate that a specific recovery point is clean and restorable. 800-171 was written for one purpose: protecting CUI from unauthorized disclosure. Confidentiality is the design goal, which is why nearly every requirement maps to access, encryption, monitoring, or media handling. Availability and clean recovery were never the objective, so the absence of a recovery-proof requirement is by design rather than an oversight. The incident response family reinforces this. Requirement 3.6.2 covers tracking and reporting incidents, and 3.6.3 requires testing the incident response capability. Testing the capability means exercising the plan. It does not mean restoring a system and confirming the recovered data is free of the attacker. The recovery blind spot in 800-171 The clearest way to see the gap is the one control that names backups. Requirement 3.8.9 says to \u0026ldquo;protect the confidentiality of backup CUI at storage locations.\u0026rdquo; It sits in the Media Protection family, and it is about keeping backups encrypted and secret. That is a confidentiality control. It does nothing to confirm the backup is free of ransomware, restorable, or current enough to matter. A contractor can satisfy 3.8.9 in full with an encrypted backup that happens to contain the attacker, and the assessment will not catch it. The standard CMMC is built on contains exactly one backup-specific requirement, and it protects the secrecy of the backup, not its recoverability. That is the property you actually need after ransomware, and the assessment does not measure it. CUI availability is the exposure the certificate misses For a defense contractor, ransomware threatens CUI on two fronts. One is disclosure: many ransomware crews now exfiltrate before they encrypt, and stolen CUI is exactly what makes the defense base a target. That front is what CMMC is built to defend. The other is availability, and it is the side the certificate barely measures. Encrypted engineering data, program files, and delivery systems may never leave the building, and the program still stops while they are locked. A contractor that cannot produce its CUI cannot meet milestones, ship, or invoice, certified or not. The CMMC certificate on the wall does not shorten that outage by an hour, because availability and clean restoration were never what it measured. Scenario Picture a midsize supplier with a passing Level 2 assessment. Ransomware encrypts the file share holding CUI for an active program after dwelling for two weeks. Its backups are encrypted at rest, exactly as 3.8.9 requires, but the recent ones captured the intrusion. The team spends days restoring candidates to find one that predates the compromise, and the program deliverable slips while it does. The gap flows down to your subcontractors CMMC obligations follow the CUI. A prime contractor that flows CUI down to subcontractors carries their recovery posture as part of its own delivery risk. A subcontractor that is confidentiality-certified but cannot recover the CUI it processes is a single point of failure for the prime\u0026rsquo;s program. The practical step is to extend the same recovery question down the chain: ask subcontractors for the clean-copy evidence the certification does not require, alongside proof of their certificate. What to add beyond the certificate Closing this is not a matter of waiting for a future CMMC level. It is adding the recovery evidence the standard does not ask for. Inspect the backups that hold CUI for ransomware and unauthorized encryption. Keep a named, most-recent clean recovery point for the systems the contract depends on, and hold the evidence. A Level 2 certification also lasts three years, with an annual affirmation in between . Recovery readiness does not hold still that long, because the last clean recovery point changes every day. That makes it a continuous-validation problem rather than a point-in-time checkbox. Ransomware recovery starts with a provable clean recovery point is the practice this calls for. The recovery view for security leaders sets out the clean-copy evidence a prime can ask for and a sub can hold, which is exactly what 3.8.9 never required. Confidentiality is certified. Recoverability is not. Run a Recovery Posture Assessment Find out which side your CUI is on. Inspect the backups that hold CUI and name the most recent recovery point you can prove is clean, by system. Run a Recovery Posture Assessment Sources [1] National Archives, 32 CFR Part 170, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program , effective 16 December 2024 [2] NIST, SP 800-171 Revision 2, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations . Superseded by Revision 3 (May 2024); CMMC continues to reference Revision 2 via 32 CFR Part 170 [3] Elastio, Active Cyber Resilience for Security Leaders [4] Elastio, Ransomware Recovery Starts With a Provable Clean Recovery Point [5] Elastio, Recovery Posture Assessment [6] NIST, SP 800-171A, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Most CSF mappings spend their budget on Protect. Firewalls, access control, encryption, and immutable storage are easy to point at and easy to audit. Ransomware is not decided there. It is decided in Detect, Respond, and Recover, and the 2024 release added Govern to put the board in the loop. NIST CSF 2.0 is a voluntary framework, not a regulation. That is what makes it the right organizing model for this: the regulations that do carry force, from disclosure rules to sector directives, map back to these six functions. Get the framework mapping right and the compliance mappings get easier. A ransomware program mapped to CSF 2.0 stands or falls on the RECOVER function, which is the part most organizations underbuild. The six functions in one pass CSF 2.0 organizes outcomes into six functions, per the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 : Govern (GV): the risk-management strategy, expectations, and policy are set, communicated, and monitored. Identify (ID): the assets, data, and dependencies that matter are known. Protect (PR): safeguards limit the likelihood and impact of an event. Detect (DE): possible compromises are found. Respond (RS): action is taken on a detected incident. Recover (RC): assets and operations are restored. For ransomware, the center of gravity sits in the last three functions, plus the new first one. RECOVER is the function programs underbuild CSF 2.0 restructured the RECOVER function into two categories: Incident Recovery Plan Execution (RC.RP) and Incident Recovery Communication (RC.CO). The first is the work of restoring systems and operations from a recovery plan. The second is coordinating that recovery with internal teams and external stakeholders. The quiet failure is treating RC.RP as a backup line item. A recovery plan that has never been executed against compromised data is a Protect artifact wearing a Recover label. It proves copies exist. It does not prove the copies restore clean. For ransomware, RC.RP is not operationally credible until you can point to a recovery point you have tested and shown to be free of compromise. A completed backup job does not clear that bar. NIST SP 800-184 , the guide for cybersecurity event recovery, is blunt about this: prioritize resources and test recovery against realistic scenarios before the incident. That testing is what turns RC.RP from a document into a capability. RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery covers why a backup schedule is the wrong evidence for this function. GOVERN is where accountability lives The GOVERN function is the headline change in 2.0. It establishes that cybersecurity risk is a governance responsibility, with strategy, roles, and oversight set and monitored at the top. For recovery, GOVERN is where the uncomfortable questions belong. Who owns the decision to return a system to production after ransomware? Does the board see the actual recovery posture, or a backup-success summary? This is also the function where external obligations land: disclosure rules and sector directives that hold leadership accountable for recovery are, in framework terms, GOVERN requirements with a legal penalty attached. A program that maps Protect in detail and leaves GOVERN as a policy stub has the accountability backwards. Detect and Respond happen at the data layer For ransomware, Detect and Respond cannot stop at the endpoint and the network. The recovery data itself has to be in scope. DETECT, applied to recovery, means inspecting the stored data, including backups, snapshots, and object versions, for ransomware and unauthorized encryption. RESPOND means acting on what that inspection finds: separating compromised recovery points from clean ones and flagging the difference before anyone restores. A program that detects intrusions on live systems but never inspects the backups is blind to whether its recovery points are already poisoned. Ransomware recovery starts with a provable clean recovery point is the operational version of these two functions working together. How to evidence each function for recovery A mapping is only useful if each function points to something you can produce on demand. This is the test that separates a framework poster from a recovery program. CSF 2.0 function The ransomware-recovery question it answers Evidence that it is real Govern (GV) Who owns the recovery decision, and does the board see the posture? A named decision owner and board-level reporting of clean-recovery status Identify (ID) Which services and data must come back first? A tiered service inventory with dependencies mapped Protect (PR) Can the recovery data be deleted or altered? Immutability and access controls on backups Detect (DE) Is there ransomware or encryption inside the stored data? Inspection findings on backups, snapshots, and object versions Respond (RS) Can clean copies be separated from compromised ones? Compromised recovery points quarantined and flagged before restore Recover (RC) Which copy restores clean, and has the path been tested? The most recent clean recovery point and its test result, by service The DETECT and RECOVER rows are where most programs cannot fill the evidence column. Filling them means inspecting recovery data for ransomware and encryption, naming the most recent recovery point confirmed clean, and keeping the test result that proves it. What Is Recovery Assurance? lays out that capability and maps it to the RECOVER outcomes CSF leaves you to evidence on your own. Score your own RECOVER function honestly. For each Tier 0 service, can you produce the clean recovery point and the test result today? The Recovery Posture Assessment runs that check against your estate and surfaces the cells you cannot fill yet. Run a Recovery Posture Assessment Score your RECOVER function against your own estate and find the evidence cells you cannot fill yet, by service. Run a Recovery Posture Assessment Sources [1] NIST, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, NIST.CSWP.29 , February 26, 2024 [2] NIST, SP 800-184, Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery , December 2016 [3] Elastio, RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery [4] Elastio, Ransomware Recovery Starts With a Provable Clean Recovery Point [5] Elastio, What Is Recovery Assurance? [6] Elastio, Recovery Posture Assessment"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"NIS2 lists backup management, disaster recovery, and business continuity as measures you are required to have. The directive moved cybersecurity risk management into law for essential and important entities across the EU. Member States had to bring NIS2 into national law by 17 October 2024 , so the transposition deadline has passed. Enforceability runs through each Member State\u0026rsquo;s implementing law and competent authority, and transposition has moved unevenly. The Commission opened infringement proceedings in late 2024 and, by May 2025, had escalated to reasoned opinions against 19 Member States that still had not notified full transposition. The obligations are in force; the national rulebooks that carry them are still landing. NIS2 turns recovery into a legal duty with a reporting deadline attached. The question it will not let you answer with a green dashboard is whether the data you bring back is clean. What NIS2 actually requires of recovery Article 21(2) sets the baseline measures. Two of them carry the recovery weight. Point (b) requires incident handling . Point (c) requires \u0026ldquo;business continuity, such as backup management and disaster recovery, and crisis management.\u0026rdquo; That wording is broad on purpose. It tells you to manage backups and plan disaster recovery. It does not define a standard for proving a recovery point is safe to restore, which means the assessor reads the policy you wrote and the test evidence you can show. A documented backup policy clears the first bar. It does not answer the question a ransomware incident asks, which is whether the newest recovery point predates the intrusion. RPO and RTO targets are still useful here, and RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery walks through why a healthy backup schedule can still hide an unrecoverable estate. The 72-hour clock turns recovery into a disclosure problem Article 23 sets a three-stage reporting obligation for any significant incident. An early warning is due within 24 hours of becoming aware of it. A fuller notification is due within 72 hours, and it has to include an initial assessment of the incident, \u0026ldquo;including its severity and impact.\u0026rdquo; A final report follows within one month, per Article 23 . The 72-hour notification is the trap. You cannot honestly describe how bad an incident is until you know
1which systems have a clean recovery point and how far back it sits. At hour 72 you are not reporting how the attacker got in. You are reporting what you can still get back, and that number has to be real. A team that is still testing restores at hour 60 is not assessing impact. It is discovering it, against the clock, in front of a regulator. Management signs for this NIS2 does not leave accountability with the security team. Article 20 requires management bodies to approve the cybersecurity risk-management measures, to oversee their implementation, and it provides that they \u0026ldquo;can be held liable\u0026rdquo; for the entity\u0026rsquo;s failures. Members of management bodies are also required to follow training . Approval without evidence is the exposure. How that liability is enforced is shaped by each Member State\u0026rsquo;s transposing law, so the specifics vary. The underlying problem does not: signing off on a recovery posture you cannot see evidence for means endorsing a control you could not defend if it failed. What you actually have to be able to prove The gap between a NIS2-compliant policy and a defensible one is evidence. Each required measure maps to something an assessor, a regulator, or your own incident commander can ask for and you should be able to produce. Picture an important entity with a tidy backup and continuity policy. Ransomware dwells for nine days before detonation. Every nightly job in that window succeeded, so the policy looks honored. At hour 48 of the Article 23 clock, the team cannot say which recovery point is clean, and it spends the rest of the window restoring candidates one at a time to find out. That is the gap proactive recovery-point inspection closes. The Active Cyber Resilience Platform inspects backups, snapshots, and object versions for ransomware and malware and names the most recent recovery point confirmed clean, which is the artifact Article 21(2)(c) circles without defining. Ransomware recovery starts with a provable clean recovery point walks through how that copy gets identified and held. For the board and regulator side, the security-leader view covers the recovery attestation that makes the Article 20 sign-off defensible. The supply-chain measure extends the proof to your vendors Article 21(2)(d) requires supply-chain security, and it is one of the measures NIS2 emphasizes. For an essential or important entity, a meaningful share of operational risk sits in suppliers: the managed service provider, the SaaS platform, the backup vendor itself. If a supplier that holds or processes your critical data is hit, your continuity depends on their recovery as much as your own. The evidence standard does not change at the contract boundary. A supplier that cannot show which of your recovery points is clean is a gap in your own Article 21 posture. The practical move is to ask vendors for the same artifact you hold yourself: the most recent clean recovery point and the test result behind it. A supplier attestation that stops at backup-job success has the same blind spot a green dashboard does. How this differs from DORA If you operate in financial services, you are likely managing both. DORA is the sector-specific regime for financial entities and runs deeper on testing and third-party risk; DORA: What CISOs Must Prove About Recovery in 2026 covers that obligation. NIS2 is the broad baseline across eighteen sectors. Where both apply, the sector-specific financial rules generally govern under NIS2\u0026rsquo;s treatment of equivalent sector-specific acts, but the recovery evidence each one wants is the same artifact. Map your in-scope services to a current clean recovery point now, not during the next incident. A Recovery Posture Assessment shows which in-scope services have a clean recovery point you could actually name before hour 72. Know your clean recovery point before hour 72 A Recovery Posture Assessment shows which in-scope services have a recovery point you could name today, not discover under the Article 23 clock. Request a Recovery Posture Assessment References [1] European Union, Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2 Directive) , Official Journal of the European Union, 27 December 2022. Articles 20 (governance), 21 (cybersecurity risk-management measures), and 23 (reporting obligations). [2] Elastio, The Active Cyber Resilience Platform . [3] Elastio, Active Cyber Resilience for Security Leaders . [4] Elastio, RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery . [5] Elastio, Ransomware Recovery Starts With a Provable Clean Recovery Point . [6] Elastio, DORA: What CISOs Must Prove About Recovery in 2026 . [7] European Commission, Commission calls on 19 Member States to fully transpose the NIS2 Directive , reasoned opinions, 7 May 2025. [8] Elastio, Recovery Posture Assessment ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"What Is Cyberstorage? A Definition for Ransomware-Era Storage Most storage security answers one question: who is allowed to change or delete this data? Cyberstorage answers a second one: is the data already sitting in storage clean? Gartner \u0026ldquo;The concept of cyberstorage is about actively defending storage systems by preventing attacks, detecting breaches early and blocking attacks as they happen. It also supports capabilities such as analytics, forensic analysis and intelligent recovery. This proactive approach minimizes the overall impact of a breach.\u0026rdquo; Gartner, Infographic: Enhance Cybersecurity With Cyberstorage In this piece, cyberstorage means storage that actively defends the data it holds. It inspects stored data for ransomware, malware, and unauthorized encryption, and it produces evidence about whether a given copy passed those checks. The term is newer than the idea, and definitions still vary by vendor. Conventional storage security stops at access and retention: encryption at rest, role-based access, write-once-read-many locks, deletion holds. Those controls govern who can touch a copy. They say nothing about what the copy has become. Immutability proves a copy cannot be altered. Cyberstorage checks whether the copy was already compromised when it was written. That gap exists because attackers now target recovery data on purpose. MITRE ATT\u0026CK tracks the behavior as Inhibit System Recovery , where adversaries delete shadow copies, disable recovery features, and remove backup catalogs, and as Data Encrypted for Impact , where they encrypt data in place to deny access. CISA\u0026rsquo;s #StopRansomware Guide tells defenders to maintain offline, encrypted, and tested backups for exactly this reason. A storage layer that cannot tell clean data from compromised data leaves that final judgment to the people standing on the recovery bridge at 3 a.m. Three capabilities separate cyberstorage from ordinary storage: Detection inside the data. It examines stored content for ransomware, malware, and unauthorized or anomalous encryption, beyond access logs and integrity hashes. Clean-copy identification. It can point to the most recent copy with evidence that it passed ransomware, malware, and unauthorized-e
1ncryption checks. Restorable evidence. It records findings that a recovery team, auditor, or insurer can use to defend a restore decision. How cyberstorage differs from immutable backup and cyber vaulting Immutable backup, cyber vaulting, and cyberstorage are often discussed as if they were the same control. They solve different parts of the problem, and a recovery program usually needs all three. Capability Immutable backup / WORM Cyber vaulting (isolated copy) Cyberstorage Blocks change or deletion of the copy Yes Yes Yes Isolates the copy from the production blast radius Partial Yes Varies by deployment Detects ransomware or encryption inside the stored data No Not by default Yes Identifies the most recent clean copy No Only with an added inspection layer Yes Produces evidence a copy is clean No Only with an added inspection layer Yes Immutability is a retention control. AWS implements it through S3 Object Lock and Backup Vault Lock , which can deny deletion and lifecycle changes inside a retention window, including by privileged users. That stops an attacker from destroying the copy. It does not stop the attacker from having encrypted the data before the copy was written. Cyber vaulting adds isolation. An isolated, immutable copy is harder for an intruder to reach, and isolated recovery copies are one recovery architecture pattern. The rise of cyber vaulting walks through that approach. Isolation reduces the chance the copy is tampered with after the fact. It still does not inspect what is inside the copy. A vault full of clean-looking but already-encrypted recovery points is a well-protected dead end. Cyberstorage is the inspection layer that those two controls are missing. It treats the contents of a copy as the thing to verify, rather than the perimeter around it. Map cyberstorage against the six NIST CSF functions The clearest way to evaluate a cyberstorage claim is to hold it against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and its six functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. Encryption, access control, and immutability live almost entirely under Protect. That is where most storage security stops, and it is why a storage estate can pass an access-control audit and still fail a ransomware recovery. Storage earns the cyberstorage label when it also supports Detect, Respond, and Recover. Protect alone is not enough. Detect means the storage layer can find ransomware, malware, or unauthorized encryption in the data it holds. Respond means it can separate compromised copies from clean ones and flag the difference before anyone restores. Recover means it can identify and validate a clean copy and produce the evidence behind that choice. Govern and Identify wrap the program: knowing which data matters, who owns the recovery decision, and what evidence the board and regulators expect. Run that test against any storage or backup product. If every claim it makes falls under Protect, it is immutable storage with good marketing, not cyberstorage. The failure mode cyberstorage is built to close Here is the scenario that immutability and isolation alone cannot solve. An intruder gains access and stages malware or begins low-and-slow encryption days before anyone notices. Every backup job in that window succeeds, and every copy is written to immutable, isolated storage exactly as designed, so the dashboards stay green. When detonation happens and the incident opens, the recovery team reaches for the newest recovery point. That recovery point is immutable, isolated, and compromised, so restoring it does not bring back the business. The retention control worked; the recovery still failed, and the team burns hours testing copies one by one to find a clean one, if there even is one. This is the gap What Is Recovery Assurance? and ransomware recovery starts with a provable clean recovery point both turn on. Closing that gap is the job of detection at the storage layer. Our Active Cyber Resilience Platform inspects backups, snapshots, and object versions for ransomware and malware, identifies the most recent recovery point confirmed clean, and tracks the distance between now and that copy as Resilience RPO. That number, not the backup schedule, is what tells a recovery team how far back it has to reach to restore with evidence. How to evaluate a cyberstorage claim Vendors will attach the word to products that only do retention. Five questions separate detection from packaging: Does it inspect the contents of stored data for ransomware and unauthorized encryption, or only verify hashes and access logs? Can it name the most recent recovery point with evidence it is clean, for a specific service, on demand? Does its detection cover the cloud-native sources you actually restore from, including snapshots, object versions, and database recovery points, rather than a single appliance? Does it produce findings a recovery team can act on at 3 a.m. and an auditor can read afterward? Does it measure recovery readiness as the age of the last clean copy, or only as backup-job success? If the answers live in separate tools that cannot be joined by service, the storage layer is not yet doing the cyberstorage job. Endpoint detection will not cover this gap Existing endpoint detection is the usual reason teams assume ransomware is already handled, but it watches live systems and processes, not data at rest. It does not inspect backups, snapshots, and object stores, and attackers can disable, degrade, or tamper with the defensive tooling itself, a behavior MITRE ATT\u0026CK catalogs as Disable or Modify Tools . The recovery data you fall back on after the endpoints are gone is exactly the data endpoint detection never examined. Pick the ten services your business cannot run without. For each one, find the most recent copy with clean-copy evidence, the source of that evidence, and the storage layer that produced it. Bring those ten to your next Recovery Assessment and see how many have an answer. See which critical services have a provable clean copy A Recovery Assessment maps your most important services to the most recent recovery point with clean-copy evidence, and shows where that answer is missing today. Request a Recovery Assessment References [1] NIST, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, NIST.CSWP.29 , February 26, 2024. [2] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, Inhibit System Recovery, T1490 . [3] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, Data Encrypted for Impact, T1486 . [4] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, Disable or Modify Tools, T1685 . [5] CISA, FBI, NSA, and MS-ISAC, #StopRansomware Guide , revised October 19, 2023. [6] AWS, Using S3 Object Lock , Amazon S3 User Guide. [7] AWS, AWS Backup Vault Lock , AWS Backup Developer Guide. [8] Elastio, The Active Cyber Resilience Platform ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"7 Questions Every CEO Should Ask the CIO Before Trusting the Cyber Recovery Plan The cyber recovery plan does not fail in the slide deck. It fails in the first hours after the incident is declared, when a small number of named people are expected to make decisions they have never made before, with evidence they cannot yet produce, under a clock the CEO does not control. The technology gap is real. For the CEO, the decision-chain gap is often the one that shows up first. A cyber recovery plan that cannot name, by job title, who decides each step is not a plan. It is an org chart with hope attached. The seven questions below are the ones a CEO can ask in a fifteen-minute review, with no technical preparation, that will expose where the plan is rehearsed and where it is theory. Short Answer Before trusting a cyber recovery plan, a CEO should ask the CIO who can declare a recovery point clean, what evidence supports that decision, where security hands off to operations, who can override the runbook, who owns regulatory and customer clocks, and when the plan was last exercised against production-equivalent data. Why the human decision chain matters In Sophos\u0026rsquo;s 2024 ransomware research, attackers attempted to compromise backups in 94% of ransomware incidents and succeeded in 57% of attempts, based on a vendor-agnostic survey of 5,000 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 14 countries . The technology fight to keep recovery data viable has no shortage of attention. What sits behind the technology is less rehearsed. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 introduced the Govern function alongside Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover, moving cybersecurity risk strategy, expectations, and policy into the same operating model as the technical control. IBM\u0026rsquo;s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach analysis puts the global mean time to identify and contain a breach at 241 days. Detection dominates that number, but containment and recovery are where the decision chain becomes visible. Work slows when one named person cannot be reached, one role cannot be reassigned, or one decision was never assigned in the first place. Recovery is engineering. The hours before recovery starts are governance. 1. Who is authorized to declare a recovery point clean? Who is their named backup? The first delay in a ransomware incident is often not restore speed. It is locating the person whose authority it is to declare a recovery point safe to restore from, and then re-confirming that authority while leadership is still validating the incident scope. A real answer names two people, by role and by name, with delegations on file. It does not say \u0026ldquo;the recovery team will determine.\u0026rdquo; It does not assume the CISO will be reachable. It does not assume the CIO has the authority to make the call alone. Press for the second name. The CISA #StopRansomware Guide tells organizations to follow an approved incident response plan and maintain response contacts with 24x7 contact information, roles, and responsibilities. If the plan answers \u0026ldquo;the CIO,\u0026rdquo; ask what happens when the CIO is on a plane, on PTO, or compromised by the same incident. 2. What sits on the desk when that declaration is made? A declaration is only as good as the evidence behind it. \u0026ldquo;We checked the backups\u0026rdquo; is not evidence. A dashboard screenshot alone is not evidence either. A defensible answer is a recovery-point integrity report: dated, signed by the validator, describing what was inspected, what was skipped, the methodology used, and the malware signatures or behavioral checks that produced the verdict. The report should be auditable months later, by an insurer, a regulator, or a board committee. Ask the CIO to walk through last quarter\u0026rsquo;s report. If no such artifact exists, the recovery plan terminates at a verbal assertion. If the company later determines that the incident is material, legal and leadership may have to work from that assertion while the Form 8-K Item 1.05 clock is running. The CEO does not need the report to be perfect. The CEO needs the report to exist. 3. At what point does responsibility hand off from security to operations? Who signs the hand-off? Cyber recovery has two distinct phases, run by two distinct teams. Security investigates whether the recovery point predates the compromise. Operations restores the workload. The hand-off between them is where many plans lose time. If the hand-off is informal, operations will start restoring before security has signed off, or security will hold the line long after operations could have moved. Either failure mode extends downtime, regulatory exposure, and reinfection risk. A credible plan defines the hand-off as a named gate, with an artifact, an approver, and a logged time. NIST Special Publication 800-184 , the federal guide to cybersecurity event recovery, emphasizes prioritized resources, playbook development, realistic test scenarios, and lessons learned. The operational version of that guidance is a recovery plan with decision gates that are visible before the incident. Ask who signs the hand-off, in writing, while the clock is running. If no one does, the plan has a sequence, not a controlled gate. 4. What is the first decision the runbook does not answer? And who answers it? Every honest runbook has a known gap. The gap might be a workload type that has never been exercised, a third-party SaaS dependency with
1no documented recovery procedure, or a regulatory question the legal team has not yet ruled on. A CIO who claims the runbook covers everything is presenting a slide deck, not a runbook. A CIO who can describe the first gap, who owns answering it, and what the team is expected to do while waiting, is presenting an operating model. The question separates the runbook the team would actually use from the runbook the team would actually rewrite. It also gives the CEO a real risk to track and fund, instead of a generic capability gap to point at. 5. Who can override the runbook under pressure? What is logged when they do? Real incidents produce overrides. A workload comes back differently than expected. A recovery point has to be re-validated. A dependency turns out to be missing. The plan should name an override authority and require every override to be logged at the time it is made, with the reason and the alternative path chosen. Logs reconstructed after the incident are not logs. They are a narrative. The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act requires financial entities to document their ICT risk management framework, test business continuity and response and recovery measures, and feed post-incident analysis back into the program. A real-time override log is the practical artifact that makes that review possible. The override question protects the organization from a worse failure than a missed recovery point: a recovery the organization cannot reconstruct after the fact. A board cannot defend what no one wrote down. 6. Who owns the regulatory and customer clock while the team is restoring? Recovery runs on one clock. Disclosure runs on a different clock. They are not the same clock and they are not held by the same people. The SEC Form 8-K Item 1.05 rule requires public registrants to disclose a material cybersecurity incident within four business days of the materiality determination. Insurers set their own notification windows in the policy. Customer contracts may compress the window further. Each clock is held by a different stakeholder, and each can run while engineers are still validating recovery points. If the CEO is the only person who knows that the SEC clock has started, the plan has a coordination failure embedded in it. Disclosure, insurer notification, regulator notification, and customer communication should each have a named owner, a named alternate, and a single dashboard that tracks each clock. A CEO who learns about a missed disclosure window after the recovery is complete has discovered the recovery plan\u0026rsquo;s blind spot the wrong way. 7. When was the last end-to-end recovery exercise on production-equivalent data? Who was in the room, and what evidence was produced? Tabletop exercises rehearse decisions. They do not rehearse restore mechanics, infrastru
1cture timing, or the interaction between the two. A recovery plan that has only been exercised in tabletop form is a plan that has been read, not run. A credible answer is an exercise conducted in the last twelve months, scoped to production-equivalent data or a controlled clone of production backup data, with the security validation team, the operations restore team, legal, and a board observer present. The exercise produced an artifact: a dated report, a list of decisions made, a list of decisions deferred, and a list of failures observed. If the CIO has no such exercise to cite, the gap is not a tool gap. It is a confidence gap. The Elastio Recovery Assessment is the next step when the organization needs to turn backup confidence into evidence before the next quarterly board review. Tabletops are useful. Tabletops are not restore evidence. What the seven questions add up to The seven questions are not a technical audit. They are a stress test of accountability. A recovery plan that survives them names people, produces artifacts, manages clocks, logs exceptions, and rehearses on production-equivalent data. A plan that fails them may still be defended by the CEO, on a clock the CEO does not control, with evidence the CEO has not yet seen. Ask the seven before the incident. The answers are cheap. The silences are not. Turn backup confidence into recovery evidence The Elastio Recovery Assessment gives you a dated, signed recovery-point integrity report you can bring to the next board review. Request a Recovery Assessment Sources [1] CISA, FBI, NSA, and MS-ISAC, #StopRansomware Guide , September 2023 update. [2] Elastio, Recovery Posture Assessment . [3] European Union, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (Digital Operational Resilience Act) , 14 December 2022. [4] IBM X-Force, 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report: Navigating the AI rush without sidelining security , 2025. [5] NIST, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 , NIST CSWP 29, February 2024. [6] NIST, Special Publication 800-184: Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery , December 2016. [7] SEC, Final Rule: Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure , Release Nos. 33-11216; 34-97989, July 2023. [8] Sophos, The State of Ransomware 2024 , April 2024."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 scans new S3 uploads and new versions, publishing a result through EventBridge, CloudWatch, and optional S3 object tags. On-demand scans extend coverage to existing objects after enablement. That is upload protection. Recovery teams still need a verdict on the specific object version they plan to restore. GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 scans uploads. Recovery teams still need a verdict tied to the specific version they plan to restore. Short answer: what GuardDuty S3 malware scanning does Amazon describes GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 as a protection plan that scans newly uploaded objects and new versions of existing objects in selected S3 buckets. You can run it as part of GuardDuty or as an independent feature without enabling the full GuardDuty service. After the feature is enabled, GuardDuty listens for S3 object-created events, downloads the object through AWS PrivateLink, decrypts and scans it in an isolated same-Region environment, then deletes the downloaded copy after scan metadata is processed. AWS lists the triggering event types as PutObject, POST Object, CopyObject, and CompleteMultipartUpload in its how it works documentation . The scan engine is file-based, not live behavioral detonation. AWS says the GuardDuty malware detection scan engine uses IoCs, YARA-based detections, heuristic and ML models, signatures, and known-bad file hashes. The same page says the engine can detect malware types such as ransomware, cryptominers, and webshells, but does not perform live behavioral analysis of a sample executing in a real system. How to enable malware scanning for S3 with GuardDuty AWS supports setup through the GuardDuty console, API, CLI, CloudFormation, and infrastructure-as-code tools. In the console flow, you choose the Region, select an S3 bucket in the same account and Region, choose whether to scan the whole bucket or up to five object prefixes, decide whether GuardDuty should tag scanned objects, and provide or create the IAM role GuardDuty uses to read and optionally tag objects. The AWS enablement guide also notes that API or CLI setup requires the IAM role policy before you create the Malware Protection plan. The tagging decision matters. If you enable object tagging before new objects arrive, GuardDuty can add the GuardDutyMalwareScanStatus tag after a scan with values such as NO_THREATS_FOUND, THREATS_FOUND, UNSUPPORTED, ACCESS_DENIED, or FAILED. AWS recommends enabling tagging during setup because tags added after a scan begins will not be applied retroactively to objects already scanned. GuardDuty does not turn the upload path into a blocking gate by itself. AWS documents tag-based access control as a separate S3 bucket policy pattern, such as denying GetObject and GetObjectVersion unless the object has a GuardDutyMalwareScanStatus value of NO_THREATS_FOUND. Quotas and unsupported S3 cases that matter A protected bucket is only the starting point. The recovery question depends on whether the specific object or version falls inside GuardDuty\u0026rsquo;s supported S3 surface and quota envelope. Limit Default Recovery implication Maximum S3 object size scanned 100 GB Larger objects are not scanned unless AWS Support grants an exception for the use case. Extracted archive bytes 100 GB Archives expanding beyond this limit are skipped. Extracted files per archive 10,000 Archives with more files are skipped. Maximum archive depth 5 levels Files nested beyond the limit are skipped. Protected buckets per account per Region 25 Large estates need explicit bucket selection. Object prefixes per protected bucket 5 Prefix-level scoping can leave other parts of the bucket outside automatic scanning. AWS lists the object, archive, and protected-bucket limits in Quotas in Malware Protection for S3 . The five-prefix limit appears in the how it works and enablement documentation. Several S3 configurations also change the answer. The AWS supportability matrix says Malware Protection for S3 does not support S3 Express One Zone directory buckets, S3 on Outposts, SSE-C encrypted objects, or client-side encrypted objects. Glacier Flexible Retrieval and Glacier Deep Archive objects must be restored before they can be scanned. The main GuardDuty S3 page also says the protected bucket must be in the same Region where you enable the protection plan. Why an upload scan isn\u0026rsquo;t a recovery verdict GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 only scans writes after you enable it. Objects already in the bucket do not get a verdict through continuous monitoring until you submit an on-demand scan , and the API call only confirms the request was accepted. The result lands later through EventBridge and, if tagging is enabled, the object tag. You still have to monitor for completion and errors. That matters when a re
1covery decision lands on a specific artifact. Picture a versioned application bucket where GuardDuty was enabled six months ago and compromised credentials had access before that date. Recent versions carry GuardDutyMalwareScanStatus tags; older candidate versions do not. On-demand scans by version ID will produce verdicts, but only after each request runs to completion. The verdict that matters is on the specific version, not the bucket and not a pending scan request. Why \u0026ldquo;no malware found\u0026rdquo; doesn\u0026rsquo;t mean safe to restore GuardDuty\u0026rsquo;s detection model hunts against known indicators of compromise. That makes it well-suited for identifying malware, but it is not designed to detect encryption. That distinction matters because modern ransomware campaigns frequently encrypt data without leaving a detectable payload behind. No dropper. No C2 beacon. No file with a known hash or YARA signature. The encryption itself is the only artifact of the attack in the data. A GuardDuty malware hunt on a versioned S3 bucket will return NO_THREATS_FOUND on an object whose contents have been silently encrypted before upload. The scan is accurate: there is no malware present. But the object is still unrestorable. It may be encrypted, corrupted, or structurally invalid in ways that only appear when a workload tries to read it. That is the recovery question GuardDuty is not designed to answer. Knowing an object carries no known malware is not the same as knowing it is safe to restore. Those are different verdicts, and during an incident, you need the latter. We cover how the two layers work together in Elastio \u0026times; AWS GuardDuty: Automated scans triggered by GuardDuty malware findings . Where this leaves an AWS recovery design AWS\u0026rsquo;s cyber-resilience reference approach (May 2026) layers validation behind deletion-protected backup storage: AWS Backup Restore Testing, GuardDuty Malware Protection on restored volumes, AWS Marketplace partner solutions for content-level ransomware scanning inside backup contents, workload-specific integrity checks, and log review. GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 covers the upload side. Content-level scanning of backup contents sits in the partner layer. AWS names Elastio in related restore-testing and S3 vault guidance. The AWS Backup restore-testing reference architecture lists APN solutions such as Elastio for threat detection during restore testing. The Sheltered Harbor data-vault guidance lists Elastio for S3 ransomware and malware scanning. In practice, that means scanning EC2 and EBS recovery points via the elastio:action=scan tag , covering S3, EFS, and VMware through AWS Backup Restore Tests , and routing the per-artifact verdict to AWS Security Hub so responders can work from the AWS security workflow they already use during an incident. Enable GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 where uploads are the threat. Use restore testing and content-level scanning where the restore decision is the question. Common questions about GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 Does GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 scan existing objects? Yes, through on-demand scans after the bucket has a Malware Protection plan. Continuous monitoring applies to new S3 uploads. On-demand scan requests still require result monitoring, and AWS pricing documentation says on-demand scanning is not included in the monthly free tier. Does enabling it block malicious uploads? No. GuardDuty scans after upload and publishes a result. Blocking reads or version access requires a separate control, such as the AWS tag-based access-control pattern that denies access unless the scan tag is clean. Does GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 prove a bucket is safe to restore? No. It provides object-level malware scan results for covered uploads and submitted on-demand scans. A safe-restore decision requires a completed verdict on the exact object version, recovery point, snapshot, or restored data set the team plans to use. The GuardDuty and Elastio comparison maps the detection layers, where each one stops, and how recovery evidence changes the restore decision. Find the Recovery Points You Can Actually Trust See where your S3 and AWS Backup verdicts stop and where Elastio extends them to the specific recovery point you plan to use. Request a Recovery Assessment Sources [1] AWS, GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3 , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [2] AWS, How does Malware Protection for S3 work? , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [3] AWS, GuardDuty malware detection scan engine , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [4] AWS, Enabling Malware Protection for S3 for your bucket , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [5] AWS, Using tag-based access control with Malware Protection for S3 , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [6] AWS, Quotas in Malware Protection for S3 , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [7] AWS, Supportability of Amazon S3 features , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [8] AWS, On-demand S3 malware scan in GuardDuty , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [9] AWS, Pricing and usage cost for Malware Protection for S3 , Amazon GuardDuty User Guide. [10] Elastio, Elastio vs. AWS GuardDuty . [11] Elastio Help Center, Protect AWS Backup Recovery Points . [12] Elastio Help Center, Protect Recovery Points Via AWS Backup Restore Tests . [13] Elastio, AWS Security Hub integration . [14] AWS Architecture Blog, Cyber resilience on AWS: A reference approach for recovery from ransomware and destructive events . [15] AWS Storage Blog, Validate recovery readiness with AWS Backup restore testing . [16] AWS for Industries, Building a Sheltered Harbor compliant data vault on AWS ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Six months ago we introduced the Elastio x AWS GuardDuty integration: when GuardDuty\u0026rsquo;s Malware Protection for S3 or its EBS Volume Scan flags a malicious file, Elastio automatically validates the recovery posture of every backup of that asset. The original post focused on why . Malware detection alone doesn\u0026rsquo;t tell you whether your backups are recoverable, only whether a known signature is present. The integration has since grown up. The v1 design assumed each customer ran one AWS account with GuardDuty enabled. In practice, every security team we talk to has anywhere from three to several hundred AWS accounts, organized under AWS Organizations, owned by different business units, scattered across regions. A per-account integration is a non-starter at that scale. This post walks through the hub-and-spoke deployment model we ship today, and the one design subtlety that trips most operators up on first install. Recap: what the integration does GuardDuty Malware Protection scans objects you upload to S3 and EBS volumes attached to EC2 instances. When it finds something, malware, an EICAR test file, a flagged hash, it emits a high-confidence finding with the exact resource ARN. That finding is Elastio\u0026rsquo;s trigger: we map the impacted resource to every backup we hold for it, run ransomware-grade integrity validation across recovery points, and surface \u0026ldquo;last known clean recovery point\u0026rdquo; instead of just \u0026ldquo;scan returned clean\u0026rdquo;. Two finding types are in scope today: GuardDuty feature Finding type Asset Elastio scans S3 Malware Protection Object:S3/MaliciousFile The S3 bucket EBS Volume Scan Execution:EC2/MaliciousFile The EC2 instance (all attached volumes) AWS emits each finding onto the default EventBridge bus in the account and region where it was detected. To get from there to Elastio we need to (a) forward findings from every account+region, (b) collapse them into a single trusted stream, and (c) deliver them across an account boundary. That\u0026rsquo;s the job of the hub-and-spoke topology. Architecture in one picture Three components, three trust boundaries: Spoke. A thin EventBridge rule on the default bus of every (account, region) pair that has GuardDuty enabled. It matches source: aws.guardduty and forwards each finding to a hub EventBus you nominate. Hub. A single AWS account that hosts the aggregating EventBus, an SQS queue, and a small Lambda forwarder. The Lambda is where the trust boundary is enforced: it re-emits each finding with Source = elastio.guardduty.forwarder , a label Elastio\u0026rsquo;s ingestion service explicitly whitelists. Anything that arrives without that label is dropped. Receiver. The EventBus on Elastio\u0026rsquo;s side that consumes forwarded events and feeds them into the scan-scheduling pipeline. The split is what makes the integration safe to operate at scale. Customer accounts never talk directly to Elastio; the only cross-account boundary they cross is the one to their own hub. The hub is also where you control fan-in. Adding a new spoke is a one-line change to the hub\u0026rsquo;s spoke_account_ids list. Where to deploy what The deployment matrix depends on two numbers: how many AWS accounts have GuardDuty turned on, and how many regions across those accounts. The decision tree above maps those numbers to the right combination of Terraform modules. One account, one region. Run the Hub module. Don\u0026rsquo;t list any spokes. hub_as_spoke_enabled = true (default) sets up the EventBridge rule on the account\u0026rsquo;s default bus itself. One terraform apply and you\u0026rsquo;re done. One account, multiple regions. Run the Hub module in your primary region; run the Spoke module in every other region with GuardDuty enabled. GuardDuty is region-scoped, so each region needs its own forwarder rule. Multiple accounts. Pick one as the hub. Run the Hub module there with spoke_account_ids = [\u003cevery other account\u0026rsquo;s id\u003e] . In each spoke account, run the Spoke module pointing at the hub\u0026rsquo;s EventBus ARN. Don\u0026rsquo;t forget to also run the Spoke module in every additional region of the hub account. hub_as_spoke_enabled only covers the hub\u0026rsquo;s primary region. Standalone Elastio (self-hosted / GovCloud). Same wiring, but the Receiver EventBus lives in your AW
1S account instead of ours. The installer bootstraps the receiver-side queue and IAM role automatically. The subtlety: every (account, region) needs a forwarder We\u0026rsquo;ve watched several customers run terraform apply on the Hub module, see it succeed, and then puzzle over why their EICAR test file never produces an Elastio scan. The almost-universal cause: they assumed the Hub module was all they needed, and the UI\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Add additional spoke account(s), Optional\u0026rdquo; step reinforced that assumption. It is optional, for additional accounts. It is not optional for the hub account itself if hub_as_spoke_enabled is off, or if GuardDuty is enabled in any region other than where the Hub module is deployed. The invariant Every (account, region) pair with GuardDuty enabled needs something, either the Hub module\u0026rsquo;s hub-as-spoke rule (which only covers one pair) or a separately-deployed Spoke module, forwarding to the Hub EventBus. Without it, findings emitted in that pair sit on the default bus and quietly time out. hub_as_spoke_enabled = true now ships as the default to make the common case work out of the box. What happens when a finding fires The sequence above is what happens between AWS detecting a malicious file and Elastio scheduling a scan against it: 1. Detection. AWS GuardDuty writes a finding ( Object:S3/MaliciousFile or Execution:EC2/MaliciousFile ) onto the default EventBridge bus in the account+region where the detection happened. 2. Spoke forward. The Spoke (or hub-as-spoke) rule matches the finding and uses events:PutEvents to forward it cross-account into the Hub EventBus. 3. Hub queue. The Hub EventBus routes it through an internal rule into an SQS queue, which triggers the Lambda forwarder (batch size 10, max concurrency 10). 4. Trusted-sender envelope. The Lambda calls events:PutEvents against the Elastio Receiver EventBus, rewriting Source to elastio.guardduty.forwarder . Everything downstream treats the source as authoritative because the Lambda is the only thing that ever writes this label. 5. Ingestion. On the Elastio side, the Receiver routes the event into an ingestion queue. The ingestion service polls every five minutes, drops anything that doesn\u0026rsquo;t carry the trusted source, resolves the AWS account to a tenant, and looks up the impacted asset. 6. Scan scheduled. If everything matches, Elastio\u0026rsquo;s scan scheduler queues a scan and returns a scan_job_id . The scan executes asynchronously and appears in the UI\u0026rsquo;s Hunts tab tagged with the GuardDuty badge. End-to-end latency on the happy path is a few seconds plus the 5-minute SQS poll cycle. Failures fall into a DLQ at the hub and never disappear silently. Setup: single account From the Integrations page in the Elastio UI, in CloudShell of your hub AWS account: module \"elastio_guardduty_hub\" { source = \"git::https://github.com/elastio/elastio-guardduty.git//infra/modules/internal-routing/hub\" # Copy this ARN from the Elastio UI's GuardDuty integration page elastio_eventbus_arn = \"arn:aws:events:\u003cregion\u003e:\u003celastio-acct\u003e:event-bus/\u003cbus-name\u003e\" # Single account: no need to list spokes. hub-as-spoke is on by default spoke_account_ids = [] hub_as_spoke_enabled = true tags = { Environment = \"production\" ManagedBy = \"Terraform\" } } terraform init \u0026\u0026 terraform apply Upload an EICAR test file to a bucket with Malware Protection enabled, wait 5 to 30 minutes for AWS to scan it, and a Hunt job tagged \u0026ldquo;AWS S3 Hunt, triggered by AWS GuardDuty\u0026rdquo; should appear in the Elastio UI. Setup: multiple accounts In the hub account, the same module with spoke_account_ids populated: module \"elastio_guardduty_hub\" { source = \"git::https://github.com/elastio/elastio-guardduty.git//infra/modules/internal-routing/hub\" elastio_eventbus_arn = \"arn:aws:events:...\" spoke_account_ids = [ \"111111111111\", \"222222222222\", \"333333333333\", ] } Each id listed there is added to the Hub EventBus\u0026rsquo;s resource policy as an allowed events:PutEvents principal. Re-appl
1y the hub module every time you add or remove an account. The policy is rebuilt from the list. Then, in each spoke account (and every region of the hub account other than the primary), run the Spoke module pointing at the hub\u0026rsquo;s event_bus_arn : module \"elastio_guardduty_spoke\" { source = \"git::https://github.com/elastio/elastio-guardduty.git//infra/modules/internal-routing/spoke\" hub_event_bus_arn = \"arn:aws:events:\u003chub-region\u003e:\u003chub-acct\u003e:event-bus/\u003chub-bus-name\u003e\" } For multi-region rollouts the same module gets deployed per region using a per-region provider alias. Terraform handles it cleanly. What\u0026rsquo;s new vs v1 The original integration used a single EventBridge rule per customer account writing directly to a per-tenant EventBus. The current design adds several things that turned out to matter at scale: Buffering and retries. SQS plus a Lambda forwarder sit between the EventBridge rule and the Receiver. Bursts of findings (think: GuardDuty re-scanning hundreds of S3 objects after a policy change) no longer drop, and transient PutEvents failures retry automatically. Anything that fails after the retry budget lands in a DLQ. Hub-as-spoke by default. Single-account customers don\u0026rsquo;t have to know the Hub-vs-Spoke distinction exists; one terraform apply wires up both roles. Cross-region from one TF apply. The Lambda is region-aware. It forwards to a Receiver in any region. Pluggable spoke list. Adding an AWS account to your security perimeter is a one-line diff on the hub module plus one Spoke deployment in the new account. Removal is symmetric. DLQs everywhere. Every queue and EventBridge target has a configured DLQ with sane defaults. Wire it to your alerting for a \u0026ldquo;GuardDuty events not reaching Elastio\u0026rdquo;
1 alarm. Built-in end-to-end testing. A shipped script synthesizes a GuardDuty finding shaped exactly like AWS would emit it, pushes it through the pipeline, and verifies the full ingestion to scan-schedule path within roughly 30 seconds, without waiting on a real GuardDuty scan (5 to 60 minutes). Useful for both day-1 validation and ongoing regression checks. Try it The hub-and-spoke integration is generally available today. If you\u0026rsquo;re already an Elastio customer, the Integrations \u0026rarr; AWS GuardDuty page in the UI walks you through it. If you\u0026rsquo;re evaluating Elastio, reach out and we\u0026rsquo;ll set up an account. For teams running Elastio in standalone mode (self-hosted / GovCloud), the same Hub and Spoke Terraform modules apply. Your Receiver EventBus just lives in your own AWS account, and the installer wires that side up automatically. See the GuardDuty integration end to end Walk through how Elastio turns a GuardDuty malware finding into a verified clean recovery point across every backup of the impacted asset. Compare GuardDuty and Elastio"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"A hospital ransomware audit is not about security. It is about whether the organization can keep care moving when the systems underneath care are no longer trustworthy. That distinction matters for the CISO and the COO. The CISO has to prove the hospital protected electronic protected health information (ePHI), contained the threat, and restored from defensible data. The COO has to prove the hospital can sustain safe clinical operations when EHR access, medication workflows, lab ordering, imaging, claims, or referral systems are impaired. HHS has put the point in plain language: the HHS Cyber Gateway leads with \u0026ldquo; Cyber Safety is Patient Safety .\u0026rdquo; CMS emergency preparedness guidance says cyber attacks can have a massive impact on healthcare organizations and lead to a complete shutdown of operations . The Joint Commission\u0026rsquo;s Cyber Resilience Readiness program uses the same operating frame, emphasizing clinical continuity during cyber-related technology outages , not IT restoration in isolation. The audit question for a hospital is not \u0026ldquo;can IT restore systems?\u0026rdquo; It is \u0026ldquo;can the hospital prove which systems, data, and workflows can be trusted enough to resume patient care?\u0026rdquo; What the audit has to prove Before an HHS/OCR compliance review, CMS emergency preparedness survey discussion, breach investigation, or Joint Commission cyber resilience conversation, a hospital CISO should be able to produce evidence for five things: clinical downtime capability, ePHI system mapping, patient-care recovery data integrity, business associate recovery obligations, and exercised restoration under clinical conditions. The five questions below are written for that evidence review. They expose whether the hospital has operational proof or only a recovery narrative. Why this moved from IT risk to patient-care risk The incident record is no longer theoretical. HHS OCR said the Change Healthcare attack had \u0026ldquo;unprecedented magnitude\u0026rdquo; and affected patient care and privacy, then reported that Change Healthcare had notified OCR that approximately 192.7 million individuals had been impacted as of July 31, 2025. Ascension\u0026rsquo;s FY24 management discussion said its May 8, 2024 cyberattack interrupted access to technology network systems, caused disruptions to certain clinical operations , triggered downtime procedures, and saw EHR access restored across its ministries in mid-June. CommonSpirit disclosed that its October 2022 ransomware attack had an estimated adverse financial impact of approximately $160 million , excluding potential insurance recoveries. The threat pressure is sector-specific. HHS HC3 reported that, as of mid-March 2024, it had tracked 730 attacks against the HPH sector worldwide over the prior six months, more than 530 affecting the U.S. HPH sector, with nearly half ransomware-related. The FBI, CISA, HHS, and MS-ISAC later warned that Interlock actors had been observed encrypting virtual machines and using double extortion after exfiltrating data in the July 22, 2025 #StopRansomware Interlock advisory . That is the context an auditor, board, insurer, or surveyor brings into the room. 1. Which clinical services can continue safely when core systems are down? Start with clinical service, not application name. \u0026ldquo;Epic is down\u0026rdquo; is not an audit answer. \u0026ldquo;Emergency department triage, medication administration, lab ordering, radiology reads, surgery scheduling, and transfer decisions can operate for a defined downtime window under named downtime workflows\u0026rdquo; is closer. The Joint Commission says its Cyber Resilience Readiness program evaluates whether hospitals can maintain safe patient care, coordinate clinical and leadership response during downtime, prepare staff for a substantial cyber incident, and identify risks to clinical continuity. CMS\u0026rsquo;s core emergency preparedness rule elements also include interruptions in communications, including cyber attacks , in risk assessment and emergency planning. That language matters because it pulls the CISO out of a narrow infrastru
1cture conversation and into the COO\u0026rsquo;s world. Ask for the last exercised downtime package by service line: Which clinical workflows were tested without the EHR, patient portal, pharmacy system, lab interface, PACS, or claims clearinghouse? Which paper or alternate workflows were used, and who reconciled them after systems returned? Which patient-safety risks trigger diversion, cancellation, transfer, or executive escalation? Which systems must be restored before the service can return from downtime to normal operation? A downtime procedure that has not been tested with clinical staff is a document, not a patient-care control. 2. Can we map ePHI from care delivery to recovery media? The current HIPAA Security Rule requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI. The HHS Security Rule page links to the January 6, 2025 NPRM, which proposed updates to address increases in breaches and cyberattacks , common OCR investigation deficiencies, and changes in how healthcare is delivered. That NPRM is proposed rulemaking, not a final rule, but it is a useful signal of where OCR expects more concrete evidence. Do not stop at a CMDB export. For ransomware recovery, the useful map connects ePHI to systems, dependencies, and recovery copies: EHR, pharmacy, lab, radiology, revenue cycle, population health, identity, and interface engines that create, receive, maintain, or transmit ePHI. Backup, snapshot, vault, replica, and archive locations for each system. Business associates and subcontractors that touch the workflow or recovery path. Identity, DNS, certificate, network, and device-interface dependencies required to restore the workflow. The owner who can approve restored data for clinical use. HHS\u0026rsquo;s healthcare CPGs make asset inventory an enhanced goal and identify backup strategies under basic incident planning and preparedness. The audit gap is the handoff between those two. If the hospital can inventory systems but cannot trace ePHI to recoverable copies and restore dependencies, recovery planning is still incomplete. 3. Which patient-care recovery data has been validated before it is reintroduced? Backups preserve data. They do not automatically prove the data is safe to use for medication decisions, radiology workflow, claims resubmission, or patient portal access after a compromise. This is where hospital ransomware recovery differs from ordinary disaster recovery. A clean server boot is not enough if the restored data contains encrypted files, malware, altered scripts, tampered interface queues, or attacker-created administrative state. The risk is not only downtime. The risk is restoring data that pushes the hospital back into clinical disruption. Ask for recovery validation evidence by clinical service: The newest validated recovery point for EHR, pharmacy, lab, PACS, identity, and revenue-cycle systems. The inspection method used before the restore was approved. The files, databases, objects, or volumes that were skipped, and why. The malware, ransomware, and encryption indicators checked. The evidence retained for HHS, the board, the insurer, and internal quality review. Ransomware recovery starts with a provable clean recovery point walks through this distinction in more detail. In healthcare, the same concept becomes a patient-care control: restored data should be validated before it feeds orders, results, prescriptions, billing, or portals. Our case study on proving backup integrity across 300 hospitals shows how that control can be delivered across hospital environments without placing agents on hospital systems. If the recovery team cannot say which copy was validated, the COO cannot know whether the restored workflow is safe enough to operate. 4. Can we prove vendor and business associate recovery obligations before the incident? Change Healthcare made the business associate question impossible to treat as paperwork. HHS OCR\u0026rsquo;s FAQ reminded covered entities that they remain responsible for breach notification obligations , even when a business associate is involved, and that business associates must notify covered entities without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 calendar days after discovering a breach. The January 2025 HIPAA Security Rule NPRM also proposed a new annual Security Rule compliance audit and business associate verification obligations. HHS estimated that all regulated entities would need to conduct a Security Rule compliance audit because it would be a new requirement under proposed 45 CFR 164.308(a)(14) . For a hospital CISO, the practical question is narrower than contract language: Which vend
1ors can interrupt care, claims, eligibility, pharmacy operations, imaging, patient communication, or ePHI access? Which vendors must provide recovery evidence, not only incident notification? Which contracts require restoration testing, backup integrity evidence, and recovery-time reporting? Which business associate reports can be produced before an audit without manually assembling screenshots? Which vendor dependencies sit outside the hospital\u0026rsquo;s restore test? Our compliance page frames the output as timestamped recovery validation evidence mapped to frameworks such as HIPAA. That is the right artifact shape for vendor reviews too: a dated record tied to systems and data, not a generic attestation. 5. Have we run a restore exercise under clinical conditions? A tabletop asks whether leaders know what they would decide. A clinical restore exercise asks whether the hospital can actually operate through the decision. The exercise should include the CISO, COO, clinical leadership, pharmacy, lab, radiology, revenue cycle, privacy, legal, communications, and the service owners for identity and network dependencies. The scenario should require a restore choice, not only a containment choice. It should force the team to decide whether a recovery point is acceptable for patient care, which services can return first, what stays in downtime, and what evidence the organization keeps. Use a service-level exercise, not an estate-wide abstraction. For example: Restore the minimum viable emergency department workflow. Validate medication administration and reconciliation after downtime. Bring lab ordering and results back with interface queues intact. Restore PACS access with radiology reads and prior studies available. Reconnect claims or eligibility only after confirming the data path and business associate status. The HHS HICP program says HICP 2023 helps organizations prepare for and fight cyber threats that can impact patient safety . The HHS CPGs include centralized incident planning and preparedness as an enhanced goal, with a focus on maintaining, drilling, and updating cyber incident response plans for relevant threat scenarios. The restore exercise is where those ideas become evidence. Objections worth answering before the audit Isn\u0026rsquo;t this already covered by HIPAA contingency planning? Only partly. HIPAA contingency planning is the floor. A ransomware recovery review has to prove that the data and systems being restored are trustworthy after an adversarial event, not just available after an outage. Is a Joint Commission Cyber Resilience review the same as an HHS audit? No. HHS/OCR enforcement and Joint Commission accreditation or certification conversations are different. They are converging on the same operational question: can the hospital sustain safe care and prove the controls behind that claim? Do we need to test every system? No. Start with patient-care workflows that create the highest clinical risk if restored incorrectly: EHR, pharmacy, lab, radiology, identity, and the interfaces between them. Then expand the scope as the evidence process matures. The audit packet to ask for this quarter Ask the team for one packet covering one high-risk clinical service. It should include the downtime workflow, ePHI system map, last validated recovery point, skipped-data list, business associate dependency list, restore exercise result, and the named approver for returning the workflow to normal operations. If that packet takes weeks to assemble, the audit has already found the gap. Test your backups before the auditor does See how Elastio surfaces which recovery points are clean enough to put back into clinical operation, with timestamped evidence mapped to HIPAA. Request a Demo Sources [1] HHS, The Security Rule . [2] Federal Register, HHS Office for Civil Rights, HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information , Proposed Rule, 6 January 2025. [3] HHS Cyber Gateway, Healthcare and Public Health Cybersecurity Performance Goals . [4] HHS Cyber Gateway, Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients , HICP 2023 Edition. [5] Joint Commission, Cyber Resilience Readiness Program . [6] HHS OCR, Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident Frequently Asked Questions . [7] HHS HC3, HC3\u0026rsquo;s Top 10 Most Active Ransomware Groups , Analyst Note, 5 April 2024. [8] CMS, Homeland Security Threats . [9] CMS, Core Emergency Preparedness Rule Elements . [10] FBI, CISA, HHS, and MS-ISAC, #StopRansomware: Interlock , Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA25-203A, 22 July 2025. [11] Ascension, Management\u0026rsquo;
1s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for FY24 , 2024. [12] CommonSpirit Health, Unaudited Quarterly Report, December 31, 2023 , 15 February 2024. [13] Elastio, Ransomware Recovery Starts With a Provable Clean Recovery Point . [14] Elastio, Proving Backup Integrity Across 300 Hospitals . [15] Elastio, Compliance: NYDFS, DORA, HIPAA Recovery Evidence ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"A backup renewal can look like a simple procurement exercise, until the company has to recover from a ransomware attack. The failure mode is simple: the audit committee approves a three-year backup renewal, the company later hits a ransomware event, the team restores the newest recovery point, and the workload comes back carrying the encryptor. Three questions follow: who approved the vendor, what evidence did they review, and why did the contract not require proof that the data inside the backup was clean. The renewal should be a recovery audit, and relying on the vendor brochure is not the answer. Short answer Before a storage or backup renewal, the board should ask whether the vendor can prove which recovery points are clean, how fast that proof arrives, what data the inspection covers, and what evidence the company can produce for regulators, insurers, and internal governance. Key takeaways Immutability protects the backup object. It does not inspect the data inside it. The SEC cybersecurity disclosure rule , DORA , and NYDFS Part 500.16 raise the evidence bar around recovery governance, testing, and restore capability. A retention SLA is not a substitute for tested recovery. Many renewals commit to retention windows, immutability, and restore throughput. Fewer define what evidence proves the restored data is clean. The seven questions below are designed to expose where the vendor\u0026rsquo;s capability ends before the renewal is signed. Why the renewal is now a board question, not a procurement question The SEC\u0026rsquo;s final rule on cybersecurity disclosure requires public registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K within four business days of materiality determination, including the material aspects of the incident\u0026rsquo;s nature, scope, timing, and impact. DORA requires financial entities to test ICT business continuity plans and ICT response and recovery plans at least yearly for systems supporting all functions, with particular attention to critical or important functions. NYDFS 23 NYCRR Part 500.16 requires covered entities to test their incident response and business continuity and disaster recovery plans and their ability to restore critical data and information systems from backups. The common thread is evidence that critical services can be restored securely enough to resume operations. The renewal cycle is the cleanest moment to put that evidence requirement into the contract, while the customer still has negotiating power and the vendor still has to prove fit. The control the renewal usually skips Almost every backup vendor now includes immutability features. Immutability prevents a backup object from being changed for a defined period. AWS\u0026rsquo;s S3 Object Lock documentation describes Object Lock as a write-once-read-many model that can prevent objects from being deleted or overwritten. That protects object state, but it does not claim to inspect the protected object\u0026rsquo;s contents. A backup can be immutable, retained, replicated, and still be unsafe to restore. The seven questions below force the vendor to address the part of the recovery contract that the brochure typically does not. 1. Where in the recovery pipeline does the platform actually inspect the contents of the backup? There is a meaningful gap between metadata anomaly detection and content-level inspection. Key Distinction Metadata anomaly detection flags entropy changes, file-count deltas, or write-pattern shifts that suggest something is wrong on the storage layer. Content-level inspection opens the protected objects and tests the data inside them against malware indicators, encryption patterns, and integrity checks. Ask the vendor to draw the architecture on a whiteboard. If the answer is that detection happens entirely through storage-layer metadata signals, the vendor cannot tell the board what is inside the backup. It can only tell the board that the backup looks different from yesterday\u0026rsquo;s. NIST Special Publication 800-209 , the federal guidance on storage infrastru
1cture security, names data protection and restoration assurance as separate storage-infrastructure security areas. Vendors that conflate the two should be expected to defend the conflation in technical detail, not in marketing terms. 2. What encryption ratios does the detector reliably catch, and what does it miss? Partial and intermittent encryption are documented ransomware tradecraft. CISA and FBI have described Royal ransomware using partial encryption that lets the actor choose how much of a file to encrypt, and the joint RansomHub advisory documents intermittent encryption that encrypts chunks and skips data between them. Those techniques create weak spots for detectors that depend on whole-file entropy jumps or full-file hash changes. Ask the vendor for the smallest encrypted portion of a file that the platform reliably flags, and the detection rate at that threshold. A vendor that cannot answer in numbers is asking the board to take its word for it. 3. How quickly can the platform identify the most recent recovery point that is verifiably clean? Restore throughput is not the first bottleneck during a real incident. Decision speed is. If the team has thirty days of recovery points and the compromise may predate visible encryption, the binding question is which recovery point predates the bad state. The operational version of that metric is clean recovery point age: the gap between now and the newest recovery point with evidence that it is safe to restore. Ransomware Recovery Starts With a Provable Clean Recovery Point walks through how that evidence is produced and why most backup contracts do not require it. Ask the vendor for time-to-identify-clean-recovery-point on a dataset matched to the customer\u0026rsquo;s production estate. A vendor that quotes restore throughput in TB per hour is answering a different question. The team that has to use the answer at 3 a.m. is not the team that signed the contract. The contract should answer the 3 a.m. question. 4. How does the platform handle dormant malware inside data files such as Office documents, PDFs, archives, and container images? Recovery points contain more than operating system images. They contain user data, application data, archives, and container artifacts that may be reopened, imported, mounted, or pulled after restore. If inspection only covers boot volumes or executable files, it misses content that can carry malware, corrupted state, or unsafe application data into the recovered environment. Ask whether scanning extends inside non-executable file formats, nested archives, and container layers, with which static and behavioral engines, and on what cadence. A vendor that only inspects boot volumes is leaving part of the recovery surface untested. 5. What isolation discipline applies to the validation environment, and what is the blast radius if it is compromised? Validation has to run somewhere. Running it on production carries the risk of executing the malware the validation was meant to detect. Running it in a poorly isolated environment carries the risk of giving the attacker a new vantage point. NIST SP 800-209 names isolation as a distinct storage-infrastructure security area alongside data protection and restoration assurance. The vendor should be able to describe how the validation environment is network-isolated, identity-isolated, and credentialed separately from the production estate. A common operational failure mode is a validation environment that uses production-domain service accounts. Once those accounts are compromised, the validation environment becomes part of the attack surface, not a check on it. 6. What artifact will the vendor produce for a SEC 8-K, DORA, NYDFS, insurer, or board review? The answer should not be \u0026ldquo;a dashboard screenshot.\u0026rdquo; The useful artifact is a dated record that ties a verdict to a recovery point, shows what was inspected, lists skipped content, identifies the validation environment, and records who approved the recovery point for use. Our summary of how recovery assurance maps to NYDFS 500.16 and DORA describes the artifact pattern. A companion post on what CISOs must prove about recovery in 2026 walks through DORA-specific recovery evidence expectations. The SEC Item 1.05 clock is not a backup-control requirement; it is a disclosure deadline. But when recovery teams already have artifact-level clean-point evidence, legal and leadership are not reconstructing recovery status while the clock is running. Ask the vendor to show a sample evidence packet, not a screenshot of the console. 7. Can the vendor demonstrate clean-state continuity on the customer\u0026rsquo;s own data for the last 30 days, before the renewal is signed? Reference datasets and lab demonstrations do not predict performance on the customer\u0026rsquo;s actual workloads. A platform that catches synthetic encryption on a vendor-supplied corpus may or may not catch a tailored attack on a real customer\u0026rsquo;s mix of SQL Server dumps, Office documents, application logs, and container images. A 30-day
1window is not magic. It is a practical test window long enough to expose stale scans, skipped data types, verdict latency, and environment-specific failure modes. Ask the vendor to validate the customer\u0026rsquo;s own backups, in place, over a representative window, and to produce the resulting evidence. Independent recovery-assurance platforms, including Elastio, can run this assessment against an existing backup estate before signature. A vendor that will not produce customer-specific evidence before signature should not be expected to produce it after. The decision the board is actually making The renewal is not a question about whether the company can take a backup. The renewal is a question about whether the company can prove a clean restore on the worst day of its year. If the vendor cannot answer in technical specifics, with audit-ready evidence, on the customer\u0026rsquo;s own data, the board is approving retention, not recovery. When the next backup renewal lands in the audit committee packet, can the company produce dated, artifact-level evidence that the newest recovery point is safe to restore, on its own data, this quarter? Bring evidence to the next renewal review Run a 30-day recovery assessment against your existing backup estate and produce the artifact-level clean-point evidence the board, regulators, and insurers expect. Request a Recovery Assessment Sources [1] AWS, Locking objects with Object Lock , Amazon S3 User Guide. [2] CISA and FBI, #StopRansomware: Royal Ransomware , Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA23-061A, 2 March 2023. [3] CISA, FBI, MS-ISAC, and HHS, #StopRansomware: RansomHub Ransomware , Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA24-242A, 29 August 2024. [4] European Union, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (Digital Operational Resilience Act) , 14 December 2022. [5] Elastio, Ransomware Recovery Starts With a Provable Clean Recovery Point . [6] Elastio, Enhancing Financial Cybersecurity: Aligning Elastio\u0026rsquo;s Ransomware Recovery Assurance with NYDFS Section 500.16 and DORA Compliance . [7] Elastio, DORA: What CISOs Must Prove About Recovery in 2026 . [8] NIST, Special Publication 800-209: Security Guidelines for Storage Infrastructure , October 2020. [9] NYDFS, Second Amendment to 23 NYCRR 500: Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies , November 2023. [10] SEC, Final Rule: Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure , Release Nos. 33-11216; 34-97989; July 2023."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The phrase \u0026ldquo;we have backups\u0026rdquo; used to end the recovery conversation. Today it opens one. Backup teams built a decade of practice around assumptions that were true in 2018 and largely true in 2021: immutable storage was the hard part, the EDR stack would catch any threats, and a green job report meant a recoverable copy. The 2024 to 2026 incident record has cracked each of those assumptions in a specific, measurable way. Sophos research found that organizations whose backups were successfully impacted during a ransomware attack saw median recovery costs eight times higher than those whose backups remained intact . The economic gradient between \u0026ldquo;had backups\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;had recoverable backups\u0026rdquo; is no longer a footnote. What follows is eight assumptions to stop relying on, what broke each one, and the control that closes the gap. What Holds, What Broke Immutability, air-gap, retention, EDR, and job-status reporting still hold. The assumption that those same controls also prove a recovery point is clean, current, and safe to restore does not. The missing control is a dated verdict on the contents of the protected data, tied to a specific recovery point and preserved as recovery evidence. Reality 1: Immutability Is Not Recoverability Immutable storage prevents a backup object from being changed for a defined retention period. It does not inspect the data inside the object. That distinction was an academic point ten years ago. It is a recovery-blocking issue now. When attackers write encrypted, partially encrypted, or malware-laden data into a backup window before the lock takes effect, immutability becomes the guarantee that the bad copy will persist for the full retention period. NIST\u0026rsquo;s Security Guidelines for Storage Infrastructure (SP 800-209) lists data protection, isolation, and restoration assurance as distinct security domains for a reason. Storage that cannot be altered is one of those. Storage that can be safely restored is another. Key Distinction Treat immutability as a write-side control. Treat content inspection of the protected object as the read-side control that proves recoverability. Pair the two, or accept that retention alone is not enough. Reality 2: EDR Sees Production, Not What Is Frozen In Snapshots Endpoint detection and response works by watching processes, syscalls, memory, and behavior on a running host. A snapshot or block-level backup is none of those. It is a frozen file system at a point in time, sitting in storage that the EDR agent does not run on and cannot observe. This gap is widening. Picus Security\u0026rsquo;s Red Report 2024 documented a 333% increase in \u0026ldquo;hunter-killer\u0026rdquo; malware that targets and disables the very EDR, AV, and logging tools defenders rely on. When the production agent is blinded, the snapshot taken under that agent\u0026rsquo;s watch inherits the silence. The 333% Surge in Hunter-Killer Malware walks through why that pattern moves the integrity check off the host and into the storage layer. Key Distinction A snapshot inherits the trust state of the system that produced it. If the agent could not see the compromise, the snapshot will not flag it. Inspect the data at rest with controls that do not depend on the production endpoint stack. Reality 3: A \u0026ldquo;Successful Backup\u0026rdquo; Is A Job Status, Not A Data Verdict The backup console says \u0026ldquo;Success.\u0026rdquo; That status confirms that the backup job ran, the files were transferred, the catalog updated, and the retention policy applied. It does not say anything about whether the data inside that backup is clean, recoverable, or already encrypted. Modern ransomware groups have learned to write data that passes every job-level check. The joint Akira ransomware advisory (AA24-109A, updated November 2025) describes Akira\u0026rsquo;s use of intermittent encryption, where large files are encrypted in chunks with gaps in between, and Linux variants that scan for /dev/mapper backup paths and Veeam configurations. The backup job runs to completion. The verdict on the data inside it never gets rendered. Ransomware isn\u0026rsquo;t a malware problem anymore. It\u0026rsquo;s a data integrity problem covers the operational shift this requires. Key Distinction The backup product reports job state. Recovery readiness requires a separate data-state verdict, produced by reading the contents of the protected object after it is written. Reality 4: Air-Gap Does Not Help If The Ransomware Was Already In The Source Air-gapped vaults solve the problem of an attacker reaching the backup over the network. They do not solve the problem of an attacker who was already in the source system when the backup was written. If the recovery point captured an encryptor, a dropper, a tampered a
1pplication binary, or a compromised dependency, the gap protects that payload at the same fidelity as the rest of the data. Mandiant\u0026rsquo;s M-Trends 2026 report , based on more than 500,000 hours of frontline investigations in 2025, found a global median dwell time of 14 days, with internally detected intrusions sitting at 9 days and externally notified ones at 25 days. In ransomware cases, Mandiant observed that internal teams identified the compromise only 41% of the time, with adversaries themselves revealing the intrusion in 44% and external entities notifying victims in 15%. The implication for backups is direct: a daily backup schedule with 14 days of retention can sweep right through the dwell window of a quietly running intrusion before anyone inside the organization sees it. By the time you see ransomware, your backups may already be compromised lays out that timeline failure in more detail. Key Distinction An air gap controls write access from outside. It does not validate the integrity of what got written from inside. Validate before the data enters the vault, not only after. Reality 5: Entropy And Metadata Anomalies Miss Encryption-In-Place Anomaly detection on backup data typically watches for entropy spikes, file-count deltas, mass renames, or change-rate jumps. That worked against early ransomware families that encrypted whole files at scale. It does not work against intermittent encryption, partial encryption, or encryption that operates below the change-rate threshold the detector treats as normal. CISA\u0026rsquo;s BlackSuit/Royal advisory describes a partial encryption capability that lets the operator choose the percentage of a file to encrypt, specifically to evade entropy-based detectors and improve speed. Academic measurement work, including recent research on intermittent file encryption , shows that family-aware encryption coverage can be tuned to sit below the detectability ceiling of histogram and entropy methods. The Accuracy Gap covers the SOC-level consequence: a stream of false positives that gets muted, alongside the real signal that never fires. Off-platform encryption compounds the problem. Some attackers copy files to an unmanaged host, encrypt them outside the storage platform, and write the result back. What happens when attackers encrypt your data off-platform explains why the location of the encryption event does not change the integrity outcome for the data. Key Distinction Statistical inference is one signal. Structural content inspection of the protected object is the signal that produces a verdict. Reality 6: 30-Day Retention Is No Longer A Safety Margin Retention math was once simple: more days back, more chances to find a clean point. The numbers cut differently now because attackers increasingly target the systems that make recovery possible, not only the systems that run production. Verizon\u0026rsquo;s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report reports that ransomware is now involved in 48% of breaches. Mandiant\u0026rsquo;s 2026 M-Trends report describes a related shift: ransomware operators are moving toward deliberate recovery denial by targeting backup infrastructure, identity services, and virtualization management planes. That is the point where a retention window becomes a search problem under pressure. The operational consequence is that 30 days of backups is not a guarantee that the oldest copy predates the compromise. It is a guarantee that 30 days worth of backups exist to inspect. The metric that matters during an incident is the age of the newest backup with affirmative evidence of cleanliness, the clean recovery point. RPO is not enough for ransomware recovery explains why backup frequency and clean-point age are different measures, and what incident response teams see after cloud ransomware describes how that question dominates the first hours of every cloud-side investigation. Key Distinction Retention is the search space. Verified cleanliness is the answer key. Add days only when you can also add evidence per day. Reality 7: Backup Credentials Are Tier 0 Assets, Whether Or Not You Treat Them That Way The CISA, NSA, and ASD ACSC joint guidance on detecting and mitigating Active Directory compromises places backup servers for Tier 0 assets inside the Tier 0 perimeter, alongside domain controllers and identity infrastru
1cture. Many backup environments are still administered as if they were Tier 1: shared service accounts, password vault entries reachable from production, MFA enforced unevenly across the backup admin console. The 2025 update to the Akira advisory documents exactly what attackers do with that gap. Akira operators have been observed exploiting CVE-2024-40711, an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Veeam Backup and Replication , then running PowerShell scripts to dump credentials from backup servers and extract Kerberos tickets. The Linux encryptor enumerates /dev/mapper paths and backup configurations before deleting shadow copies. The compromise of the backup admin path collapses both the production and recovery sides of the incident at once. The Blind Spot of Zero Trust covers the ephemeral and machine-identity angle that makes this harder in cloud environments. Key Distinction Backup administrative paths sit at Tier 0 in the modern threat model. Patch cadence, credential isolation, and access review for the backup stack belong on the same calendar as the domain controllers. Reality 8: One-Time Scans Cannot Keep Up With Dormant Payloads And Late Detonation A scan-at-ingest model produces a verdict at the moment the backup is written. That verdict assumes the threat model the scanner knew about that day. It does not catch payloads whose detection signatures emerge weeks later, dormant scripts that only execute under specific conditions, or attacker-introduced artifacts whose role only becomes clear once additional context arrives. The FBI\u0026rsquo;s 2024 Internet Crime Report catalogs 67 new ransomware variants observed in a single year. A scan that ran in January against a backup written that day did not have signature coverage for variants that emerged in October. Dormant access tools embedded in office documents, container images, and source repositories compound the problem: the scanner sees the file, finds nothing actionable, and moves on. What Is Recovery Assurance frames the alternative as continuous validation rather than one-shot inspection. Key Distinction Scan-once is point-in-time. Recoverability is a continuous property of the protected estate. Re-inspect existing recovery points against current threat intelligence on a defined cadence, with the same artifact discipline as the original scan. What The Pattern Shows Read the eight realities side by side and one pattern dominates: the controls that protected the container of the backup are still working, while the controls that protect the content inside it either never existed or stopped scaling with the threat. Immutability holds. Air-gap holds. Retention holds. Object integrity, encryption-state verdicts, and clean-point evidence are the parts that broke. That break changes the first decision on the recovery bridge. If the team cannot prove a clean recovery point, it is no longer choosing a restore point. It is deciding whether to restore or rebuild after ransomware . That is a fixable problem. Backup teams do not need to abandon the architecture they have. They need to add the verdict layer the architecture was never asked to deliver: deep file inspection and structural validation of the protected object, produced as a dated artifact, tied to a specific recovery point, retained alongside the data it describes. Our platform builds that verdict layer on top of existing backup, snapshot, and vault infrastructure, agentless and independent of the production endpoint stack. For teams that want to see where the verdict layer would actually land in their environment, the Recovery Assessment runs against an existing backup estate and produces the artifact in the language a board, a regulator, and an incident commander all need to read. See where the verdict layer lands in your environment A Recovery Assessment runs against your existing backup estate and produces a dated, defensible verdict on which recovery points are actually clean. Request a Recovery Assessment Sources [1] CISA, NSA, ASD ACSC, and partners, Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory Compromises , September 2024. [2] FBI, CISA, DC3, HHS, EUROPOL, and partners, #StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware , Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA24-109A, updated 13 November 2025. [3] CISA and FBI, #StopRansomware: BlackSuit (Royal) Ransomware , Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA23-061A, August 2024 update. [4] FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2024 IC3 Annual Report , 2025. [5] Mandiant (Google Cloud), M-Trends 2026: Data, Insights, and Strategies From the Frontlines , March 2026. [6] NIST, Special Publication 800-209: Security Guidelines for Storage Infrastru
1cture , October 2020. [7] NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE-2024-40711: Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerability . [8] Picus Security, Red Report 2024: The Rise of \u0026ldquo;Hunter-Killer\u0026rdquo; Malware , February 2024. [9] Sophos, The Impact of Compromised Backups on Ransomware Outcomes , 2024 ransomware research. [10] Verizon, 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report , May 2026. [11] arXiv preprint, Intermittent File Encryption in Ransomware: Measurement, Modeling, and Detection , revised February 2026. [12] Elastio, Ransomware Isn\u0026rsquo;t a Malware Problem Anymore. It\u0026rsquo;s a Data Integrity Problem . [13] Elastio, The 333% Surge in Hunter-Killer Malware . [14] Elastio, By the Time You See Ransomware, Your Backups May Already Be Compromised . [15] Elastio, The Accuracy Gap: Why Anomaly and Entropy Detection Fail the Ransomware Resilience Lifecycle . [16] Elastio, What Happens When Attackers Encrypt Your Data Off-Platform . [17] Elastio, RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery . [18] Elastio, What Incident Response Teams See After Cloud Ransomware . [19] Elastio, The Blind Spot of Zero Trust . [20] Elastio, What Is Recovery Assurance? . [21] Elastio, Restore or Rebuild After Ransomware? A Recovery Decision Framework . [22] Elastio, Platform . [23] Elastio, Recovery Assessment ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"On July 16, 2025, the AWS Summit took over the Javits Center in New York City, gathering cloud leaders, developers, and innovators to discuss how the next phase of cloud computing is shaping industries, transforming infrastructure, and raising the bar on resilience and trust. Two clear themes emerged from the Summit this year: cloud migration and security and compliance . These twin pillars are not just technical imperatives. They are business mandates. Organizations are moving away from legacy systems and embracing AWS cloud infrastructure for its elasticity, scalability, and global reach. With that transition comes heightened responsibility: how do you ensure your workloads remain secure, compliant, and recoverable in an era where threats like ransomware and regulatory scrutiny are on the rise? This is where Elastio , in close alignment with AWS, becomes essential. By offering integrated ransomware recovery assurance and clean restore validation, Elastio delivers exactly what today\u0026rsquo;s cloud-forward enterprises need: provable control over data integrity and recovery. Cloud Migration: Making the Move with Confidence Despite the maturity of cloud computing, many enterprises are still in the early stages of their cloud journeys or are undergoing complex, multi-phase migrations. The Summit emphasized how AWS continues to evolve its migration playbooks and tooling: AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) simplifies lift-and-shift. AWS Migration Hub provides visibility and control across the migration portfolio. AWS DataSync and Snowball handle large-scale data movement. Migration isn\u0026rsquo;t just about moving workloads. It\u0026rsquo;s about making sure those workloads are secure, resilient, and recoverable on day one. That refrain came up across speakers and panelists, and it sets up what Elastio brings to AWS cloud migrations. Recovery Assurance Built Into the Migration Elastio strengthens AWS cloud migrations by ensuring organizations don\u0026rsquo;t just move data. They validate that the data is safe and restorable post-migration. Ransomware scanning for AWS snapshots and DRS replicas. Elastio automatically scans AWS-native backups, including EBS Snapshots, Amazon S3 backups, and AWS DRS replicas, for indicators of compromise. Recovery points, whether from backup or disaster recovery replicas, are confirmed clean and ready for safe restoration. Recovery assurance for migrated workloads. After migration, Elastio continuously monitors the recoverability of critical assets. It doesn\u0026rsquo;t wait for a disaster to test recovery, it validates restorability as a regular practice. AWS-native integration. Elastio plugs directly into AWS services. Whether you\u0026rsquo;re using AWS Backup, EC2, or S3, Elastio works in tandem to validate the integrity of your data without disrupting operations. Cloud migration is ultimately about reducing risk and ensuring future readiness. Elastio aligns with those goals by providing an essential layer of migration hygiene , confirming not only that your data arrived safely but that it\u0026rsquo;s clean and usable. Security and Compliance: Building Trust at Scale 2025 marks a turning point in how organizations approach cloud security, not just in posture but in provability. With global regulations such as DORA , NYDFS 500 , SEC cybersecurity rules , and CISA cross-sector mandates , the conversation has shifted. The Shift The question is no longer \u0026ldquo;do we have security?\u0026rdquo; It is \u0026ldquo;can we prove it?\u0026rdquo; AWS addressed this shift with deeper investments in automated Security Hub integrations, Zero Trust architecture support, end-to-end encryption enhancements, and audit-ready compliance frameworks such as ISO, SOC, and FedRAMP. One of the most frequently discussed pain points, however, remains data recovery assurance. As attackers shift tactics and regulatory fines loom larger, companies must validate that they can recover cleanly from incidents rather than just hope they can. Making Recovery a Proven Control Elastio meets this challenge by transforming backup validation into a cybersecurity control . Together with AWS, it enables organizations to: Continuously verify recovery readiness. Elastio automatically validates backups and snapshots in AWS environments, checking for malware, file entropy anomalies, and corruption, so recovery points are both available and trustworthy. Maintain immutable recovery points. Leveraging AWS-native immutability capabilities such as S3 Object Lock and AWS Backup Vault Lock , Elastio ensures recovery artifacts can\u0026rsquo;t be altered or deleted, satisfying both ransomware protection and compliance requirements. Generate compliance-ready reports. Elastio delivers audit-grade logs and reports showing that every snapshot and backup has been validated for recoverability. These artifacts become powerful tools during regulatory assessments, cyber insurance reviews, and executive board reporting. CISOs are being asked to prove cyber resilience, not just posture. That is
1where Elastio and AWS deliver the rare combination of proof and performance . The Future of Cloud Demands Clean Recovery The 2025 AWS Summit made one thing clear: cloud adoption is no longer just about innovation. It is about accountability . Enterprises must prove that their infrastructure is resilient, secure, and compliant. That is why the fusion of AWS\u0026rsquo;s vast infrastructure services with Elastio\u0026rsquo;s recovery assurance platform matters. As you consider your next cloud migration or evaluate your cyber readiness posture, the question is not \u0026ldquo;can we recover?\u0026rdquo; It is \u0026ldquo;can we prove that our recovery will be clean, fast, and compliant?\u0026rdquo; With AWS and Elastio, the answer is yes. Prove Your Recovery Is Clean See how Elastio validates AWS-native backups and DRS replicas, so your next migration ships with provable clean recovery. See the Platform Sources [1] AWS Partner Network Blog, Cyber Recovery with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery and Elastio Platform [2] AWS Partner Network Blog, Elastio Integrates with AWS Backup for Secure Backups to Enhance Ransomware Defense"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"In April 2026, Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Treasury Secretary and the Federal Reserve Chair pulled the CEOs of the largest American banks into an unscheduled, closed-door meeting. The reported subject was not monetary policy, liquidity, or capital. It was cyber risk from a single AI model. Anthropic had disclosed Claude Mythos Preview , describing it as a system that can autonomously identify and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in every major operating system and every major web browser when directed by a user. Anthropic\u0026rsquo;s documented examples include a four-vulnerability browser exploit chain that escaped both renderer and OS sandboxes, chained Linux kernel exploits, and the fully autonomous exploitation of a 17-year-old remote code execution flaw in FreeBSD\u0026rsquo;s NFS server. Anthropic initially kept access tightly gated through Project Glasswing, with roughly 50 partners drawn from major technology and critical-infrastructure providers. On 2 June 2026, Anthropic expanded access to approximately 150 additional organizations across more than 15 countries, adding power, water, healthcare, communications, and hardware sectors that were underrepresented in the first cohort. The April meeting was not about a current exploit wave. It was about the possible future risks raised by Mythos and similar models once comparable capability reaches the wider market. Anthropic now expects many other AI companies to have Mythos-class models within 6 to 12 months , and warns that some could release them without safeguards that prevent misuse. The IMF has framed AI-enabled cyberattacks as a financial stability risk , citing the way frontier models compress the cost of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities and the correlated-failure exposure that follows when shared software, cloud, and payment infrastru
1cture carry the same weaknesses. That framing matters. It moves AI-enabled attack capability from an IT problem to a systemic one. Mythos changes attacker economics. DORA and the ECB\u0026rsquo;s supervisory priorities change what banks are expected to prove about operational resilience. Security and risk leaders now have to connect those two pressures. What Mythos actually changes Mythos does not invent a new category of attack. It removes the constraints that made the existing ones expensive. The work of finding a zero-day, weaponizing it, and chaining it across systems used to require scarce, expensive human expertise. That scarcity was a defensive asset. It limited how many capable adversaries existed and how fast they could move. Mythos-class models compress that work into something faster, cheaper, and repeatable at scale. Scarce human expertise was a defensive asset. Mythos-class models remove that scarcity. The practical consequence is volume and speed. More vulnerabilities found, more exploit paths tested, more targets reached per unit of attacker effort. Anthropic\u0026rsquo;s internal OSS-Fuzz benchmark is a useful scale marker: with one run on roughly 7,000 entry points, Mythos Preview reached 595 tier 1 and tier 2 crashes, several tier 3 and tier 4 crashes, and full control-flow hijack on ten fully patched targets. The IMF makes the systemic version of the same point: advanced AI models can reduce the time and cost needed to identify and exploit vulnerabilities , raising the chance that shared software and cloud infrastructure expose many institutions at once. The honest framing, and the one that survives a skeptical room: prevention, patching, identity controls, detection, and tested recovery still matter. The fundamentals did not change. The cost of ignoring them did. Why prevention can no longer carry the risk alone Prevention, patching, identity controls, software supply-chain risk management, and detection remain central. The point is not that they stop mattering. The point is that they cannot carry the full weight of the risk once exploit development gets cheap. Most defensive layers inspect something other than the data itself. Key Distinction Endpoint, identity, network, and perimeter controls watch for the attacker on the way in. Backup systems copy data on the way out. In many recovery architectures, no independent control continuously verifies whether the data inside snapshots, backups, and recovery points is clean enough to restore. That is not a new control category invented for Mythos. CISA\u0026rsquo;s #StopRansomware Guide tells organizations to test backup availability and integrity in disaster recovery scenarios and to avoid reintroducing unverified systems into clean recovery networks. NIST SP 800-184 gives the same operational shape: recovery planning should include a staging system to validate recovered data from backups , and its ransomware recovery scenario calls for inventorying backup systems, checking backup integrity, and restoring only from backups that pass playbook criteria. That gap is where ransomware survives. It is where dormant malware waits. When an attacker can find and exploit flaws faster than you can patch them, the assumption that you will keep every adversary out stops being defensible. The question shifts from \u0026ldquo;can we prevent this\u0026rdquo; to \u0026ldquo;when it happens, can we recover to a known clean state, and can we prove it.\u0026rdquo; For resilience to be measurable, recovery cannot stop at whether a backup exists or whether a restore job completes. The control has to answer a harder question: what evidence shows this recovery point is safe enough to restore. That is the difference between having backups and having recovery evidence . A CISO is not expected to guarantee zero successful attacks. The defensible standard is whether the organization had reasonable, provable controls across prevention, detection, response, and recovery when one succeeded. Elastio frames that standard for security leaders in Active Cyber Resilience for Security Leaders . Mythos raise
1s the pressure on the assumption that prevention will hold. That is why it raises the bar on recovery, not just defense. For banks, the ECB has already made resilience non-negotiable DORA and the ECB\u0026rsquo;s 2026-2028 supervisory priorities were drafted on their own logic about systemic operational risk, before Mythos was disclosed. European financial regulators reached the same conclusion through a different door, and they reached it first. Mythos does not create those obligations, but it makes the recovery-evidence problem harder to ignore. For the 2026 to 2028 supervisory cycle , the ECB placed cyber and operational resilience at the center of its agenda. Supervisors no longer treat cybersecurity as a technical control to be checked. They expect banks to demonstrate that critical services survive severe disruption, whether the trigger is a geopolitical event, a technology failure, or the collapse of a key third-party provider. The mechanism is the Digital Operational Resilience Act. DORA entered into force in 2023 and has applied since January 2025, demanding an end-to-e
1nd resilience program: full ICT risk governance, incident reporting, resilience testing, lifecycle oversight of third parties, and evidence that the program works in practice. Oversight of critical third-party providers under DORA launched in January 2026 . Three elements of the ECB\u0026rsquo;s posture should anchor any board conversation: Speed of accountability. Significant institutions across the 20 euro area countries must report a cyber incident within two hours of classifying it as material. Two hours is not a detection window. It is an obligation that assumes you already know your state. Adversarial testing as a requirement. Systemically important banks must perform threat-led penetration testing at least once every three years , using external testers who replicate real-world attacker tactics against live systems. This is not vulnerability scanning. It is a test of whether live systems expose intrusion paths that resemble real attacker behavior. Evidence over assertion. The ECB is running on-site inspection campaigns, deep dives into cloud dependency, and targeted follow-up on banks that report material shortcomings. Stating that you are resilient is not sufficient. You are expected to prove it. The direction of travel is unambiguous. What was a recommended practice is becoming a supervised obligation. Banks that treat resilience as a strategic priority are better positioned to meet the expectation. Banks that treat it as a compliance checkbox risk surfacing findings. The question that connects both The regulator in Frankfurt and the AI model in the headlines are pointing at the same gap. If you were hit today, can you state your actual recovery time, identify which data is clean, and prove it to a board, a regulator, or an insurer? If that answer lives only in meeting-room confidence, it is not evidence. The gap between what a CISO is accountable for and what a CISO can measure is the real exposure. Mythos widens it by making exploit development faster, cheaper, and less dependent on scarce specialists. DORA exposes it by demanding the proof. Resilience is not a backup strategy. It is a security control. Specifically, resilience is the evidence trail that shows which recovery point was inspected, what was checked, and whether ransomware or malware was detected before the restore decision. In practice, that proof is concrete. It is the last-known-clean recovery point. It is Resilience RPO , or R-RPO, which reports the gap between now and the newest recovery point that has passed the relevant validation checks, not the timestamp of the latest backup. In Elastio\u0026rsquo;s AWS Backup integration, that validation can be wired in at the backup plan: adding elastio:action=scan instructs Elastio to inspect recovery points created by that plan for ransomware and malware , so inspection follows the schedule the backup already runs on. DORA Article 12 does not prescribe a named tool, and it does not require continuous ransomware scanning. It requires documented backup and recovery procedures, periodic testing, and restoration methods that do not jeopardize security or data integrity. The operational version of that requirement is uncomfortable. Consider a recovery that completes against a point dated weeks before the visible intrusion, when the encryptor was already staged in the environment at that point. Without inspection of the recovery point itself, the restore team has less evidence for distinguishing a clean recovery from a re-infection risk before the data comes back online. That is the evidence gap. For teams that want Elastio-operated validation rather than a self-run integrity workflow, the Managed Provable Recovery Service continuously validates backup and recovery data, confirms the last-known-clean recovery point based on validation results, and produces evidence a board, insurer, or supervisor can review. That is the work. Not preventing every attack, which is no longer a defensible promise. Holding provable clean recovery points, so that when an attack succeeds, recovery is a known quantity rather than a hope. DORA raises the evidence expectation. Mythos-class capability raises the pressure on prevention. The only open question is whether you can answer the recovery question with evidence before someone with authority asks it for you. Book a Recovery Assessment Answer the recovery question with evidence: which recovery point would you restore first, and what proof would you bring to the board? Request an Assessment Sources [1] Bloomberg, Anthropic Model Scare Sparks Urgent Bessent, Powell Warning to Bank CEOs , 10 April 2026 [2] Anthropic Red Team, Assessing Claude Mythos Preview\u0026rsquo;s cybersecurity capabilities , 7 April 2026 [3] Anthropic, Expanding Project Glasswing , 2 June 2026 [4] IMF, Financial Stability Risks Mount as Artificial Intelligence Fuels Cyberattacks , 7 May 2026 [5] CISA, FBI, NSA, and MS-ISAC, #StopRansomware Guide , 2023 [6] NIST, SP 800-184: Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery , December 2016 [7] Elastio, RPO Is Not Enough for Ransomware Recovery , 2026 [8] Elastio, Active Cyber Resilience for Security Leaders , 2026 [9] ECB Banking Supervision, Supervisory priorities 2026-28 , November 2025 [10] ECB, What is cyber resilience? , accessed 2 June 2026 [11] ECB Banking Supervision, Upgrading banks\u0026rsquo; capacity to deal with digital risks , 24 March 2026 [12] Elastio, Data Detection and Resilience Platform , 2026 [13] Elastio Help Center, Protect AWS Backup Recovery Points , updated 4 March 2025 [14] European Union, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, Digital Operational Resilience Act , 14 December 2022 [15] Elastio Help Center, Managed Provable Recovery Service , updated 11 November 2025"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Ransomware recovery has two jobs that pull against each other: bring services back and avoid bringing the attacker back with them. That is why \u0026ldquo;restore from backup\u0026rdquo; is not always the right first move. A restore can return encrypted data, malware, unauthorized accounts, altered configuration, poisoned scripts, or compromised identity state. A rebuild can reduce that risk, but only if the team has protected application sources, infrastructure definitions, secrets handling, package repositories, and deployment steps. The decision is not a purity test. It is an evidence test. Restore when you can prove the recovery point and system state are trustworthy. Rebuild when you cannot. Use the decision table before the bridge call Decision factor Restore when Rebuild when Recovery point The clean point is verified and recent enough. The clean point is unknown, suspect, or too old for the business. Identity Directory state and privileged access are trusted. Directory state or privileged access may be compromised. Configuration Configuration baseline matches a known-good reference, with no unauthorized persistence detected. Configuration drift, persistence, or tampering is suspected. Dependencies Service dependencies are mapped and tested. Dependency state is unknown or stale. Business tolerance Speed matters and the evidence supports restore. Risk tolerance requires a known-good build path. Do not invent the decision criteria during the incident An incident bridge is a bad place to create a recovery policy. The pressure is real. Someone will ask for the fastest path, someone else will ask for the safest path, and the team may not have enough evidence to defend either one. NIST\u0026rsquo;s contingency planning guidance makes one useful point: recovery needs plans, procedures, and technical measures before the disruption, not during it, as described in its contingency planning topic page . NIST CSF 2.0 makes the same point from the risk side: recovery depen
1ds on planning and testing across the broader cyber program in the CSF 2.0 core . The practical takeaway is blunt: the restore-or-rebuild criteria belong in the recovery plan before encryption starts. Restore when the evidence is good enough Restore is the right path when speed does not require guesswork. The team needs a recovery point that is recent enough for the business and validated for integrity. AWS Well-Architected recommends periodic recovery tests that verify restored data is available, uncorrupted, accessible, and inside RPO and RTO targets in REL09-BP04 . CIS Control 11 anchors the same standard from the controls side: recovery is not done until assets and data are back in a documented, trusted state, as described in its data recovery control . For restore to be defensible, the team should be able to answer a few uncomfortable questions: Which recovery point is clean? How was that validated? Which identities, secrets, and privileged accounts will be used during recovery? Which tests prove the restored application works? What evidence will be kept for audit, insurance, legal, and post-incident review? If those answers are current and rehearsed, restore can be the fastest path back. If they are being assembled from memory, the team is already late. Rebuild when trust is broken Rebuild is the safer path when the system state is not trustworthy. That usually means the operating system, application binaries, configuration, endpoint management tooling, identity layer, privileged access path, or deployment pipeline might be contaminated. In that situation, restoring a server image may restore the attacker\u0026rsquo;s working environment. MITRE ATT\u0026CK\u0026rsquo;s Data Encrypted for Impact technique notes that encryption malware may use valid accounts, credential dumping, and admin shares to propagate. MITRE\u0026rsquo;s Inhibit System Recovery technique lists behavior that deletes shadow copies, disables recovery, and removes backup catalogs. Those tactics turn a data restore problem into a trust problem. Rebuild needs preparation, not heroics: Clean operating system media or protected base images. Known-good infrastructure definitions. Reproducible application deployment steps. A path to recover data without restoring compromised OS or application state. Tests that prove business function, not only host availability. Rebuild is not slow by nature. It is slow when the organization has never treated it as a recovery path. Settle identity before reconnecting applications Identity is not another dependency on the list. It decides who can recover everything else. Active Directory recovery is where a lot of tidy runbooks get exposed. A domain controller is not just another VM to roll back and reconnect. If the directory state or privileged access path is untrusted, restoring AD can recreate the control plane the attacker used. Microsoft\u0026rsquo;s Active Directory forest recovery documentation says forest recovery requires restoring at least one domain controller in every domain from an available backup, and that the forest is restored to the state of the last trusted backup in its forest recovery guidance . Microsoft also recommends a dedicated restore domain controller when planning forest recovery. For virtualized domain controllers, Microsoft says system state backups are required for disaster recovery, and that domain controllers should be backed up regularly and at least every 90 days in its virtualized domain controller restore guidance . That 90-day minimum is not a ransomware recovery cadence. It is a floor for having a usable disaster recovery backup at all. Here is the operational detail teams often miss: a clean application restore can still sit idle if the directory path is untrusted, service accounts are suspect, privileged access has not been reset, or nobody can safely use the recovery credentials. Identity recovery needs its own drill, evidence set, and approval gate. Validate in isolation before production return Production should not be the first place a restored system proves itself. An isolated validation path lets the team inspect data, run malware and integrity checks, verify configuration, test application behavior, and confirm dependencies before reconnecting to production networks. Backup teams can prove the copy exists. Security team
1s can assess whether the recovery candidate is safe enough to advance. Application owners can prove the service actually works. If one of those voices is missing, the recovery decision is under-evidenced. Elastio\u0026rsquo;s role is to provide recovery-point evidence for that validation gate. Elastio documents that its iScan can scan AWS EBS volumes and snapshots, EC2 instances, AMIs, AWS Backup recovery points, EFS, S3 buckets, Azure VMs, Azure managed disks, snapshots, data protection recovery points, and local paths in Using iScan for Cloud and Local Resources . The same article says AWS snapshot scan results are tagged as clean or infected. When ransomware is suspected, and Elastio had not been configured proactively, Elastio\u0026rsquo;s Ransomware 911 documentation describes a process to deploy Elastio, run threat hunts against backup recovery points, and identify the last clean backup across assets in Ransomware 911 . Elastio\u0026rsquo;s model documentation also says its deterministic ransomware model detects ransomware encryption and the ransomware family involved in Elastio\u0026rsquo;s 7 Layers of Ransomware Protection . That kind of verdict belongs before production return, not after users report that the restored service looks wrong. Objections worth answering Is rebuild always safer than restore? No. Rebuild is the better option when there is no trust in the compromised system state, but it still needs clean data, trusted identity, validated dependencies, protected deployment sources, and tested steps. A poorly prepared rebuild path can be slower and less reliable than a well-tested restore. Why not just restore the VM and let EDR clean it? EDR can be part of validation, but it does not prove the restored data is clean, the directory is trusted, the service accounts are safe, or the recovery point predates the attacker\u0026rsquo;s changes. Treat it as one signal, not the recovery decision. When should the incident commander stop waiting for more evidence? When the business owner, security owner, and application owner can name the risk they are accepting. If the team cannot identify the clean point, identity path, dependency order, and validation result, the decision is not informed. It is a bet. Run the next ransomware drill around one Tier 1 application. Force the team to choose restore or rebuild using only the evidence it has today. Book a Recovery Assessment Take one Tier 1 application into the next Recovery Assessment and force the restore-or-rebuild decision before the incident does. Request an Assessment Sources [1] NIST, Contingency Planning [2] NIST, Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 , 2024 [3] Amazon Web Services, AWS Well-Architected Framework, REL09-BP04: Perform periodic recovery of the data to verify backup integrity and processes [4] Center for Internet Security, CIS Control 11: Data Recovery [5] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, T1486: Data Encrypted for Impact [6] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, T1490: Inhibit System Recovery [7] Microsoft, AD Forest Recovery: Determine How to Recover the Forest [8] Microsoft, Restore a Virtualized Domain Controller [9] Elastio, Using iScan for Cloud and Local Resources [10] Elastio, Ransomware 911 [11] Elastio, Elastio\u0026rsquo;s 7 Layers of Ransomware Protection"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"A green backup job is not a recovery decision. It is a copy with a timestamp. That distinction matters during ransomware recovery because the latest copy may be the wrong copy. The restore point might include encrypted files, staged malware, altered scripts, or data that was changed before the encryption event became obvious. The useful question is narrower: which recovery point can the team restore without bringing compromised state back into production? If you map the program to NIST CSF 2.0 , RECOVER is not just a box for turning systems back on. It sits in the same risk loop as identify, protect, detect, respond, and govern. NIST SP 800-184 is useful for the same reason: it pushes teams to prioritize resources and test recovery plans before the incident, not while everyone is waiting on the bridge call. Recoverable copy = backup availability + ransomware-free evidence + tested restore path. Doesn\u0026rsquo;t AWS Backup Vault Lock already protect my backups? Immutability answers one important question: can this recovery point be altered or deleted during the retention window? It does not answer the ransomware question: was the data already bad when the copy was written? AWS Backup Vault Lock can deny deletion or lifecycle changes in a locked vault, including attempts by highly privileged users, according to the AWS Backup Vault Lock documentation . That is valuable protection against backup destruction. It is not a data integrity verdict. Locking a vault after encrypted or tampered data has already been written can give the team a protected archive of recovery points it cannot use. The retention control did its job. The recovery plan still fails. MITRE ATT\u0026CK tracks ransomware and destructive behavior that interferes with recovery, including deleting shadow copies, disabling recovery features, and removing backup catalogs under Inhibit System Recovery . That is why immutable and isolated copies matter. It is also why they are incomplete on their own. Key Distinction If the latest immutable copy contains compromised data, immutability preserves the problem very well. Data resilience has to survive the recovery call Data resilience is not a slogan. In a ransomware event, it means the team can identify the data needed to resume the business, protect it from destructive actions, validate whether it is clean, restore it through a tested path, and explain the decision afterward. CIS Control 11 gets close to the operational standard: recovery should return assets and data to a pre-incident and trusted state, with documented processes, protected recovery data, and recovery testing in CIS Control 11: Data Recovery . The hard part is dependency detail. A database can restore cleanly and still not bring the application back. The service account may be untrusted. DNS may not be ready. Certificate services may be stale. A batch job or integration queue may be the real blocker. None of that shows up in a backup success dashboard. AWS Well-Architected calls out the same failure mode in plainer terms: do not assume a backup exists, do not assume it is operational, and do not restore without checking that the data is usable. Its recovery testing guidance recommends test restores into a new location and checks for data availability, corruption, accessibility, RPO, and RTO fit in REL09-BP04 . Those checks are not paperwork. They are the difference between a restore and a recovery. Recovery sequencing should start with business priority The first recovery decision is usually not technical. It is based on business priority. Which services have to return first? Which data stores do they need? Which identity, DNS, network, certificate, monitoring, and security dependencies must be available before those services can reconnect? NIST SP 800-184 emphasizes prioritized resources and realistic recovery testing in its recovery guidance . In practice, that means the priority list cannot stop at application names. It has to tell the incident commander which services are Tier 0, which data sources they require, which identities they depen
1d on, and which recovery points have current integrity evidence. Boards and risk committees need a cleaner version of the same answer. For public companies, the SEC requires material cyber incident disclosure and annual disclosure of cyber risk management, strategy, and governance processes in its cybersecurity disclosure rule announcement . When an incident can materially affect operations, recovery capability is part of the governance disclosure. The board does not need every backup metric. It needs to know whether critical services have a recent, verified recovery path. Useful recovery evidence includes: Last verified clean recovery point by critical service. Percent of Tier 0 and Tier 1 services validated within policy. Critical dependencies without a tested recovery sequence. Restore tests that check data and application behavior, not just host availability. Time from containment to approved recovery during drills. RPO and RTO still matter. During ransomware recovery, the clean recovery point is often the constraint that decides whether the plan is real. Change the first question in the runbook Most runbooks still start with some version of \u0026ldquo;do we have a backup?\u0026rdquo; That is the wrong first question. Which recovery point has evidence that it is clean, current enough for the business, and restorable through a tested path? That question forces backup operations, security validation, identity recovery, and business priority into one decision. It also exposes where the plan is relying on hope. For the next recovery review, do not try to boil the whole program at once. Pick the systems that would make the recovery call hardest. For each one, record the newest clean recovery point, the evidence behind it, the dependencies required to use it, and the owner who can approve production return. If the team can list backups faster than it can list verified clean recovery points, the recovery plan is not ready for ransomware. This is where recovery-point inspection belongs in the runbook. Elastio\u0026rsquo;s platform page says Elastio identifies whether a backup, snapshot, or object version is clean, finds the most recent recovery point confirmed free of ransomware, separates clean and compromised data before recovery, and logs findings, decisions, and recovery actions with timestamped context in Elastio Platform: Provable Recovery . For AWS Backup workflows, Elastio documents a backup-plan tag, elastio:action=scan , that instructs Elastio to protect recovery points for ransomware encryption and malware in Protect AWS Backup Recovery Points . Elastio also documents an AWS Backup Restore Testing integration that inspects supported recovery points for ransomware, insider threat encryption, and malware as part of restore testing in Protect Recovery Points Via AWS Backup Restore Tests . That gives the recovery review a better starting point. The question is no longer only \u0026ldquo;which copy exists?\u0026rdquo; It becomes \u0026ldquo;which copy has evidence we can defend?\u0026rdquo; Book a Recovery Assessment Answer one question with your own data: which recovery point would you restore first, and why? Request an Assessment Sources [1] NIST, Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 , 2024 [2] NIST, SP 800-184: Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery , 2016 [3] Amazon Web Services, AWS Backup Vault Lock documentation [4] MITRE ATT\u0026CK, T1490: Inhibit System Recovery [5] Center for Internet Security, CIS Control 11: Data Recovery [6] Amazon Web Services, AWS Well-Architected Framework, REL09-BP04: Perform periodic recovery of the data to verify backup integrity and processes [7] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies , July 2023 [8] Elastio, Elastio Platform: Provable Recovery [9] Elastio, Protect AWS Backup Recovery Points [10] Elastio, Protect Recovery Points Via AWS Backup Restore Tests"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"RPO can look healthy while ransomware recovery is failing. If a critical database is backed up every 15 minutes, the RPO looks strong. If an attacker changed data, staged malware, altered configuration, or started encrypting files before those backups were written, the latest recovery points may be unsafe. If the bad state sat there for three days before anyone noticed, the last 288 backups can be on schedule and still be wrong for recovery. The backup schedule stayed on target. The recoverable business state did not. That gap is why ransomware recovery needs a metric that RPO and RTO do not provide: the age of the last verified clean recovery point. The recovery metric executives need is not âhow often do we back up?â It is âhow far back must we go to restore clean data?â Isnât a 15-minute RPO enough? RPO measures data loss tolerance. RTO measures downtime tolerance. Both are still useful. Neither one proves that the newest recovery point is safe to restore. AWS Well-Architected anchors the test-restore expectation: validate the data, confirm the restore path, and check RPO and RTO fit before treating a recovery point as usable in REL09-BP04 . For ransomware, the practical metric is: Key Distinction Last verified clean recovery point age = current time minus the timestamp of the newest recovery point with evidence that it is safe to restore. That number may be measured in hours for some systems, days or longer for others. The important part is not the unit. The important part is that the number is measured by service, backed by evidence, and reviewed like a risk signal. Elastio calls this Resilience RPO, or R-RPO. Elastio describes R-RPO as the gap between now and the last proven clean recovery point in Elastio Platform: What Hunt Delivers . Why this changes the risk conversation Backup teams often report job success. Security teams report alerts and incidents. Risk teams report exposure. Boards want to know whether the business can keep operating. Clean recovery point age connects those conversations. A Tier 1 service with a 15-minute RPO but a 72-hour-old verified clean point is not in the posture the dashboard suggests. The organization may still accept that risk. But it should do so explicitly, with business owners, security, and infrastructure aligned on what the number means. NIST SP 800-184 is useful here because it ties recovery planning to prioritized resources, realistic test scenarios, and lessons learned in its recovery guidance . NIST CSF 2.0 also gives security and risk teams a common way to discuss cyber risk in the CSF 2.0 overview . Clean recovery point age gives that discussion a sharper edge. It says where recovery confidence is current and where it has gone stale. What evidence should count Do not let the metric become self-attestation. A recovery point should count as verified clean only when evidence supports it. For most organizations, the evidence set should include: Backup completion and retention status. Integrity checks against corruption or unauthorized encryption. Malware or ransomware inspection appropriate to the data type. Restore test results, including data query or application behavior checks. Identity and dependency readiness for the application that will use the data. Approval records when a recovery point is promoted as a candidate for production return. Some evidence will be automated. Some will come from drills. Some will come from application owners. The control owner should define what is enough by service tier. The point is not to apply the same standard to every file. The point is to stop treating unvalidated copies as recovery assurance. Regulators are pushing recovery into governance Cyber recovery evidence is becoming part of governance, not only IT operations. Regulators are not grading the backup schedule in isolation. They are looking at whether leadership understands cyber risk, governs it, and can support its claims when operations are disrupted. The SEC requires public companies to disclose material cyber incidents and annual information about cyber risk management, strategy, and governance processes in its cybersecurity disclosure rule announcement . NYDFS describes its amended cybersecurity regulation as including incident response and business continuity and disaster recovery plan requirements in its Cybersecurity Resource Center . In Europe, DORA entered into application on January 17, 2025, and is intended to ensure financial entities can withstand, respond to, and recover from ICT disruptions such as cyberattacks, according to EIOPAâs DORA overview . These rules and frameworks do n
1ot make one recovery metric mandatory for every company. But they raise the evidentiary bar. Recovery assumptions are harder to defend when leaders cannot show which critical services have current, tested, clean recovery points. How to report it without creating noise Report clean recovery point age by business service, not by backup object. A board or risk committee does not need a list of every snapshot. It needs to know whether critical services have a recent, verified recovery path. Use a small set of measures: Clean recovery point age by Tier 0 and Tier 1 service. Percent of critical services inside clean recovery policy. Services with no validated recovery point. Services with clean data but untested dependency recovery. Time to first-approved recovery point during exercises. The metric should trigger action. A critical service outside policy should create a remediation item: missing backup coverage, stale validation, failed restore test, identity dependency gap, or missing application owner approval. Do not hide those exceptions in backup operations. Treat them as resilience risk. Turn R-RPO into an operating metric R-RPO is useful only if it changes behavior. Otherwise it becomes another dashboard number that looks authoritative until recovery starts. Elastioâs CISO page describes measured R-RPO as the actual gap between now and the last proven clean recovery point, not a backup timestamp. It also says Elastio produces documented recovery attestation after every hunt cycle for board, insurer, and regulator use in Active Cyber Resilience for Security Leaders . For teams that want Elastio-operated support, the Managed Provable Recovery Service documentation says Elastio continuously validates backup and recovery data integrity, provides continuous confirmation of the last-known clean recovery point, and produces evidence that can be shared with auditors, boards, insurers, and regulators in Managed Provable Recovery Service . That is the difference between a backup schedule metric and a recovery evidence metric. One tells you when a copy was made. The other tells you how far back the business may need to go to restore with proof. Two objections to settle before the next drill Does clean recovery point age replace RPO? No. RPO still measures data loss tolerance. Clean recovery point age adds the ransomware question RPO cannot answer: how recent is the newest recovery point with evidence that it is safe to restore? Should every recovery point be tested the same way? No. Testing depth should match service criticality, data type, threat exposure, and regulatory requirements. Tier 0 and Tier 1 services need stronger evidence than low-priority archives. Pick ten services that matter most to business continuity. For each one, name the stated RPO, the newest verified clean recovery point, the evidence behind it, the dependency most likely to block recovery, and the person who can approve production return. Before the next Recovery Assessment, bring the ten services with the clean recovery points you would actually trust. Book a Recovery Assessment Find the recovery points you can actually trust. Request an Assessment Sources [1] Amazon Web Services, AWS Well-Architected Framework, REL09-BP04 Perform periodic recovery of the data to verify backup integrity and processes [2] Elastio, Elastio Platform overview [3] National Institute of Standards and Technology, SP 800-184, Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery , December 2016 [4] National Institute of Standards and Technology, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 , February 2024 [5] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies , July 26, 2023 [6] New York State Department of Financial Services, Cybersecurity Resource Center [7] European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) [8] Elastio, Active Cyber Resilience for Security Leaders [9] Elastio, Managed Provable Recovery Service"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"CyberSense inspects content inside the vault. If you use Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, this is the inspection control you have. By the time it runs, the data has already crossed the immutable boundary. If the data was already compromised at the moment of write, the vault preserves that compromise exactly. Immutable storage is faithful to whatever you give it, including ransomware. Two limitations follow from that architecture. The first is timing: by the time the vault flags a problem, the corrupted copy is already inside the immutable boundary. The second is scope: CyberSense in the cloud is the on-prem appliance lifted into a virtual machine. Dell ships it as a CyberSense AMI co-located with the management host and the DDVE appliance . DDVE is Dell's Data Domain Virtual Edition, the virtual deduplication storage where supported backup vault data is written. Its inspection scope is the data inside that DDVE instance, which are backup images from Veritas NetBackup, Commvault, IBM Storage Protect, and the Dell backup products, Avamar, Networker, and PPDM, and nothing else. AWS Backup, EBS and RDS snapshots, S3 object versions, cross-region replicas, Azure managed snapshots, Azure Backup, and third-party cloud backup services all sit outside that scope. The recovery path now starts long before data reaches the vault, and it extends into infrastructure CyberSense was not built to see. The Elastio Answer Elastio inspects recovery data at first write, the moment the primary backup copy is created, before the vault boundary, and across the cloud and hybrid environments CyberSense cannot reach. Key Takeaways CyberSense inspects data after it is already inside the immutable vault. The compromised copy is across the boundary before anyone sees a verdict. CyberSense in the cloud is a Dell-provided virtual appliance ( AMI co-located with DDVE and the Cyber Recovery management host ). It inspects only data inside that DDVE instance, not cloud-native recovery data sources such as AWS Backup, EBS or RDS snapshots, S3 object versions, cross-region replicas, Azure managed snapshots, or Azure Backup. Elastio inspects at first write, produces a named ransomware verdict the SOC can act on without interpretation, and covers AWS and Azure natively plus on-prem data via Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity, and Veritas. Your CyberSense deployment stays in place. Elastio runs in front of the vault and across the cloud-native data sources CyberSense does not reach. How CyberSense and Elastio Compare Both products inspect content inside backup and recovery data, but they do not see the same surface. CyberSense's reach is bounded by what is inside DDVE and a small set of on-prem backup storage arrays, on-prem and in the cloud. It does not see inside S3, EBS, EC2, Azure storage, or cloud-native backup services. Elastio inspects across production, snapshots, replicas, object storage, and modern backup platforms in AWS, Azure, and on-prem. Where the surfaces do overlap, the products also differ on where in the pipeline inspection happens, what the output tells the SOC, and what it costs to operate. Backup status answers a narrow question: did the copy complete? Recovery integrity answers the question that matters during an incident: can we restore from this copy without reintroducing the attacker? A recovery point can be present, immutable, replicated, and still unsafe. If ransomware or destructive encryption was already present when the copy was created, the recovery process brings the attacker back into production. Isolation preserves the compromised state. It does not undo the compromise. Inspection Happens After the Immutable Boundary CyberSense runs against the vault copy. The data has already crossed the immutable boundary before CyberSense touches it. Detection is late by architecture. The corrupted copy is already inside the vault when the verdict arrives. Ransomware does not wait until data reaches a cyber recovery vault. It affects production workloads, file systems, databases, snapshots, replicas, cloud storage, and backup repositories before the protected copy is created or promoted. By the time the vault copy exists, the compromised state is preserved exactly as it was written. Elastio runs on the primary backup copy at first write. Inspection happens earlier than CyberSense can run, and suspect copies are identified before they are promoted into the protected recovery set. Recovery Data Source CyberSense Elastio DDVE vault contents \u0026#10004; \u0026#10004; Production workloads, databases, filesystems \u0026#10008; \u0026#10004; First-write backups (Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity, Veritas) \u0026#10008; \u0026#10004; AWS Backup, EBS and RDS snapshots, S3 object versions \u0026#10008; \u0026#10004; Azure Backup, Azure managed snapshots \u0026#10008; \u0026#10004; Cross-region replicas, third-party SaaS backup \u0026#10008; \u0026#10004;
1 A backup is only useful if you know whether it was already infected when it was written. In the Cloud, CyberSense Sees Only DDVE CyberSense runs on the on-prem Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery vault and, in the cloud, as a Dell-provided virtual appliance (AMI) deployed in the same private subnet as the Cyber Recovery management host and DDVE . It is not a managed cloud service. Customers operate the AMI, the DDVE instance, and the Cyber Recovery management host themselves, and the AMI itself runs on large EC2 shapes such as r5b.8xlarge or i3en.12xlarge . The scope of that inspection is the data inside the DDVE instance. Everything else in the cloud half of the estate is out of scope: AWS Backup, EBS and RDS snapshots, S3 object versions, cross-region replicas, Azure managed snapshots, Azure Backup, and third-party cloud backup services. Backup data written by Rubrik, Cohesity, and Veeam is also not supported by CyberSense, on-prem or in the cloud. Most enterprise estates are no longer single-site. Workloads run in AWS and Azure. Recovery data lives in cloud snapshots, object storage, cloud backup services, and cross-region replicas. If a clean recovery decision has to span the whole environment, and one of the largest data surfaces in that environment is not inside a DDVE appliance, it is not in CyberSense's inspection scope. Regulators have started writing recovery integrity into the rules. The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act requires financial entities to perform checks during recovery to ensure the highest level of data integrity is maintained, and to restore from systems that are physically and logically segregated from the source ( DORA, Article 12 ). DORA is technology-neutral and applies to all ICT supporting critical or important functions, including cloud-resident systems. Inspection coverage that ends at the boundary of one virtual appliance leaves the cloud half of that obligation unanswered. Elastio inspects data in AWS and Azure natively, and on-prem data through API integrations with Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity, and Veritas. The cloud half of the estate gets the same verdict the data center gets. What CyberSense Leaves on the Table Your CyberSense deployment stays in place. Elastio covers the data sources and pipeline stages CyberSense was not built to handle. 1. Cloud Parity CyberSense only inspects a specific set of on-prem workloads, and that scope is mirrored to the cloud. Running it in AWS is the same on-prem appliance lifted into a Dell-provided AMI bolted to DDVE . It scans the same datasets it scans in the data center and adds no coverage for cloud-native workloads. AWS Backup, EBS and RDS snapshots, S3 object versions, cross-region replicas, Azure managed snapshots, Azure Backup, and third-party cloud backup services remain out of scope. Elastio inspects the same way in AWS, Azure, and on-prem. If a workload can be restored from the cloud, you should be able to prove that the recovery point is clean. 2. Inspection Before the Vault Boundary CyberSense inspects after data is inside the immutable vault. Elastio inspects earlier, before promotion into the protected recovery set. The vault stops being the place where you first learn there is a problem. 3. A Named Ransomware Verdict the SOC Can Act On CyberSense outputs alerts, a post-attack forensic assessment of impacted servers and files, and a last-known-good recovery point derived from machine-learning analytics . The output is a statistical confidence signal rather than a deterministic, family-named verdict, and it does not identify the encryption pattern at the file level. Translating that signal into a recovery decision still lands on the SOC. Elastio produces a deterministic verdict that names the family, shows the encryption pattern, and sets the clean boun
1dary , so the SOC does not have to interpret a probability score under incident pressure. Anomaly and entropy-based detection also misses modern evasion. Ransomware variants like LockFile encrypt alternate 16-byte blocks so files look statistically similar to the original, and research has shown that intermittent encryption and entropy-sharing techniques systematically bypass entropy-threshold detectors . A deterministic, family-named verdict is harder for those techniques to defeat than a statistical anomaly score. 4. Native Integration With the Backup Stack CyberSense parses backup-image content directly from storage for Dell Avamar, NetWorker, Commvault, NetBackup, and PowerProtect Data Manager rather than calling the backup vendor's API to retrieve files. Coverage is bounded by the formats Index Engines has built parsers for. New backup vendors, new format versions, and cloud-native backup services (AWS Backup, Azure Backup, third-party SaaS backup) are not covered until parsers are added. Scans on enterprise-scale vault data can run long enough that Dell maintains a dedicated knowledge-base article for CyberSense analyze jobs running longer than 24 hours , naming large VMDKs and high-file-count datasets as common causes. The implication for operations is that a same-day verdict on what is in the vault right now is not always available. Elastio integrates through the backup vendor's API and inspects with a model ensemble that adds behavioral and temporal analysis on top of deterministic detection . The coverage split tracks where the market is moving: CyberSense's parser list is anchored to the legacy on-prem stack (Avamar, NetWorker, NetBackup, Commvault, PPDM), while Elastio covers the modern backup platforms enterprises are standardizing on (Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity) along with cloud-native data sources. 5. Light Operational Footprint CyberSense ships as a dedicated Linux host (CentOS, SUSE, or RHEL) with CyberSense installed, or a Dell-supplied virtual appliance (OVA), deployed at the same location as the Cyber Recovery vault . Customers operate that host themselves: provisioning, OS patching, CyberSense upgrades, and license management all sit with the customer. Elastio runs as cloud-native software in the customer's AWS or Azure account, with no appliance host to provision. 6. R-RPO for Clean Recovery Measurement Traditional RPO measures how much data you might lose based on backup frequency. It does not tell you whether the latest backup is safe. How R-RPO Works Elastio uses Resilience RPO, or R-RPO, which measures the gap between now and the last proven clean recovery point . A company can have frequent backups and a poor clean-recovery position if ransomware went undetected for days. The backup schedule looks healthy. The usable restore point is much older than expected. R-RPO shifts the executive conversation from how often we back up to how recently we can prove a clean restore point exists. How This Works Alongside an Existing CyberSense Deployment Elastio runs alongside the existing CyberSense deployment. It covers the data sources and stages CyberSense was not built for. In practice: Elastio inspects production, snapshot, replica, object-storage, and modern backup data in AWS, Azure, and on-prem. CyberSense stays on its own swim lane: backup images from the older backup products written into the Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery vault on-prem, or into DDVE when Dell's AWS deployment is in use. Elastio runs at first write, so suspect copies are flagged before they are promoted into the vault. CyberSense remains a last-line check on what is already inside the boundary. Elastio produces a named ransomware verdict the SOC can act on without interpretation. CyberSense anomaly output continues to feed the existing review workflow. Elastio identifies the Last Known Clean recovery point across the whole estate. The vault team gets a recovery target that is consistent with what the cloud team is seeing. The vault stays in place. The inspection layer expands to match the data estate. Questions to Ask if You Use CyberSense These questions surface the gap using data already inside your environment: How long did the last full CyberSense scan take to complete on our largest vault dataset? How many CyberSense alerts in the past quarter turned out to be false positives, and how much SOC time went into tuning them down? In the last ransomware incident or red-team exercise, did CyberSense name the malware family and identify the clean boun
1dary, or did the SOC have to reconstruct that itself? Which of our AWS, Azure, snapshot, replica, object-storage, or cloud-backup data have no CyberSense coverage today? Can we restore from the cloud half of our estate with the same level of clean-recovery evidence we have for the on-prem half? When the auditor asks about cyber-recovery coverage in the cloud, what is the answer? What is our R-RPO for the systems leadership cares about most, not our RPO? What is the all-in infrastructure cost of running CyberSense at our data volumes (high-core, high-memory hosts on-prem, the equivalent EC2 shapes in AWS, and additional servers as the dataset grows)? If those answers are unsatisfying, the gap is real and the architecture needs to change. When to Evaluate Elastio Elastio is a strong fit when you are expanding beyond a vault-only recovery model. Evaluate Elastio if you are: Moving workloads to AWS or Azure Adding cloud backup or cloud recovery workflows Using snapshots, replicas, or object storage as part of recovery Trying to validate recovery data before it reaches the vault Looking for a Last Known Clean signal across hybrid data surfaces Asked by leadership to prove recoverability, not just backup completion Trying to connect security findings to restore decisions The most useful evaluation uses your own recovery data. Run Elastio against the data surfaces that feed, surround, or sit outside your CyberSense workflow. Identify where clean recovery evidence already exists, where it is assumed, and where it is missing. That exercise gives recovery teams a clearer map of where trust is earned and where it is only inherited. Clean Recovery Needs More Than One Checkpoint Cyber recovery has moved beyond the question of whether backups exist. The more useful question is whether recovery data can be trusted at the moment the business needs it. CyberSense helps answer that question inside the recovery workflow. Elastio extends the answer across the broader recovery path. For hybrid and cloud-transition customers, that distinction matters. The data estate is no longer confined to one place. Recovery validation should not be confined to one checkpoint. Use CyberSense where it already strengthens your vault-centered recovery process. Add Elastio where recovery risk starts earlier, moves through cloud and hybrid infrastructure, and needs clean-copy evidence before an incident forces the decision. Book a Recovery Assessment Find the recovery points you can actually trust. Request an Assessment Sources [1] Dell, PowerProtect Cyber Recovery 19.15 AWS Deployment Guide, Architecture overview [2] Dell, PowerProtect Cyber Recovery 19.15 AWS Deployment Guide, Deploying CyberSense using the CyberSense AMI [3] European Union, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (Digital Operational Resilience Act), Article 12 [4] Index Engines, CyberSense product page [5] Elastio, Elastio Platform overview [6] Bang J., Kim J. N., Lee S., Entropy Sharing in Ransomware: Bypassing Entropy-Based Detection of Cryptographic Operations , Sensors (MDPI) 24(5):1446, 2024 [7] Index Engines, CyberSense for Dell Technologies product details [8] Dell, Knowledge Base 000185297, Cyber-Sense Analyze performance issues and jobs running longer than 24 hours [9] Dell, PowerProtect Cyber Recovery 19.15 Installation Guide, Index Engines CyberSense"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Introduction Imagine waking up to headlines that your bank, retailer, or airline has suffered a major cyberattackâand within hours, billions vanish from its market value. A breach like this can tarnish years of carefully built reputation and undermine trust in an instant. Trust is the currency of the corporate world: it seals business alliances, sustains trade deals, and underpins every transaction between buyer and seller. In today's digital economy, a single breach can shake investors' confidence as much as a poor earnings reportâor worse. During my EPQ research, I discovered that the real question is not if cyberattacks impact share pricesâthey doâbut how much . Some companies see only a short-lived dip. Others spiral into prolonged decline. The difference lies not simply in the attack itself, but in the quality of the response. What Really Drives the Impact? The first casualty of a cyber breach is often trust . Investors immediately ask: Will customers still believe in this company's ability to deliver? Economist John Maynard Keynes described this as \u0026ldquo;animal spirits\u0026rdquo; âthe instincts and emotions that drive economic behaviour. Fear spreads faster than facts, and share prices can fall sharply before the full scale of a breach is even understood. This is why corporate response matters. A rapid, transparent reaction shapes market sentiment and stabilises equity prices. Delays or silence, on the other hand, magnify uncertainty and deepen losses. From my project, three main factors stood out: Nature of the breach A ransomware lockout, a supply chain attack, or a large-scale data theft each carry different weight. Corporate response Did leaders act quickly, communicate openly, and prove they could prevent recurrence? Or did they leave space for rumours and speculation? Regulation and legal fallout Fines, lawsuits, and compliance costs can stretch the financial impact far beyond the initial panic. These elements explain why some breaches trigger only minor dips, while others unleash full-scale crashes. Breaches That Shook the Market Yahoo (2013 \u0026 2014) 3 billion accounts compromised. Aftermath: $117.5M settlement, $35M in fines, and stock declines of 6.1% and 3.1% after disclosure. Capital One (2019) 106 million records exposed. Shares plunged nearly 14% in two weeks as investors questioned confidence in the brand. Maersk (2017) Supply-chain malware paralysed global shipping operations. Swift action limited losses to $300M, and shares rebounded 5% within a monthâunlike Equifax, where sluggish disclosure drove a 30% six-month slide. Retail Breaches (2025) UK retail firms saw data compromises wipe out up to 3% of stock value in days. Heightened EU data protection scrutiny magnified investor anxiety, proving patterns identified years ago still persist. These cases underscore how response quality dictates the extent âfrom minor 3% dips to devastating 30% slides. Crises don't just test systems; they test leadership and accountability. In the long run, they test progress. The Future: Defence and Doubt Technology is reshaping the battleground. AI-driven cybersecurity now monitors behaviour patterns and detects anomalies in real time. This containment limits breaches before they spiral into market shocks. Far from replacing jobs, AI automates repetitive tasks so human specialists can tackle bigger threats. But AI is also a double-edged sword Criminals deploy it for targeted ransomware, data exfiltration, and reputational extortion schemes that go far beyond simple pay-to-decrypt attacks. Blockchain provides another defence line. By decentralising identity systems and creating tamper-proof records, it reduces fraud and unauthorised access. Early programmes show blockchain adoption can cut recovery costs by up to 30%âsometimes the difference between rebounding and prolonged decline. Together, these technologies could shrink the market impact of breaches from catastrophic 14% plunges to manageable 3â6% dipsâif companies adopt them wisely. Conclusion Cybersecurity breaches are no longer side stories. They are front-page financial events . The scale of damage depends less on the attack itself and more on how companies handle the aftermath. Firms that respond well typically face share price drops of only 3â6%. Poor responses can trigger losses of 30% or more, eroding investor confidence for months. Companies with strong cyber insurance or proactive disclosures sometimes rebound within weeksâproof that preparation matters. The message is simple: cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issueâit's a shareholder issue. With global cybercrime costs projected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, no company can afford complacency. So the real question is: Whenânot ifâthe next breach comes, will your organisation's response reassure investors, or spark a sell-off?"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"What Anthropic Announced On April 7, 2026, Anthropic announced Project Glasswing , a restricted cybersecurity initiative built around Claude Mythos Preview, their most advanced AI model. The model is not publicly available. Access is restricted to a coalition of launch partners and roughly 40 organizations that build or maintain critical infrastructure software. The launch partners include AWS, Apple, Microsoft, Google, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Broadcom, JPMorganChase, and the Linux Foundation. Anthropic committed $100M in usage credits and $4M in direct donations to open-source security organizations. 1000s Zero-day vulnerabilities found 52+ Organizations with access $100M Usage credits committed Mythos Preview has already identified thousands of previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and every major web browser. In one case, a researcher using the model found a bug in OpenBSD that had been present for 27 years. The model chains multiple vulnerabilities together into exploits that no single flaw would enable on its own. Anthropic warned senior U.S. government officials that the model makes large-scale cyberattacks significantly more likely this year. According to reporting by Fortune and CNBC , Anthropic has privately communicated to officials that this class of model capability will proliferate beyond actors committed to deploying it safely. Why This Changes the Threat Landscape Glasswing is a signal that AI has shifted the economics of attack. Cheap models, open weights, and commodity compute mean adversaries can now generate novel malware variants, automate lateral movement, and compress dwell times from months to weeks. No signature database stays current against this velocity of change. AI has collapsed the cost of discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities. The zero-day supply is about to expand dramatically. Every product in the current enterprise security stack relies on one of two things: behavioral signals from a running system, or a known indicator such as a file hash or malware signature. AI-generated, zero-day attacks defeat both. There is no hash to match. There is no behavior pattern in any database. The attacker's tooling has never been seen before. Key Distinction Zero-days are vulnerabilities, not malware. A zero-day is a flaw in software that the developer does not know about. What follows a zero-day exploit is malware, lateral movement, data staging, and ransomware. Those post-exploitation artifacts land in the data layer. That is where the damage is done, and that is where detection must happen. The Gap No Security Stack Covers Enterprise security stacks protect the perimeter, endpoints, identity, and network. None of them inspect the data itself. This is not a configuration problem. It is a structural gap in the architecture of enterprise security. Security Layer What It Inspects What It Misses Perimeter (Firewall, WAF) Inbound/outbound traffic Threats already inside Endpoint (EDR, XDR) Running processes on live servers Threats in snapshots and backups Identity (IAM, PAM) Access and privilege Malware in data at rest Network (NDR, SIEM) Traffic patterns and logs Ransomware in the data layer Backup (Rubrik, Veeam, Cohesity) Known malware hashes in own backups Zero-days. Data they do not manage. Data Layer (Elastio) Every file across live, replicated, and backup data -- The attacker exploits a zero-day to get in. Once inside, they deploy ransomware, stage data for exfiltration, and encrypt files. Every one of those post-exploitation actions writes artifacts into the data layer. EDR does not see them there. SIEM does not log them. Backup vendors copy the data without verifying whether it is clean. If your security stack does not inspect the data itself, how do you know whether your backups are already compromised? How Elastio Addresses This Gap Elastio performs Deep File Inspection across live data, replicated data, and backup data. It inspects the actual content of every file in the data layer to find ransomware and malware that has already landed. It does not rely on signatures, known hashes, or behavioral inference. Inspects the data, not the perimeter Elastio hunts inside the data layer where ransomware persists and where recovery is determined. No other security control reaches this
1surface. Finds zero-day ransomware Deep File Inspection does not need a known indicator. It examines file content directly. It finds threats that have never been cataloged. Works across any data surface Live data, replicated data, and backups. Any storage platform. Any backup vendor. One inspection engine across the full estate. Identifies the last clean recovery point When ransomware is found, Elastio traces backward to identify the last recovery point that is provably clean. No guessing. No manual inspection under incident pressure. How It Works Deep File Inspection examines the actual content of every file. It does not infer from entropy changes or statistical anomalies. One inspects. One infers. The detection accuracy profiles are fundamentally different. Why Glasswing Accelerates the Need for Data-Layer Inspection The Glasswing relevance is not about the vulnerabilities themselves. It is about volume. When AI compresses the cost of discovering and exploiting zero-days, more enterprises will be dealing with post-exploitation activity that their current stack does not inspect. Every security tool in the stack will continue to do its job at the perimeter, endpoint, and network layers. But the volume of novel threats reaching the data layer will increase. The question shifts from \u0026ldquo;Can we block the attack?\u0026rdquo; to \u0026ldquo;Can we find what it left behind and prove we can recover clean?\u0026rdquo; That is the question Elastio exists to answer. The Hunt Engine inspects the data layer today, across live data, replicated data, and backups. As the zero-day supply expands, every enterprise will need a security control that operates where the attacker's work ultimately lands: inside the data. The security stack protects the perimeter, endpoints, identity, and network. None of it inspects the data. That gap is about to be tested at a scale the industry has not dealt with before. Sources [1] Anthropic, Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era , April 7, 2026 [2] Fortune, Anthropic is giving some firms early access to Claude Mythos , April 7, 2026 [3] CNBC, Anthropic limits Mythos AI rollout over fears hackers could use model for cyberattacks , April 7, 2026 [4] CyberScoop, Tech giants launch AI-powered Project Glasswing , April 7, 2026 [5] Simon Willison, Anthropic's Project Glasswing , April 7, 2026 See How Elastio Detects This Find out whether your data layer is inspected and your recovery is provable. See the Hunt Engine"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Which objects are compromised. Which are clean. Where recovery starts. Elastio answers all three. Summary Object storage is not built to inspect what is written to it. Ransomware and insider threats can exploit that gap deliberately, moving slowly over days or weeks to avoid detection thresholds. By the time an incident surfaces, the scope of compromise is often unknown and recovery cannot start. As enterprises face increasing threats, Elastio announced support for IBM Cloud Object Storage (IBM COS), designed to deliver ransomware detection and provable recovery for the object storage environments enterprises use for financial records, healthcare archives, and AI training data. What Elastio Delivers for IBM COS Elastio uses Deep Object Inspection to examine stored objects directly. When a threat is detected, four outcomes follow: Immediate threat context. Compromised objects are tagged with detection type, timestamp, and severity, surfaced in the Elastio portal and forwarded to your SIEM. Responders know the scope from the first alert. A provable recovery point. Elastio identifies the Last Known Clean (LNC) state by scanning backward through prior object versions. The recovery point is verified, timestamped, and auditable before the restore begins. Controlled recovery. Restores execute manually via console or automatically via policy, from the same platform that made the detection. Forensic isolation (upcoming). Compromised objects will be quarantined to a separate bucket outside the original permission boundary, enabling analysis without operational disruption. \"IBM Cloud Object Storage holds the data enterprises rely on most. With Elastio, security teams can identify exactly which objects are clean, establish a verified recovery point, and restore with confidence.\" - Najaf Husain, CEO, Elastio Availability Elastio is available now as a tile in the IBM Cloud Catalog. No changes to storage architecture or application workflows are required. Contact [email protected] for a product briefing or proof-of-concept engagement. About Elastio Elastio delivers ransomware detection and provable recovery for cloud environments. Its platform inspects live data, replicated data, and backups for zero-day ransomware, insider threats, and malware, and identifies a verified recovery point before a restore begins. Elastio serves enterprise and regulated-industry customers who require security controls that extend into the data layer."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Summary The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) became enforceable on January 17, 2025. It requires all in-scope financial entities to test backup and recovery procedures under cyberattack scenarios at least yearly, prove data integrity on recovery, and submit results to regulators. The ECB's 2024 cyber resilience stress test of 109 banks found gaps in recovery capabilities. Penalty regimes vary by member state, with some jurisdictions imposing fines up to 2% of global annual turnover and personal liability for senior management. DORA applies extraterritorially to EU subsidiaries of global banks and to critical ICT providers regardless of domicile. Your Regulator Will Ask for Proof of Clean Recovery The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act ( Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 ) became enforceable on January 17, 2025. It applies to banks, insurers, investment firms, payment providers, crypto-asset service providers, and 15 other categories of financial entities operating in the EU. It also applies to their critical ICT third-party service providers, regardless of where those providers are headquartered. This is not a future obligation. Enforcement is active. The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have designated critical third-party ICT providers and regulators across member states are conducting oversight. In March 2025, the European Commission opened infringement procedures against 13 member states for failing to fully transpose the accompanying directive. For CISOs at global financial institutions, DORA creates a specific, testable obligation: prove that your recovery works. Not in a slide deck. In a documented test, under a cyberattack scenario, with results submitted to your regulator. If your board asks whether the organization is DORA-compliant, the answer depends on one question: can you prove that your backups are clean and your recovery procedures work under a cyberattack scenario? Articles 11 and 12 require exactly that. Why DORA is Different Financial services is not short on regulation. CISOs in this sector already manage obligations under NYDFS Part 500, PCI-DSS, NIST CSF, and a patchwork of national supervisory frameworks. DORA is different for three reasons. First, DORA is a regulation, not a directive. It applies directly in all 27 EU member states without requiring national transposition of its core requirements. This means uniform rules, uniform enforcement, and no ability for individual countries to weaken the standard. (The accompanying Directive 2022/2556 amends existing sectoral legislation to align with DORA, which is why some member states received infringement notices for transposition delays.) Second, DORA explicitly mandates cyberattack scenarios in resilience testing. Article 11(6) requires financial entities to test ICT business continuity plans at least yearly. For all entities other than microenterprises, those tests must include scenarios of cyberattacks and switchovers between the primary ICT infrastructure and the redundant capacity, backups, and redundant facilities. This is not guidance. It is a statutory requirement. Third, DORA creates personal accountability. The regulation makes an entity's management body responsible for ICT risk management. Board members, executive leaders, and senior managers must define risk management strategies, actively participate in executing them, and maintain current knowledge of the ICT risk landscape. Leaders can be held personally liable for compliance failures, with individual penalty ceilings varying considerably by member state . What Articles 11 and 12 Actually Require The recovery obligations in DORA are concentrated in Article 11 (Response and Recovery) and Article 12 (Backup Policies and Procedures, Restoration and Recovery Procedures and Methods) . These two articles define what financial entities must build, test, and document. Article 11: Response and Recovery ICT Business Continuity Policy Financial entities must implement a comprehensive ICT business continuity policy through dedicated, documented plans, procedures, and mechanisms. These must ensure continuity of critical functions and enable rapid response, containment, and recovery from ICT-related incidents. Annual Testing Under Cyberattack Scenarios Testing must occur at least yearly for ICT systems supporting all functions. For entities beyond microenterprise scale, testing plans must include cyberattack scenarios and switchovers between primary infrastru
1cture and backup systems. Independent Internal Audit ICT response and recovery plans must be subject to independent internal audit review. Crisis Management Function Entities must maintain a crisis management function with documented procedures for managing internal and external communications during an activation event. Records and Reporting Entities must keep readily accessible records of activities before and during disruption events. Upon request, they must report estimated aggregated annual costs and losses from major ICT incidents to competent authorities. Article 12: Backup Policies and Recovery Methods Documented Backup Policies Entities must develop and document backup policies specifying data scope and minimum backup frequency based on criticality and confidentiality levels. Backup System Activation Backup systems must be activatable without compromising network security or data availability, authenticity, integrity, or confidentiality. Backup procedures and recovery methods must be tested periodically. Physical and Logical Segregation When restoring from backups, entities must use ICT systems that are physically and logically segregated from the source system and protected from unauthorized access or ICT corruption. Redundant ICT Capacity Non-microenterprise entities must maintain redundant ICT capacities with adequate resources. Central securities depositories face additional requirements under Article 12(5), including maintaining a secondary processing site at a distinct geographic location. Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives Entities must define RTO and RPO for each function, accounting for criticality and potential market impact. In extreme scenarios, agreed service levels must still be met. Data Integrity on Recovery When recovering from an ICT-related incident, entities must perform multiple checks and reconciliations to ensure the highest level of data integrity. This applies to internal data and to data reconstructed from external stakeholders. The Compliance Gap Most CISOs Face Article 12(7) requires that when recovering from an incident, financial entities perform checks to ensure the highest level of data integrity. Most backup and recovery tools can restore data. Few can prove that the restored data is clean. The regulation does not ask whether you can recover. It asks whether you can prove that what you recovered is not already compromised. This is the gap between backup infrastructure and data-layer security controls . The ECB Enforcement Signal The European Central Bank is not waiting for DORA violations to surface. It is actively stress-testing cyber resilience and feeding results into its supervisory process. In 2024, the ECB conducted its first-ever cyber resilience stress test , involving 109 banks under direct supervision. The test scenario assumed all preventive measures had failed and a cyberattack had severely affected core system databases. Banks had to demonstrate their response and recovery procedures. A subset of 28 banks underwent extended testing with actual IT recovery tests and on-site quality assurance reviews. The ECB's conclusion: banks have response and recovery frameworks in place, but areas for improvement remain. Results fed directly into the 2024 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), which assesses each bank's individual risk profile. This was not a one-time exercise. The ECB's supervisory priorities for 2025-2027 explicitly name cyber resilience and operational resilience as core focus areas. The 2026-2028 priorities go further: full DORA implementation is a stated requirement, including ICT governance, incident reporting, resilience testing, and third-party risk management. Targeted on-site inspections for cyber risk and ICT third-party provider risk are planned for the 2026-2028 cycle. In 2026, the ECB is also conducting its first-ever reverse stress test on geopolitical risk , requiring banks to define the scenarios under which prescribed failure outcomes would materialize. The results will inform the SREP and the 2026 internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP). The Supervisory Loop The ECB is building a continuous cycle: stress test, SREP findings, targeted on-site inspections, follow-up. If your bank was among the 109 tested in 2024 and received individual feedback, that feedback is now a supervisory expectation. The 2026-2028 OSI campaigns will check whether gaps identified in earlier reviews have been remediated. DORA's Reach Beyond the EU DORA is an EU regulation, but its impact extends beyond EU borders. Two mechanisms create global exposure. EU subsidiaries of global financial groups are directly subject to DORA. A US-headquartered bank with EU-licensed subsidiaries must ensure those subsidiaries comply with DORA's full requirements, including backup testing under cyberattack scenarios, incident reporting to competent authorities, and maintenance of ICT third-party provider registers. Critical ICT third-party service providers serving EU financial entities are subject to the DORA oversight framework regardless of their domicile. The ESAs have the authority to designate critical third-party providers, conduct off-site investigations, perform on-site inspections, and levy f
1ines of up to 1% of average daily worldwide turnover per day of non-compliance, for up to six months. For global institutions operating across both EU and US regulatory frameworks, DORA creates a floor that often exceeds existing US requirements. The FFIEC CAT has been sunsetted. NIST CSF 2.0 is broad and principles-based. DORA is prescriptive and specific, particularly on backup testing, recovery verification, and incident reporting timelines. This extraterritorial reach is why global banks with EU operations are treating DORA compliance as a 2026 priority. When your EU operations are subject to a regulation that mandates documented recovery testing under cyberattack scenarios with results reportable to supervisors, the compliance program necessarily extends into global infrastructure. Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) DORA's testing requirements operate at two levels. The first is the annual resilience testing that all in-scope entities must perform under Article 11 . The second is the more advanced Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) mandated by Articles 26 and 27 for systemically important entities. TLPT is a full-scale, intelligence-driven attack simulation conducted on live production systems. It must cover critical or important functions and must be performed at least every three years. The ESAs' Regulatory Technical Standards specify mandatory purple-team phases, a dual-vendor rule (separate threat intelligence and red team providers), and reporting requirements to competent authorities. For credit institutions classified as significant under the ECB's Single Supervisory Mechanism, external testers are mandatory for every TLPT. The testing framework aligns with TIBER-EU , which was updated in February 2025 to align with DORA's RTS. The connection to recovery is direct. If a TLPT reveals that a simulated cyberattack can compromise backup systems and the entity cannot demonstrate clean recovery, that finding goes to the regulator. It creates a documented supervisory expectation for remediation. The Penalty Framework DORA's penalty framework delegates specific amounts to member states, resulting in considerable divergence across EU jurisdictions . Article 50 requires penalties to be \"effective, proportionate and dissuasive.\" The following reflects ranges reported across member state implementations. Entity Type Penalty Range (varies by member state) Source Financial entities Up to 2% of total annual worldwide turnover in some jurisdictions DORA Art. 50, national implementations Individual managers EUR 100,000 (Finland) to EUR 5 million (Germany) DLA Piper analysis Critical ICT third-party providers 1% of average daily worldwide turnover per day of non-compliance, up to 6 months DORA Art. 35(8) Penalties vary by member state. DLA Piper's analysis of national penalty regimes shows considerable divergence across EU jurisdictions. Some member states have adopted higher ceilings than DORA's minimum requirements. Article 52 also allows member states to impose criminal penalties for severe violations. Beyond fines, competent authorities can order cessation of infringing conduct, require public disclosure of breaches (creating reputational exposure), and limit or suspend business activities until compliance is achieved. The Recovery Question DORA Forces You to Answer Strip away the regulatory language and DORA asks one question of every CISO at an in-scope financial entity: If a cyberattack compromises your production systems today, can you prove that your backup data is clean, that your recovery procedures work, and that restored data maintains integrity? Can you document this in a way that satisfies your regulator? Article 12(2) requires periodic testing of backup procedures and recovery methods. Article 12(7) requires data integrity checks on recovery. Article 11(6) requires all of this to be tested under cyberattack scenarios. The ECB's 2024 stress test simulated exactly this scenario and found gaps in banks' ability to execute. This is a provable-or-not-provable question. A CISO either has documented evidence that backup data has been verified as clean before recovery, or they do not. They either have test results showing successful recovery under an attack scenario with data integrity confirmed, or they do not. (For a deeper look at how provable recovery works as a security control, see the Elastio glossary.) The regulation does not care about the tools you selected. It does not care about your vendor relationships. It cares about outcomes: did recovery work, was data integrity maintained, and can you prove it to your supervisor? What to Do Now For CISOs at financial entities with EU exposure, the action items are concrete. Audit your current backup testing regime against Articles 11 and 12. Does your annual testing include cyberattack scenarios with switchovers to backup systems? Can you document the results in a format suitable for regulatory submission? Assess whether you can prove data integrity on recovery. Article 12(7) requires checks and reconciliations to ensure data integrity after an ICT incident. If your recovery process restores data without verifying it is clean, you have a gap. Map your ICT third-party provider register. DORA requires financial entities to maintain and submit registers of contractual arrangements with ICT third-party providers. The ESAs set April 30, 2025 as the deadline for national authorities to report these registers. Prepare for ECB on-site inspections. If you are an ECB-supervised institution, the 2026-2028 supervisory cycle includes targeted OSI campaigns for cyber risk and ICT third-party risk. Gaps identified in the 2024 stress test are now tracked supervisory expectations. Determine your TLPT obligations. If you are designated for TLPT under Article 26, your first test cycle is approaching. Competent authorities designate entities based on systemic importance, ICT maturity, and the impact of services on the financial sector. Frequently Asked Questions What is DORA? DORA is the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act ( Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 ). It is a binding regulation that requires financial entities operating in the EU to manage ICT risk, report incidents, test resilience under cyberattack scenarios, and oversee third-party ICT providers. It became enforceable on January 17, 2025. What does DORA Article 12 require for backups? Article 12 requires financial entities to document backup policies specifying data scope and frequency, test backup procedures and recovery methods periodically, use physically and logically segregated systems when restoring from backups, maintain redundant ICT capacity, define recovery time and recovery point objectives for each function, and perform data integrity checks when recovering from an ICT incident. Does DORA apply to US banks? DORA applies directly to EU-licensed subsidiaries of US-headquartered banks. It also applies to ICT third-party service providers that support critical functions of EU financial entities, regardless of where the provider is domiciled. US banks with EU operations must ensure those operations comply with DORA's full requirements, including backup testing under cyberattack scenarios and incident reporting. What are the penalties for DORA non-compliance? DORA delegates penalty amounts to member states under Article 50, requiring penalties to be \"effective, proportionate and dissuasive.\" Some jurisdictions have adopted ceilings of up to 2% of total annual worldwide turnover for financial entities. Individual manager penalties range from EUR 100,000 to EUR 5 million depending on the member state. For critical ICT third-party providers, Article 35(8) allows the Lead Overseer to impose peri
1odic penalties of 1% of average daily worldwide turnover per day of non-compliance, for up to six months. Member states may also impose criminal penalties under Article 52. What is DORA TLPT? Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) is an advanced testing requirement under DORA Articles 26 and 27. Systemically important financial entities must conduct full-scale, intelligence-driven attack simulations on live production systems at least every three years. The tests must cover critical functions, include mandatory purple-team phases, use separate threat intelligence and red team providers, and report results to competent authorities. The framework aligns with TIBER-EU. What did the ECB cyber resilience stress test find? The ECB's 2024 cyber resilience stress test involved 109 banks under direct supervision. The test scenario assumed all preventive measures had failed and a cyberattack had compromised core system databases. The ECB concluded that banks have response and recovery frameworks in place, but areas for improvement remain. Results fed into the 2024 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The ECB's 2026-2028 supervisory priorities include targeted on-site inspections for cyber risk and ICT third-party provider risk. How does DORA relate to NIS2? DORA is lex specialis to the NIS2 Directive, meaning it takes precedence over NIS2 for financial entities on matters of ICT risk management and incident reporting. Financial entities subject to DORA follow DORA's requirements rather than the corresponding NIS2 provisions. DORA's requirements are more prescriptive and sector-specific than NIS2. Reference Links DORA Full Text Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (EUR-Lex) Article 11: Response and Recovery digital-operational-resilience-act.com Article 12: Backup Policies and Recovery Methods digital-operational-resilience-act.com Article 26: Threat-Led Penetration Testing digital-operational-resilience-act.com Article 27: Requirements for TLPT Testers digital-operational-resilience-act.com ECB Cyber Resilience Stress Test (2024) ECB Press Release, July 2024 ECB Supervisory Priorities 2025-2027 ECB Banking Supervision ECB Supervisory Priorities 2026-2028 ECB Banking Supervision ECB Stress Tests Overview ECB Banking Supervision ESAs TLPT Regulatory Technical Standards ESA Final Report, July 2024 TIBER-EU and Cyber Resilience ECB Macroprudential Bulletin, February 2025 EBA DORA Overview European Banking Authority EIOPA DORA Overview European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority DLA Piper: DORA Penalty Regime Divergence DLA Piper, October 2025 DLA Piper: DORA Application Key Considerations DLA Piper, February 2025 Mayer Brown: DORA Takes Effect Mayer Brown, January 2025 RECOVERY POSTURE Find out whether your recovery is provable. Assess Your Recovery Posture See the Platform"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The Democratization of Endpoint Defense Bypass There was a time when bypassing endpoint defenses like Windows Defender was considered a niche capability, reserved for elite red teams, advanced threat actors, or highly specialized researchers. That time has passed. Today, bypass techniques are not only widely documented, they are being actively taught, operationalized, and scaled in ways that should give both security leaders and policymakers pause. How Modern Endpoint Protection Is Being Circumvented Modern endpoint protection platforms such as Microsoft Defender rely heavily on behavioral detection and interfaces like the Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI) to identify malicious activity. In theory, these systems provide layered visibility into both known and unknown threats. In practice, however, attackers have adapted. Rather than attempting to defeat detection outright, many now focus on sidestepping it entirely. Techniques such as in-memory execution, obfuscation, and the abuse of legitimate system tools have become standard approaches for avoiding scrutiny. What was once considered advanced tradecraft is now widely understood and, more importantly, repeatable. From Underground Knowledge to Mainstream Curriculum The most significant shift is not purely technical, but structural. Bypass knowledge is no longer confined to underground forums or tightly controlled research communities. It is being democratized. Training platforms, professional courses, and widely accessible labs are now teaching the mechanics of evasion as part of mainstream cybersecurity education. A clear example is the LinkedIn Learning course âDefeating Windows Defender,â which walks through how Defender operates, how it detects threats, and how those mechanisms can be bypassed in practice. This reflects a broader reality: evasion is no longer treated as an edge case, but as a core competency. The Scaling Problem: When Bypass Becomes Repeatable This shift has profound implications. When bypass techniques become structured learning material, they become scalable. They can be taught, repeated, refined, and integrated into standard operating procedures. This fundamentally changes the balance between attackers and defenders. Security teams must account for an ever-expanding set of techniques, while adversaries can focus on identifying and executing a single successful bypass. The asymmetry has always existed, but the barrier to entry is now significantly lower. Studying Security Tools as Targets Equally important is the way attackers are approaching security tools themselves. Endpoint protection is no longer viewed as a black box, but as a system to be studied, tested, and ultimately manipulated. Detection logic is analyzed, blind spots are identified, and controls are treated much like software targets in their own right. This methodical approach, combined with the growing availability of training resources, is accelerating the pace at which bypass techniques evolve. Why Prevention Alone Is No Longer Enough None of this suggests that tools like Microsoft Defender are ineffective. They remain a critical component of any modern security architecture. However, it does underscore a necessary shift in mindset. Organizations can no longer assume that prevention alone will hold. They must operate under the assumption that controls can and will be bypassed, and that some level of adversary activity may go undetected for a period of time. The Shift Toward Resilience The implication is clear: resilience must extend beyond prevention. Detection, response, and containment capabilities are no longer secondary considerations, but central pillars of security strategy. Visibility across endpoints, identity systems, and networks becomes essential, as does the ability to respond quickly when something inevitably slips through. When Bypass Becomes the Norm The real concern is not that bypass techniques exist. They always have. The concern is that they are now accessible, repeatable, and teachable at scale. When bypass becomes curriculum, it stops being exceptional and becomes normal. And once that happens, the entire defensive posture must evolve accordingly. The Blurring Line Between Testing and Threat Activity A second-order effect of this shift is the normalization of adversary tradecraft within legitimate environments. Techniques that were once clear indicators of malicious behavior are increasingly indistinguishable from sanctioned testing or training activity. This creates challenges n
1ot only for detection systems, but also for governance and oversight, as organizations struggle to differentiate between benign and hostile use of the same methods. The line between offensive research and operational threat activity continues to blur. The Changing Talent Landscape There is also a growing talent dynamic that cannot be ignored. As more individuals are trained in evasion techniques early in their careers, expectations around what constitutes âbaselineâ knowledge in cybersecurity are changing. This raises the floor for defenders, but it also raises the ceiling for attackers entering the field. In effect, the industry is producing professionals who are equally capable of strengthening defenses and exploiting their weaknesses. The Reactive Cycle Facing Security Vendors At the same time, vendors face increasing pressure to respond in near real time to newly disclosed bypass techniques. This creates a reactive cycle where defensive updates follow public research and training content, rather than getting ahead of it. While this cycle has always existed to some degree, the speed and visibility of modern information sharing have accelerated it dramatically. The result is a more dynamic but also more volatile defensive landscape. Adapting to an Expected Reality Ultimately, the question is not whether bypass techniques will continue to evolve, but how organizations choose to adapt. Treating evasion as an anomaly is no longer viable. It must be treated as an expected condition within any environment. Organizations that embrace this reality and build for it will be better positioned to manage risk, while those that rely too heavily on prevention alone will find themselves increasingly exposed."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"KEY STATISTICS \u003c2.5% MOVEit victims who paid ransom ~25% Accellion victims who paid (2021) ~0% Paid in Cleo \u0026 Oracle EBS breaches For a few years, ransomware groups seemed to have found a smarter play: steal data, skip the encryption, and watch the ransom payments roll in. It worked brilliantly â until it didnât. Now, with extortion-only economics in freefall, threat actors are returning to the double-threat model that made them so feared in the first place. How the Shift Happened The data-exfiltration-only playbook was popularized by Cl0p, a group that turned zero-day exploitation into an assembly line. The formula was elegant in its simplicity: find a critical vulnerability in a widely-used enterprise file transfer or storage product, exploit it at scale before anyone could patch, siphon data from as many victims as possible, and demand silence money. In 2021, this approach paid off spectacularly. During the Accellion campaign, Cl0p breached dozens of organizations and roughly a quarter of them paid up. The group repeated the trick with GoAnywhere MFT, where about one in five victims settled. These werenât small scores â the group likely cleared tens of millions of dollars without ever deploying a single encryption payload. Other groups took notice. Why bother with the complexity of encryption, the risk of detection during file-locking operations, and the messy negotiation over decryption keys? Just steal the data and threaten to publish it. âThe bullet points on the âproâ side of the white board are getting increasingly scarce, while the cons side is getting crowded.â â Coveware, Q4 2025 Ransomware Trends Report When the Money Dried Up The MOVEit campaign â Cl0pâs largest and most audacious operation â was also the beginning of the end for the extortion-only model. The attack hit hundreds of organizations across government, finance, and healthcare. But when the ransom demands came, victims largely refused to pay. Less than 2.5% complied. In the subsequent Cleo and Oracle E-Business Suite campaigns, the rate collapsed further â approaching zero. The reason isnât hard to understand. Enterprises have grown more sophisticated in assessing what a ransom payment actually buys. When encryption is involved, paying at least restores access to locked systems. But paying to suppress leaked data offers no such guarantee. The attackers retain the data regardless. They might sell it, recycle it in future attacks, or simply fail to honor any agreement â and thereâs no enforcement mechanism for victims to lean on. The Shiny Hunters extortion group experienced the same rude awakening, according to Coveware, after attempting to replicate Cl0pâs approach. The math simply stopped working. Most Active Groups in Q4 2025 Akira ~14% of activity Qilin ~13% of activity Lone Wolf ~12% of activity Whoâs Getting Hit Ransomware attacks in Q4 2025 were not evenly distributed. Professional services firms bore the heaviest load at nearly 19% of all attacks. Healthcare came in second at over 15%, a perennial target due to its operational urgency and often strained security budgets. Technology, software, and consumer services rounded out the most targeted sectors. SECTOR SHARE OF ATTACKS % Professional Services â â â â â â â â â 18.92% Healthcare â â â â â â â â 15.32% Consumer Services â â â â â 9.01% Technology Hardware â â â â â 9.91% Software Services â â â â 7.21% What the Pivot Back Means for Defenders The return to encryption-plus-exfiltration attacks is, in a sense, good news: organizations now have more warning indicators to look for. Encrypting files across a network is a noisy operation. Good endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions, behavioral analytics, and network monitoring give defenders a fighting chance to catch attackers mid-operation. But the combined threat model is also more consequential when it succeeds. Organizations must now contend simultaneously with system outages â creating immediate pressure to pay â and with the ongoing risk that stolen data surfaces on dark web leak sites regardless of whether a ransom is paid. That dual leverage was always ransomwareâs most potent weapon, and itâs back. Covewareâs analysis offers a pointed observation: every refused ransom payment chips away at the economics that sustain these operations. Improved prevention, tighter incident response, and the maturity to resist extortion collectively make ransomware less profitable â and less frequent. KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR SECURITY TEAMS Extortion-only attacks are yielding diminishing returns â expect more groups to reintroduce encryption for additional leverage. Paying ransom to suppress data release offers no reliable guarantee; enterprises are right to weigh this carefully. Professional services and healthcare remain the top ransomware targets by volume in Q4 2025. Behavioral detection and EDR are more critical than ever as encryption-based attacks return to prominence. Disciplined incident response â including the decision whether to pay â directly erodes attacker economics across the ecosystem. The takeaway isnât that ransomware is getting easier to deal with. Itâs that the cat-and-mouse dynamic is accelerating. Defenders adapted to double extortion; attackers countered with data-only theft; now theyâre reverting as that tactic loses teeth. Understanding this cycle â and staying a step ahead â is the work of modern security operations. Adapted from SecurityWeek / Coveware Q4 2025 Ransomware Trends Report â March 2026"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Why Cyber Risk Spikes During Disasters and How to Build Resilience by Design Disaster recovery planning has traditionally focused on infrastructure. Systems fail, environments go offline, and IT teams restore operations as quickly as possible. But that model no longer reflects the reality organizations face today. In a recent webinar with NetApp and Elastio, Brittney Bell (NetApp), Mike Fiorella (NetApp), and Eswar Nalamuru (Elastio) explored an increasingly common pattern. When organizations experience a disruption, whether it is a natural disaster, infrastructure outage, or operational crisis, cyber risk often increases at the exact same time. Attackers understand that recovery periods create vulnerability. Systems are under pressure, teams are focused on restoration, and normal controls may be temporarily bypassed. The result is that disaster scenarios frequently become cyber incidents as well. This shift is forcing organizations to rethink how resilience is designed. Instead of treating disaster recovery and cybersecurity as separate functions, organizations are beginning to design recovery strategies that assume both types of events may occur simultaneously. When crises collide Brittney Bell described this challenge using the concept of a âpolycrisis,â where multiple forms of disruption occur together rather than in isolation. Natural disasters alone can cause widespread operational impact. Infrastructure damage, power outages, and supply chain disruptions can force organizations into emergency recovery mode. But during those same moments, cyber attackers may also exploit the chaos. In fact, research shows that a large percentage of organizations affected by natural disasters also experience cyber attacks at the same time. Examples from recent history illustrate the scale of impact that disasters can have on infrastructure and digital operations: Major hurricanes that disrupted utilities and transportation infrastructure for weeks Flooding events that took critical systems offline Storms that impacted data centers and shut down major digital services These events demonstrate why resilience cannot be limited to infrastructure recovery. Organizations must also assume that security threats will emerge when systems are already under stress. As Bell emphasized, resilience today is not just an IT concern. It is a business survival strategy. Disaster recovery and cyber recovery are not the same A key theme of the discussion was the difference between traditional disaster recovery and cyber recovery. Eswar Nalamuru explained that many organizations still approach both scenarios using the same framework. In practice, the two require very different assumptions. In a traditional disaster recovery scenario, the failure is usually clear. Systems may be offline or infrastru
1cture may be unavailable, but organizations generally trust their backup data and recovery points. Cyber recovery introduces uncertainty. Security teams may not know whether attackers still have access to the environment, whether backups have been compromised, or which recovery point is actually safe to restore. This changes how recovery must be executed. Traditional disaster recovery prioritizes speed and service restoration. Cyber recovery requires precision. Teams must identify a clean recovery point and ensure that restoring data will not reintroduce the threat. That investigation step is what often slows recovery efforts during ransomware incidents. Without confidence in backup integrity, organizations may spend days or weeks determining which recovery point can be trusted. The three pillars of modern resilience The speakers outlined a simple framework that organizations can use to bridge the gap between disaster recovery and cyber recovery. Effective resilience strategies now require three capabilities working together. Availability Systems and data must remain accessible even during disruption. High availability architectures and geographic redundancy ensure that applications can continue operating if a primary location fails. Isolation and immutability Backup data must be protected from tampering or deletion. Features such as immutable storage and write-once policies help ensure attackers cannot alter or destroy recovery data. Integrity Organizations must be able to verify that their backups are clean and recoverable. Without validation, backups may contain encrypted or corrupted data that will fail during recovery. While many organizations already invest heavily in availability and immutability, integrity validation is often the missing layer. The storage foundation for resilient recovery Mike Fiorella discussed how many organizations are using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP as a foundation for modern recovery strategies. FSx for NetApp ONTAP, often referred to as FSxN, is a managed storage service in AWS that incorporates NetAppâs ONTAP data management platform. Several capabilities make it well suited for resilient architectures. High availability deployments allow data to remain accessible even if a failure occurs within a single availability zone. Snapshot technology enables fast, space efficient point-in-time recovery of data. SnapMirror replication allows organizations to maintain synchronized copies of data in secondary AWS regions, enabling rapid failover if a primary region becomes unavailable. SnapLock adds immutability by allowing organizations to enforce write-once retention policies that prevent modification or deletion of protected data. Together, these capabilities allow organizations to create layered recovery strategies that include local snapshots, cross-region replication, and long-term protected backups. The integrity challenge in ransomware recovery Even with strong storage and backup protections in place, a critical question often remains unanswered during ransomware incidents. Is the data clean? Eswar Nalamuru explained that modern ransomware campaigns increasingly target backup infrastructure. If attackers can encrypt both production systems and backups, they remove the organizationâs ability to recover independently. Attack techniques have also become far more sophisticated. Many modern ransomware variants use approaches designed to evade traditional detection tools. Examples include: Fileless attacks that operate entirely in memory Encryption techniques that modify only portions of files Obfuscation techniques that preserve file metadata Polymorphic malware variants that continuously change signatures These techniques make it difficult for traditional security tools to detect encryption activity before damage occurs. To address this challenge, Elastio focuses on validating the integrity of backup data. Its platform scans stored data to detect ransomware encryption patterns and identify clean recovery points that organizations can safely restore. The goal is simple but critical. When a crisis occurs, recovery teams should know exactly where to recover from. Designing resilience for the real world The central lesson from the webinar is that recovery planning must evolve. Organizations can no longer assume that disasters and cyber attacks occur independently. Real world disruptions often comb
1ine both. Building resilient architectures requires integrating infrastructure availability, immutable data protection, and backup integrity validation into a single strategy. When these elements work together, organizations can recover faster and with greater confidence, even under the most challenging conditions. Join us for the âBuilding for the Breachâ workshops To continue the conversation, Elastio, NetApp, and AWS are hosting a series of in-person workshops focused on ransomware resilience and recovery readiness. The Building for the Breach workshops explore how organizations can prepare for ransomware attacks before they occur. Each session includes: An executive discussion on modern cyber resilience strategies A technical walkthrough of ransomware attack and recovery scenarios Hands-on demonstrations of technologies that help validate recovery points and accelerate recovery Upcoming workshops are scheduled in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, and Toronto. If you are responsible for disaster recovery, cybersecurity, or infrastru
1cture resilience, these sessions provide an opportunity to see how modern recovery strategies work in practice and how organizations can strengthen their readiness for future disruptions. You can learn more about the workshops and upcoming dates through the Elastio events page ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The Rise of Off-Platform Encryption Modern ransomware attacks no longer follow a predictable script. Todayâs adversaries are methodical and adaptive. They move laterally, identify valuable data, and increasingly attempt techniques designed to evade traditional detection controls. One scenario highlighted in recent threat reporting involves attackers transferring data from a storage array to an unmanaged host, encrypting it outside the production platform, and then writing the encrypted data back. The Illusion of Evasion On the surface, this appears clever. If encryption happens âoff platform,â perhaps it avoids detection mechanisms tied to the storage system itself. Security teams may assume that because the encryption process did not execute within the storage environment, it leaves fewer indicators behind. That assumption does not hold up. Why Location Doesnât Matter The critical point is that ransomware is not dangerous because of where encryption executes. It is dangerous because of what encryption does to data. When attackers copy files to an unmanaged system, encrypt them externally, and then reintroduce them into the environment, the storage platform may simply register file modifications. Blocks are written, files are updated, and nothing may appear operationally unusual at first glance. Encryption Leaves a Mark But the data itself has fundamentally changed. Elastio does not depend on observing the act of encryption. It does not require visibility into the unmanaged host. It does not rely on detecting specific attacker tools or processes. Instead, Elastio evaluates the integrity and structure of the data itself. When encrypted data is written back into a protected environment, it exhibits clear mathematical characteristics. There is high entropy, loss of expected file structure, destruction of known signatures, and transformation from meaningful structured content into statistically random output. Those changes are measurable and immediately identifiable. In an enterprise cloud environment, when encrypted files are reintroduced after off-platform manipulation, Elastio detects the anomaly as soon as the altered data is analyzed. The system recognizes that the file state no longer matches expected structural norms. Compromised data is flagged right away. Clean recovery points are preserved and confidence in restoration remains intact. Protecting Recovery Before Itâs Too Late This matters because backup compromise is now a primary objective of modern ransomware groups. Attackers understand that if they can corrupt recovery data, they dramatically increase pressure to pay. Off-platform encryption is one way they attempt to quietly poison what organizations believe are safe restore points. Elastio prevents that silent corruption from spreading undetected. The architectural advantage is straightforward. Elastio focuses on validating the recoverability and integrity of backup data continuously. It does not chase attacker techniques, which evolve constantly. It analyzes outcomes, which cannot hide. Even if encryption occurs halfway around the world on infrastructure the organization never sees, the reintroduced data cannot disguise its cryptographic fingerprint. The mathematical properties of encryption are universal. They do not depend on vendor, platform, or geography. As soon as that altered data touches protected storage, the signal is present. Attackers may change tools, infrastructure, and tradecraft. They may leverage unmanaged hosts, cloud workloads, or insider access. They may try to fragment, stagger, or throttle their activity to avoid behavioral alarms. None of that changes what encrypted data looks like when examined structurally. Verification Is the Advantage That is
1why outcome-based detection matters. By analyzing the data itself rather than the surrounding activity, Elastio removes the blind spots attackers attempt to exploit. Off-platform encryption is simply another variation of the same fundamental tactic: render data unusable while attempting to evade detection. When encrypted content re-enters the environment, it is seen immediately for what it is. In cybersecurity, assumptions create risk. Verification creates resilience."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The False Security of Checked Boxes In the high-stakes world of cyber-recovery, there is a dangerous assumption that \"detection\" is a binary state, either you have it or you donât. Most backup vendors have checked the box by offering anomaly and entropy-based monitoring. But as a CISO who has spent over a decade in regulated industries, Iâve learned that a check-box control is often worse than no control at all. It creates a false sense of security while delivering a signal so noisy and inaccurate that itâs practically unusable. The Inaccuracy Problem: Inference Is Not Evidence The core issue with the ransomware detection provided by backup vendors isnât just where it happens; itâs how it happens. These tools rely on statistical inference rather than data evidence: Anomaly Detection: Monitors for âunusualâ behavior, like a sudden spike in changed blocks or a deviation in backup window duration. Entropy Detection: Measures data randomness to infer encryption. In a modern enterprise, data is naturally ânoisy.â Compressed database logs, encrypted video files, and standard application updates all register as anomalies or high-entropy events. Because these tools cannot distinguish between a legitimate .zip file and a ransomware-encrypted .docx, they produce a constant stream of false positives. Figure 1: Modern ransomware (red) operates below the statistical noise floor while legitimate enterprise data generates constant false-positive noise. Elastio detects threats through structural content inspection, independent of entropy. For a SOC team, this noise is toxic. When a tool is consistently inaccurate, the human response is predictable: the alerts are muted, tuned down, or ignored. If your âlast line of defenseâ relies on a signal that your team doesnât trust, you donât actually have a defense. Beyond the âBig Bangâ: The Rise of Evasive Encryption Current anomaly and entropy tools were designed for the \"Big Bang\" encryption events of years past. As of 2026, threat actors have evolved well beyond this model, with variants including LockFile specifically engineered to stay below the statistical noise floor using intermittent encryption. Intermittent Encryption: Encrypting every other 4KB block so the overall entropy change remains negligible. Low-Entropy Encryption: Using specialized schemes that mimic the statistical signature of benign, compressed data. Selective Corruption: Attacking only file headers or metadata while leaving the bulk of the file statistically ânormal.â Against these techniques, a statistical guess is useless. You need a Data Integrity Control that performs deep content inspection to validate the actual structure of the data, not just its randomness. Mapping Integrity to the Resilience Lifecycle A high-fidelity integrity engine, like Elastio, provides the same level of accuracy regardless of where it is deployed. However, for a CISO, the location of that check is a strategic decision based on the Resilience Lifecycle: The Backup Layer: Validating integrity here is non-negotiable. It ensures that when you hit ârestore,â you arenât re-injecting corrupted data into your environment and extending downtime. The Production Layer (VMs, Buckets, Filers): For mission-critical data, waiting for the backup cycle to run is a luxury we canât afford. Detecting corruption at the source, in your production VMs, S3 buckets, or filers, is about minimizing the blast radius. Data integrity validation serves different purposes depending on where it is applied in the resilience lifecycle. Scanning production data across VMs, filers, and object stores is the most effective way to minimize blast radius and prevent spread, because it detects corruption before it propagates downstream. When production data cannot be scanned due to security boundaries, operational constraints, or tenancy limitations, snapshots and replicas become the practical control point for achieving the same outcome. In this model, snapshot integrity analysis is not additive to production scanning; it is a substitute. Both serve the same objective: early detection and containment before corruption reaches backups or immutable storage. The CISOâs Bottom Line: Proving vs. Guessing Resilience is measured by the speed and certainty of recovery. Anomaly and entro
1py-based detection fail on both counts: they are too inaccurate to provide certainty and too late to provide speed. True resilience requires moving from statistical inference to data integrity validation. Whether validating backups to prove recoverability or monitoring production data to prevent spread, the objective is the same: replace guessing with proof. In regulated environments, ârecovery is safeâ is the only defensible statement a CISO can make to the board. The ability to detect these advanced threats early is the difference between being able to ensure fast recovery versus a ransomware event that results in devastating downtime, data loss, and financial impact."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Cloud ransomware incidents rarely begin with visible disruption. More often, they unfold quietly, long before an alert is triggered or a system fails. By the time incident response teams are engaged, organizations have usually already taken decisive action. Workloads are isolated. Instances are terminated. Cloud dashboards show unusual activity. Executives, legal counsel, and communications teams are already involved. And very quickly, one question dominates every discussion. What can we restore that we actually trust? That question exposes a critical gap in many cloud-native resilience strategies. Most organizations have backups. Many have immutable storage, cross-region replication, and locked vaults. These controls are aligned with cloud provider best practices and availability frameworks. Yet during ransomware recovery, those same organizations often cannot confidently determine which recovery point is clean. Cloud doesnât remove ransomware risk â it relocates it This is not a failure of effort. It is a consequence of how cloud architectures shift risk. Cloud-native environments have dramatically improved the security posture of compute. Infrastructure is ephemeral. Servers are no longer repaired; they are replaced. Containers and instances are designed to be disposable. From a defensive standpoint, this reduces persistence at the infrastructure layer and limits traditional malware dwell time. However, cloud migration does not remove ransomware risk. It relocates it. Persistent storage remains long-lived, highly automated, and deeply trusted. Object stores, block snapshots, backups, and replicas are designed to survive everything else. Modern ransomware campaigns increasingly target this persistence layer, not the compute that accesses it. Attackers donât need malware â they need credentials Industry investigations consistently support this pattern. Mandiant, Verizon DBIR, and other threat intelligence sources report that credential compromise and identity abuse are now among the most common initial access vectors in cloud incidents. Once attackers obtain valid credentials, they can operate entirely through native cloud APIs, often without deploying custom malware or triggering endpoint-based detections. From an operational standpoint, these actions appear legitimate. Data is written, versions are created, snapshots are taken, and replication occurs as designed. The cloud platform faithfully records and preserves state, regardless of whether that state is healthy or compromised. This is where many organizations encounter an uncomfortable reality during incident response. Immutability is not integrity Immutability ensures that data cannot be deleted or altered after it is written. It does not validate whether the data was already encrypted, corrupted, or poisoned at the time it was captured. Cloud-native durability and availability controls were never designed to answer the question incident responders care about most: whether stored data can be trusted for recovery. In ransomware cases, incident response teams repeatedly observe the same failure mode. Attackers encrypt or corrupt production data, often gradually, using authorized access. Automated backup systems snapshot that corrupted state. Replication propagates it to secondary regions. Vault locks seal it permanently. The organization has not lost its backups. It has preserved the compromised data exactly as designed. Backup isolation alone is not enough This dynamic is particularly dangerous in cloud environments because it can occur without malware, without infrastructure compromise, and without violating immutability controls. CISA and NIST have both explicitly warned that backup isolation and retention alone are insufficient if integrity is not verified. Availability testing does not guarantee recoverability. Replication can accelerate the blast radius Replication further amplifies the impact. Cross-region architectures prioritize recovery point objectives and automation speed. When data changes in a primary region, those changes are immediately propagated to disaster recovery environments. If the change is ransomware-induced corruption, replication accelerates the blast radius rather than containing it. From the incident response perspective, this creates a critical bottleneck that is often misunderstood. The hardest part of recovery is deciding what to restore The hardest part of recovery is not rebuilding infrastru
1cture. Cloud platforms make redeployment fast and repeatable. Entire environments can be recreated in hours. The hardest part is deciding what to restore. Without integrity validation, teams are forced into manual forensic processes under extreme pressure. Snapshots are mounted one by one. Logs are reviewed. Timelines are debated. Restore attempts become experiments. Every decision carries risk, and every delay compounds business impact. This is why ransomware recovery frequently takes days or weeks even when backups exist. Boards donât ask âDo we have backups?â Boards do not ask whether backups are available. They ask which recovery point is the last known clean state. Without objective integrity assurance, that question cannot be answered deterministically. This uncertainty is not incidental. It is central to how modern ransomware creates leverage. Attackers understand that corrupting trust in recovery systems can be as effective as destroying systems outright. What incident response teams wish you had is certainty What incident response teams consistently wish organizations had before an incident is not more backups, but more certainty. The ability to prove, not assume, that recovery data is clean. Evidence that restoration decisions are based on validated integrity rather than best guesses made under pressure. Integrity assurance is the missing control This is where integrity assurance becomes the missing control in many cloud strategies. NIST CSF explicitly calls for verification of backup integrity as part of the Recover function. Yet most cloud-native architectures stop at durability and immutability. When integrity validation is in place, recovery changes fundamentally. Organizations can identify the last known clean recovery point ahead of time. Recovery decisions become faster, safer, and defensible. Executive and regulatory confidence improves because actions are supported by evidence. From an incident response standpoint, the difference is stark. One scenario is prolonged uncertainty and escalating risk. The other is controlled, confident recovery. Resilience is proving trust, not storing data Cloud-native architecture is powerful, but ransomware has adapted to it. In todayâs threat landscape, resilience is no longer defined by whether data exists somewhere in the cloud. It is defined by whether an organization can prove that the data it restores is trustworthy. That is what incident response teams see after cloud ransomware. Not missing backups, but missing certainty. Certainty is the foundation of recovery And in modern cloud environments, certainty is the foundation of recovery."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"CMORGâs Data Vaulting Guidance: Integrity Validation Is Now a Core Requirement In January 2025, the Cross Market Operational Resilience Group (CMORG) published Cloud-Hosted Data Vaulting: Good Practice Guidance . It is a timely and important contribution to the operational resilience of the UK financial sector. CMORG deserves recognition for treating recovery architecture as a priority, not a future initiative. In financial services, the consequences of a cyber event extend well beyond a single institution. When critical systems are disrupted and recovery fails, the impact can cascade across customers, counterparties, and markets. The broader issue is confidence. A high-profile failure to recover can create damage that reaches far beyond the affected firm. This is why CMORGâs cross-industry collaboration matters. It reflects an understanding that resilience is a shared responsibility. Important Theme: Integrity Validation The guidance does a strong job outlining the principles of cloud-hosted vaulting, including isolation, immutability, access control, and key management . These are necessary design elements for protecting recovery data against compromise. But a highly significant element of the document is its emphasis on integrity validation as a core requirement. CMORG Foundation Principle #11 states: âThe data vault solution must have the ability to run analytics against its objects to check integrity and for any anomalies without executing the object. Integrity checks must be done prior to securing the data, doing it post will not ensure recovery of the original data or the service that the data supported.â This is a critical point. Immutability can prevent changes after data is stored, but it cannot ensure that the data was clean and recoverable at the time it was vaulted. If compromised data is written into an immutable environment, it becomes a permanently protected failure point. Integrity validation must occur before data becomes the organizationâs final recovery source of truth. CMORG Directly Addresses the Risk of Vaulting Corrupted Data CMORG reinforces this reality in Annex A, Use Case #2, which addresses data corruption events: âFor this use case when data is âdamagedâ or has been manipulated having the data vaulted would not help, since the vaulted data would have backed up the âdamagedâ data. This is where one would need error detection and data integrity checks either via the application or via the backup product.â This is one of the most important observations in the document. Vaulting can provide secure retention and isolation, but it cannot determine whether the data entering the vault is trustworthy. Without integrity controls, vaulting can unintentionally preserve compromised recovery points. The Threat Model Has Changed The guidance aligns with what many organizations are experiencing in practice. Cyber-attacks are no longer limited to fast encryption events. Attackers increasingly focus on compromising recovery , degrading integrity over time, and targeting backups and recovery infrastructure. These attacks may involve selective encryption, gradual corruption, manipulation of critical datasets, or compromise of backup management systems prior to detonation. In many cases, the goal is to eliminate confidence in restoration and increase leverage during extortion. The longer these attacks go undetected, the more likely compromised data is replicated across snapshots, backups, vaults, and long-term retention copies. At that point, recovery becomes uncertain and time-consuming, even if recovery infrastructure remains available. Why Integrity Scanning Must Happen Before Data Is Secured CMORGâs point about validating integrity before data is secured is particularly important. Detection timing directly affects recovery outcomes. Early detection preserves clean recovery points and reduces the scope of failed recovery points. Late detection increases the likelihood that all available recovery copies contain the same corruption or compromise. This is why Elastioâs approach is focused on integrity validation of data before it becomes the foundation of recovery. Organizations need a way to identify ransomware encryption patterns and corruption within data early for recovery to be predictable and defensible. A Meaningful Step Forward for the Industry CMORGâs cloud-hosted data vaulting guidance represents an important milestone. It reflects a mature view of resilience that recognizes vaulting and immutability as foundational, but incomplete without integrity validation. The integrity of data must be treated as a primary control. CMORG is correct to call this out. It is one of the clearest statements published by an industry body on what effective cyber vaulting must include to supp
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Closing the Data Integrity Control Gap In 2025, the cybersecurity narrative shifted from protection to provable resilience. The reason? A staggering 333% surge in \"Hunter-Killer\" malware threats designed not just to evade your security stack, but to systematically dismantle it. For CISOs and CTOs in regulated industries, this isn't just a technical hurdle; it is a Material Risk that traditional recovery frameworks are failing to address. The Hunter-Killer Era: Blinding the Frontline The Picus Red Report 2024 identified that one out of every four malware samples now includes \"Hunter-Killer\" functionality. These tools, like EDRKillShifter , target the kernel-level \"callbacks\" that EDR and Antivirus rely on to monitor your environment. The Result: Your dashboard shows a \"Green\" status, while the adversary is silently corrupting your production data. This creates a Recovery Blind Spot that traditional, agent-based controls cannot see. The Material Impact: Unquantifiable Downtime When your primary defense is blinded, the \"dwell time\", the period an attacker sits in your network, balloons to a median of 11â26 days . In a regulated environment, this dwell time is a liability engine: The Poisoned Backup: Ransomware dwells long enough to be replicated into your \"immutable\" vaults. The Forensic Gridlock: Organizations spend an average of 24 days in downtime manually hunting for a \"clean\" recovery point. The Disclosure Clock: Under current SEC mandates, you have four days to determine the materiality of an incident. If you canât prove your data integrity, you canât accurately disclose your risk. Agentless Sovereignty: The Missing Control Elastio addresses the Data Integrity Gap by sitting outside the line of fire. By moving the validation layer from the compromised OS to the storage layer, we provide the only independent source of truth. The Control Gap The Elastio Outcome Agent Fragility Agentless Sovereignty: Sitting out-of-band, Elastio is invisible to kernel-level \"Hunter-Killer\" malware. Trust Blindness Independent Truth: We validate data integrity directly from storage, ensuring recovery points are clean before you restore. Forensic Lag Mean Time to Clean Recovery (MTCR): Pinpoint the exact second of integrity loss to slash downtime from weeks to minutes. References \u0026 Sources GuidePoint Security GRIT 2026 Report : 58% year-over-year increase in ransomware victims. Picus Security Red Report 2024 : 333% surge in Hunter-Killer malware targeting defensive systems. ESET Research - EDRKillShifter Analysis : Technical deep-dive into RansomHubâs custom EDR killer and BYOVD tactics. Mandiant M-Trends 2025 : Median dwell time increases to 11 days; 57% of breaches notified by external sources. Pure Storage/Halcyon/RansomwareHelp : Average ransomware downtime recorded at 24 days across multiple industries in 2025. Cybereason True Cost to Business : 80% of organizations who pay a ransom are hit a second time."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Cloud-Native Architectures Shift Ransomware Risk to Data Integrity While cloud platforms improve availability and durability through replication, immutability, and automated recovery, they do not ensure data integrity. In cloud-native environments, compute is ephemeral and identity-driven, but persistent storage is long-lived and highly automated. This shifts ransomware risk away from servers and toward data itself. Modern ransomware increasingly exploits compromised cloud credentials and native APIs to encrypt or corrupt data gradually, often without triggering traditional malware detection. As a result, immutable backups and replicas can faithfully preserve corrupted data, leaving organizations unable to confidently restore clean systems. Ransomware resilience in cloud-native architectures therefore requires data integrity validation: continuous verification that backups, snapshots, and storage objects are clean, recoverable, and provably safe to restore. Without integrity assurance, recovery decisions depend on manual forensics, increasing downtime, operational risk, and regulatory exposure. Executive Strategic Assessment We have successfully re-architected our enterprise for the cloud, adopting a model where compute is ephemeral and infrastructure is code. In this environment, we no longer repair compromised servers; we terminate them. This success has created a dangerous blind spot. By making compute disposable, we have migrated our risk entirely to the persistent storage layer (S3, EBS, FSx, RDS). Our current architectural controlsâS3 Versioning, Cross-Region Replication, and Backup Vault Locksâare designed for Durability and Availability . They guarantee that data exists and cannot be deleted. They do not guarantee that the data is clean. In cloud-native security, data integrity means the ability to cryptographically and behaviorally verify that stored data has not been silently encrypted, corrupted, or altered before it is used for recovery. In a modern ransomware attack, the threat is rarely that you \"lose\" your backups; it is that your automated, immutable systems perfectly preserve the corrupted state. If we replicate an encrypted database to a compliance-mode vault, we have not preserved the businessâwe have simply \"vaulted the virus.\" Under the shared responsibility model, cloud providers protect the availability of the platform, while customers retain responsibility for ensuring the correctness and integrity of the data they store and recover. This brief analyzes the Integrity Gap in cloud-native resilience. It details the architectural controls required to transition from assuming a clean recovery to algorithmically proving it, ensuring that when the Board asks, The New Risk Reality: Ephemeral Compute, Permanent Risk Our migration to cloud-native architectures on AWS has fundamentally shifted our risk profile. We have moved from \"repairing servers\" to \"replacing them.\" Compute is now disposable (containers, serverless functions, auto-scaling groups) and identity is dynamic (sh
1ort-lived IAM credentials). This is a security win for the compute layer because the \"crime scene\" effectively evaporates during an incident. Cloud changes where risk concentrates, not whether risk exists. Recent incident analysis shows stolen credentials as a leading initial access vector, with median attacker dwell time measured in days rather than months. This compression of time is what enables low-and-slow data corruption to outrun human-driven validation. Multiple industry investigations support this pattern, including Mandiant and Verizon DBIR reporting that credential abuse and identity compromise are now among the most common initial access vectors in cloud environments, with attackers often persisting long enough to corrupt data before detection. However, this architecture forces a massive migration of risk into the persistent storage layer. Modern ransomware attacks exploit this shift by targeting the integrity of the state itself. Attackers encrypt object stores, poison transaction logs, or utilize automation roles to mass-modify snapshots. Why arenât cloud-native architectures inherently ransomware-safe? Because cloud controls prioritize availability and automation, not verification of data correctness at restore time. The Strategic Blind Spot: Immutability is Not Integrity Our current resilience strategy aligns with AWS Well-Architected frameworks. We rely heavily on Availability and Durability . We use S3 Versioning, AWS Backup Vault Locks , and Cross-Region Replication. These controls are excellent at ensuring data exists and cannot be deleted . However, they fail to ensure the data is clean . Integrity controls verify recoverability and correctness of restoration assets, not just retention. Operationally, this means validating data for encryption or corruption, proving restore usability, and recording a deterministic âlast known cleanâ recovery point so restoration decisions do not depend on manual forensics. In a \"Low and Slow\" corruption attack, a threat actor uses valid, compromised credentials to overwrite data or generate new encrypted versions over weeks. In cloud environments, attackers increasingly encrypt or replace data using native storage APIs rather than custom malware. Once access is obtained, legitimate encryption and snapshot mechanisms can be abused to corrupt data while appearing operationally normal. This creates a failure mode unique to cloud-native architectures: attacks can succeed without malware, without infrastructure compromise, and without violating immutability controls. The \"Immutable Poison\" Problem: If an attacker encrypts a production database, Backups will dutifully snapshot that corruption. If Vault Lock is enabled, we effectively seal the corrupted state in a compliance-mode vault. We have preserved the attack rather than the business. Vault Locking prevents deletion and lifecycle modification of recovery points, including by privileged users. It does not validate the integrity or cleanliness of the data being ingested and retained. Replication Accelerates Blast Radius: Because replication is designed for speed (RPO), it immediately propagates the corrupted state to the DR region. The Missing Control: Recovery Assurance During a ransomware event, the most expensive resource is decision time. The Board will not ask \"Do we have backups?\" They will ask \"Which recovery point is the last known good state?\" Without a dedicated integrity control, answering this requires manual forensics. Teams must mount snapshots one by one, scan logs, and attempt trial-and-error restores. This process turns a 4-hour RTO into a multi-day forensic ordeal. Industry data shows that organizations take months to fully identify and contain breaches, and multi-environment incidents extend that timeline further. This gap is why recovery cannot depend on snapshot-by-snapshot investigation during an active crisis. Critically, integrity validation produces durable evidence, timestamps, scan results, and clean-point attestations that can be reviewed by executives, auditors, and regulators as part of post-incident assurance. Where Elastio Fits: The Integrity Assurance Layer Elastio fits into our architecture not as a backup tool, but as an Integrity Assurance Control ( NIST CSF \"Recover\") that audits the quality of our persistence layer. Detection in Depth: Unlike EDR which monitors processes, Elastio watches the entropy and structure of the data itself . It scans S3 buckets and EBS snapshots for the mathematical signatures of encryption and corruption. Provable Recovery:
1Elastio indexes recovery points to algorithmically identify the \"Last Known Clean\" timestamp. This allows us to automate the selection of a clean restore point and decouple recovery time from forensic complexity. Platform Engineering Guide Architecture Context Elastio operates as an agentless sidecar. It utilizes scale-out worker fleets to mount and inspect storage via standard Cloud APIs (EBS Direct APIs, S3 GetObject, Azure APIs). It does not require modifying production workloads or installing agents on production nodes. Protection Capabilities by Asset Class 1. AWS S3 \u0026 Azure Blob Data Lakes Real-Time Inspection: The system scans objects in real-time as they are created. This ensures immediate detection of \"infection by addition.\" Threat Hunting: If threats are found, automated threat hunts are performed on the existing objects/versions to identify the extent of the compromise. Recovery: The system identifies the last known clean version, allowing restores to be automated and precise. 2. Block Storage (EBS, EC2, Azure Disks, Azure VMs) Scale-Out Scanning: Automated scans of persistent storage are performed using ephemeral, scale-out clusters. This ensures that inspection does not impact the performance of the production workload. Policy Control: For long-lived workloads (e.g., self-hosted databases), policies control how frequently to scan (e.g., daily, hourly, or on snapshot creation) to balance assurance with cost. Integrity validation frequency must be faster than plausible time-to-impact. With ransomware dwell time measured in days, weekly validation leaves material integrity gaps. For critical, high-risk workloads, production data validation can be configured to run as frequently as hourly, based on policy and business criticality, while lower-risk assets can operate at longer intervals to balance assurance, cost, and operational impact. 3. AWS Backup Scan-on-Create: Automated scanning of backups occurs immediately as they are created. Asset Support: Supports EC2, EBS, AMI, EFS, FSx, and S3 backup types. Vault Integration: Fully integrated with AWS Backup Restore Testing and Logically Air-Gapped (LAG) Vaults , ensuring that data moving into high-security vaults is verified clean before locking. 4. Azure Backup Scan-on-Create: Automated scanning of backups occurs immediately as they are created. Asset Support: Supports Azure VM, Azure Managed Disks, and Azure Blobs. 5. Managed Databases (RDS / Azure Managed SQL) Status: Not Supported. Note: Direct integrity scanning inside managed database PaaS services is not currently supported. Table 1: Threat Manifestation \u0026 Control Fit Architecture Component The \"Native\" Failure Mode Protection Available (Elastio) AWS S3 / Azure Blob \"Infection by Addition\" Ransomware writes new encrypted versions of objects. The bucket grows, and \"current\" versions are unusable. Real-Time Detection \u0026 Hunting Scans real-time as objects are created. Automates threat hunts for last known clean versions. Automates restores. EC2 / Azure VMs (Self-Hosted DBs) The \"Live Database\" Attack Attackers encrypt database files (.mdf, .dbf) while the OS remains up. Standard snapshots capture the encrypted state. Automated Integrity Scans Automated scans of persistent storage in scale-out clusters. Policies control scan frequency for long-lived workloads. AWS Backup Vault Poisoning We lock a backup that was already compromised (Time-to-detect \u003e Backup Frequency). Scan-on-Create (Vault Gate) Automated scanning of backups (EC2, EBS, AMI, EFS, FSx, S3) as they are created. Integrated with AWS Restore Test and LAG Vaults. Azure Backup Replica Corruption Backup vaults replicate corrupted recovery points to paired regions. Scan-on-Create Automated scanning of Azure VM, Managed Disk, and Blob backups as they are created. Managed DBs (RDS / Azure Managed SQL) Logical Corruption Valid SQL commands drop tables or scramble columns. Not Supported In these environments, integrity assurance must be addressed through complementary controls such as transaction log analysis, application-layer validation, and point-in-time recovery testing. C
1onclusion Adopting this control moves us from a posture of \"We assume our immutable backups are valid\" to \"We have algorithmic proof of which recovery points are clean.\" In an era of compromised identities, this verification is the requisite check-and-balance for cloud storage. This control removes uncertainty from recovery decisions when time, trust, and data integrity matter most. In cloud-native environments, ransomware resilience is no longer defined by whether data exists, but by whether its integrity can be continuously proven before recovery. In practical terms, any cloud-native ransomware recovery strategy that cannot deterministically identify a last known clean recovery point before restoration should be considered operationally incomplete. This perspective reflects patterns we consistently see in enterprise incident response, including insights shared by Elastio advisors with deep experience leading ransomware investigations and cloud recovery efforts."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastio and AWS recently hosted a joint webinar, â Modern Ransomware Targets Recovery: Hereâs What You Can Do to Stay Safe .â The session brought together experts to unpack how ransomware tactics are evolving and what organizations need to do differently to stay resilient. A clear theme emerged. Attackers are no longer focused on disruption alone. They are deliberately sabotaging recovery. Ransomware Has Shifted From Disruption to Recovery Sabotage Modern ransomware no longer relies on fast, obvious encryption of production systems. Instead, attackers often gain access months in advance. They quietly study the environment, including backup architectures, replication paths, and retention windows. Encryption happens slowly and deliberately , staying below detection thresholds while corrupted data propagates into snapshots, replicas, and backups. By the time the attack is triggered and ransom is demanded, recovery options are already compromised. This represents a fundamental shift in risk. Backups are no longer just a safety net. They are a primary target. Ransomware Risk Is Unquantifiable Without Proven Clean Recovery Points Ransomware risk becomes impossible to quantify when organizations cannot prove their recovery data is clean. Boards, regulators, and insurers are no longer reassured by the mere existence of backups. They want to know how quickly recovery can happen, which recovery point will be used, and how its integrity is verified. Most organizations cannot answer these questions with confidence because backup validation is not continuous. The consequences are real. Extended downtime, board-level exposure, insurance gaps, and growing regulatory pressure under frameworks such as DORA, NYDFS, and PRA. Without proven clean recovery points, ransomware becomes an unbounded business risk rather than a technical one. The Three Pillars of Ransomware Recovery Assurance The webinar emphasized that real ransomware resilience depends on three pillars working together. Immutability and isolation ensure backups are tamper-proof and stored separately, protected by independent encryption keys. AWS capabilities such as logically air-gapped vaults support this foundation. Availability focuses on whether recovery can happen fast enough to meet business expectations, particularly when identity systems are compromised. Clean-account restores and multi-party approval become critical. Integrity , the most overlooked pillar, ensures backups are continuously validated to detect encryption, corruption, malware, and fileless attacks, and to clearly identify the last known clean recovery point. If any pillar fails, recovery fails. For more information: Resilience by design: Building an effective ransomware recovery strategy | AWS Storage Blog Malware Scanning Is Not Ransomware Detection The speakers drew a clear distinction between traditional malware scanning and what is required to defend against modern ransomware. Signature-based tools look for known binaries, but todayâs attacks often run in memory, use polymorphic techniques, and encrypt data without leaving a detectable payload. In these cases, the absence of malware does not mean the absence of damage. Effective ransomware defense requires detecting the impact on data itself, including encryption, corruption, and abnormal change patterns, not just the presence of malicious code. Validation Enables Faster, Safer Recovery Without Paying Ransom A real-world case study illustrated the value of recovery validation. Attackers encrypted data gradually over several days, allowing compromised data to flow into backups that appeared intact but were unsafe to restore. Through targeted threat hunting, Elastio identified a clean recovery point from roughly six days earlier, enabling the company to restore operations without paying the ransom. With downtime costs often reaching millions per day, even small reductions in recovery time have outsized financial impact. The takeaway was simple. Knowing where to recover from matters more than recovering quickly from the wrong place. Key Takeaways Ransomware now targets recovery, not just production. Attackers gain access early, encrypt data slowly, and ensure corruption spreads into replicas and backups before triggering an attack. By the time ransom is demanded, recovery paths are often already compromised. Backups alone are not proof of recoverability. Without continuous validation, organizations cannot confidently identify a clean recovery point, making ransomware risk impossible to quantify. True ransomware resilience depends on three pillars. Immutability and isolation protect backups from tampering, availability ensures recovery meets business expectations, and integrity validation confirms recovery data is usable. If integrity fails, recovery fails. Malware detection is not ransomware detection. Fileless and polymorphic attacks often evade signature-based tools. Detecting the impact on data, such as encryption and corruption, is critical. Provable recovery changes the economics of ransomware. Validated recovery points reduce downtime, avoid reinfection, and can eliminate the need to pay ransom, delivering measurable operational and financial impact. Additional Resources AWS ReInvent: How Motability Operations built a ransomware-ready backup strategy with AWS Backup \u0026 Elastio AWS re:Invent 2025 - Motability Operations' unified backup strategy: From fragmented to fortified"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"In early 2026, U.S. authorities issued a cyber threat alert warning organizations about evolving tactics used by North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors. The advisory highlights how the Democratic Peopleâs Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to refine its cyber operations to conduct espionage, gain persistent access to networks, and generate revenue to support state objectives. This activity underscores a broader reality: DPRK cyber operations are no longer niche or experimental. They are mature, adaptive, and increasingly effective against both public- and private-sector targets. Evolving Tradecraft: From Phishing to QR Code Attacks A key focus of the alert is the growing use of malicious QR codes embedded in phishing emails, a technique often referred to as âquishing.â Instead of directing victims to malicious links, attackers embed QR codes that prompt users to scan them with mobile devices. This approach allows attackers to bypass traditional email security controls and exploit weaker defenses on mobile platforms. Once scanned, these QR codes redirect victims to attacker-controlled pages that closely mimic legitimate login portals, such as enterprise email or remote access services. Victims who enter their credentials unknowingly hand over access to their accounts, enabling attackers to move laterally, conduct follow-on phishing campaigns, or establish long-term persistence. Kimsuky and Targeted Espionage The activity described in the alert is attributed to a DPRK-linked cyber group commonly referred to as Kimsuky. This group has a long history of targeting policy experts, think tanks, academic institutions, and government entities, particularly those involved in foreign policy and national security issues related to the Korean Peninsula. What distinguishes recent campaigns is the subtlety of the lures and the deliberate exploitation of user trust. Emails are crafted to appear routine or administrative, and QR codes are presented as harmless conveniences. This increases the likelihood of successful compromise, even in security-aware environments. Cybercrime as Statecraft DPRK cyber operations should not be viewed solely through the lens of traditional espionage. North Korea has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to use cybercrime as a strategic tool. In parallel with intelligence collection, DPRK-linked actors have conducted financially motivated attacks, including cryptocurrency theft, financial fraud, and illicit remote employment schemes. These activities serve a dual purpose: generating revenue to circumvent international sanctions and providing operational cover for broader intelligence objectives. In many cases, what appears to be simple fraud is ultimately tied to state-directed priorities. Why This Matters Now The techniques outlined in the 2026 alert highlight how DPRK cyber actors are adapting faster than many defensive programs. By shifting attacks to mobile devices, exploiting human behavior, and blending espionage with financial crime, they reduce the effectiveness of traditional security controls. For organizations, this means that technical defenses alone are no longer sufficient. User awareness, mobile security posture, identity protection, and anomaly detection all play a critical role in mitigating risk. Key Takeaways for Organizations Organizations should assume that DPRK cyber activity will continue to evolve and expand in scope. Practical steps include updating security awareness training to address QR codeâbased attacks, monitoring for anomalous authentication behavior, limiting credential reuse, and treating identity compromise as a high-impact security incident. Most importantly, leaders should recognize that DPRK cyber operations are persistent, well-resourced, and strategically motivated. Understanding this threat is essential not only for government and policy organizations, but for any enterprise operating in an increasingly interconnected and geopolitically influenced digital environment."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Detonation Point is where cyber risk stops being an abstract headline and becomes an operational reality. In a recent episode presented by Elastio, host Matt OâNeill sat down with cloud security expert Costas Kourmpoglou at Spike Reply UK to unpack a hard truth many organizations only learn after an incident: Ransomware doesnât succeed because attackers are smarter; it succeeds because recovery fails. Ransomware Is an Industry Early ransomware operations were vertically integrated. The same group wrote the malware, gained access, deployed it, negotiated payment, and laundered funds. That model is gone. Todayâs ransomware ecosystem resembles a supply chain: Developers build ransomware tooling Initial access brokers sell credentials Affiliates deploy attacks Negotiators manage extortion Separate actors handle payments and laundering This âRansomware-as-a-Serviceâ model lowers the barrier to entry and scales attacks globally. No one really needs expert technical skills. They just need access and opportunity. How Daily Mistakes Set Ransomware in Motion Ransomware became dominant for a straightforward reason: it pays. Despite headlines about zero-day exploits, most ransomware campaigns still begin with mundane failures: Reused credentials Phishing emails Third-party access The uncomfortable reality is that most organizations already assume breaches, yet design security as if prevention is enough. In this Detonation Point podcast, Costas noted, âMany teams over-invest in stopping the first mistake and under-invest in what happens after that mistake inevitably occurs.â Attackers donât rush. Once inside, they: Observe quietly and use native tools to blend in (âliving off the landâ) Map systems and privileges Identify backups and recovery paths Ransomware often detonates months after initial access and long after backups have quietly captured infected data. But Why Paying the Ransom Rarely Works Ransomware payments are often justified as the âcheapest option.â But data tells a different story: Recovery success after payment is worse than a coin flip Payments may violate sanctions laws Data is often not fully restored or released anyway As Costas put it, âIf youâre willing to gamble on paying the ransom, you might as well invest that money in resilience, where the odds are actually in your favor.â One of the most critical insights from the conversation was this: If your business cannot operate, that is not just a cybersecurity failure, itâs a business failure. If your plan assumes everything else still works, itâs not a plan. And, if ransomware detonated tonight, do you know which recovery path would save you, and which ones would make things worse? Because when ransomware stops being theoretical, only validated recovery determines the outcome. This blog is adapted from the Detonation Point podcast presented by Elastio."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"GuardDutyâs release of malware scanning on AWS Backup is an important enhancement to the AWS ecosystem, reflecting growing industry recognition that inspecting backup data has become a core pillar of cyber resilience. But real-world incidents show that ransomware often leaves no malware behind, making broader detection capabilities for encryption and zero-day attacks increasingly essential. Across industries, there are countless examples of enterprises with premium security stacks in place - EDR/XDR, antivirus scanners, IAM controls - still suffering extended downtime after an attack because teams couldnât reliably identify an uncompromised recovery point when it mattered most. Thatâs because ransomware increasingly employs fileless techniques, polymorphic behavior, living-off-the-land tactics, and slow, stealthy encryption. These campaigns often reach backup and replicated copies unnoticed, putting recovery at risk at the very moment organizations depend on it. As Gartner puts it: Modern ransomware tactics bypass traditional malware scanners, meaning backups may appear âcleanâ during scans but prove unusable when restored. Equip your recovery environment with advanced capabilities that analyze backup data using content-level analytics and data integrity validation.â â Gartner, Enhance Ransomware Cyber Resilience With A Secure Recovery Environment , 2025 This is the visibility gap Elastio was designed to close. In this post, we walk through how Elastio âs data integrity validation works alongside AWS GuardDuty to support security and infrastructure teams through threat detection all the way to recovery confidence and why integrity validation has become essential in the age of identity-based and fileless attacks. What is AWS GuardDuty? AWS GuardDuty is a managed threat detection service that continuously monitors AWS environments for malicious or suspicious activity. It analyzes signals across AWS services, including CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, DNS logs, and malware protection scans, and produces structured security findings . GuardDuty integrates natively with Amazon EventBridge , which means every finding can be consumed programmatically and routed to downstream systems for automated response. For this integration, we focus on GuardDuty malware findings , including: Malicious file findings in S3 Malware detections in EC2 environments These findings are high-confidence triggers that indicate potential compromise and warrant immediate validation of recovery data. Learn more about GuardDuty . Why a GuardDuty Finding Should Trigger Recovery Validation Malware detection is important, but it is no longer sufficient to validate data recoverability. Identity-based attacks dominate cloud breaches Todayâs attackers increasingly rely on stolen credentials rather than exploits. With valid identities, they can: Use legitimate AWS APIs Access data without dropping malware Blend into normal operational behavior In these scenarios, there may be nothing malicious to scan , yet encryption or tampering can still occur. Fileless and polymorphic ransomware evade signatures Many ransomware families: Run entirely in memory Continuously mutate their payloads Avoid writing recognizable artifacts to disk Signature-based scanners may report âclean,â even as encryption spreads. Zero-day ransomware has no signatures By definition, zero-day ransomware cannot be detected by known signatures until after it has already caused damage - often widespread damage. The result is a dangerous failure mode: backups that scan clean but restore encrypted or corrupted data . Why Integrity Validation Changes the Outcome Elastio approaches ransomware from the impact side. Instead of asking only âis malware present?â, Elastio validates: Whether encryption has occurred What data was impacted When encryption started Which recovery points are still safe to restore The timeline above reflects a common real-world pattern: Initial access occurs quietly Encryption begins days or weeks later Backups continue, unknowingly capturing encrypted data The attack is only discovered at ransom time Without integrity validation, teams cannot know with confidence that their backups will work when they need them. This intelligence transforms a GuardDuty finding from an alert into an actionable recovery decision. Using GuardDuty as the Trigger for Recovery Validation Elastioâs new GuardDuty integration automatically initiates data integrity scans when GuardDuty detects suspicious or malicious activity. Instead of stopping at alerts, the integration immediately answers the implied next question: Did this incident affect our data, and can we recover safely? By validating backups and recovery assets in response to GuardDuty findings, Elastio reduces response time, limits attacker leverage, and enables faster, more confident recovery decisions. Architecture Overview At a high level: GuardDuty generates a malware finding The finding is delivered to EventBridge EventBridge routes the event into a trusted sender EventBus Elastioâs receiver EventBus accepts events only from that sender Elastio processes the finding and starts a targeted scan Teams receive recovery-grade intelligence Including: Ransomware detection results File- and asset-level impact Last known clean recovery point Optional forwarding to SIEM or Security Hub The critical design constraint: trusted senders Each Elastio customer has a dedicated Receiver EventBus . For security reasons, that receiver only accepts events from a single allowlisted Sender EventBus ARN . This design ensures: Strong tenant isolation No event spoofing Clear security boundaries To support scale, customers can route many GuardDuty sources (multiple accounts, regions, or security setups) into that single sender bus. Elastio enforces trust at the receiver boundary. End-to-End Flow Step 1: GuardDuty detects malware GuardDuty identifies a malicious file or suspicious activity in S3 or EC2 and emits a finding. Step 2: EventBridge routes the finding Native EventBridge integration allows customers to filter and forward only relevant findings. Step 3: Sender EventBus enforces trust All GuardDuty findings flow through the designated sender EventBus, which represents the customerâs trusted identity. Step 4: Elastio receives and buffers events The Elastio Receiver EventBus routes events into an internal queue for resilience and burst handling. Step 5: Elastio validates recovery data
1Elastio maps the finding to impacted assets and initiates scans that analyze both malware indicators and ransomware encryption signals. Step 6: Recovery-grade results Teams receive actionable results: Ransomware detection File-level impact Last known clean recovery point Optional forwarding to SIEM or Security Hub What This Enables for Security and Recovery Teams By combining GuardDuty and Elastio, organizations gain: Faster response triggered by high-signal findings Early detection of ransomware encryption inside backups Reduced downtime and data loss Confidence that restores will actually work Audit-ready evidence for regulators, insurers, and leadership Supported Today S3 malware findings EC2 malware findings EBS-specific handling is in progress and will be added as it becomes available. Why This Matters in Practice In most ransomware incidents, the challenge isnât identifying a security signal - itâs understanding whether that signal corresponds to meaningful data impact, and what it implies for recovery. Security and infrastructure teams often find themselves piecing together information across multiple tools to assess whether encryption or corruption has reached backups or replicated data. That assessment takes time, and during that window, recovery decisions are delayed or made conservatively. By using GuardDuty findings as a trigger for integrity validation, customers introduce earlier visibility into potential data impact. When suspicious activity is detected, Elastio provides additional context around whether recovery assets show signs of encryption or corruption, and which recovery points appear viable. This doesnât replace incident response processes or recovery testing, but it helps teams make better-informed decisions sooner, particularly in environments where fileless techniques and identity-based attacks limit the effectiveness of traditional malware scanning. Extending GuardDuty From Detection Toward Recovery Readiness GuardDuty plays a critical role in surfacing high-confidence security findings. Elastio extends that signal into the recovery domain by validating the integrity of data organizations may ultimately depend on to restore operations. Together, they help teams bridge the gap between knowing an incident may have occurred and assessing recovery readiness , with supporting evidence that can be shared across security, infrastructure, and leadership teams. For organizations already using GuardDuty, this integration provides a practical way to connect detection workflows with recovery validation without changing existing security controls or response ownership. Watch our discussion: Understanding Elastio \u0026 AWS GuardDuty Malware Scanning for AWS Backup An open conversation designed to answer customer questions directly and help teams understand how these technologies work together to strengthen recovery posture. How signature-based malware detection compares to data integrity validation Real-world scenarios where behavioral and encryption-based detection matters How Elastio extends visibility, detection, and recovery assurance across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments An early look at Elastioâs new integration launching at AWS re:Invent"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Hunting and Defeating EDR-Evading Threats and Machine-Identity Attacks As enterprises accelerate cloud transformation, containerization, AI adoption, microservices, and automation, a subtle yet profound shift is reshaping the cyber threat landscape. Traditional endpoint-based detection approaches are no longer sufficient. Attackers are increasingly evading EDR, while simultaneously exploiting a rapidly expanding universe of machine identities such as service accounts, certificates, API keys, and ephemeral workload tokens. This creates a new, invisible attack surface that is often unmonitored, ungoverned, and misunderstood. To defend effectively, organizations must evolve. The new model brings together endpoint awareness, identity intelligence, and data-layer resilience to expose threats that would otherwise remain invisible. The EDR Blind Spot Is Widening Endpoint Detection and Response has been the backbone of enterprise defense. But adversaries have learned to systematically bypass it through techniques that interfere with telemetry, suppress alerts, operate from memory, or shift their activity into systems or layers where EDR agents cannot run. Some threat groups have deployed tooling that disables endpoint monitoring components entirely, allowing operations to continue with little or no visibility for defenders. At the same time, many critical infrastructure components do not support EDR at all. Hypervisors, storage appliances, virtual machine management systems, and specialized cloud services often sit outside traditional endpoint protections. Attackers increasingly target these layers because activity there blends in with normal operations and rarely triggers alarms. As a result, relying solely on endpoint-centric detection creates blind spots that grow wider as modern infrastructure becomes more distributed. The Explosion of Machine Identities and the Risks They Introduce While EDR evasion grows more sophisticated, another trend has emerged in parallel: the exponential rise of machine identities. These are non-human actors created by automation pipelines, containers, microservices, serverless functions, AI agents, DevOps tooling, and cloud services. Machine identities now outnumber human identities in most cloud-forward enterprises by enormous margins. They often carry privileged permissions, access sensitive data paths, or control critical infrastructure functions. Unlike human accounts, these identities rarely follow standardized onboarding, governance, audit, or lifecycle processes. Many are short-lived, created and destroyed automatically, leaving gaps in visibility. Others live far longer than intended because no one realizes they still exist. Attackers increasingly target these identities because compromising one can grant immediate and legitimate access to high-value systems or data. The activity of a hijacked machine identity blends in naturally with expected automation patterns, making detection difficult. In many cases, the identity itself becomes the persistence mechanism. Identity Becomes the New Perimeter These dynamics undermine a core assumption behind many security architectures: that identity governance is equivalent to human access control. In cloud-native enterprises, identity is now as much about workloads as it is about people. When machine identities are not continuously monitored, governed, and validated, they become powerful tools for stealthy lateral movement or data manipulation. This means identity has truly become the perimeter. But it is a perimeter that cannot be secured solely with human-centric tools. The Data Layer Is Where Invisible Threats Finally Become Visible Machine identities interact with data continuously. They create snapshots, move objects across storage tiers, generate logs, trigger analytics pipelines, replicate datasets, and run unattended processes. If one of these identities is compromised, the first signs of malicious activity often appear in the data layer itself. Unauthorized reads, unexpected modifications, corruption of snapshots, tampered metadata, irregular replication events, or the introduction of malicious content are often the earliest and most reliable indicators of attack. By the time endpoint or identity systems raise alerts, the attacker may have already altered data across multiple systems. This is why modern cyber resilience depends on the ability to continuously verify the integrity, security, and recoverability of data itself. A Modern Defense Model Addressing these emerging threats requires a multi-layered approach that blends identity, workload, and data-centric controls. First, all machine identities must be governed with the same rigor as human identities. This means complete inventory, lifecycle management, least-privilege enforcement, short
1-lived credential use, and continuous monitoring of identity behavior. Second, detection must expand beyond endpoints. Organizations need visibility into identity issuance, API usage, workload behavior, cloud control-plane activity, and infrastructure components that do not support traditional EDR. Third, data integrity must be continuously validated. Snapshots, backups, object data, and replicated datasets must be automatically and regularly inspected. Any unauthorized change or anomaly should be treated as a leading indicator of potential compromise. Fourth, Zero Trust principles must be deeply embedded in the machine and data layers. Verification is no longer only about authenticating a user. It is about verifying the legitimacy of every process, every identity, and every piece of data flowing through the enterprise. Why This Approach Is Strategic Adversaries are adapting quickly. They no longer need to compromise a human identity or bypass every endpoint. They can operate quietly within automation systems, exploit permissions given to machine identities, or target data itself as the first point of manipulation. By addressing machine identity governance and data integrity together, organizations reduce the inherent weaknesses of endpoint-only detection. They gain a defensive architecture that detects threats earlier, responds more effectively, and ensures business continuity even under active attack. The combination of EDR evasion and machine-identity exploitation represents one of the most significant emerging risks to modern enterprises. Attackers are learning to operate invisibly, bypassing traditional controls and embedding themselves in the automation and data layers where detection is weakest. To win in this environment, security teams must shift their mindset. They must unmask the invisible by looking where attackers now hide: in identities, in the control plane, and in the data itself. They must verify continuously, trust nothing implicitly, and safeguard the integrity of the information the business depends on. This is how modern organizations stay resilient. It is how they transform uncertainty into strength. And it is how they defeat adversaries who no longer need to be seen to be dangerous. This is the gap Elastio is built to close. Schedule a review. 3 Key Takeaways EDR alone leaves growing visibility gaps Machine identities are the new attack surface Data integrity becomes the ultimate detection layer"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"AI-Ready \u0026 Ransomware-Proof FSx for NetApp ONTAP Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN) has become the gold standard for high-performance cloud storage, combining the agility of AWS with the data management power of NetApp. Today, this infrastructure is more critical than ever. As unstructured data volumes explode and enterprises race to feed Generative AI models , FSxN has evolved into the engine room for innovation. It holds the massive datasets that fuel your AI insights and drive business logic. You cannot build trusted AI on unverified data FSxN delivers the trusted, high-performance platform your enterprise relies on. But true trust requires more than uptimeâit requires integrity. As enterprise architectures evolve, so do the threats targeting them. The sheer scale of unstructured data creates a massive blind spot where ransomware can hide, silently corrupting data over weeks. If the data residing on your trusted storage is compromised, your AI models are being trained on poisoned assets. The Imperative: Verified Data for Trusted AI Today, Elastio is introducing comprehensive Ransomware Recovery Assurance for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP . We now provide a layered defense that validates the integrity of the data within your primary volumes, SnapMirror replicas, and AWS Backups, ensuring that your storage is not just available, but provably clean. The Three-Tier Defense for FSxN To understand where Elastio fits, we must look at the modern FSxN protection architecture. A resilient implementation typically relies on three layers : Primary Filer: Your active, high-performance workload. SnapMirror Replica: A near-real-time, read-only copy used for disaster recovery with low RPOs (e.g., 5 minutes). AWS Backup: A daily recovery point for long-term retention and compliance. Until now, verified recoverability across these layers was a blind spot. Elastio eliminates that uncertainty by integrating with the entire chain to validate data integrity before a crisis occurs. The Risk of Silent Corruption Ransomware attacks frequently begin subtly, bypassing perimeter defenses and modifying data blocks without triggering immediate alerts. If these corrupted blocks are replicated to your SnapMirror destination or archived into your AWS Backup vault, you aren't preserving your businessâyou are preserving the attack. Just having backups is not enough. To ensure resilience, you must answer three questions about your recovery points : Are they safe ? Are they intact ? Are they recoverable ? Introducing Elastio Recovery Assurance for FSxN Elastio delivers agentless, automated verification for FSxN environments. Our platform connects to your infrastructure to perform deep-file inspection, providing : Behavioral Ransomware Detection: We identify encryption patterns that signature-based tools miss, including slow-rolling and obfuscated encryption. Insider Threat Detection: We detect malicious tampering or unauthorized encryption driven by compromised credentials. Corruption Validation: We identify unexpected data corruption that could render a backup unusable during a restore. This coverage spans the entire lifecycle. Elastio scans your SnapMirror replicas for immediate RPO validation and utilizes AWS Restore Testing to validate your AWS Backups without rehydrating production data. Complementing NetAppâs Native Defenses Elastio is designed to work with your existing security stack, not replace it. NetAppâs native Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) is an excellent first line of defense, monitoring your production environment for suspicious activity in real-time. Elastio complements ARP by operating beyond the production path . We focus on the recovery chain, performing deep-dive analysis on your backups and replicas. If ARP flags a potential threat in production, Elastio allows you to instantly identify which historical recovery point is clean, verifiable, and safe to restore . Compliance: From \"Prevention\" to \"Proof\" Regulatory pressure is shifting. Frameworks like DORA, NYDFS, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS are moving away from simple backup retention mandates toward requirements for demonstrable recovery integrity . Auditors and cyber insurers no longer accept \"we have backups\" as an answer. They require proof that those backups can be restored. Elastio automates this reporting, providing a validated inventory of clean snapshots that satisfies the most stringent compliance and risk requirements. Recommended Architecture for Provable Recovery To achieve maximum resilience with FSxN, we recommend the following layered approach : Replicate: Use SnapMirror to maintain a secondary copy with a 5-minute RPO. Retain: Use AWS Backup to enforce retention policies. Validate: Run Elastio Hourly Scans on SnapMirror replicas to catch infection early. Run Elastio Restore Tests monthly on AWS Backups to verify your vault. Conclusion In the current threat landscape, ransomware is not a matter of if , but when . Your data is only protected if it can be recovered. With Elastioâs new support for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, you can move beyond checking a backup box and gain true recovery assurance. In just minutes per TB, you will know if your data is clean or compromised, and be ready to recover with confidence . 3 Key Takeaways AI Integrity Requires Clean Data As FSxN drives generative AI and unstructured data growth, silent c
1orruption becomes a critical risk. Elastio prevents \"poisoned\" datasets by detecting corruption inside the storage layer. End-to-End Validation Elastio secures the entire FSxN lifecycle, providing deep inspection and clean recovery verification for primary volumes, SnapMirror replicas, and AWS Backups. The \"Production and Recovery\" Defense Elastio operates outside the production path to complement NetAppâs Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP), validating snapshots to ensure you always have a safe place to restore from."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The Immutability Blind Spot AWS Logically Air-Gapped (LAG) Vaults are a massive leap forward for cloud recovery assurance. They provide the isolation and immutability enterprises need to survive catastrophic cyber events. But immutability has a dangerous blind spot: it doesnât distinguish between clean data and corrupted data. If ransomware encrypts your production environment and those changes replicate to your backup snapshots before they are moved to the vault, you are simply locking the malware into your gold-standard recovery archive. You arenât preserving your business; youâre preserving the attack. Today, Elastio has closed that gap. We introduced a new integration with AWS LAG that ensures only provably clean recovery points enter your immutable vault. By combining our deep-file inspection with a new Automated Quarantine Workflow , we prevent infected data from polluting your recovery environment. The Risk: \"Immutable Garbage In, Immutable Garbage Out\" The core principle of modern resilience is simple: Immutable storage isn't enoughâdata integrity must be proven. Ransomware attackers are evolving. They no longer just encrypt production data; they target backup catalogs and leverage \"slow burn\" encryption strategies to corrupt snapshots over weeks or months. Standard signature-based detection tools often miss these storage-layer attacks because they are looking for executable files, not the mathematical signs of entropy and corruption within the data blocks themselves. If you copy an infected recovery point into an AWS LAG
1Vault and lock it with a compliance retention policy, you create a restoration loop: every time you attempt to recover, you re-infect the environment. The Elastio Solution: Verify, Then Vault Elastio has updated its recovery assurance platform to act as that gatekeeper. We utilize machine learning-powered ransomware encryption detection models designed specifically to catch advanced strains, including slow encryption, striped encryption, and obfuscated patterns. Here is the new workflow for AWS LAG customers: Ingest \u0026 Inspection: As workload backups or snapshots are generated, Elastio automatically inspects the data for signs of ransomware encryption and corruption. The Decision Engine: Based on the inspection results, the workflow forks immediately: Path A: The Clean Path. If the data is verified as clean, it is routed to the customerâs Immutable LAG Vault . Once there, it undergoes automated recovery testing on a set schedule to prove recoverability. Path B: The Infection Path. If data is flagged as infected, it is blocked from entering the clean LAG vault. Instead, the compromised snapshot is automatically routed to a Quarantine Vault, which can itself be configured as a separate Logically Air-Gapped Vault. Optionally, Elastio can trigger the deletion of the local copy immediately after the move to either the clean or quarantine vault is complete, eliminating the need to maintain local retention. Why This Matters for the Enterprise For CISOs, Cloud Architects, and Governance teams, this workflow shifts the posture from \"hopeful\" to \"provable.\" Audit-Ready Compliance: Whether you are dealing with NYDFS, HIPAA, or cyber insurance requirements, you can now prove that your immutable archives are free of compromise. Reduced Incident Response Time: By automatically segregating infected data, IR teams don't have to waste time shifting through thousands of snapshots to find a clean version. Elastio points you directly to the last clean copy and the first infected copy. Cost Control: You stop paying for premium, immutable storage on data that is useless for recovery. Real-World Value Elastio delivers outcome-driven security. With this update, we provide: Provable Recovery: You donât just think your backups will work; you have a verified, clean report to prove it. Ransomware Impact Detection: Identify the exact moment of infection to minimize data loss (RPO). Integrity Assurance: Validate that no tampering has occurred within the data before it becomes immutable. Take Control of Your Recovery Don't let your backup vault become a ransomware repository. Ensure that every recovery point stored in AWS LAG is verified, validated, and clean. 3 Key Takeaways Immutability != Integrity Locking unverified data creates a \"restoration loop\" where ransomware is preserved alongside your critical assets. The \"Verify-Then-Vault\" Gatekeeper Elastio sits upstream of your AWS LAG Vault, inspecting every recovery point. Only verified clean data is allowed to enter your gold-standard archive, ensuring it remains uncompromised. Automated Quarantine Infected snapshots are instantly routed to a secure Quarantine Vault for forensic analysis, isolating threats without contaminating your clean recovery environment or slowing down response teams."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The Blind Spot Undermining Zero Trust and How Data Resilience Closes the Gap Zero Trust has become the operating doctrine of modern cybersecurity. Every user, device, and request must be authenticated, authorized, and continuously verified. Yet one category has quietly slipped out of the spotlight: machine-generated identities. These are non-human actors created automatically inside cloud and DevOps environments. They orchestrate microservices, move data between layers, trigger automation pipelines, and run autonomous workloads at massive scale. Enterprises often have tens of thousands of these identities operating simultaneously. They are created instantly, granted permissions programmatically, perform sensitive actions by design, and then disappear minutes or hours later. Traditional identity governance, monitoring, and behavior analytics are poorly equipped to track them. This blind spot now represents one of the most significant and least understood risks in modern cloud security. What changed A few years ago, most enterprise identities represented people. Even service accounts typically mapped to long-lived hosts or well-understood roles. Today, a single cloud application can generate hundreds or thousands of ephemeral identities each day. Containers spin up, run a process, touch sensitive data, write to logs, make API calls, and then vanish. Serverless workloads generate identities for the duration of one function execution. CI systems create short-lived tokens that download source, push artifacts, and modify infrastructure. These identities have no inbox, no phone, and no human behavior pattern. They cannot use multi-factor authentication. They often hold elevated privileges because the default configuration for automation is convenience. And because lifecycle management is automated, they rarely appear in audit discussions until something has already gone wrong. Why attackers care For adversaries, this represents a perfect opportunity. Compromise no longer requires phishing a human being or bypassing endpoint security. Instead, they target a workload identity that exists only inside cloud automation. If that identity carries permissions to read object stores, launch instances, modify data, or request snapshots, an attacker inherits all of those capabilities instantly. Even more concerning, compromised machine identities blend seamlessly into normal operations. Their activity patterns are noisy, unpredictable, and highly variable. What looks like suspicious behavior from a human rarely looks suspicious from an automated process. This makes detection extraordinarily difficult. In this new threat model, attackers do not need persistence on a host. The identity itself is the persistence. The consequence of zero trust Zero Trust assumes that every request is robustly verified. But what happens when the requester is an ephemeral identity with no behavioral baseline, no user context, and essentially no ability to be challenged? The answer is simple. Zero Trust begins to break down. Identity is supposed to be the new perimeter. But machine identities operate outside the visibility of conventional identity governance. They change too quickly for manual oversight, they hold too many permissions for comfort, and they continuously interact with critical data paths. Enterprises must begin treating machine identities not as technical abstractions but as a primary security domain. The data layer is where the risk becomes real Machine identities do not steal credentials, escalate privileges, or exfiltrate information in the same way human adversaries do. Their impact is most visible in the data itself. This includes unauthorized reads of sensitive objects, modification of datasets, corruption of critical backups, injection of malicious content into pipelines, or the manipulation of metadata that governs data access and retention. Once data is changed, the downstream consequences propagate rapidly. Replication jobs copy the corrupted state. Analytics systems import compromised inputs. Backup systems preserve tainted ver
1sions. If machine identity misuse is not detected at the data layer, organizations may lose the ability to trust any copy of their environment. Identity management can fail. Permissions can drift. Automation pipelines can be hijacked. Developers can unintentionally create exposure through misconfigured roles. And adversaries can weaponize machine identities that every legacy control. What cannot fail is the integrity of the data that an organization relies upon to recover. CISOs are now recognizing that resilience is not simply about backup storage or snapshot retention. It is about guaranteeing that what you recover is trustworthy. It is about detecting identity misuse, not only by observing behavior, but by validating the safety and correctness of the data that those identities touch. Machine identity threats cannot always be contained at the identity layer. They must be caught at the data layer. As enterprises accelerate automation, the number of non-human identities will grow exponentially. This shift demands a new understanding of identity risk and a new appreciation for the role of data integrity in overall security posture. Zero Trust is essential. But without verifiable trust in the data itself, Zero Trust is incomplete. This is the gap Elastio is built to close. 3 Key Takeaways Machine identities are a growing Zero-Trust blind spot Attackers exploit ephemeral automation identities undetected Data-layer validation is critical for resilience"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"The Reality of Modern Ransomware Attacks This year, we helped a telecom services customer recover from a Qilin ransomware attack. Qilin is the most active ransomware group in 2025. When Elastio scanned our environment, something critical became clear: there was no malware left on the disk. The ransomware gang had already deleted their tools. What remained was purely the evidence of encryption, scrambled files and corrupted data structures spreading across their backups. This isn't an anomaly. It's the pattern. Today's top ransomware groups, including Qilin, LockBit, BlackCat, ALPHV , and Cl0p , all employ sophisticated obfuscation techniques: fileless attacks that operate in memory, polymorphic malware where every instance is different, and immediate cleanup where attack tools are deleted within minutes. By the time you're restoring from backups, the malware is often long gone. What you're left facing is encrypted data proliferating through your backup generations. Three Unique Gaps Elastio addresses 1. Detection Beyond Malware Signatures In our customer's Qilin attack, Elastio's encryption detection identified the exact backup where encryption began, pinpointing the last clean copy and enabling recovery in hours rather than days of trial and error. GuardDuty provides malware scanning, but malware scanning alone won't catch ransomware attacks where the malware has been removed, insider threats using legitimate encryption tools, backup corruption, or zero-day attacks with unknown variants. Elastio provides layered detection: Ransomware Encryption Detection: Detect ransomware encryption and identify the variant of ransomware Insider Threat Detection: Unauthorized or suspicious encryption by insiders Corruption Detection: Detect any corruption in backups Malware Detection: Known malicious files and signatures 2. Unified Multicloud Coverage Your data doesn't live in just AWS. GuardDuty's integration is AWS-specific, creating gaps if you operate across public cloud or hybrid environments. Elastio provides consistent protection across all your cloudsâone platform, one console, uniform detection and policy enforcement everywhere your backups reside. 3. Expert Ransomware Response Support Every Elastio customer has complementary access to our Ransomware Response and Threat Intelligence team, experts who've handled incidents providing immediate triage, recovery guidance, and threat intelligence when every minute counts. Moving Forward AWS's integration of GuardDuty with AWS Backup validates what we've been advocating: backup security is infrastructure security. As malware scanning becomes table stakes, the question shifts to: \"Are we detecting everything we need to detect? Do we have the support to respond effectively?\" Weâre hosting an upcoming webinar on on Tuesday, December 9 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Understanding Elastio \u0026 AWS GuardDuty Malware Scanning for AWS Backup focused on how Elastio works alongside GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup, including a walkthrough of our integration launching at AWS re:Invent ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Scan Backups with Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup Cybersecurity teams are under pressure: attackers are faster, stealthier, and increasingly targeting backups. Amazonâs announcement of GuardDuty Malware Protection for AWS Backup is an important step forward for cloud security teams. But while detection is essential, detection alone does not equal ransomware readiness. This is where the Elastio and GuardDuty integration becomes a force multiplier. From Alerts to Ransomware Readiness Security leaders understand this: alerts tell you what is happening, but they do not guarantee you can survive what happens next. Modern adversaries: Bypass prevention controls Encrypt backups Hide inside trusted services Leave your environment looking healthy while recovery points are already corrupted With the new integration: GuardDuty detects anomalies, malware, compromised credentials, and suspicious API behavior Elastio responds automatically by scanning data for corruption, ransomware encryption, and malware Compromised data is quarantined Clean recovery points are validated and preserved Findings are pushed to Security Hub, IR platforms, or SOAR workflows Elastio converts threat alerts into recovery assurance. You do not simply know something bad happened; you know your last clean copy is safe. What It Means for Your Security Teams GuardDuty provides threat visibility: It detects suspicious behaviors across S3, EC2, EBS, IAM, and other AWS services. Elastio provides proof of survivability: It verifies that your data is intact, unencrypted, unmodified, and recoverable. For Incident Response Teams Compromised data is automatically quarantined Elastio identifies the last known clean restore point File level forensics and malware details are surfaced instantly Teams can investigate safely before triggering recovery For CISOs and CIOs A continuous security control that proves ransomware readiness Independent validation that backups meet compliance, governance, and cyber insurance expectations Reduction in downtime by more than 90 percent Realizable 10 to 25 times ROI through faster, cleaner recovery This turns backup validation into a measurable resilience metric rather than a hope. Executive Summary Customer Pain: Security teams can detect threats, but they cannot tell if backups have already been corrupted. This forces IR teams and CISOs to guess about recovery integrity, slows down response, increases downtime, and creates compliance and audit gaps. Value Proposition: The GuardDuty and Elastio integration turns every detection event into automated recovery assurance. GuardDuty identifies suspicious behavior and Elastio validates the data integrity. Then, compromised data is quarantined, clean recovery points are verified, and detailed evidence is pushed to Security Hub and IR systems. IR teams gain clear, file-level intelligence and a confirmed clean restore point. CISOs receive continuous dashboards that prove recovery readiness, SLA compliance, and audit-ready documentation. Outcome: Customers move from âwe detected somethingâ to âwe know exactly what is safe to recover and what to do.â This reduces downtime, eliminates recovery guesswork, strengthens compliance, and provides measurable resilience against ransomware."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastio today announced the launch of its new Managed âProvable Recoveryâ Service, enabling enterprise-level ransomware recovery assurance - with no additional operational burden. Addressing a Critical Security Gap Ransomware actors continue to exploit a missing control in enterprise security architectures: unverified backups. As AI-driven attacks evolve and use advanced tactics such as polymorphic ransomware, fileless malware, and intermittent encryption, organizations are discovering that data is being silently compromised and replicated across disaster recovery environments, leaving no clean copy to restore when ransomware attacks. Without provable recoveries, boards and shareholders face unquantifiable risk, extended downtimes, and mounting regulatory pressure under DORA, HIPAA, and NYDFS. For todayâs CIOs and CISOs, the mandate is clear: enterprises must continuously prove they can recover from ransomware with uncompromised data. Protecting Revenue, Reputation, and Recovery With Elastioâs âProvable Recoveryâ Managed Service , organizations can now achieve ransomware recovery assurance without operational overhead. Delivered and managed by Elastioâs ransomware experts, this service extends the proven power of Elastioâs platform to deliver continuous, validated recoverability as a turnkey outcome. Enterprise-Level Data Integrity Validation and Last-Known Clean Assurance: The Elastio platform continuously validates the integrity of your backup and recovery data. Elastio experts operate and monitor the platform end-to-end, delivering real-time findings, expert oversight, and continuous confirmation of the last-known clean recovery point. Accelerated ROI through expert-led deployment and management: Elastio experts deploy, configure, and fully operationalize the platform to a weaponized state - finely tuned around your environment, datasets, and recovery objectives. This hands-on approach accelerates time-to-value and ensures your protection is optimized from day one. Active Threat Monitoring and Recovery Guidance: Get direct access to Elastioâs trusted Incident Response team, relied on by global enterprises for ransomware threat intelligence. Our experts proactively monitor your Elastio-protected environment for signs of threat activity and provide actionable guidance to help you respond quickly and recover with confidence. Predictable, All-Inclusive Operational Costs : Simple onboarding and transparent, month-to-month pricing mean you can activate continuous recovery assurance in hours. No upfront fees. No lock-ins. Costs scale predictably with your data footprint, keeping protection aligned with your growth. Audit Ready Recovery Compliance: Every validation produces verifiable evidence of data integrity: documentation you can share with auditors, boards, insurers, and regulators to demonstrate resilience against ransomware and data corruption. The result: assurance you can measure, prove, and stand behind. âRecovery assurance has become a requirement for every enterprise, but not every team has the resources or expertise to manage it,â said Naj Husain, CEO of Elastio. âWith our Managed âProvable Recoveryâ Service, weâre changing that. We give enterprises expert-led assurance that their recovery data is clean and recoverable without adding operational burden. It is confidence in recovery, delivered as a service.â Elastio is live on the AWS Marketplace . To help organizations start 2026 with confidence, Elastio is offering new annual-license customers one month free* when activated before December 31, 2025. For more information, visit elastio.com or visit us at AWS re:Invent ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"As 2025 winds down, every C-suite leader faces the same question: Can we recover tomorrow if weâre hit today? Ransomware is evolving faster than most defenses. Attackers now go straight for the backupsâthe very systems meant to save you. Too many organizations discover too late that their âsafety netâ has already been compromised. Enter 2026 confident in your ability to withstand and recover from an attack Before Elastio, recovery was guesswork; we were restoring blindly and hoping backups were clean. Now we know they are. Elastio was operational in days, not weeks, delivering immediate ROI with verified recovery assurance and less audit friction. When the board asks, âCan we recover tomorrow if weâre hit today?â I have the confidence and proof to say \"Yes.\" The proof is built into our daily operations. - CISO, Financial Services The time to act is now The cost of waiting is measured in millions, and in reputational damage, lost customers, lost data, and on and on. Every Day You Wait, Risk Increases: Ransomware attacks are up 80% year over year, and backup data is the #1 target. Elastio detects and removes infected backups before attackers weaponize themâso recovery becomes proactive, not reactive. Be Protected by the Weekend: Elastioâs agentless, SaaS-based deployment integrates seamlessly with your existing backup and cloud environments. You can be fully operational in under 48 hoursâno new infrastructure, no downtime. Turn Recovery from Guesswork into a Guarantee: Without proof of clean recovery points, restoring data is a gamble. Elastio pinpoints the last known clean point so you can restore with certainty, not luck. The Cost of Waiting Is Measured in Millions: The average ransomware recovery costs $4.5M and nearly a month of downtime. Elastio mitigates that risk at a fraction of the cost. The ROI is immediateâand measurable. Compliance Deadlines Donât Pause for Breaches: Regulators, including SEC, NYDFS, DORA, and MAS TRM, now demand verifiable proof of recoverability. Elastio delivers continuous, automated evidence of clean backupsâreducing audit friction and regulatory risk. Backups Are the New Battlefield: Attackers target the recovery process itself. Elastio detects encryption patterns, dormant malware, and hidden payloads that traditional EDR tools miss before they spread. Strengthen the AWS Foundation You Already Own : Elastio runs natively within AWS allowing for simplifying your deployment (no new console, no new agents, no disruption). You enhance resilience without adding complexity. Stop Planning, Start Protecting: The organizations hit hardest are the ones that planned to act later. Ransomware resilience isnât a Q2 initiativeâitâs a right-now requirement. Give Leadership Real Confidence: Boards and CISOs want proof, not promises. Elastio provides verifiable integrity reportsâevidence your backups are clean and your recovery is trustworthy. Transfer the Risk, Today: Within a week, Elastio can validate your environment, protect your backups, and deliver continuous evidence of clean recovery points. Donât carry this risk into 2026. Enter 2026 Confident Ransomware Resilience Canât Wait: Ransomware resilience isnât just a security decisionâitâs a leadership decision. Validate your recovery, protect your brand, and walk into 2026 with confidenceânot uncertainty."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Ransomware Readiness: Prevention Alone Doesnât Equal Resilience CrowdStrikeâs latest State of Ransomware report is a wake-up call for every CISO, CIO, and board leader who believes their organization is âready.â Key Takeaways from their report: The numbers tell a clear story: ransomware is outpacing prevention. Despite sophisticated detection and backup systems, most organizations still face the same outcome; disrupted operations, damaged trust, and recovery uncertainty. Confidence Without Recovery Is a Liability CrowdStrikeâs findings expose a truth that even the C-suite canât ignore: most organizations are confident in their defenses, but few can prove they can recover cleanly. That confidence gap is now a governance issue. Cyber resilience isnât just about stopping attacks, itâs about demonstrating recoverability with evidence. When backups are silently compromised or corrupted, confidence evaporates, and recovery becomes another failure point. At this point, boards and regulators can no longer accept assumptions. They want proof that data integrity is maintained and that recovery is verifiable. The New Mandate: From Prevention to Proven Recovery AI Escalates the Threat, Integrity Assurance Closes the Gap With 76% of leaders admitting itâs harder to stay ready amid AI-driven attacks, ransomware has evolved from a security problem to a resilience problem. And we are all well aware that AI makes attacks faster, stealthier, and harder to detect until itâs too late. Thatâs why integrity assurance has become the new frontier of cyber resilience. Elastioâs continuous scanning and validation provide CISOs and boards with auditable proof that their backup and recovery infrastructure is clean, compliant, and ready to perform. Itâs a shift from passive backup management to active ransomware readiness â and itâs fast becoming a best practice for enterprise resilience. Downtime hurts. Failed recovery hurts more Elastio delivers a proven security control for ransomware readiness â continuously scanning backups, snapshots, and replicas across cloud and hybrid environments to detect ransomware encryption, insider threats, and data corruption. With Elastio, organizations can: Reduce downtime with verified clean recovery points Validate recoveries before theyâre needed Maintain compliance and prove recoverability to auditors and boards This is recovery you can trust â ensuring data integrity, operational resilience, and ransomware readiness across the enterprise. Resilience Isnât a Guess â Itâs Proven CrowdStrike helps you stop ransomware from breaking into endpoints. Elastio ensures it canât win by breaking recovery. For todayâs C-suite, resilience isnât about âbeing readyâ, itâs about recovery. Because when 78% of organizations are hit by ransomware, your real test isnât prevention. Itâs the day after, the cost of downtime, the brand integrity, and the customer loss. Elastio's ROI Model Even modest downtime, say 24 hours, can translate to $192Kâ$600K in direct losses (operations, productivity, and customer impact). Elastio ROI: Industry benchmarks (Gartner, IBM, Ponemon) show. Average ransomware downtime: 20â23 days Average cost of downtime: $8,000â$25,000 per hour (Gartner 2025) Average enterprise impact per incident: $1.85M (IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024) Even modest downtime, say 24 hours, can translate to $192Kâ$600K in direct losses (operations, productivity, and customer impact). Elastioâs Impact Detecting ransomware early (before backup compromise) Validating clean recovery points Reducing recovery time by up to 80% Even one avoided or shortened outage pays for Elastio 20x over. Is ransomware recovery worth $25+K? Our Customers Think So."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Cyberattacks are evolving faster than traditional defenses. Gartnerâs recent research note, âEnhance Ransomware Cyber Resilience With a Secure Recovery Environmentâ by Fintan Quinn, highlights a critical shift: relying solely on malware detection is no longer sufficient for safe recovery. Most modern ransomware tactics bypass traditional malware scanners, meaning backups may appear âcleanâ during scans but prove unusable when restored. â Gartner, 2025 In other words, your backups may look healthy but still be compromised. Attackers increasingly target recovery systems, hiding fileless or memory-resident ransomware deep within snapshots and backups. Once encryption triggers, the damage extends not just to production data, but to the very safety nets organizations depend on. The New Standard: Advanced Validation Gartner advises that companies equip recovery environments with advanced capabilities that analyze backup data using content-based analytics and data integrity validation. In other words, These arenât nice-to-have featuresâtheyâre now required for compliance and operational resilience under frameworks like ECB/DORA , FCA/PRA , and NYDFS . This is where Elastio stands apart. Elastio delivers agentless, enterprise-wide provable recovery by continuously validating backups and cloud storage to ensure ransomware-free recoverability within defined SLAs. It acts as a provable control , not just another detection layerâproviding the evidence CISOs and boards need to quantify ransomware risk and recovery readiness. Case in Point: Jaguar Land Rover The Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) attack in 2025 illustrates what happens when malware scans are mistaken for proof of safety. The HellCat Ransomware Group used stolen JIRA credentials to infiltrate their network. Though malware scans passed, unvalidated backups delayed restoration for weeks, costing the company an estimated £1.5 billion in downtime and disruption. With Elastioâs Provable Recovery , JLR could have identified backup corruption early, isolated infected data, and restored from a verifiably clean pointâclosing the weeks-long recovery gap and mitigating both business and reputational impact. From Prevention to Proof The takeaway is clear: Malware scanners detect some threats. Elastio proves recovery. Modern resilience requires bothâbut proof is the missing control. Boards, regulators, and insurers no longer accept âwe think we can recover.â They demand provable recovery assurance with continuous validation and measurable recovery integrity scores. Final Thought Prevention can fail. Proof cannot. Elastio gives organizations the evidence that recovery is not just possibleâitâs provable . Prove it once. Validate it continuously. Trust it always. Check out our Platform Tour to learn how provable recovery builds real resilience and board-level confidence"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Cybercrime isnât slowing down, and neither can we Thatâs the central message of Detonation Point , the podcast hosted by Matt OâNeill, former U.S. Secret Service Deputy Special Agent in charge of cyber operations. In this series, OâNeill goes inside the fight against cybercrime, hearing directly from defenders across government, infrastructure, and enterprise. Each episode dives into the strategies, technologies, and minds working to keep our data, businesses, and critical infrastructure resilient in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. In the latest episode, Matt sits down with Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan, Chief of Cyber Intelligence at Elastio, a cyber resilience company redefining ransomware detection and recovery. Dr. Varadarajanâs career spans decades of research and hands-on innovation, from building antivirus software in high school to developing real-world systems that protect enterprise data today. The conversation covers Dr. Varadarajanâs journey from early curiosity about computing in India to his current role, where he balances deep innovation with the practical needs of Elastioâs customers. Listeners get an inside look at how Elastio approaches ransomware protection, combining multiple layers of detection and defense to ensure organizations can recover quickly, even in the event of sophisticated attacks. Ransomware isnât just about disrupting systems -itâs about destroying trust and operational continuity. Protecting your backups and validating your data isnât optional anymore; itâs the only way to ensure you can recover when attacks strike. - Dr. Varadarajan, Elastio Listen Now Key takeaways Ransomware is evolving, but so are defenses : Ransomware, which is not the same as malware, has caused attackers to lower the barrier to entry with automation and AI, yet companies can stay ahead with layered, mathematically rigorous detection systems. Backup integrity is critical : Ransomware groups now target recovery by corrupting or encrypting backups - 90% of incidents involve backup tampering. Fileless, memory-based attacks compromise data before itâs backed up, silently infecting systems and evading detection until recovery, leaving even âcleanâ or immutable backups untrustworthy without verification. Planning and preparation save organizations : Beyond technology, having a detailed recovery plan, understanding recovery priorities, and exercising that plan are essential to minimize downtime and reduce the likelihood of paying a ransom or reinfection. AI is both a threat and an opportunity : While attackers may leverage AI to find vulnerabilities faster, defenders can also harness AI to strengthen detection and response, ensuring attacks are caught before they escalate. Ransomware is not the only threat : Modern attacks also include data exfiltration and targeted extortion schemes, making comprehensive resilience strategies more important than ever. Dr. Varadarajan emphasizes that ransomware protection isnât just about avoiding paymentâitâs about business resiliency and data corruption. By combining real-time monitoring, validated backups, and proactive defense, organizations can maintain operational continuity and stay a step ahead of attackers. For anyone interested in the future of cybersecurity, this episode is a must-listen. It blends expert insight, practical guidance, and fascinating stories from someone who has spent a lifetime understanding both the science and strategy behind defending against cyber threats. Listen to the full episode of Detonation Point , presented by Elastio, to learn how organizations can truly stay resilient in the face of evolving cybercrime."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastioâs next-gen dashboards deliver real-time recovery insights aligned with global standards to simplify compliance, reduce risk, and ease audits. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, October 7, 2025 -- Elastio today announced the release of its Compliance-ready recovery capabilities via global security dashboards, designed to help organizations strengthen operational resilience and meet rising regulatory demands across multiple cybersecurity frameworks. As ransomware and malicious encryption become certainties rather than mere threats, regulators are placing greater emphasis on backup and data integrity, recovery testing, and incident response planning. Elastio addresses these challenges directly by detecting ransomware and data corruption, well before the recovery process begins. âCompliance requirements arenât abstract checkboxes. Theyâre designed to protect businesses from the very real and costly impacts of ransomware,â said Ron Green, Cyber Resiliency Board member for Elastio and cybersecurity expert. âFor customers, the stakes are high and regulators expect proof of resilience and data integrity.â Alignment With Leading Security Standards Elastioâs capabilities are designed to support key controls in NYDFS 500.16, DORA , NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, and PCI DSS v4.0, among others: NYDFS 500.16 â Validates backup integrity, continuously tests recovery readiness, and provides immutable scan logs to support incident response and audit requirements. PCI DSS v4.0 â Delivers malware detection in backup data, change monitoring, and verified recovery paths to support incident response and data integrity mandates. DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) â Strengthens ICT risk management, recovery testing, and reporting obligations, including third-party oversight. NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) â Extends coverage across Detect, Respond, and Recover functions through continuous monitoring, automated tagging, and validated clean restores. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 â Provides end-to-end evidence collection, forensic readiness, and malware protection aligned to Annex A controls. Why This Matters In todayâs threat landscape, resilience is no longer optional; itâs survival. Traditional approaches canât keep up. Elastioâs next-generation dashboards give customers the visibility and assurance they need to: Ensure recoverability â Detecting ransomware in backups before recovery ensures that clean data is always available. Reduce audit pain â Built-in logs, reporting, and validation directly map to regulatory controls, saving time and cost during audits. Strengthen resilience â Continuous backup verification and automated recovery testing assure that systems can be restored quickly and safely. Protect investments across platforms â Operating independently of the backup source, Elastio validates data integrity across multiple systems and cloud providers. Elastio turns regulatory obligations into operational advantages. Customers not only stay compliant with frameworks like NYDFS 500.16, DORA, NIST CSF, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022, but also gain real-world confidence in their ability to withstand and recover from attacks. Reducing Risk and Audit Burden Elastioâs independent, source-agnostic approach enables organizations to scan and validate backups across disparate systems without impacting production. The solution provides: Continuous ransomware and malware detection in backups Automated validation of recovery paths to ensure data cleanliness Immutable audit logs for compliance verification and forensics Integration with security operations for incident response support By fitting seamlessly into security and compliance workflows, Elastio helps financial services firms and other regulated industries reduce both operational risk and audit complexity. View a short video Learn more To learn more, please visit our Elastio Recovery Ready Compliance page: https://elastio.com/platform/recovery-ready-compliance To join us for an executive discussion at AWS reInvent, please visit: https://elastio.com/awsreinvent"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Ransomware has evolved beyond disruption Ransomware has evolved beyond disruption; It now threatens business survival. Malware creates exposure, but once ransomware encrypts your data, the real risk is losing the ability to recover. Picture the boardroom: a director leans forward and asks the CISO a simple question: If ransomware hits tonight, can you prove weâll recover without compromise? The room goes quiet. In that moment, the CISO realizes prevention is expectedâbut proof of recovery is what truly matters.This is the existential challenge every enterprise faces today: guaranteeing recovery that is provable, uncompromised, and fast enough to keep the business running. Here are five questions every CISO must ask going into Q4 or 2026: 1. Can we prove that your backups are free of ransomware? Backups that contain hidden encryption or dormant malware are liabilities, not assets. Without continuous validation of backup integrity, recovery risks reintroduce ransomware into production. Boards should press for evidence-based assurance that every backup is verified, uncompromised, and ready to support recovery. Anything less is not resilienceâitâs roulette. 2. How quickly can we identify a clean recovery point? Downtime costs escalate minute by minute. Manual validation is too slow, and attackers know it. An AI-driven recovery platform can accelerate the detection of clean recovery points, enabling day-zero recovery. Speed to recovery is no longer just a technical metricâit is a competitive advantage that protects revenue, brand, and customer trust. 3. Are recovery processes embedded into our workflows? Recovery cannot sit on the sidelines. It must be built into daily operationsâintegrated with security tools, cloud platforms, and incident response. When recovery is operationalized, it reduces risk, eliminates human error, and ensures resilience is invisible but indispensable. 4. Do we have provable evidence of clean recovery? Boards, regulators, and customers no longer accept verbal assurances. They expect audit-ready proof that recovery is uncompromised. Recovery is not just a technical functionâit is a fiduciary responsibility. CISOs and executive leadership must be able to show verifiable resilience to those who hold them accountable. 5. Are we ready for AI-driven decision-making? As AI systems increasingly automate critical workflows, resilience must become autonomous and self-healing. Future-ready organizations will rely on AI to detect, validate, and recoverâwithout manual intervention. But those systems can only be trusted if they operate on clean, uncompromised data. Final Thoughts: Closing the Missing Control Traditional security and immutable backups are no longer enough. The missing control is data integrity verificationâthe assurance that every recovery point is clean and trustworthy. Without it, cyber resilience remains a gamble. Elastio closes that gap. By validating backups, detecting ransomware at day zero, and delivering provable recovery assurance, we enable CISOs to demonstrate resilience with confidenceâto boards, regulators, and customers alike. CISOs who can prove recovery donât just mitigate ransomware risk. They redefine resilience as a board-level business advantageâthe difference between disruption and survival. Whether you're a CISO, IT lead, or cyber champion, this piece offers strategic insights to rethink your cybersecurity posture. Ready to explore how Elastio can fortify your defense-in-depth strategyâand why itâs emerging as a must-have for ransomware readiness? Letâs dive in. Learn More at www.elastio.com/platform Download"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"With agentic control across detection, validation, and recovery, Elastio ensures cyber resiliency through provable, uncompromised ransomware recovery. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2025 -- Elastio today launches its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, a breakthrough that embeds ransomware detection and backup validation directly into AWS workflows, developer tooling, and AI assistants. The MCP Server empowers teams to validate backups and access resilience intelligence in real time, without leaving their daily tools. âThe future of ransomware resilience is proof, not promises,â said Greg Aligiannis, CISO at Elastio. âWith the MCP Server, we bring detection, validation, and compliance-ready reporting straight into the environments teams already use.â Key Customer Capabilities of the Elastio MCP Server Controlled Cyber Resilience: Continuously monitor backups, restores, deployments, and files, directly within IDEs, AWS workflows, and chat-based AI assistants, ensuring resilience is built into everyday operations without added friction. Agentic, Extensible by Design: Integrate seamlessly across ecosystems as MCP delivers resilience insights into agentic tools and platforms, exposing compromised data caused by ransomware, misconfigurations, and optimization opportunities in real time to strengthen resiliency posture. Incident Response with Real-Time Detection: Gain continuous visibility at the asset, volume, and file level, identifying threats as they emerge and delivering live context through AI assistants to accelerate response and guarantee uncompromised recovery. Laying the Groundwork for Agentic Workflows Modern enterprise operations increasingly depend on agentic AI workflows, autonomous systems where AI agents reason, act, and adapt with minimal human oversight. These dynamic workflows arenât just smart, they orchestrate, correct, and recover in real time. Elastioâs MCP Server lays the foundation for integration into these intelligent systems. It allows agentic workflows to incorporate recovery intelligence as part of their operational decisions, enabling autonomous systems to not only detect threats but also verify recovery readiness and adapt accordingly. Cyber resilience must keep pace with todayâs escalating threats. Elastio streamlines the process by making incident response, resilience, and recovery invisible yet indispensable within agentic workflows. As AI-driven systems take on more decision-making, Elastio provides not only rapid detection but also verified, uncompromised recovery pathsâcreating a self-healing, seamlessly integrated, and autonomous layer of security. Strategic Impact for Customers Extended AI Autonomy: Enables AI agents to include recovery integrity checks as part of their decision logic. Real-Time Assurance: Provides live insights and compliance evidence where teams already operate. Future-Ready Infrastructure: Positioned to expand across toolchains and agentic platforms. Availability The Elastio MCP Server is available today, complete with installation guides and documentation. Continuous feature updates and integrations will be released via AI-assisted channels. Learn more To learn more, please visit our \"Why Elastio\" platform page: https://elastio.com/platform To join us for an executive discussion in a city near you, please visit our events page ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"We all run malware scanners. They catch trojans, spyware, and viruses. But ransomware is different. If you rely on malware scanning alone, youâre under-protected. Ransomware attacks in 2025 are more costly, sophisticated, and more damaging than ever. Relying on malware scanning alone is no longer sufficient . CISOs must pair it with modern ransomware behavior detection to ensure true resilience. What Makes Ransomware Different? Malware scanners focus on known malicious code. Ransomware often uses code for malicious purposes, encrypting, deleting, or stealing your data for extortion. The real threat is what it does, not what it is. Signature-based detection, common in malware scanners, matches files against known patterns or hashes. Itâs reactive, only flagging threats that are already cataloged. Modern ransomware often uses polymorphic or encrypted code to evade these checks. According to CrowdStrikeâs 2025 Global Threat Report , 79% of detections were malware-free. Behavior-based detection watches for ransomware-specific actions, like slow file encryption, mass renaming, or randomized file names, and can catch threats even without known signatures. Bottom line: Malware detection helps block entry. Ransomware encryption detection helps limit the damage. Both are needed together. 2025 Ransomware Reality: Escalating Costs, Complex Attacks Ransomware isnât just frequent; itâs expensive. In 2024, ransomware payments dropped 35% globally to $813 million, yet average payouts soared to around $2 million The Guardian DeepStrike . Some attacks cost organizations much more, estimates put total ransomware-related loss (including downtime, recovery, and reputational damage) at around $5.13 million in 2024 , expected to rise to $5.5â6 million in 2025 PurpleSec . Recovery costs alone (excluding any ransom payment) dropped to $1.53 million in the latest data, down from $2.73 million in 2024, but that shows resilience improvements, not low-risk Grey Matter . Ransomware still accounted for 91% of all incurred cyber-insurance losses in the first half of 2025, Axios . These numbers show how critical behavior-based detection is, not just to stop the attack, but to limit damage and cost . Ransomware Infects Backups Backups feel like a safety net. If production gets hit, you can restore. The problem is, backups themselves can be poisoned. Ransomware doesnât have to delete your backups to make them useless. It just has to contaminate them. Many teams assume immutability and isolation are enough. âIf attackers canât reach my backups, they canât hurt me.â But that misses the point: if youâre backing up corrupted or encrypted data, youâre just preserving the damage. When you restore from those backups, you donât recover your business; you extend your downtime. Thatâs why ransomware scanning of backups, snapshots, and vaults before restore is critical. It ensures your recovery points are clean and usable when you need them most. The End Result Is The Real Risk Attackers arenât satisfied once theyâre inside. They care about the outcome : encrypted data, stolen files, business disruption, and extortion leverage. Some donât even encrypt; they steal data and threaten to leak it (âdouble extortionâ). If you only scan for malware, you miss these stages. Ransomware scanning focuses on ransomware-specific behavior, like data staging, rapid or slow encryption. Real Business Impact A single ransomware incident can devastate an organization. Recent victims have lost millions, faced regulatory penalties, and collapsed after failed recoveries and reputational damage. One German device-insurance firm paid $230,000 to attackers, but the real cost was far greater. They cut staff from 170 to eight, sold their headquarters, and ultimately entered insolvency (Tomâs Hardware) Thatâs a dramatic reminder that ransomware isnât just disruptive; the damage can be severely business impacting and permanent. CISOs: Critical Action Items for 2025 Scan data-at-rest , including backups, replicas, and vaults, proactively Monitor ransomware behaviors , watch for mass encryption, exfil staging, or slow encryption Prove your recovery is clean , build confidence with your board and regulators by certifying your backups are ransomware-free. Use both malware + ransomware scanning. Cover the entry points (malware) and the destructive outcome (ransomware encryption). Practice recovery and response: Regularly test restoration, incident reporting, and communication workflows to reduce downtime and risk. Final Thoughts Malware scanners are critical, but insufficient against todayâs ransomware. Ransomware is path-driven and outcome-based. To protect your backups, data, and business continuity, you need behavior-based ransomware detection on top of malware scanning. Whether you're a CISO, IT lead, or IT resilience advocate, this piece offers strategic insights to rethink your cybersecurity posture. Ready to explore how cyber vaulting can fortify your defense-in-depth strategyâand why itâs emerging as a must-have for ransomware readiness? Letâs dive in. Learn More at elastio.com Top 10 Reasons Malware Does not Equal Ransomware"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Ransomware has cemented itself as one of the most disruptive and costly cyber threats facing organizations today. A recent IT Pro article underscores just how devastating the financial and operational impact has become. According to their reporting, 72 percent of organizations experienced an attack in the past year, and the average recovery cost now sits at a staggering $4.5 million . Nearly three-quarters of CISOs surveyed said a successful ransomware incident could critically disrupt operations. Even when companies manage to recover without paying a ransom, the downtime itself carries crippling costs. The survey revealed stark differences in recovery speed: 42% of firms recovered within 24 hours 39% took up to a week 5% were offline for more than two weeks For a modern enterprise, being without critical systems for days or even weeks can be as damaging as paying the ransom itself. The revenue losses, regulatory risks, and customer trust erosion compound into a crisis that extends well beyond IT. A Positive Trend: Fewer Ransom Payments There is one encouraging data point. Only 17 percent of enterprises have paid a ransom in 2025 so far , an all-time low. For years, ransom payments hovered much higher, with organizations often feeling they had no other option but to pay attackers to regain access to data. What has changed is that enterprises are building the ability to recover quickly and cleanly without depending on the attacker . The logic is simple. If you can restore confidently from uncompromised recovery points, you remove the attackerâs leverage. Paying becomes unnecessary. This signals a shift in thinking. Prevention, while critical, is no longer enough. As ransomware grows more sophisticated and evasive, resilience through recovery has emerged as the ultimate differentiator. The Myth of âJust Having Backupsâ A dangerous misconception still lingers in many boardrooms: âWeâre fine, we have backups.â But having backups is not the same as having usable backups. Too often, organizations discover too late that their recovery points are riddled with problems like corruption, hidden malware, or incomplete coverage. The first time these issues surface is during a crisis, when recovery timelines are most critical. Consider the statistics above. Why did nearly half of organizations take days or weeks to recover? Because while their backups may have existed, they werenât necessarily validated. Without assurance of integrity, IT teams are left sifting through recovery points, trying to find one that isnât compromised. That turns recovery into a time-consuming and high-stakes guessing game. From Backup to Provable Recovery That is why forward-looking enterprises are moving beyond backup as a checkbox exercise and embracing provable recovery . This involves continuously validating backups to ensure they are clean, complete, and usable at any moment. Key practices include: Automated validation of every recovery point Regularly testing that backups can be restored and function as expected, not just stored. Continuous scanning for hidden ransomware artifacts Detecting stealthy encryption, dormant binaries, or insider-driven tampering before recovery is attempted. Coverage assurance across systems Ensuring all critical applications and data are included and protected. By layering these practices, IT leaders can remove the uncertainty that typically haunts recovery efforts. Instead of hoping their backups will work, they can demonstrate with confidence that recovery is both possible and fast. The New Language of the Boardroom: Certainty CISOs and CIOs know ransomware is no longer a fringe risk. It is a board-level concern. Executives and directors want to know: If we are hit tomorrow, what happens? Without validated recovery assurance, the answer is murky at best. But with provable recovery in place, IT leaders can enter the boardroom with a different message: âWe donât just have backups. We know our backups are clean.â âWe have tested recovery continuously, and we can restore within hoursâ âWe will not pay a ransom. We will not stay down.â That kind of certainty does more than protect operations. It strengthens investor confidence, customer trust, and regulatory standing. The Cost Equation: Downtime vs. Preparedness At first glance, investing in advanced recovery validation may seem like an added cost in already tight IT budgets. But letâs compare. The average cost of recovery from a ransomware incident: $4.5 million Average downtime: days to weeks Long-term costs: reputational damage, customer churn, regulatory fines, and lost contracts Against that backdrop, the cost of implementing proactive resilience measures is marginal. In fact, enterprises that can avoid paying ransoms, reduce downtime, and preserve trust often see a significant return on resilience investments . Case in Point: How Enterprises Are Putting This Into Practice Across industries from financial services to healthcare to SaaS, organizations are already adopting provable recovery strategies. They are: Deploying continuous data integrity validation tools to scan backups for c
1orruption and ransomware encryption Running automated restore tests to confirm applications can be brought back online seamlessly Aligning recovery practices with compliance frameworks like DORA, HIPAA, and NYDFS that now mandate cyber-resilient recovery Integrating recovery assurance into incident response playbooks , so when attacks happen, teams already know exactly which recovery points are safe This is not just an IT shift. It is a strategic pivot. Enterprises that embrace provable recovery are redefining resilience as a competitive advantage. Why Now? The Ransomware Arms Race The urgency is clear. Ransomware tactics continue to evolve. Attackers increasingly target backups themselves, launch encryption slowly to evade detection, and use stealthy techniques to blend into normal system behavior. Defenses that worked five years ago, like perimeter firewalls, malware signature scanning, or even immutable storage, are no longer sufficient. Todayâs arms race requires layered defense : prevention, detection, and above all, recovery assurance. Because no matter how strong your defenses, the ultimate test is this: Can you recover quickly without paying? Conclusion: Building Confidence in Recovery The numbers do not lie. Ransomware is costing organizations millions, with downtime dragging on for days or even weeks. Yet there is hope. Fewer enterprises are paying ransoms because more are building the ability to recover confidently. The shift from prevention to resilience marks a turning point in cyber strategy. Having backups is not enough. Knowing your backups are clean and usable is what counts. By investing in provable recovery through continuous validation, automated testing, and ransomware artifact detection, organizations can ensure that when, not if, an attack strikes, they will bounce back fast. The full IT Pro article, â Ransomware attacks carry huge financial impacts â but CISO worries still arenât stopping firms from paying out â offers further detail on these trends. But the takeaway is clear. Resilience is no longer optional. It is the defining capability of modern enterprises. And that raises the most important question for every IT and security leader today: If you were hit tomorrow, could you recover with certainty?"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Not long ago, organizations felt confident in their backups. Whether the disruption came from hardware failure, human error, or even a cyberattack, recovery seemed straightforward: restore the data and move on. That confidence is gone. Modern ransomware campaigns are stealthier, more targeted, and far more patient. Attackers donât just smash in, encrypt everything, and demand ransom. They wait. They blend in. They use your own tools against you. By the time you notice, your backups â your last line of defense â may already be compromised. Todayâs ransomware operates like a quiet, methodical game of chess. Unless your recovery plan accounts for it, you risk restoring corrupted data when the pressure is highest. The Compliance and Business Mandate for Ransomware Recovery Ransomware resilience isnât a ânice-to-haveâ anymore. Regulators, cyber insurers, and executive boards now expect â and often demand â proof that you can recover from an attack without costly delays or surprises. This isnât just about ticking a compliance checkbox. Itâs about operational survival. The inability to quickly identify a safe recovery point can mean: Prolonged downtime that stalls revenue and damages your brand Regulatory penalties for data loss or service disruption Costly ransom payments are simply to regain access to critical systems. Lost customer trust that may never be fully rebuilt For organizations running workloads on AWS, the stakes are exceptionally high. Cloud adoption brings speed, scale, and flexibility â but also creates more potential entry points and complexities in data protection. Why Backups Alone Fall Short in a Ransomware Era Ransomware has evolved to bypass traditional backup strategies: Fileless Malware â runs in memory, leaving nothing for antivirus tools to scan Polymorphic Ransomware â constantly changes signatures to avoid detection Living-off-the-Land (LOTL) Attacks â exploits legitimate admin tools like PowerShell or bash Low-and-Slow Encryption â infects backups gradually over weeks or months When these slip past defenses, they donât just compromise production data â they poison recovery points. By the time you restore, you may be reintroducing the very threat youâre trying to eliminate. Closing the Gap: Continuous Backup Validation in AWS This is where AWS and Elastio together change the equation. AWS provides powerful native services for protecting workloads: AWS Backup for centralized, automated backup management AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) for rapid failover AWS Logically Air-Gapped (LAG) Vaults for secure, immutable storage AWS Restore Tests for simulating recovery scenarios But while AWS delivers the tools to store and recover your data, Elastio ensures that what youâre recovering is clean and uncompromised. How Elastio Fits Into the AWS Data Protection Stack Elastio integrates directly with AWS services like S3, EBS Snapshots, AWS Backup, DRS, and FSx to continuously scan backups and replicas for: Ransomware Encryption Patterns â including polymorphic and low-rate strains that evade traditional tools Insider Threat Encryption â intentional or accidental data tampering from within Corruption or Data Integrity Issues â ensuring that every recovery point is not just secure, but usable. The results arenât just alerts â theyâre actionable, compliance-grade reports that mark each safe recovery point with a âLast Known Cleanâ badge. This gives your team absolute clarity on which backups are trustworthy when every second counts. Detection Accuracy That Doesnât Compromise Performance Unlike traditional endpoint protection or in-band scanning, Elastio operates out of band. This means attackers with OS-level access canât tamper with scan results or disable protection. Its ML engine â trained by reverse engineering every significant ransomware strain since 2014 â delivers 99.999% detection precision without impacting system performance. Whether the malicious code is polymorphic, fileless, or slow-moving, Elastio detects it and certifies whether your recovery point is clean. Compliance and Cyber Insurance Made Easier For organizations subject to frameworks like NIST , DORA , NYDFS , or rigorous cyber insurance underwriting, proving recovery capability is no longer optional. Elastioâs audit-ready reporting gives you: Documented evidence of clean recovery points Historical tracking of data integrity over time Simplified proof-of-compliance during audits or insurance renewals. This isnât just about security; itâs about reducing friction, lowering costs, and ensuring compliance. Real-World Impact: Saving Days or Weeks in a Crisis Consider the experience of JetSweepâs Director of Cloud Solutions, Jeff Fudge: âElastio allowed us to see almost immediately which backups were clean. That saved us daysâpossibly weeksâof trial and error.â In a ransomware scenario, those days saved can be the difference between a quick recovery and a catastrophic business interruption. Why This Matters Now The ransomware problem isnât going away. Itâs getting worse: Attackers are exploiting the cloudâs scale and complexity The median dwell time for ransomware in backups is increasing. Regulatory and insurance scrutiny is tightening. In short: if you canât prove your recovery points are clean before a restore, youâre gambling with your organizationâs future. The AWS + Elastio Advantage With AWS providing the secure, scalable infrastru
1cture and Elastio delivering automated ransomware recovery assurance, you get: Proven-Clean Recovery Points: Confidence that youâre restoring uncompromised data Continuous Validation: Out-of-band scans that work at scale without slowing operations Regulatory Alignment: Compliance-ready audit reports to satisfy regulators and insurers Rapid, Confident Recovery: Eliminate the guesswork in disaster scenarios As Sanjay Singh, Head of DevSecOps at Games24x7, put it: âOur primary focus was to fortify our backup system, ensuring improved mission-critical data recoverability and business continuity⦠Elastio understood our priorities and collaborated with us in constructing a robust framework for a resilient and secure foundation for our data management needs.â From âHope It Worksâ to âKnow It Worksâ The shift in mindset is simple but profound. Traditional backup strategies are rooted in hope â the hope that whatâs stored is uncorrupted and usable. AWS + Elastio replaces hope with proof. Instead of waiting for a crisis to test your backups, you continuously validate them in real time. Instead of scrambling to isolate clean recovery points after an attack, you already know which ones are safe. Thatâs what ransomware recovery assurance means: the ability to restore quickly, confidently, and without reintroducing the threat. Ready to Prove Recovery? Ransomware resilience is no longer just about stopping the attack â itâs about ensuring you can bounce back without hesitation. AWS and Elastio together make that possible. With this joint solution, your cloud transformation isnât just faster and more scalable â itâs inherently more resilient, more compliant, and more defensible. Prove recovery. Stop ransomware. Read more: Automated Ransomware Recovery Assurance for AWS Cloud Backups Ensure Clean, Ransomware-Free Recovery with Elastio \u0026 AWS Logically Air-Gapped Vaults AWS DRS + Elastio: Disaster Recovery Starts with Clean, Verified Data Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform \u0026 AWS Backup"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"When it comes to ransomware, the question is no longer âifâ but âwhen.â At a recent expert panel hosted by RKON and Elastio , security leaders came together to explore one of the most mission-critical, yet frequently neglected, areas of cybersecurity: ransomware recovery. The session featured a candid and practical discussion with: Gerard Onorato , CISO at RKON Greg Aligiannis , CISO at Elastio With decades of frontline experience between them, these two security leaders unpacked what organizations are getting wrong about recovery, how attackers are evolving, and what every business should be doing to prove they can bounce back. From Protection to Recovery: The Shift in Focus Traditional cybersecurity strategies focus on preventing ransomware from entering the system. But the reality today is that ransomware actors are already inside â and theyâre targeting recovery infrastructure just as much as production systems. âAttackers are no longer just encrypting data,â explained Greg Aligiannis. âThey're going after your backups first â disabling snapshots, exfiltrating encryption keys, and corrupting data quietly before pulling the trigger.â The Most Dangerous Misconceptions Gerard Onorato called out three major fallacies he regularly encounters: âOur SaaS providers cover us.â Companies often assume Microsoft, Google, or Salesforce will protect their data. In reality, those platforms explicitly disclaim responsibility in their contracts. âWeâll have time to react.â Dwell times have dropped from days to hours. Attackers move quickly and strategically. âWeâve backed up everything, so weâre safe.â Volume doesnât matter if backups are corrupted. Clean, current, and tested backups are the accurate benchmark of resilience. Greg echoed this sentiment: âYou're just storing corruption in an immutable vault if you don't know your backups are clean.â The Three Câs of Recovery Readiness Gerard shared a framework RKON uses to evaluate recovery maturity: Clean : Are backups continuously scanned for data corruption and ransomware compromise? Current : Are restore points recent, and have they been tested successfully? Controlled : Are credentials secure, backups air-gapped, immutable, and access tightly segmented? This simple model gives executives and boards an easy way to understand recovery posture. Why Recovery Belongs in Zero Trust Zero Trust is more than a buzzword: itâs a necessary mindset shift. Greg and Gerard agreed that Zero Trust must extend to backup environments , not just production systems. âBackups are often treated as a âtrusted zone,ââ Greg warned. âThatâs a huge mistake. The same access controls, segmentation, and monitoring you apply to your apps and users must also apply to recovery infrastructure.â Compliance + Recovery: The New Reality Regulators, insurers, and boards are demanding proof of recoverability, not just claims. SEC disclosure rules now require incident reporting within four days. Cyber insurers are inserting escape clauses that void coverage if recovery testing isnât documented or regularly performed. CISOs are increasingly personally liable for misstatements around ransomware preparedness. Greg urged companies to automate recovery drills and reporting so compliance is continuous and auditable. âThis isnât about check-the-box exercises. Itâs about real resilience.â Making the Case to the Board When presenting to the board, both speakers emphasized focusing on business impact over tools: What is the cost per hour of downtime ? How many critical assets meet recovery objectives? What percentage of backups are clean and tested ? âIf you want board buy-in,â said Gerard, âtalk about how many of your critical business functions are covered â and how many arenât. They will ask why.â If You Could Start Over. What would you do differently? When asked what they would do differently if they could build their ransomware programs from scratch, the answers were aligned: Gerard : Start with recovery reliability . Design end-to-e
1nd security, telemetry, and identity segmentation, starting at the backup layer. Greg : Make recovery central , not peripheral. Treat it as a primary control, not a safety net. Build with breach assumptions, not blind optimism. Final Words of Wisdom To wrap the session, the panelists shared the one lesson they wished they had taken more seriously earlier in their careers: Gerard Onorato : âAssume your controls will fail. Test more. Be less optimistic.â Greg Aligiannis : âBackups are only helpful if you know theyâre clean. Treat recovery testing like phishing simulations or red teaming: itâs a first-class security discipline.â Closing Thoughts Ransomware is a business risk with real-world consequences for operations, compliance, and reputation. If your recovery plan hasnât been validated, stress-tested, and embedded in your Zero Trust framework, itâs not a plan, but itâs a prayer. Thanks to RKON and Elastio for a candid, practical, and timely conversation on what it takes to truly prove recovery. Check out the whole recording. Check out the whole recording ."])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"5e:T5ea,In an era where ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting backup infrastructure, relying on untested recovery points is a risk no enterprise can afford. For organizations standardizing on hybrid cloud infrastructure with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the stakes are even higherâcybercriminals now aim beyond production data to corrupt or encrypt backup files, metadata, and even replication targets. Thatâs why IBM, Veeam, and Elastio have partnered to deliver a proactive ransomware recovery assurance solution for VCF environments . Together, they offer not just secure backup and replication, but provable recovery . This integrated approach combines Veeamâs enterprise-grade backup , IBMâs immutable storage , and Elastioâs automated ransomware scanning and backup validation , giving organizations confidence that their recovery points are clean, bootable, and compliant. Elastio seamlessly integrates into your VCF-based workloads , continuously scanning Veeam backups stored on IBM FlashSystem or object storage for signs of ransomware, encryption, and data corruption. Its AI-powered detection engine validates recoverability in an isolated, non-disruptive environment , producing detailed audit-ready reports to meet cyber insurance and regulatory standards like DORA, NYDFS, and NIST . Whether you're preparing for compliance audits or bracing for the next cyberattack, this solution ensures your last line of defense is resilient, verified, and ready to restore. Read full solution brief.5f:T49e,In todayâs hybrid cloud environments, data protection is more than just backupâitâs about resilience, security, and assured recoverability. As threats like ransomware grow more sophisticated and compliance demands tighten, IT leaders must go beyond traditional disaster recovery plans and adopt a strategy that ensures not only that data exists , but that itâs clean, restorable, and proven . Thatâs where the combination of IBM Cloud VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), Veeam, and Elastioâwhat Neil Taylor call"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"s the Data Protection Trinity âcomes into play. Together, they create a modern, integrated architecture that balances high availability with ransomware resilience and recovery assurance. Neilâs blog breaks down how each piece of the puzzle plays a critical role: IBM Cloud VCF provides the cloud-smart infrastructure, Veeam delivers robust data backup and replication, Elastio brings real-time threat detection and clean recovery validation. This trio doesnât just protect your dataâit ensures you can trust it when it matters most. Read the full article here to see how the Data Protection Trinity is redefining recovery readiness in the hybrid cloud era.60:T698,Ransomware attacks are accelerating exponentially, with global damages projected to reach $57 billion annually by 2025 . While prevention remains critical, experts now agree that itâs not a matter of if , but when , organizations will face an attack, making effective recovery strategies equally vital. Enter cyber vaulting : a novel approach gaining traction across regulated industries to combat sophisticated threats. Built around the principles of immutability and air-gap isolation, cyber vaults create a secure buffer zone for critical data, protecting it from corruption, deletion, or unauthorized access. This resilient strategy complements traditional backups by validating integrity and rebuilding trust in recovery processes. In the latest feature from Disaster Recovery Journal Disaster Recovery Journal , industry leaders break down why cyber vaulting is becoming indispensable for ransomware resilience. From vaulting architecture essentials to regulatory compliance considerations, the article outlines how a robust cyber vault can help organizations: Maintain a clean, verifiable source of truth. Comply with stringent standards (GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and beyond). Reclaim operations swiftly without yielding to ransom demands. Whether you're a CISO, IT lead, or IT resilience advocate, this piece offers strategic insights to rethink your cybersecurity posture."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Why Clean Recoverability is the New Cyber Imperative The shift to the cloud has brought speed, agility, and scalability to enterprise IT. However, it has also introduced new vulnerabilities, particularly in the context of ransomware. For cloud-first organizations, traditional backup and disaster recovery strategies are no longer enough. Ransomware resilience now depends on your ability to validate, detect, and recover with confidence. And thatâs precisely where Elastio comes in. Cloud Speed, Cloud Risk Enterprises are moving faster than ever â launching apps, scaling workloads, and deploying infrastructure in real time. But while infrastructure has modernized, many organizations still rely on legacy approaches to backup and recovery. The problem? Ransomware is evolving faster than your snapshots. Attackers know that backups are a companyâs last line of defense. Thatâs why modern ransomware strains are now designed to remain undetected, lie dormant, and encrypt your backups along with your data. Detection Is Not Enough. Recovery Is Everything. Most cybersecurity strategies focus heavily on prevention and detection. But what happens when those fail â and they often do? Studies show that: 31% of organizations with backups still fail to fully recover after a ransomware attack. In cloud environments, automated snapshotting alone can preserve infections , leav
1ing you with clean-looking but corrupted data. You donât just need backups. You need to know theyâre clean. The Elastio Advantage: Proven Clean Recoverability Elastio delivers the industryâs most advanced ransomware recovery assurance platform , purpose-built for cloud-first environments. Unlike traditional DR or backup tools, Elastio integrates directly into your cloud workflows and brings three critical capabilities to the table: 1. Continuous Scan \u0026 Detection at the Backup Layer Elastio automatically and proactively scans backups and snapshots for ransomware encryption before they are restored, using behavioral ransomware detection and integrity checks. This ensures: No active or dormant ransomware gets preserved. You catch threats hiding in backups that others miss. 2. Recovery Validation The platform continuously validates your backups, so you always know: Which restore points are provably clean. Where your last known good copy lives. What can be safely recovered before an incident occurs. 3. Automated, Orchestrated Recovery Elastio integrates with AWS DRS and cloud-native tooling to orchestrate clean, secure restores. In the event of an attack, you can: Recover systems confidently in hours, not days. Avoid reinfection loops or post-recovery data loss. Deliver on compliance and business continuity SLAs. Why Cloud-First Enterprises Choose Elastio If youâve already moved your workloads to the cloud, your security and recovery architecture must follow. Elastio is the only platform that: Scans Backup snapshots to ensure Ransomware encryption is not present Validates and logs the last clean recovery point Automates clean restores Supports Cloud-native environments Elastio helps cloud-first enterprises turn backups into a security asset, not a hidden liability. Final Word: Make Recovery a Security Control Ransomware will get in. Thatâs a fact. The question is: Can you identify it quickly, recover cleanly, and completely? With Elastio , recovery is no longer a desperate last resort â itâs a proven, tested, and secure capability built into your cloud operations. Ready to Strengthen Your Ransomware Resilience? Read the AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog â Cyber recovery with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery and Elastio Platform Download the Elastio Solution Brief to learn how provable recovery changes the game for ransomware protection in cloud-first enterprises. Or contact us today for a demo."])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"62:T4f5,Ransomware recovery is no longer just a tech problemâitâs a business imperative. As attacks grow more advanced and regulators demand verifiable data integrity, organizations need more than just backups. They need proof they can recover cleanly . Thatâs why weâre excited to announce a new partnership between Elastio and RKON , a premier managed services and cybersecurity consultancy. This collaboration brings Elastioâs recovery assurance platform into RKONâs managed services portfolio, making it easier than ever for regulated industries to detect ransomware in their backup environments and restore operations with confidence. Together, Elastio and RKON are delivering: Expert ransomware detection and clean restore validation Seamless managed service integration for hands-free recovery readiness Proven compliance support for sectors like finance, healthcare, and insurance Whether through direct resale or managed service delivery, this partnership helps clients close a critical gap in their cyber resilience strategy: provable, ransomware-free recovery. Read the full announcement and learn how RKON and Elastio are redefining cyber recovery at scale Read the full announcement and learn how RKON and Elastio are redefining cyber recovery at scale63:T7cb,In an increasingly cloud-first world, ransomware is no longer a distant threatâitâs an ever-present risk. While organizations have adopted the agility and scalability of the cloud, many still lack the recovery assurance necessary to bounce back quickly in the event of a cyberattack. Thatâs why Elastio is proud to announce a strategic value-added reseller (VAR) partnership with Cloud Elemental , a leading cloud consultancy known for its deep expertise in AWS modernization, automation, and DevOps transformation. This new alliance brings together Elastioâs industry-leading Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform with Cloud Elementalâs high-impact cloud transformation services . Together, weâre making it easier for organizations to build resilien"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"t AWS environments that are not only scalable and secure but also provably recoverable. âRansomware resilience starts with recovery readiness,â said Christopher Sauer, Global VP of Strategic Alliances and Channels at Elastio. âCloud Elementalâs cloud-native expertise combined with our platform ensures customers can detect, respond to, and recover from ransomware with confidence.â Cloud Elementalâs consulting services already emphasize security-by-design, automation-first delivery, and robust DevOps enablement. With the addition of Elastioâs platform, their customers gain a powerful layer of real-time ransomware detection , clean recovery point validation , and backup data integrity âessentials in todayâs threat landscape. âRansomware isnât just an IT problemâitâs a business risk,â said Chinh Mai, CEO of Cloud Elemental. âElastio gives our customers the assurance that their cloud backups arenât just storedâtheyâre ready for recovery when it matters most.â This partnership is now live, enabling organizations to combine cloud agility with cyber resilience âand ensuring that, in the face of ransomware, recovery isnât just a possibility, but a certainty. Read the full article.64:T63f,In todayâs rapidly evolving digital landscape, the cloud has become the backbone of enterprise infrastructure, and with it, the stakes for securing data have never been higher. While many organizations invest heavily in prevention and detection, the uncomfortable truth is that recovery is often the most overlooked link in the cybersecurity chain . Backup solutions are ubiquitous, but without validation and assurance, they offer little more than a false sense of security. Thatâs why Elastio , the leading provider of Backup Data Recovery Assurance for cloud workloads, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Atayo Group Inc. , a top-tier cloud consultancy known for its deep expertise in cloud strategy, migration, and operations. This partnership combines Elastioâs unique ability to de"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"tect ransomware and validate clean recovery points in real-time with Atayoâs proven track record in architecting secure, scalable, and modern cloud environments. Together, Elastio and Atayo are equipping organizations with a new standard in cloud resilience, where backup data isnât just stored but continuously tested, secured, and ready for instant recovery . As ransomware attacks continue to target backup systems and insider threats grow more sophisticated, enterprises must evolve their defenses. This collaboration empowers IT and security leaders to ensure their cloud environments can withstand real-world attacks and restore operations without compromise. Read the full article to learn how Elastio and Atayo are redefining what it means to be truly resilient in the cloud era.65:Tff3,"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastio, the pioneer of agentless ransomware recovery assurance , is proud to announce the release of our Model Context Protocol ( MCP MCP ) Server, powered by Anthropic's open-source MCP standard. With this release, security teams can now connect Large Language Models (LLMs) like Claude directly to Elastioâs ransomware and insider threat data, using plain English prompts to ask questions, summarize findings, and identify compliance and recovery gaps in real time. The Problem We're Solving Boards Want Proof â Not Promises â of Ransomware Recoverability Organizations today are under pressure to prove ransomware recoverability to boards , regulators, and cyber insurers. Elastioâs MCP Server helps automate that proof. It allows security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to interact with Elastioâs ransomware scan results, clean recovery points, and threat telemetry using any LLM client that supports the MCP standard, such as Claude , Cursor , Claude Code , and Windsurf . Faster understanding of ransomware risks and affected systems Natural language access to real-time scan results Instant retrieval of the last clean recovery point per asset How It Works Your scan data, delivered in plain English by AI The Elastio MCP Server runs securely within your environment and connects to your Elastio SaaS instance. From there, it acts as a bridge between your cloud assets and any AI chatbot that supports MCP. You can ask questions like: âDo I have any EC2 instances or S3 Buckets with active threats?â âWhat are the risk levels and remediation steps for infected instances?â âWhatâs the most recent clean recovery point for each asset?â LLMs respond with detailed findings â including risk assessments and recovery guidance , based on your actual scan results. While the MCP tooling itself is deterministic , meaning that the raw data retrieved from Elastio will always match what is shown in the UI, the LLM operates independently and may misinterpret or misrepresent information based on how it processes the data. Note: Elastio is not processing any of your data using LLMs; this MCP tool will utilize the metadata of the scans provided by Elastio and leverage LLMs on your end to answer the questions. What You Can Do With It Security analysts can now interactively explore findings such as: Ransomware infections like WannaCryptor , Clop , and Redkeeper File-level threat locations and severity scores Tailored remediation guidance per infected asset Gaps in backup integrity or clean recovery coverage Real-time snapshots of ransomware exposure across your infrastructure For example, Elastio MCP surfaced: Multiple ransomware variants across five EC2 instances Two systems without any clean recovery points available Others with validated, restorable backups from March 2025 Critical threats requiring isolation and forensic response Ask Anything About Your Ransomware Exposure, And Get Actionable Answers The MCP Server unlocks conversational queries across your Elastio environment, giving you immediate access to the real-time state of your assets, risks, and clean recovery points. No dashboards to dig through. No scripting required. Just provable ransomware readiness, on demand. What You Can Do with Elastio MCP: Asset Ransomware Risk Discovery: Ask which cloud assets have active ransomware, insider threats, or failed scans Backup Integrity Checks: Instantly find out which backups are clean and which are compromised Recovery Readiness Validation: Identify the most recent usable recovery point for any asset Insider Threat Analysis: Check for encryption activity that bypassed perimeter defenses Compliance Gaps: Uncover which resources lack recovery assurance or validated backups Automated Reports: Generate reports on your ransomware recovery posture. Installation To deploy the Elastio MCP server, follow the instructions instructions . The Elastio MCP Server is available now in preview. We're eager to receive your feedback to inform the development of future capabilities, including DevOps integrations and automation hooks."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"In April 2025, British retail giant Marks \u0026 Spencer (M\u0026S) fell victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack by the group Scattered Spider. The breach brought online operations to a standstill, crippled inventory systems, and left store shelves empty as the company resorted to manual workarounds. The impact was staggering: over £1 billion in market value was erased, and an estimated £300 million was hit to operating profit. This wasnât a failure of detection. It was a failure of recovery. The M\u0026S incident highlights a hard truth: ransomware resilience isnât just about having the right tools â itâs about proving you can recover. In todayâs enterprise environment, backups alone arenât enough. You must be able to demonstrateâto your board, auditors, and insurersâthat your data is intact, uncorrupted, and restorable in the event of a ransomware attack. M\u0026S had backups. But they couldnât recover in time. The result? A prolonged, costly disruption that no organization can afford. The New Threat Model: Ransomware Targets Recovery First Ransomware has evolved. Itâs no longer just about encrypting production systems and demanding payment. Todayâs attackers go after what gives you leverage: your backups. Sophos reports that 94% of ransomware incidents now include attempts to compromise backup systems , and more than half of those attempts succeed. These arenât opportunistic strikes; theyâre calculated, methodical campaigns aimed at one objective: preventing recovery. The logic is straightforward. If your backups are gone or corrupted, youâre far more likely to pay. Victims with compromised backups are nearly twice as likely to succumb to ransom demands â yet even then, recovery remains uncertain. According to CyberEdge, only 54% of those who pay get all their data back. Bottom line: having backups isnât enough. The new standard is provable, tamper-proof, ransomware-aware data recovery provable, tamper-proof, ransomware-aware data recovery . Anything less is a risk. Marks \u0026 Spencer: A Cautionary Tale for Risk Committees When M\u0026S disclosed the breach in late April 2025, operations were already in chaos. Online orders were suspended. Contactless payments and Click-and-Collect were shut down. Employees reverted to pen-and-paper processes. Even by late May, full e-commerce service had not been restored. Even by late May, the company still hadnât restored full e-commerce service. The company reportedly refused to pay the ransom, a principled and government-aligned decision. But without fast and provable clean data recovery options, they had no choice but to rebuild from scratch. Systems were reimaged. Applications reinstalled. Data painstakingly recovered from partial sources. What followed was a months-long outage, a media firestorm, and a significant setback in M\u0026Sâs turnaround strategy. The company described the attack as âunlucky.â In truth, this was not about luck. It was about missing controls . Provable ransomware readiness is now a board-level mandate. When recovery isnât fast, clean, and provable, the business pays the price. The Backup Illusion: âWe Had Backupsâ Isnât Enough Many organizations are lulled into a false sense of readiness. They assume that because backups exist, recovery is assured. But the data tells a different story: Thirty-one percent of organizations with recent backups were unable to recover after a ransomware attack fully On average, 43% of affected data is permanently lost after ransomware incidents (The Journal, date and article name required). Only 26% of companies whose backups were hit recovered operations within one week, compared to 46% when backups remained intact. Even worse: 63% of organizations risk re-infecting themselves during recovery because they restore from backups that were never scanned for ransomware or encryption artifacts. These numbers arenât IT problems; they're audit findings waiting to happen. Your ability to recover must not only exist, but also be demonstrable, provable, and regularly tested. Treat Recovery as a Security Control Hereâs what a ransomware-resilient recovery posture looks like in 2025: Immutable Storage Backups that canât be altered or deleted by ransomware, whether stored in the cloud (e.g., AW
1S S3 Object Lock) or on-premises with WORM or air-gapped infrastructure. Continuous Integrity Scans Every backup is scanned for ransomware, insider threat encryption, dormant malware, and file system corruption. Not just before recovery but continuously. Access Separation Backup systems are isolated from primary networks. Admin credentials not reused. MFA is enforced on all access points. Restore Testing Routine restore tests are conducted in safe environments to validate the completeness, performance, and time-to-recovery (RTO) of the restore process. Evidence is logged and reviewed. Recovery Workbooks and Runbooks Documented, rehearsed workflows for restoring critical applications in priority order. Maintained and versioned. Real-Time Resilience Metrics KPIs that measure how many assets have clean recovery points within SLA, time to last clean snapshot, and encryption trends across backup sets. These are not optional enhancements; they are controls . Just as you canât claim identity protection without MFA, you canât claim ransomware resilience without a provable ability to recover from a known-clean backup. A Word from the Front Lines As M\u0026S CIO Jeremy Pee noted after the attack: âWeâve had to re-architect and accelerate parts of the digital transformation â what was a two-year program is now being done in six months.â â CIO.com In plain terms: when recovery fails, the business must pivot under duress . Systems are rushed. Budgets are scrambled. Priorities shift from innovation to reconstitution. Thatâs not resilience, thatâs survival mode. No organization should wait until after an attack to discover that its recovery was merely theoretical. Provable Recovery is a Strategic Advantage Resilient finance and retail institutions donât just need cybersecurity. They also require effective risk management. They need cyber survivability. They need to be able to tell their boards, regulators, and shareholders: âWe know how much data weâd lose in a worst-case event.â âWe can prove how long recovery would take.â âWe can show which systems are covered â and which arenât.â âWe scan for ransomware and insider threat encryption every day â not just after the fire.â This is the language of operational resilience. And increasingly, itâs becoming the language of compliance, insurance underwriting, and investor due diligence. Final Thought Ransomware isnât going away. But the catastrophic consequences can be prevented â not with wishful thinking, but with controls that make resilience provable. When the next attack comes, and it will, your backups will either be your lifeline or your liability. The difference lies in whether recovery is merely a checkbox or a proven security control. Elastio is the Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform. We continuously verify, score, and track your backups to ensure they are clean, recoverable, and ransomware-free â even in the face of insider threats or sophisticated encryption attacks. Our platform provides real-time integrity scanning, provable clean snapshots, and automation for fast recovery, so your last line of defense is your strongest."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Explore Elastio on AWS Marketplace Explore Elastio on AWS Marketplace Weâre excited that Elastio has been awarded the âDeployed on AWSâ badge. This badge demonstrates that the Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform is fully hosted on AWS and qualified under the new AWS Marketplace Private Pricing Agreement (PPA) guidelines. Starting May 1, 2025 , AWS requires that SaaS offerings be entirely deployed on AWS to be eligible for PPA drawdowns and customer-specific benefits. Elastio meets these new standards , ensuring our customers can continue retiring AWS spend through Marketplace purchases of Elastio ransomware recovery solutions. Why This Matters to AWS Marketplace Buyers With AWSâs updated PPA policy, only âDeployed on AWSâ solutions are eligible for: â
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Faster onboarding and vendor approval processes Elastio proudly qualifies, so your ransomware recovery assurance investment supports your security and financial goals. Born for the AWS Cloud Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform was built from the ground up to protect AWS-native data . From S3 snapshots through AWS Backups, Elastio continuously scans and validates recovery points for ransomware encryption, corruption, and compromise. Elastio integrates directly into your AWS Backup and Disaster Recovery workflows to ensure clean recovery points are available before before a restore is needed. Powered by Core AWS Services Elastio leverages the scale and flexibility of AWS to ensure ransomware recovery across: Amazon S3 Amazon EKS Amazon EFS Amazon AMIs Amazon EBS AWS Backup AWS Logically Air-Gapped Vaults AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) Our clean recovery assurance engine operates with minimal impact , ensuring fast, secure protection of mission-critical cloud data environments. Why Recovery Assurance Is the Future of Resilience Ransomware doesnât just attack production systemsâit often intentionally targets and infiltrates your backups and disaster recovery environments. Elastio brings recovery confidence back by delivering: Proactive monitoring of backups Uncovering ransomware and insider threat encryption Establishing clean recovery points for Instant Restore readiness Delivering Audit-grade reporting for compliance Explore Elastio on AWS Marketplace Explore Elastio on AWS Marketplace"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"68:T4c3,Raising the Bar for AWS Data Resilience: Elastio and Aligned TG Partner to Deliver Ransomware Recovery Assurance In a world where ransomware threats are no longer a question of if but when, cloud resilience demands more than strong architectureâit demands the ability to recover data. Thatâs why Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform (Elastio Platform) and Aligned Technology Group (Aligned TG) have joined forces to deliver a new standard for ransomware recovery on AWS. This partnership integrates the Elastio Platform directly into Aligned TGâs cloud and disaster recovery services, giving AWS customers a critical advantage: the ability to verify that their backup data and failover environments are clean, uncompromised, and ready for restorationâbefore they ever need them. Together, weâre shifting the conversation from backup to assured recovery âempowering organizations to restore with confidence, reduce downtime, and maintain business continuity in the face of ransomware and other emerging threats. For more information on how Elastio Platform and Aligned TG contact Chris Sauer, Global Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Channels, at [email protected] . Read full Press Release69:T788,Join our upcoming webinar on Thursday, May 15th to learn how AWS and Elastio are redefining cyber-resilient disaster recovery. In todayâs digital-first world, availability is mission-critical and increasingly under attack. Ransomware has shifted the rules of engagement. Simply having a disaster recovery plan is no longer enough. Organizations now need assurance that their recovery points are available, clean, uncompromised, and ready to restore. Thatâs why weâre hosting an essential new webinar: âAvailability in the Age of Ransomware: Building Cyber-Resilient Disaster Recovery on AWSâ Thursday, May 15, 202511:00 AM EST Why This Matters Now Ransomware is getting smarterâ bypassing perimeter security solutions and silently infecting data and making its way into backups before itâs even dete"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"cted. With the rising adoption of AWS for critical workloads, disaster recovery strategies must evolve beyond traditional snapshots and replication. Cyber resilience means: Detecting threats before recovery is initiated Validating backups in real time Ensuring Zero Trust principles apply to your Disaster Recovery (DR) architecture Meeting RTO/RPOs without compromise What Youâll Learn In this live session, weâll show how forward-thinking organizations are combining: AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) â for fast, scalable failover Elastioâs Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform â for backup data validation, ransomware detection, and ensuring clean recovery points Together , these technologies offer secure, automated, and assured recovery , helping teams recover faster and cleaner, even in the face of modern threats. Who Should Attend Cloud architects and engineers Security and IT operations leaders Business continuity and DR planners CISOs and compliance officers If your business depends on AWS â and your brand depends on staying available â this is a webinar you donât want to miss.6a:Tb18,"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"And Why Itâs Critical in Todayâs Ransomware-Filled World In cybersecurity, prevention gets most of the spotlight â 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 . Itâs not just about having backups â itâs about knowing with certainty that theyâll work when everything else has failed . Why Recovery Assurance Matters Ransomware Targets Backups Modern ransomware doesnât 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. âTrust meâ no longer meets regulatory expectations â evidence is required. Mean Time to Recover (MTTR) Business continuity depends on quick recovery . Testing recovery paths in advanceâand continuouslyâensures confidence when time matters most. Peace of Mind for Executives and Boards In a boardroom conversation, âYes, we tested our backup recovery last night and confirmed it's cleanâ lands much better than âWe hope it works.â What Recovery Assurance Is Not Not Itâs not just having an immutable and air-gapped backup Itâs not a once-a-year tabletop test Itâs not hoping your Disaster Recovery plan works Itâs 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. Donât 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 Ensuring Clean Recovery Points in a World of Sophisticated and Evolving Ransomware Ensuring Clean Recovery Points in a World of Sophisticated and Evolving Ransomware See Elastio in action, Schedule a Demo Today"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"6b:T62d,Modern Ransomware Requires Smarter Ransomware Mitigation and Recovery Strategies Traditional disaster recovery can no longer keep up with modern ransomware. Todayâs attacks often lurk undetected, silently encrypting data before striking, leaving even your backups compromised. Thatâs why Elastio has teamed up with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) to deliver a ransomware mitigation and recovery solution designed for todayâs evolving threat landscape. The Solution: Ransomware Mitigation and Clean Recovery Assurance with Elastio + AWS DRS The new Solutions Brief showcases how combining AWS DRS with the Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform enables organizations to recover fast and recover clean. Here's what you get: Pre-Validated Recovery Points â Elastio Platform continuously scans AWS DRS snapshots and backups for ransomware, insider threats, and data corruption. Zero-Trust, Out-of-Band Scanning â Threats canât hide or tamper with Elastio Platformâs external scan engine. Regulatory-Ready Reporting â Instantly generate reports aligned with NYDFS Scalable, Cost-Efficient Architecture â Powered by AWS Batch and available in managed and self-hosted models. Why It Matters When ransomware hits, guessing which backup is clean isn't a recovery strategyâit's a risk. With Elastio + AWS DRS, you donât have to gamble. Youâll know exactly which snapshots are safe to restore, dramatically reducing downtime, data loss, and risk. Explore the Full Solution Brief Explore the Full Solution Brief Request a Demo Find us on AWS Marketplace6c:Te0c,"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Why Recovery Readiness Is Now Essential for FSIs and Regulated Enterprises AWS recently launched restore testing for AWS Backup restore testing for AWS Backup , allowing organizations to verify that their backups can be recovered in a disaster scenario. This capability matters. Because while most enterprises have backups, they often canât answer the most critical question: Are they clean? How would you know? Itâs a wake-up call for any organization that assumes backups equal resilience. Restore testing proves your backups are functional, but it doesnât prove theyâre uncompromised. Recovery Assurance is Now Essential Cybersecurity requires layers of protection because all software is permeable. No single layerânot endpoint, firewall, or anomaly detectionâcan stop every threat. Every layer has weaknesses. Thatâs why modern security architectures rely on layered defense, and why recovery assurance is now essential. Ransomware doesnât storm the gates. It finds cracks in your security stack, quietly encrypts production data, and those encrypted files are silently captured in your backups. It doesnât just test prevention â it tests your ability to recover. Elastio + AWS Backup: Clean Recovery Starts Here Elastio integrates directly with AWS Backup to add a critical data integrity layer: an independent ransomware scan that tells you whether your backups can be trusted. Elastio adds a Data Integrity Layer to your security stack. It proactively inspects backups and storage with AI/ML behavior-based detection to uncover ransomware and insider threat encryption and pinpoint clean recovery points. This isnât another signature-based scan. Itâs a purpose-built system for modern ransomware behavior thatâs cloud-native, frictionless to deploy, and effective at a petabyte scale. Why FSIs and Regulated Industries Are Moving Fast We serve security-conscious institutions acting not just out of fear, but out of a mandate . Regulatory frameworks like DORA , NYDFS , and MAS TRM now require provable recovery readiness. Board-level directives are forcing organizations to revisit backup strategy through a ransomware lens. And prior attacksâor near missesâdrive urgency to close the recovery gap. As one customer put it: âAssuming your backups are clean is not a recovery strategy. Elastio is the way to prove to the board that our ransomware response plan was real.â âAssuming your backups are clean is not a recovery strategy. Elastio is the way to prove to the board that our ransomware response plan was real.â â VP of IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Software Company Join the Webcast: Elastio + AWS + Sheltered Harbor. Recovery assurance is no longer optional â especially for Financial Institutions and regulated industries. Join AWS, Elastio, and Sheltered Harbor for a webcast exploring how leading institutions are: Aligning with DORA , NYDFS , and Sheltered Harbor standards Validating backups continuously â not just during audits Building resilient recovery strategies against modern ransomware Register for the Webcast Final Word AWS Backup restore testing is a powerful validation tool. But to truly strengthen your ransomware defenses, you need to go deeper. With Elastioâs independent expert scans , your team can ensure that recovery points are clean, ransomware-free, and verified before you need them. Because when the time comes, itâs not your firewalls or SIEMs that matter most.Itâs whether you can recover. #Elastio #AWS #RansomwareRecovery #FSI #DORA #NYDFS #ShelteredHarbor #RecoveryAssurance #DataIntegrityLayer"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"In todayâs threat landscape, financial institutions must go beyond traditional disaster recovery strategies to ensure their most critical data's integrity, availability, and survivability. Sheltered Harborâa nonprofit industry initiativeâhas established standards for protecting customer account data in the event of a major cyberattack or operational disruption. At the core of these standards is the requirement for a secure, immutable, and isolated data vault (DV) that can be used to restore customer data even if all other recovery mechanisms fail. As ransomware threats rise and regulatory expectations tighten, financial institutions must ensure critical data remains secure, immutable, and recoverableâeven during worst-case scenarios. In collaboration with AWS, Elastioâa trusted provider of Ransomware Recovery Assurance solutions Elastio âa trusted provider of Ransomware Recovery Assurance solutions brings advanced forensic scanning and validation capabilities to the architecture. Elastio enables institutions to confidently ensure that data entering the vault is clean, free from ransomware or malware , and restorable. Elastio complements the air-gapped, immutable design of the DV and adds another critical layer of assurance in support of Sheltered Harborâs mandate for data integrity. This blog AWS will explore building a Sheltered Harbor-compliant DV on AWS by mapping technical requirements directly to AWS-native services and trusted partner solutions like Elastio. Specifically, AWS focuses on: Creating a secure, survivable, and immutable data vault using services like Amazon S3 with Amazon S3 Object Lock , AWS Key Management Service , and AWS Identity and Access Management . Building an air-gapped architecture that logically isolates the DV from the institutionâs production environment using AWS Organizations , AWS Direct Connect , and Amazon EventBridge . Incorporating forensic validation and ransomware scanning , where Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance plays a key role in ensuring data hygiene and readiness before it enters the vault. AWS and Elastio offer a robust, cloud-native solution that aligns with Sheltered Harborâs requirements, helping financial institutions move forward with confidence in their cyber recovery posture. Whether you're a large national bank or an emerging fintech, this blog will help you understand how to operationalize Sheltered Harbor compliance using trusted tools and partners. Whether you're a fintech, bank, or insurer, this post provides guidance on safeguarding your most critical data. Read the full blog and start building cyber resilience, the Sheltered Harbor way."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Understanding NYDFS Section 500.16: Incident Response Plan In an era where cyber threats are escalating in frequency and sophistication, financial institutions are under immense pressure to fortify their digital defenses. Regulatory frameworks such as the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation and the European Union's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) have been established to ensure financial entities maintain robust cybersecurity measures. This article delves into the specifics of NYDFS Section 500.16 and DORA , explains their requirements, and demonstrates how Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform is a pivotal solution for achieving and maintaining compliance. Overview of 23 NYCRR Part 500 Established on March 1, 2017, the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) mandates that financial services companies implement comprehensive cybersecurity programs to protect consumers and ensure the safety and soundness of New York's financial services industry (dfs.ny.gov). Specifics of Section 500.16 Section 500.16 focuses on the establishment and maintenance of a written Incident Response Plan (IRP) and backup strategy. This plan is designed to enable prompt response to and recovery from any cybersecurity event that materially affects the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the entity's information systems or the ongoing functionality of its operations (dfs.ny.gov). New Yorkâs updated cybersecurity regulation ( 23 NYCRR 500 ) mandates: Immutable backups: Storage isolated from network connections to prevent tampering. Annual testing: Validation of backup restoration processes. Ransomware preparedness: Incident response plans must address encryption events and ensure clean recovery. The IRP must address the following: Internal processes for responding to cybersecurity events Clear goals and response strategies Defined roles and responsibilities Communication protocols (internal and external) Remediation and improvement measures Documentation and reporting standards Secure recovery from backups Root cause analysis and lessons learned Non-compliance risks fines up to $5 million, with Class A companies (revenue \u003e$1B) facing heightened scrutiny. Exploring the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) Introduction to DORA The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) , Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, aims to unify and bolster the digital operational resilience of EU financial entities. It became enforceable on January 17, 2025 , and mandates robust ICT risk management frameworks ( eiopa.europa.eu ). DORAâs Five Core Pillars: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Risk Management: Establish comprehensive and continuously monitored frameworks. Incident Reporting: Mandatory notification of significant ICT-related incidents to regulators. Resilience Testing: Periodic testing, including advanced threat-led penetration tests. Third-Party Risk Oversight: Detailed oversight of external ICT service providers. Information Sharing: Encouragement of threat intelligence exchange. DORA emphasizes readiness and agility in responding to operational disruptions, with supervisory authorities authorized to enforce compliance measures. Elastio: A Strategic Compliance Ally Ransomware Detection and Clean Backup Assurance Elastio leverages ML/AI to detect ransomware encryption within data, including backup data. This proactive threat detection ensures clean recovery points , directly aligning with: NYDFS 500.16âs requirement for secure backup restoration DORAâs resilience testing and incident recovery expectations \"Elastio continuously validates backup data to ensure integrity, security, and ransomware-free recovery options.\" ( elastio.com ) Streamlined Incident Response Elastio supports full-spectrum incident response: Real-time alerts and detection logs Built-in response workflows Automated reporting tools This functionality satisfies: NYDFS 500.16âs IRP documentation and communication needs DORAâs incident reporting obligations Regular Testing and Compliance Reporting With Elastio, organizations can: Conduct frequent automated restore tests to validate readiness Produce resilience reports for audits Map recovery testing directly to DORAâs requirements Third-Party Integration and Risk Management Elastio supports agentless integration with third-party backup tools. Every backup, regardless of its source, is subject to ransomware scanning and verification, which is key for DORAâs ICT third-party risk oversight . Requirement NYDFS 500.16 DORA Elastio Feature Incident Response Plan â
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Mandatory Continuous restore testing and validation Why Elastio Outperforms Traditional Tools Elastio isnât just a ransomware recovery toolâitâs a compliance engine. With out-of-the-box support for: IRP execution Continuous scanning of backups for ransomware and insider threats Continuous backup validation and testing Regulatory reporting While XDR and EDR solutions focus on prevention, Elastio specializes in recovery assurance : Proactive compromise detection: Identifies ransomware encryption in backups missed by perimeter tools. Zero downtime val
1idation: Scans occur without impacting production workloads. Multi-regulation support: Single platform satisfies NYDFS, DORA, SEC Rule 10 , and Sheltered Harbor . â¦it enables financial entities to safeguard operations , accelerate recovery , and seamlessly achieve regulatory compliance with NYDFS and DORA. Explore more at Elastio Additional Resources NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation DORA Full Text (EU 2022/2554) Elastio Ransomware Resilience Overview"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"6f:T516,In todayâs threat landscape, recovery is everything. Thatâs why weâre excited to announce a powerful new partnership between Elastio , the leader in ransomware recovery assurance, and JetSweep , a premier Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provider on AWS. Together, weâre delivering a next-generation approach to business continuity that goes beyond simply backing up data to ensuring that your recovery points are clean, validated, and ransomware-free before a crisis ever hits. JetSweep integrates the Elastio Platform directly into its AWS-based DRaaS offering, providing continuous ransomware scanning, proactive assurance, and rapid failover capabilities through this collaboration. The result? Organizations can recover faster, smarter, and with complete confidence in their recovery integrity. This partnership represents more than improved disaster recoveryâitâs a new standard in cyber resilience , ensuring that your business can bounce back from ransomware or operational disruptions without the fear of reinfection. Read the full press release to learn how Elastio and JetSweep are setting a new bar for secure, validated recovery in the cloud. Read the full press release to learn how Elastio and JetSweep are setting a new bar for secure, validated recovery in the cloud.70:Tb54,"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"A Stealthy Ransomware Attack Threatens Business Survival JetSweep, an AWS consulting partner, received an urgent call from AWS. A SaaS company had fallen victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack that had encrypted critical business data, leaving operations completely paralyzed. With no access to their systems, the company faced customer disruptions, potential SLA violations, and long-term reputational damage. Investigation revealed that the attackers had gained access through an unpatched firewall, which JetSweep immediately patched to prevent further access. But the real challenge emerged when the company tried to restore from backups. The attackers had used a sophisticated tactic: fileless ransomware which encrypted data without detection by hiding the decryption key in memory. The company had been operating normally, unaware that ransomware was already stealthily encrypting the data over time. Even with a leading endpoint protection platform in place, the attack had gone undetected. The corrupted data had been replicated into backups, leaving the company without a clear recovery path. The Solution: Rapid, Automated Backup Scanning and Recovery with Elastio JetSweep sprang into action, securing the environment and halting further infiltration. However, the real challenge remainedâidentifying a clean recovery point in the compromised backup set. JetSweep turned to the Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform (Elastio Platform) to avoid the time-consuming, error-prone process of manually checking backups. Elastio Platform's advanced AI-driven scanning technology enabled JetSweep to: Scan all backups for ransomware encryption, pinpointing the last known clean recovery point. Detect encryption markers and embedded ransomware payloads that had slipped past traditional security solutions. Identify a known-clean backup within hours , eliminating the need for weeks of trial and error. âElastio allowed us to see almost immediately which backups were clean. That saved us daysâpossibly weeksâof trial and error.â â Jeff Fudge, Director of Cloud Solutions, JetSweep Key Benefits: Faster Recovery, Reduced Data Loss, and Future Resilience The results of using Elastio Platform were game-changing for the SaaS company: Significant Time Savings â Automated scanning identified a clean backup within hours, preventing weeks of manual effort. Minimized Data Loss â The most recent clean backup was 10 days old. Had the attackers persisted undetected for longer, recovery might not have been possible. Risk Reduction â Elastio Platformâs agentless scanning ensured no reinfection after restoration. Enhanced Detection \u0026 Prevention â Ongoing backup monitoring enables early ransomware detection, stopping future attacks before they spread. Impact: Restored Operations and
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Introduction Ransomware attacks are increasing in both frequency and sophistication, posing a significant threat to businesses worldwide. As a result, IT and Operations (I\u0026O) leaders are strengthening their protection, detection, and response strategies. However, many are discovering that their existing disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans are not enough to handle ransomware. Traditional DR plans were designed to recover from physical disruptions like power outages and natural disasters â not the deliberate, multi-stage attacks that define modern ransomware. This gap creates significant challenges when organizations attempt to recover from ransomware using conventional DR methods. The challenge is even greater because ransomware can infiltrate backups through system replication. Unlike a fire or flood, which only affects the primary environment, ransomware can silently spread to backups â creating hidden threats that undermine recovery efforts . Without the right detection and validation processes in place, recovery efforts could end up restoring the very threat that caused the problem in the first place. This article explores why traditional DR plans are ineffective against ransomware, why ransomware recovery is more complex, and how businesses can build a more resilient recovery strategy that applies a zero-trust model to backups â validating data integrity and detecting hidden threats before recovery. Disaster Recovery vs. Ransomware Recovery: Whatâs the Difference? While traditional disaster recovery and ransomware recovery share some common goals â restoring systems, minimizing downtime, and protecting data â they address fundamentally different types of threats. Traditional Disaster Recovery (DR): Handling Predictable Events Traditional DR is designed to handle physical events that disrupt IT infrastructure, such as power outages, fires, floods and earthquakes. The standard DR strategy is to \"fail over\" to a backup location when a disruption occurs. A failover involves switching operations to a secondary site that has been kept in sync with the primary site. The process typically looks like this: An outage or failure is detected. The organization decides whether to fail over. If failover is required, systems are brought online at the backup site. Business operations resume with minimal downtime. This approach works because physical events are predictable â even though the timing is unknown, the nature of the disruption and the recovery process are well understood. Ransomware Recovery: Handling Unpredictable Cyberattacks Ransomware recovery is fundamentally different because it involves a deliberate and unpredictable attack. Key challenges of ransomware recovery include: Ransomware is often deployed after weeks or months of infiltration. Attackers may have already compromised system credentials and network configurations. The ransomware itself could be embedded in backups, making standard recovery impossible. Unlike physical disruptions, ransomware targets both data and infrastructure, often corrupting the very systems needed for recovery. This last point is critical. Traditional DR processes rely on replication â continuously copying data and systems to a backup site to ensure the backup is ready for failover. But if ransomware infiltrates the primary environment, it can spread to backups through replication â introducing hidden threats into the recovery process. This makes ransomware recovery fundamentally different from traditional DR. Recovery isnât just about restoring systems â itâs about eliminating hidden threats before restoration to avoid reinfection. This complexity also explains why in 2024, the average cost of recovery reached $2.73M â an increase of almost $1M since 2023. Ransomware Payments Increase 500% In the Last Year, Finds Sophos State of Ransomware Report | Sophos âCyberattacks generally involve intentional data corruption, so data integrity issues present problems in Cyber Recovery far beyond what you might find in a traditional Disaster Recovery situation.ââ Disaster Recovery Vs. Cyber Recovery â Whatâs the Difference? Disaster Recovery Vs. Cyber Recovery â Whatâs the Difference? Why a Zero-Trust Model for Backups is Critical A zero-trust model assumes that no data is trustworthy until proven otherwise â including backups. Traditional DR relies on the assumption that backups are clean and ready for restoration. Ransomware recovery demands a more skeptical approach: Backups should be treated as potentially compromised until they have been scanned and verified. Recovery should not proceed until data integrity has been confirmed through a secondary validation process. Recovery points should be isolated from production systems to avoid reinfection. Proactive Secondary Scanning for Hidden Threats â Speeds Up Cyber Recovery The key to building ransomware resilience is embedding secondary scanning as part of the backup and recovery workflow. Backups should be scanned for hidden ransomware threats before they are stored â and again before restoration. This ensures that backups are not unknowingly storing compromised data that could sabotage recovery efforts. By validating backups through secondary scanning, organizations can be confident in their recovery points and avoid reintroducing the threat into production. A zero-trust model for backups means assuming that ransomware could be present in the backup and verifying data integrity through proactive scanning. This approach eliminates the guesswork and gives businesses confidence that their recovery strategy is secure. Conclusion Ransomware attacks are highly targeted and designed to bypass standard recovery processes. Successful ransomware recovery requires more than just restoring systems â it demands a coordinated response that includes threat containment, forensic analysis, and infrastru
1cture rebuilding. To succeed, organizations need to: Maintain isolated, verified clean backups. Verify the integrity of the backups as part of the backup process so that you do not run the risk of multiple days or weeks of data loss by unknowingly storing compromised backup data. Implement threat detection and response capabilities to identify ransomware early, including a secondary scan on backups. Design recovery processes that account for compromised infrastructure and credentials. Establish a detailed recovery plan that includes security, IT, business, and legal teams. Don't let ransomware dictate the outcome of your recovery. Take a proactive stance with a zero-trust model for backups â validate your data integrity, detect hidden threats, and ensure your business can recover quickly and confidently. Learn how Elastio can help you build a ransomware-resilient recovery strategy today. Sources: State of DR and Cyber-Recovery, 2024â2025 â StorageNewsletter Disaster Recovery Vs. Cyber Recovery â Whatâs the Difference?"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Introduction Weâre excited to announce that Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform (Elastio Platform ) has officially joined the Veeam Infused Program Veeam Infused Program as a Veeam Security Partner, reinforcing our commitment to protecting businesses against ransomware threats. This powerful partnership combines Elastio Platform Elastio Platform with the robust data resilience capabilities of Veeam Data Platform Veeam Data Platform , giving organizations an added layer of protection for their most critical data. Proactive Protection for Veeam Customers The Elastio Platform integrates seamlessly with Veeam, enhancing backup security through continuous ransomware detection and data validation. Unlike traditional solutions that scan backups only at the point of recovery, Elastio inspects each backup immediately after it is createdâproviding an early warning system against ransomware threats that may have bypassed endpoint detection and response (EDR) or extended detection and response (XDR) tools. Key Benefits of Elastio for Veeam Customers: Continuous Protection: Elastio's policy-based scanning automatically inspects new Veeam backups on schedule. Backup Integrity Assurance: Elastio proactively verifies backup data to ensure each recovery point is clean and recoverable. Early Threat Visibility: Elastio reveals hidden ransomware threats before they can compromise recovery efforts. Seamless, Agentless Integration: Elastioâs lightweight, non-disruptive design ensures minimal impact on Veeam Data Platform performance. Trusted Recovery: With Elastio validation, organizations can confidently restore data knowing it's clean and ransomware-free. Why It Matters With ransomware attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, ensuring your backups remain clean and recoverable is more critical than ever. Elastio Platformâs integration with Veeam Data Platform empowers businesses to proactively detect and address threats before they spread, reducing downtime and minimizing the risk of compromised data recovery. Learn More Read the full press release to explore how the Elastio Platform enhances ransomware resilience for Veeam customers. For a deeper dive into how this integration can strengthen your cyber recovery strategy, visit our website or contact our team for a personalized demo. Elastio Platform and Veeam are making ransomware recovery smarter, faster, and more secure."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Why Financial Services Must Prioritize Cyber Recovery Strategies Cyber threats are no longer just a risk for financial servicesâthey are an inevitability. Financial institutions face more cyberattacks than any other industry. Finance Most Breached Industry in 2023 â Markets Media Financial organizations manage some of the most sensitive and valuable dataâcustomer accounts, transaction details, credit card numbers, and personal identification dataâmaking them a high-value target for attackers seeking financial gain and leverage. To stay ahead of evolving threats, financial organizations are investing heavily in modern cyber recovery strategies to ensure business continuity, protect customer trust, and meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements from bodies like the New York Department of Financial Services New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the Digital Operational Resilience Act Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) . This article explores why financial institutions must strengthen their cyber recovery posture, the core components of an effective strategy, how AWS and Elastio Platform together support these efforts, and why data integrity is the key to ensuring recovery success. Why Financial Institutions Are Prime Targets for Cyberattacks Financial services is the most breached industry because of the nature of the data it manages and the potential for financial gain. Attackers target financial institutions because of their operational sensitivity and the high value of the data involved. The stakes are enormousânot just in terms of financial loss but also in regulatory penalties and reputational damage. Several factors make financial institutions particularly vulnerable: High-Value Data: Financial institutions store sensitive customer data, including financial records, personal information, and transaction historiesâmaking them prime targets for attackers seeking financial gain. Operational Sensitivity: Financial services rely on real-time transactions and continuous availability. Disruptions can cause cascading effects across markets, creating pressure to resolve attacks quicklyâoften by paying the ransom. Reputational Risk: A breach can severely damage customer trust and market confidence, motivating institutions to resolve attacks swiftlyâeven if it means compromising security protocols. Interconnected Systems: The global financial ecosystem is highly interconnected. A successful attack on one institution can ripple across the financial market, increasing the leverage of attackers. Lucrative Targets: The combination of high-stakes operations, valuable data, and operational pressure makes financial institutions a top target for ransomware attacks. The Need for a Cyber Recovery Strategy Preventing a cyberattack is no longer enoughâfinancial institutions must have a strategy to recover quickly and confidently when (not if) an attack happens. An effective cyber recovery strategy that many financial services are investing in is a Cyber Vault: this is a secure, isolated environment for storing critical data, serving as a \"last resort\" for recovery in the event of cyberattacks, particularly ransomware. Cyber vaults create an \"air gap\" by isolating data from the primary IT infrastructure, providing enhanced protection against ransomware infections that could compromise main systems. This level of separation not only strengthens security but also ensures rapid and clean recovery of data and services in the event of an attack, supporting business continuity. Cyber vaults also help financial institutions meet regulatory requirements and secure cybersecurity insurance, which often mandate robust data protection measures. Many cyber vault solutions offer immutable storage, where data cannot be altered or deleted, further reinforcing recovery integrity. To learn more about Cyber Vaulting best practices, the Sheltered Harbor standards a great place to start, in particular the recently validated architecture with AWS. Building a Sheltered Harbor compliant data vault on AWS | AWS for Industries Cyber Vault Solutions on AWS Financial institutions typically adopt two main approaches when deploying a cyber vault solution on AWS Cloud: Production in AWS + Vault in a Separate AWS Region: The cyber vault is created in a different AWS region to ensure geographic and network-level separation. Production On-Premises + Vault in AWS: The cyber vault is hosted on AWS, allowing organizations to isolate recovery environments from on-premises infrastru
1cture. Why AWS for Cyber Recovery? AWS provides three key benefits for financial services organizations building cyber vault solutions: Agility: Financial institutions can quickly respond to changing threat landscapes using AWS's secure and compliant cloud services. Speed: AWS enables faster deployment of cyber recovery solutions compared to on-premises setups. Cost-Effectiveness: With AWSâs pay-as-you-go model, financial institutions only pay for what they use and can scale as data volumes grow. Banking Trends 2022: Cyber vault and Ransomware | AWS for Industries How Elastio Platform Completes Cyber Vault Strategy A Cyber Vault Is Only as Effective as the Data Inside It Backing up corrupted, encrypted, or compromised data renders recovery efforts useless. Thatâs why data integrity validation is criticalâit ensures that backups are not only accessible but also clean and recoverable. Without it, a backup is just a false sense of security. Threats to Data Integrity In todayâs threat landscape, data integrity is under constant attack from increasingly sophisticated threats. Cybercriminals are evolving their tactics to compromise critical data, disrupt operations, and extort payments. Even the most secure cyber vault is vulnerable if the data inside it is compromised. The Most Dangerous Threats to Data Integrity: Zero-Day Ransomware Zero-day ransomware exploits previously unknown vulnerabilities before they are publicly disclosed or patched. These attacks are particularly dangerous because traditional signature-based detection methods fail to identify them. Once embedded, zero-day ransomware can bypass existing defenses and silently encrypt data. If compromised data is backed up, the recovery point itself becomes useless. Insider Threats Not all threats come from external attackers â sometimes the danger comes from within. Malicious insiders or compromised user accounts can execute unauthorized encryption activity on critical data that gets backed up. Because these threats often mimic legitimate user activity, they can bypass traditional security controls, making them difficult to detect and contain. Pre-Detonation Ransomware Malware binaries can hide undetected within backup data. Upon restoration, the malicious code activates, reinfecting the system and undoing recovery efforts. This type of ransomware turns recovery into a new infection event, making the problem even worse. File System Corruption Data corruption isnât always the result of a cyberattack. Structural inconsistencies, file corruption, and metadata errors can prevent successful restoration, even if the backup itself is accessible. Without proper validation, backup data may be incomplete or unusable. The Growing Complexity of Data Integrity Threats Data integrity threats are not only increasing in volume but also growing in sophistication. Attackers are using automation, AI, and stealth tactics to evade detection and target the core of business operations: data. Without effective threat detection that specifically validates backup data, organizations face the risk of: Permanent data loss Financial damage Operational downtime Reinfections after recovery Data Integrity Validation Is the Missing Link Investing in a cyber vault without data integrity validation is like installing a high-end security system to protect something worthless. It doesnât matter how secure the vault is if the contents are already compromised. Elastio Platform proactively validates that the data is free of those hidden threats before it enters the vault to ensure that the data youâre relying on for recovery is actually clean, intact, and ready to restore. Elastio Integrates with AWS Backup for Secure Backups to Enhance Ransomware Defense | AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog Final Thoughts Cyber resilience is no longer optional for financial institutionsâitâs a strategic imperative. Financial services organizations are not only facing growing cyber threats but also increased pressure from regulators and customers to ensure business continuity. AWS provides a powerful foundation for building secure, compliant cyber vaultsâbut the real key to recovery is ensuring the integrity of the data inside the vault. Elastioâs AI-driven data integrity validation closes the loopâgiving financial institutions confidence that they can restore operations quickly and securely, no matter how sophisticated the attack. â¡ï¸ Find out how Elastio and AWS can strengthen your cyber recovery strategy today. Find out how Elastio and AWS can strengthen your cyber recovery strategy today."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"In todayâs rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, businesses face a growing number of threats that require a multi-layered defense strategy. The challenge is navigating the vast array of security solutions available and understanding how they work together to provide comprehensive ransomware protection. With new security technologies emergingâEDR, XDR, CNAPPs, immutable backupsâit can be challenging to determine the best approach for safeguarding critical data. Security leaders often struggle to create a cohesive strategy that balances prevention, detection, and recovery to ensure resilience against modern ransomware attacks. This blog series is designed to simplify the complexity of ransomware protection by exploring how different security solutions fit together and complement each other in todayâs threat landscape. Rather than replacing existing tools, the Elastio Platform fills a crucial but often overlooked gapâensuring that organizations can recover quickly and safely from validated clean data when an attack occurs. Each post in this series will examine how Elastio Platform works with key security technologies, providing end-to-end ransomware protection with continuous recovery assurance. Elastio Platform \u0026 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs) Introduction CNAPPs and Elastio Platform work together by combining proactive security controls with continuous reliable recovery assuranceâwhile CNAPPs help prevent and detect threats, Elastio ensures that businesses can recover safely and quickly by continuously validating data integrity and pre-scanning backups for ransomware, malicious encryption from insiders, corruption, and other hidden recoverability threats. What is a CNAPP? Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs) secure cloud applications and workloads by combining several security capabilities: Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) â Identifies cloud misconfigurations and compliance gaps. Cloud Workload Protection (CWPP) â Defends against malware, unauthorized access, and runtime threats. Identity \u0026 Access Security â Protects identity-based configurations from exploitation. Leading CNAPP vendors include Wiz, Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, and Lacework. CNAPPs proactively identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposed secrets in code, infrastructure, and cloud workloads. CNAPPs help businesses reduce risk by continuously scanning environments before attackers exploit weaknesses. Where CNAPPs Stop \u0026 the Elastio Platform Begins CNAPPs strengthen cloud security by identifying risks and preventing breaches, but they donât ensure recoverability when an attack occurs. â Backup Breakdown: How Data Recovery Impacts the Outcome of Cyber Attacks Backup Breakdown: How Data Recovery Impacts the Outcome of Cyber Attacks â, one major finding reveals that of the 92% who invest in data backup solutions, less than two thirds (63%) successfully restore their data when they experience a ransomware attack, and more than one in four businesses (31%) see their backups fail. â At Bay, the InsurSec provider for the digital age The Elastio Platform fills this gap by proactively inspecting offline storage and backups for ransomware, unauthorized encryption, corruption, and other recoverability threats, ensuring recovery points remain clean. It also proactively detects post-breach threats, preventing organizations from restoring compromised data and reducing downtime. Without continuously scanning backups as they are created, businesses risk discovering too late that their backups are infected or unusable. The Elastio Platform removes this uncertainty, ensuring that recovery is always possible, safe, and disruption-free. Function CNAPP Elastio Platform Risk Reduction \u0026 Attack Prevention Identity \u0026 Access Security Yes No Cloud Workload Protection Yes No Cloud Security Posture Management Yes Some Identifies Storage Misconfigurations Post-Attack Recovery Assurance Scans storage and backups for ransomware encryption No Yes Scans storage and backups for ransomware payloads No Yes Scans storage and backups for unauthorized encryption by insider threats No Yes Scans storage and backups for unauthorized encryption for file-system corruption No Yes Case Study: When CNAPP Protection Wasnât Enough â How Elastio Detected Qilin Ransomware in Backup Data A cloud-native enterprise relied on a leading CNAPP for security monitoring. Despite its strong preventive controls, the organization suffered a ransomware attack that evaded detection. When security team
1s identified the attack, their backups were already compromised with Qilin ransomwareâa sophisticated strain that encrypts cloud storage and evades traditional defenses. However, before restoring data, the company ran Elastio Platformâs ransomware inspection on its backup storage. The Elastio Platform detected the Qilin infection hidden deep into their backups, preventing them from restoring recent data without risking reinfection. Had the organization integrated Elastio Platformâs proactive scanning earlier, the ransomware would have been detected in the backups early, before it could spread further, and they would have been automatically directed to a prevalidated clean recovery point. This case highlights a key takeaway: Even with a CNAPP, organizations need continuous data integrity validation to ensure their recovery points are clean. Conclusion: Prevention + Recovery = True Ransomware Resilience Cloud security isnât just about stopping attacksâitâs also about ensuring businesses can recover when something inevitably gets through. CNAPPs offer robust preventive measures but do not provide post-attack recovery assurance. Elastio Platform fills this gap by ensuring recovery is safe, fast, and compromise-free. By proactively and continuously inspecting backups and storage across AWS and VMware, Elastio Platform assures that businesses always have clean, recoverable data points. For organizations investing in CNAPP solutions, the next question is: Are you confident your recovery points are clean and recoverable if ransomware strikes? Elastio ensures the answer is always YES ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"BOSTONâ( BUSINESS WIRE )â Elastio , a leader in ransomware recovery assurance, has partnered with Magna5 to enhance the security and resilience of business-critical data. This collaboration strengthens Magna5âs Backup-as-a-Service offering, empowering customers with advanced ransomware detection and rapid recovery capabilities. Ransomware attacks are increasing by 20% year-over-year, highlighting the urgent need for organizations to strengthen their defenses. Worse, many victims do not detect ransomware breaches for seven months, meaning that hidden ransomware can unknowingly be copied into backups, compromising recovery options.1 Ensuring the integrity of backup data is now more critical than ever. Through this partnership, Magna5 customers gain an additional layer of ransomware protection. Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform (Elastio Platform) continuously inspects backup data for hidden ransomware, allowing businesses to identify threats before they execute and ensuring they always have a clean, uncompromised recovery point. Elastio Platform's Unique Solution: Key Features Include: Zero-Trust Approach with Agentless Architecture: Elastio Platform inspects data at rest, including backups, without relying on potentially compromised workloads. Its agentless design ensures seamless protection with no production impact. Zero-Day Ransomware Detection: Elastio Platform employs machine learning to detect zero-day ransomware, going beyond traditional signatureâor anomaly-based scanning to identify threats that other solutions miss. Always Ready for Recovery: Elastio Platform ensures a last-known clean copy of data is always available, giving businesses confidence in fast, reliable recovery when it matters most. Enhancing Magna5 Backup-as-a-Service: Magna5âs Backup and Recovery Service already provides a robust solution for safeguarding business-critical data. By integrating Elastio Platformâs advanced ransomware detection and recovery assurance, Magna5 ensures: Backups remain uncompromised by detecting hidden threats before they cause damage. Clients have peace of mind knowing their data is continuously validated and ready for recovery. The recovery process is streamlined, minimizing downtime and reducing operational disruptions. âAt Magna5, we are committed to delivering industry-leading cybersecurity and backup solutions to our customers,â said Robert Farina, CEO at Magna5. âBy integrating Elastio Platformâs cutting-edge ransomware detection and recovery assurance into our Backup-as-a-Service offering, we ensure our clients have the most resilient and secure recovery solutions. This partnership reinforces our dedication to protecting businesses from evolving cyber threats.â âRansomware recovery depen
1ds on early threat detection and truly reliable backups,â said Najaf Husain, CEO at Elastio. âBy partnering with Magna5, we provide businesses with the assurance that their backup data is clean, secure, and ready for fast recovery.â About Magna5 Magna5 , a NewSpring Holdings platform, provides managed IT services, cybersecurity, private and public cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, and other advanced IT services to SMB, mid-market, and enterprise customers, including leaders in education, healthcare, government, financial services, manufacturing, and other industry segments. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Magna5 has customers nationally. For more information, visit www.magna5.com About Elastio Elastio specializes in ransomware recovery assurance, providing businesses with advanced tools to validate and secure their data. By bridging the gap between traditional security measures and immutable backups, the Elastio Platform ensures clean recovery from zero-day ransomware attacks, giving organizations the confidence to restore operations quickly and securely. For more information, visit www.elastio.com 1 Cost of a data breach 2024 | IBM"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Date: April 29, 2025 Location: Amazon Corporate Office,1 Principal Pl, London EC2A 2FA, UK Join AWS Backup, AWS Disaster Recovery Service (DRS), NetApp, and Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance for three sessions and an in-depth look at how financial institutions can build a cyber-resilient architecture that protects mission-critical applications, ensures regulatory compliance, and minimizes business downtime. Industry experts from Sheltered Harbor will also share key insights on cyber resilience planning in financial services. This event is designed for financial services executives, security and infrastructure leaders responsible for disaster recovery, cyber resilience, and regulatory compliance. Join for some or all sessions! Agenda 8:00 AM â 8:30 AM | Registration \u0026 Networking Kick off the event with coffee and networking opportunities with industry peers and experts. 8:30 AM â 9:00 AM | Welcome \u0026 Opening Remarks Introduction to the eventâs key themes: ensuring high availability, mitigating ransomware risks, and strengthening cyber resilience in financial services. 9:00 AM â 11:00 AM | Session 1: Designing Resilient Architectures: Defending Financial Systems from Ransomware The imperative of high availability for core banking, trading, and payment systems Challenges posed by ransomware and evolving cyber threats Implementing a zero-trust approach for end-to-end resilience Perspectives from NetApp and Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance 1:00 â 3:00 PM | Session 2: Building Ransomware-Resilient Disaster Recovery with AWS Best practices for ransomware recovery assurance Minimizing downtime and ensuring operational continuity Meeting regulatory compliance requirements for financial institutions Insights from AWS Backup and AWS Disaster Recovery Service (DRS) 4:00 â 6:00 PM | Session 3: Cyber Resilience Planning in Financial Services Industry trends and regulatory expectations Lessons learned and real-world case studies Sheltered Harbor standards for cyber recovery 6:00 PM â 7:00 PM | Closing Remarks \u0026 Q\u0026A Final thoughts from industry experts and an open Q\u0026A session. Register Here"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"AWS Backup Bunker Vault and Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Summary: Bunker vaults provide secure, immutable storage, but they donât guarantee backups are clean or recoverable from hidden ransomware or corruption. Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform (Elastio Platform) integrates directly with AWS Backup to proactively validate backup integrity before or after entering bunker vaults. Rising Need for Recovery Readiness Organizations today are expected to maintain continuous service availability, yet the risks of operational disruptions are escalating due to sophisticated cyber threats and system failures. To mitigate these risks, industries across sectors, including government, financial services, and healthcare are strengthening their disaster recovery strategies to prioritize cyber resilience. Many adopt a Minimum Viable Company (MVC) approach, which prioritizes what data is essential to the business and should be prioritized for maximum protection to enable rapid recovery after an incident. In a Zero-Trust security model, maximum protection means ensuring that backups remain immutable and isolated from potential threats. One of the effective strategies is using a centralized âBunker Accountââa dedicated AWS account where immutable backups are stored in a secure vault outside production systems. The Logically Air-Gapped Vault is a recent AWS Backup feature which provides additional safeguards such as AWS-managed encryption keys and the ability to securely share vault access for flexible and rapid recovery across accounts. A Critical Risk in Bunker Vaults: What if the Data in the Backups is Compromised? The entire premise of an immutable backup vault strategy is that these critical backups will be used for disaster recovery. But this assumption comes with a critical risk factor: Do you know the backup data in your bunker vault is actually recoverable? Simply storing immutable backups in a vault does not guarantee they are clean and usable. Cybercriminals infiltrate environments stealthily, embedding ransomware that remains undetected and get copied into backups, creating â a hidden threat inside â the backup itself. Businesses often donât realize their backups are compromised until they attempt to restore them after an attackâwhen itâs too late. Even non-cyber risks, such as file system corruption, can render backups useless. You do not want to invest in a highly secure, air-gapped backup vault strategy, only to discover after an attack that your backups were compromised upon creation. This is not hypothetical â it happens to businesses every day. Read this Elastio Platform customer case study to learn more about how a company spent a week searching for a clean backup after a cyber attack, only to discover that their most recent clean backup was a month old. This critical risk is why AWS Backup recommends Elastio Platform as a key component of a robust cyber recovery strategy. Elastio Platform assures that backups stored in AWS Bunker Vaults are recoverable by proactively validating data integrity at scale, like an automated recovery test. How Elastio Platform Validates AWS Bunker Vault Strategy Elastio integrates directly with AWS Backup, allowing organizations to validate backups either through: Proactive Validation Before Data Enters the Vault â Scan backups before they are stored in the bunker vault to verify they are free of threats and corruption. Recovery Testing Within the Vault â Validate backup integrity by scanning existing data backups within the air-gapped vault via AWS Restore Test. Elastio Platform supports AWS Backup Bunker Accounts and integrates with AWS Backup Logically Air-Gapped Vault . What Threats Are Hiding in Your Backups? Hereâs What Elastio Platform Detects Elastio Platform performs agentless deep file-level inspection of every backup, detecting threats that could compromise recovery without performance overhead. Elastio Platform inspects for: Zero-Day Ransomware Encryption â Uses machine learning-driven statistical, deterministic, and behavioral models to detect unknown and evolving ransomware with 99.99% accuracy. Insider Threats â Identifies unauthorized encryption, which may indicate insider-driven attacks. Signatures â Detects pre-detonation ransomware before it escalates. File System Integrity Issues â Flags corrupt files and structural inconsistencies that could make restoration impossible. Conclusion: Make Data Integrity Validation a Core Part of Your Disaster Recovery Strategy Building a secure backup and disaster recovery strategy goes beyond simply storing backups in an immutable vaultâit requires confidence that your backups are clean, uncorrupted, and fully recoverable. AWS recommends implementing Elastio Platformâs data integrity validation into backup workflows to ensure recoverability and resilience. (Learn more at the 2024 AWS re:Invent presentation on Building Resilience Against Ransomware Using AWS Backup here .) Elastio Platform makes this process seamless, providing proactive detection and validation so that organizations never have to question whether their backups will work when they need them most. If you're exploring a backup and disaster recovery project, make sure data integrity validation is part of the process. Additional Materials Learn more about AWS Backup and Elastio integration: Elastio Integrates with AWS Backup for Secure Backups to Enhance Ransomware Defense | AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog AWS re:Invent 2024: Building resilience against ransomware using AWS Backup (STG409) â YouTube See how Elastio Platform works with AWS Backup Logically Air-Gapped Vault: Building Ransomware Resilience with Elastio and AWS Backup Logically Air-Gapped Vault"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platformâs Intuitive User Interface When ransomware hits, security teams are under immense pressure to contain the damage quickly, find the source, and restore operations. With critical systems locked down and business grinding to a halt, every second counts. At the same time, leadership wants answers. How bad is it? Whatâs impacted? How soon can we recover? Itâs a high-stakes, high-stress situation in which having the right tools can mean the difference between a rapid recovery and a prolonged crisis. Thatâs why we built the Elastio Platform to make ransomware recovery as effortless, intuitive, and stress-free as possible (or at least as stress-free as it can be in an attack). By removing complexity and streamlining recovery into just three clicks, Elastio helps teams regain control with confidenceâwithout getting lost in complicated workflows. 1, 2, 3⦠Ransomware Recovery We designed the Elastio Platform around a \"donât make me think\" approach. Our streamlined, three-tiered structure eliminates endless menus and confusing options, helping teams make fast, informed decisions in moments of crisis. After analyzing dozens of Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows, we distilled them into a simple, intuitive experience that puts everything teams need right at their fingertips. Click One: Centralized Dashboard â Your Mission Control The Elastio Platform dashboard acts as mission control, offering real-time visibility into system health, data integrity, and potential threats. Users can instantly see: Critical alerts Latest data inspection results Ransomware Resilience Posture Summaries Click Two: Data-Rich Asset Tables â Find What You Need Fast Time is critical in ransomware recovery. Elastioâs intelligent search and filtering allows users to quickly locate affected files, backups, or workloads, pinpointing clean restore points without manually sifting through endless copies. Click Three: Recovery â Get Back to Business At the end of the workflow, users are fully equipped to mitigate the attack and restore operations instantly. On the Elastio Platform recovery page, teams can: Confirm critical details about the infected instance Drill down to specific files flagged for infection Extract forensic copies for investigation Execute a clean recoveryârestoring data instantly from the last validated, ransomware-free restore point. Whether conducting forensic analysis or executing a full recovery, Elastio provides clarity, speed, and confidenceâensuring a seamless return to normal operations. Beyond Recovery: Supporting Features That Reduce Operational Overhead Incident Tracking: Visibility for Every Stakeholder When ransomware is detected, Elastio Platform instantly notifies the organization and automatically tracks the incident from detection to recovery. Through an intuitive Kanban-style interface , teams can: Monitor the entire history of an incident, from initial detection to resolution View required actions and track progress toward full remediation Ensure all stakeholdersâsecurity teams, IT, and leadershipâstay informed with real-time status updates Context-Aware Alerts \u0026 Notifications: Prioritize What Matters Elastio Platformâs highly configurable alerting system ensures that the right people get the correct informationâat the right time. The system allows users to: Customize alerts based on priority, event type, or user role Control visibility so teams only see relevant notifications, reducing noise Stay informed on threats, backup health, and recovery progressâwithout alert fatigue With Elastio, organizations can tailor their alerting strategy to prioritize critical threats, streamline response efforts, and ensure the right stakeholders stay informed. Real-Time System Status: Instant Visibility \u0026 Proactive Monitoring Elastio Platform continuously monitors its own operations, ensuring teams have a clear, real-time view of deployment health, job execution, and system performance.â Monitor platform activity, including deployment status and job processingâ Proactively identify and surface issues that require attentionâ Troubleshoot and resolve confi guration or performance concernsâ Set up custom alerts for anomalies, such as delayed
1jobs or unexpected system behaviors Role-Based Access Control: Security Without Complexity Security teams need complete control over access and permissions to ensure the right people can take actionâwithout unnecessary risk. Elastio Platformâs role-based access control (RBAC) enables administrators to: Define granular permissions for different roles and responsibilities Ensure only authorized users can initiate restores or modify settings Protect critical features while maintaining operational efficiency With fine-tuned access management, Elastio Platform ensures that security and IT teams can confidently operate, enforcing the principle of least privilege. Effortless Deployment, Instant Value: Elastio Works Where You Work Elastio Platform is built for IT teams, not extra workâmeaning it integrates directly into your existing infrastructure without disruption or steep learning curves. Natively supports AWS, hybrid, and on-premises environments Adapts to your existing security and backup workflowsâno rip-and-replace required Works out of the box so teams can immediately enhance ransomware resilience without extensive retraining With Elastio Platform, there's no reconfiguring, no downtime, and no operational headachesâjust smarter recovery embedded into the workflows you already rely on. Conclusion: Recovery, Simplified. Confidence, Restored. Ransomware attacks are chaotic, high-pressure eventsâbut recovery doesnât have to be. The Elastio Platform is designed to eliminate complexity, minimize downtime, and give security teams the confidence to act quickly and decisively. With a three-click recovery workflow, Elastio ensures that teams can instantly identify the most recent clean restore pointâwithout having to sift through endless backups. Instead of forcing users to guess, the platform provides clear, intelligent recovery recommendations so organizations can confidently restore systems to a pre-attack state. Instant insights from a centralized dashboard Rapid search and drill-down to pinpoint uninfected recovery points One-click to restore operations in minutes From near real-time ransomware detection to a recovery process designed for speed and simplicity, the Elastio Platform is built to make one of IT's worst days easier. Fast. Simple. Resilient. Three clicks, and youâre back in control."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"What The New Proposed HIPAA Security Rules Mean For Your Organization The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed significant updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule in response to escalating cyber threats. These proposed changes aim to enhance the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI) and ensure healthcare organizations are better equipped to handle modern cybersecurity challenges. Elastio, with its advanced ransomware protection solutions, is well-positioned to support healthcare entities in aligning with these new recommendations. Understanding the Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Changes On December 27, 2024, the HHS's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the HIPAA Security Rule. This proposal marks the first significant update since 2013 and reflects the need to address the evolving landscape of cyber threats targeting the healthcare sector. hhs.gov The proposed modifications include: Contingency Planning: The proposed regulation requires that healthcare organizations implement a contingency plan with robust data backup procedures and written processes that enable the restoration of crucial data within 72 hours of the loss. OCR Proposes Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule | Publications | Kirkland \u0026 Ellis LLP Regular Risk Assessments and Audits : Covered entities and business associates must conduct periodic risk analyses and maintain compliance documentation to identify and mitigate risks proactively. Enhanced Incident Response Protocols : Organizations must establish robust procedures to effectively detect, respond to, and recover from security incidents. These proposed changes aim to fortify the healthcare sector's defenses against increasingly sophisticated and damaging cyberattacks. The Imperative for Strengthened Cybersecurity in Healthcare High-profile data breaches in recent years underscored the urgency for these updates. In 2024 alone, there were 13 data breaches, each affecting over 1 million healthcare records, culminating in the exposure of approximately 146 million individuals' data. Notably, a ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group compromised the personal information of over 100 million individuals, marking the most significant healthcare data breach. hipaajournal.com theverge.com These incidents jeopardize patient privacy and disrupt healthcare services, leading to delayed treatments and increased operational costs. The proposed HIPAA Security Rule changes are designed to mitigate such risks by enforcing stricter security protocols. How Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform Can Support Compliance with the New HIPAA Recommendations Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform (Elastio Platform) offers comprehensive ransomware protection solutions that align seamlessly with the proposed HIPAA Security Rule enhancements: Continuous Validation of Contingency Plan: The new proposed regulations demand that organizations have written procedures to restore crucial data within seventy-two hours. Elastio Platform inspects data backups upon creation to verify they are clean and recoverable, giving organizations critical visibility into the effectiveness of their recovery plans. Automated Risk Assessments : Elastio Platform conducts continuous discovery and risk analyses of your environment. It identifies storage misconfigurations that leave companies vulnerable to ransomware attacks and provides actionable insights to mitigate them. Robust Incident Response Capabilities : In the event of a security incident, Elastio Platform offers rapid detection and response tools, enabling organizations to contain and remediate threats and minimize potential damage quickly. Comprehensive Compliance Reporting : Elastio Platform provides detailed compliance documentation and audit trails, assisting healthcare organizations in demonstrating adherence to HIPAA requirements during audits. Conclusion The proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule represent a critical step toward strengthening cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. As cyber threats evolve, healthcare organizations must adopt advanced security measures to protect ePHI and maintain patient trust. Elastio Platform's suite of ransomware protection solutions offers the necessary tools to achieve compliance with the new HIPAA recommendations and enhance the overall cybersecurity posture. By proactively implementing these measures, healthcare providers can comply with regulatory requirements and ensure patient information's confidentiality, integrity, and availability in an increasingly digital healthcare environment. HIPPA proposal: HIPAA Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Electronic Protected Health Information | HHS.gov"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Data-Level Detection: Anomaly or Encryption Ransomware attacks continue to bypass traditional security layers , including endpoint detection and server-based defenses. Businesses are adding data-layer detection as an extra safeguard against ransomware. However, a problem exists: most of these solutions do not work. Most solutions rely on anomaly detection, which is no longer an effective approach. Today, instead of accurately detecting ransomware, this method: Floods security teams with false positives Misses modern ransomware techniques that bypass anomaly-based detection. Fails to provide actionable intelligence past anomaly alerts . To detect ransomware , you must recognize actual encryption activity in dataânot just alert on statistical anomalies. In this blog, we break down: Why anomaly detection fails to stop ransomware Weaknesses of anomaly-based detection Why encryption detection is the reliable solution 1. What is Anomaly Detection? Anomaly detection identifies unusual behavior in data patterns to detect potential ransomware activity. It is commonly implemented in backup solutions using: Change Rate Analysis â Detects unusual spikes in modified data. Backup Size Monitoring â Flags abnormal increases in backup size. Metadata Analysis â Looks for mass renaming or restructuring of files. Entropy Detection â Identifies high randomness in file contents (potential encryption). While these techniques seem logical , they do not stop ransomware in practice. 2. Where Anomaly Detection Falls Short (A) Many False Positives Anomaly detection is inherently noisy because it cannot distinguish between a real threat and normal data fluctuations. SOC teams receive an average of 4,484 security alerts dailyâ67% are ignored due to alert fatigue.[ The Silent Threat of Alert Fatigue ] When false positives are constant, teams either turn off or ignore them Key takeaway: A detection system that creates too many alerts can be as bad as having no detection. (B) Lack of Precision: No Actionable Insights Anomaly detection does not tell you whatâs happeningâonly that something \"looks unusual.\" Security teams are left investigating vague alerts instead of getting concrete, actionable insights. When ransomware is actively spreading, you donât have time to analyze anomaliesâyou need to know precisely what is encrypting your data. Key takeaway: A detection system that only says âsomething might be wrongâ can create more work than solving the problem. (C) Arbitrary Sensitivity Settings Undermine Effectiveness Security teams are responsible for tuning sensitivity levels to deal with alerts, which is an unreliable process. Set sensitivity too high? Teams are flooded with false positives. Set sensitivity too low? Ransomware slips through undetected. Since every environment is different, thereâs no universal threshold , leaving teams guessing and making detection inconsistent and useless at best. Key takeaway: A detection system that requires constant manual tuning is fundamentally flawed. (D) False Negatives: How Ransomware Evades Anomaly Detection Many modern ransomware families are designed to evade anomaly detection. Several top ten ransomware variants use intermittent encryption âencrypting parts of files instead of the entire fileâso entropy remains unchanged. Attackers test their ransomware against anomaly detection tools before deploying it, ensuring their malware remains undetected. Examples of Ransomware That Evade Anomaly Detection: LockFile LockFile â Uses partial encryption , modifying only parts of files to avoid detection. Xorist Xorist â Does not change metadata to bypass statistical anomaly-based defenses. Alcatraz Locker Alcatraz Locker â Base64 encoding , ensuring minimal entropy changes. Sources: LockFile ransomwareâs box of tricks: intermittent encryption and evasion â Sophos News Key takeaway: If attackers can trivially bypass your anomaly detection method, itâs not a real ransomware defense. (E) Anomaly Detection Doesnât Look for Malware Anomaly detection does not detect actual ransomware executablesâit only flags suspicious behavior. Gartner confirms this: âItâs important to note that anomaly scanning does not detect malware executables and cannot prevent those executables from becoming part of the backup of a system.â âItâs important to note that anomaly scanning does not detect malware executables and cannot prevent those executables from becoming part of the backup of a system.â Secure Your Backup Platforms and Data From Ransomware Attacks, 2024 This means ransomware can still be backed up, spread, and restoredâeven if anomaly detection exists. Key takeaway: A system that cannot detect actual ransomware encryption is broken, and their data is at risk. 3. The Solution: Ransomware Encryption Detection Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform is Different Instead of relying on anomaly detection, Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform (Elastio Platform) uses encryption-based detection to recognize actual ransomware activity inside storage and backups. Elastio Platform leverages a proprietary Machine Learning (ML) model built on a dataset of all known ransomware since 2014. Elastio Platform can identify ransomware encryption in data, even for zero-day threats that have not yet been identified. Key Differentiators of Elastio Platformâs Approach: Detects the specific ransomware variant encrypting at the file level Identifies zero-day ransomware that has never been seen before with 99.99% accuracy Provides forensic insights on the attackerâs tactics Eliminates false positives by focu
1sing on real encryption activity With Elastio Platform, security teams donât have to guess. When ransomware is detected, Elastio Platform knows whatâs happening, which files are affected, and how to respond. Conclusion: The Need for Ransomware Detection Anomaly detection was never designed to stop ransomware. The only way to reliably detect ransomware is by recognizing how and when ransomware has encrypted data Elastio Platform detects actual ransomware encryption, providing precise and actionable intelligence Eliminate noise. Gain intelligence with Elastio Platform to be proactive and defend against ransomware"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastio Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform is excited to unveil its new Elastio Platform 360 Ransomware Resilience User Interface (UI) , an innovation that empowers businesses with unprecedented visibility into their ransomware resilience posture. This comprehensive interface provides actionable intelligence to identify threats, enhance defenses, and ensure clean, reliable recovery from one unified platform. Bringing Hidden Risks into Clear View Ransomware recovery is only as strong as your weakest link; without visibility, those weaknesses remain hidden until itâs too late. Elastio Platform 360 Ransomware Resilience UI is designed to illuminate key dimensions of your data security and recovery environment, transforming resilience from an abstract concept into a measurable, actionable framework. The intuitive interface delivers a real-time view of ransomware resilience, enabling organizations to: Uncover critical vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them. Prioritize areas of improvement that strengthen ransomware defenses. Take proactive steps to secure clean recovery points and prevent future breaches. Five Dimensions of Visibility for Proactive Cybersecurity The Elastio Platform 360 Ransomware Resilience UI visualizes resilience across five essential cybersecurity dimensions: Recovery Assurance : Instantly verifies clean, ready-to-restore recovery points within defined SLAs, eliminating guesswork when disaster strikes. Asset Coverage : Confirms all critical assets are scanned for reducing blindspots and protecting against perimeter breaches. Ransomware Safety : Tracks data integrity to detect threats before and after detonation, ensuring quick remediation and recovery. Encryption Activity : Identifies malicious encryption and insider threats, a growing risk for organizations of all sizes. Storage Health : Pinpoints storage misconfigurations and potential exploits, safeguarding data from hidden weaknesses. This enhanced visibility allows businesses to confidently align their defenses and recovery strategies to current and emerging threats. Actionable Insights with Every View Built on advanced analytics and machine learning, the Elastio Platform 360 Ransomware Resilience UI equips cybersecurity leaders with a clear roadmap for resilience improvement. Designed with industry experts, it simplifies complex data, providing intuitive metrics highlighting risk areas and real-time resilience progress. Confidence in Clean Data, Ready for Recovery Traditional solutions leave gaps in ransomware detection and recovery readiness. The Elastio Platform fills those gaps by continuously monitoring data integrity, alerting organizations to hidden threats, and validating every recovery point. Elastio Platform 360 Ransomware Resilience UI turns those capabilities into actionable insights, empowering teams to detect risks early and restore operations without hesitation. Step into the Future of Ransomware Recovery Assurance The Elastio Platform 360 Ransomware Resilience UI redefines how organizations understand and enhance their ransomware resilience posture. Ready to see it in action? Explore Elastio today and gain confidence in your ability to recover clean, secure data quickly and precisely."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Introduction A recent ransomware campaign has emerged, targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3) buckets. This attack encrypts existing S3 objects using new encryption keys, rendering them inaccessible without payment. Forbes Understanding how this attack operates and implementing effective security measures are crucial steps to safeguard your data against such threats. What Happened? This ransomware campaign exploits AWS's Server-Side Encryption with Customer-Provided Keys (SSE-C). Attackers use compromised AWS credentials to encrypt S3 objects with keys known only to them. Since AWS does not store these keys, the data becomes unrecoverable without the attacker's cooperation. BleepingComputer The attack involves: Unauthorized Access: Attackers gain access to AWS accounts with permission to read and write S3 objects. Encryption with SSE-C: They encrypt existing S3 objects using SSE-C with keys they control. Data Inaccessibility: Without the specific encryption keys, legitimate users cannot decrypt and access their data. Ransom Demand: Attackers demand payment in exchange for the decryption keys. This method effectively locks users out of their data, with recovery being impossible without the attacker's key. How Could This Impact You? For businesses relying on AWS S3 to store critical data, this attack poses a significant threat. If your data becomes encrypted by an unauthorized party, it can lead to operational disruptions, financial losses, and reputational damage. The claim that recovery is impossible without payment underscores the importance of robust security measures and proactive monitoring to detect and prevent such unauthorized activities. Best Practices for Recovery and Prevention Strengthen Access Controls Implement Least Privilege Access: Ensure that users and applications have only the permissions necessary to perform their tasks. Regularly audit permissions to prevent privilege creep. Use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Require MFA for all accounts, especially those with access to sensitive data. Utilize Ransomware Scanning Deploy Advanced Tools: Utilize advanced ransomware detection and recovery solutions to automatically identify and mitigate threats in buckets. Enhance Scanning Tools: Upgrade your ransomware scanning tools to detect specific errors associated with SSE-C encryption misuse. Implement Proactive Monitoring: Set up systems to trigger alerts whenever read errors occur, signaling potential ransomware activity. Monitor and Detect Anomalous Activities Enable Logging and Monitoring: Activate AWS CloudTrail and Amazon S3 server access logging to monitor access and changes to your S3 buckets. Set Up Alerts: Configure alerts for unusual activities, such as sudden changes in encryption settings or large data transfers. Utilize S3 Object Lock and Versioning Enable S3 Object Lock: Implement Object Lock in compliance mode to prevent object deletion or modification within a specified retention period, protecting data from unauthorized changes. Amazon Web Services, Inc. Activate Versioning: Keep previous versions of objects to recover from unintended overwrites or deletions. Regular Backups and Replication Perform Regular Backups: Regularly back up your data to separate, secure locations to ensure availability in case of an attack. Implement Cross-Region Replication: Replicate data across different AWS regions to enhance durability and availability. Validate Backup Integrity: Use these tools to ensure your s3 backups are secure and identify the last known clean version for swift recovery. Educate and Train Your Team Conduct Security Training: Regularly train employees on security best practices and how to recognize phishing attempts and other common attack vectors. Develop an Incident Response Plan: Establish and rehearse a response plan for potential security incidents, including ransomware attacks. Conclusion The emergence of this S3-targeted ransomware campaign highlights cyber adversaries' evolving tactics. By implementing robust security measures, maintaining vigilant monitoring, and fostering a culture of security awareness, you can protect your data and ensure business continuity. Remember, preparation and proactive defense are your best strategies against ransomware threats. At Elastio, we offer advanced ransomware detection and recovery solutions tailored to safeguard your cloud storage environments, helping you stay resilient against emerging threats. Stay vigilant. Stay protected."])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"7d:T481,Ransomware recovery shouldnât be a guessing game. For an auto insurance firm dedicated to protecting its clients' futures, safeguarding critical backup data from hidden threats was non-negotiable. With Elastio Elastio , this firmâs ransomware recovery strategy has transformed from reactive to proactive. Bob Craven, Technical Services Manager, recognized the growing sophistication of ransomware tactics â specifically, their ability to infiltrate backups by silently infecting data and lying dormant until recovery. Tasked with ensuring data integrity and business continuity, Bob turned to Elastio's Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform Elastio's Ransomware Recovery Assurance Platform to fill the critical gap traditional solutions couldnât address. Daily automated scans and precise ransomware detection give users confidence in detecting data compromise early and instantly identifying a clean backup to restore. Bob refers to the Elastio Platform as a cornerstone of the companyâs data integrity and protection strategy. Discover how Elastio helps protect data integrity, streamline compliance, and prevent disaster before it strikes.7e:T2a92,"])</script>
1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"By Eswar Nalamaru, Product Manager â Elastio, and Sabith Venkitachalapathy, Solutions Architect â AWS Data Protection Services Today's large enterprises face significant cybersecurity risks, including ransomware and advanced threats that can compromise critical data. To protect against these, organizations need secure, isolated backups that can be quickly recovered. However, traditional methods for creating these backups are often too complex and expensive for large-scale use. This leaves many companies vulnerable to data loss and business disruptions. This blog post examines how AWS Backup's logically air-gapped vault feature offers a practical solution for creating secure, scalable backups to enhance cyber-resilience. The AWS Backup logically air-gapped vault is a highly secure storage construct that logically isolates backups and encrypts them using AWS-owned keys, providing an additional layer of protection. Furthermore, the vault's integration with AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) allows for easy and controlled sharing across multiple AWS accounts, enabling faster recovery times and minimizing Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) while maintaining str
1ict security measures. AWS Backup logically air-gapped vaults significantly enhance recovery capabilities, but their effectiveness ultimately depends on the quality of the stored backups. In light of the recent surge in ransomware attacks, which have targeted backups in 94% of cases last year [ Sophos ], maintaining backup integrity has become more crucial than ever. By implementing Logically Air-Gapped Vaults, organizations can better protect their backups from potential corruption that might otherwise go undetected. This proactive approach ensures that the data remains reliable and usable when recovery is needed, potentially saving organizations from increased recovery costs and operational disruptions. Many organizations face the challenge of confirming whether their immutable backups are clean and ready for recovery. Elastio addresses this urgent need by inspecting backup data for ransomware, ensuring that businesses always have a recent, verified, clean copy of their data for rapid restoration. Elastio acts as a last layer of defense by ensuring that your backups are always reliable during ransomware attacks and that you always have a clean copy of the data. Previously, Elastio integrated with AWS Backup to protect your EC2 and EBS Recovery points. With the new version of Elastio, you can scan your EC2, EBS, EFS, S3, and VMware Recovery Points. Further, it integrates with AWS Backup Restore testing to monitor your Recovery Points in Logically Air-Gapped Vaults. AWS Backup Logically Air-Gapped Vaults and Ransomware Recovery To utilize Logically Air-Gapped Vaults, configure AWS Backup's Backup Plans within your Workload Account to copy backups to the Logically Air-Gapped Vault. Once activated, the Backup Plan automatically transfers backups from the Local Vault to the Logically Air-Gapped Vault. AWS Backup allows customers to share Recovery Points stored in Logically Air-Gapped Vaults with a designated Recovery Account. To enable cross-account access, use AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) to share a Logically Air-Gapped Vault with other AWS accounts, including those across different organizations. This powerful sharing capability ensures that backups stored in the Logically Air-Gapped Vault can be swiftly and reliably restored from any authorized shared account, enhancing disaster recovery readiness and operational flexibility. Logically Air-Gapped Vaults are encrypted using AWS-owned encryption keys. So, Elastio cannot mount the backups of EC2 and EBS directly from Logically Air-gapped Vaults. So, the Recovery Points can be scanned before going to Logically Air-gapped Vaults or restoring Recovery Points from the Logically Air-gapped Vaults. How Elastio works with AWS Backup Logically Air-Gapped Vaults Elastio offers flexible deployment options to cater to varying customer requirements, but two primary approaches are commonly used to inspect backups stored in AWS LAG Vaults. Approach 1: Scan backups in the Workload Account before they reach theLogically Air-GappedVault Elastio can be deployed in the Workload Account to inspect backups before copying them to the Logically Air-Gapped Vault. This approach allows Elastio to detect ransomware earlier in the attack cycle, identifying threats in your data before they reach the Logically Air-Gapped Vault. AWS Backup creates a recovery point in an AWS Backup Vault for an Amazon EC2 instance in the AWS account. Recovery Point creation triggers Amazon EventBridge. A Lambda function is triggered on the event and checks if the recovery point is tagged with âelastio:action=scan.â If the recovery point is tagged, the Lambda triggers Elastio scans. Steps to protect backups before moving to Logically Air-Gapped Vaults: Deploy Elastio in the Workload account with a CloudFormation Template. Deploy the CLoudFormation Template in the workload accounts to add tags to AWS Backup Recovery Points. Note that this step is required to protect EC2 Recovery points, as AWS Backup does not pass the metadata of the volumes to the Logically Air-Gapped Vaults. It will be challenging to correlate the volumes in the Elastio Console without this. Go to CloudFormation in AWS and click âCreate Stack with new resources.â In Step 1, choose âUpload a template fileâ, upload the YAML file, and click Next In Step 2, give the name for the stack and click Next by leaving everything default. In Step 3, leave everything default and click Next. In Step 4, acknowledge at the bottom of the screen and click âSubmit.â Add \"elastio:action=scan\" in the source account AWS Backup Plan. Go to AWS Backups and click the âCreate backup planâ button. On the Backup Plan creation page, set a plan, and at the bottom of the page, add elastio:action=scan to the âTags added to the recovery points â optionalâ section, as shown in the screenshot below. Click âCreate Planâ. Once the plan is created, all the recovery points created with this backup plan are automatically scanned by Elastio. Elastio scans EC2 and EBS AWS Backup Recovery Points created by AWS Backup. To scan S3 and EFS Recovery points, Elastio scans the Recovery Points as part of a restore test plan. Approach 2: Scan the backups within theLogically Air-GappedVault Elastio can scan backups once they are stored in the Logically Air-Gapped Vault, offering a more centralized solution by inspecting backups from multiple workload accounts in one location. By sharing the Logically Air-Gapped Vault with a Recovery Account through AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM), organizations can inspect backups as part of a Restore Test process, ensuring that recovery points are clean before restoration. AWS Backup creates a recovery point in a Local Vault for an Amazon EC2 instance in the AWS account. The recovery point is copied from the Local Vault to the Logically Air-Gapped Vault. The Logically Air-Gapped Vault is shared with the Recovery Account using AWS Resource Access Manager to perform Restore Testing. Detailed instructions on sharing the recovery points are available in the blog: Introducing AWS Backup logically air-gapped vault. Perform a restore in the Recovery account via AWS Backup Restore Testing. An Amazon EventBridge event is triggered when the restore is completed. A Lambda function is triggered on the event and looks if the recovery point is tagged with âelastio:restore-test=scan.â If the recovery point is tagged, the Lambda triggers Elastio scans. The scan results are sent back to AWS Backup restore testing. Steps to protect backups in Logically Air-Gapped Vaults: Deploy Elastio in the Recovery account with a CloudFormation Template. Deploy the CloudFormation Template in the workload accounts to add tags to AWS Backup Recovery Points. Note that this step is required to protect EC2 Recovery Points, as AWS Backup does not pass the metadata of the volumes to the Logically Air-Gapped Vaults. It will be easier to correlate the volumes in the Elastio Console with this. Go to CloudFormation in AWS and click âCreate Stack with new resources.â In Step 1, choose âUpload a template fileâ, upload the YAML file, and click Next In Step 2, give the name for the stack and click Next by leaving everything default In Step 3, leave everything default and click Next. In Step 4, acknowledge at the bottom of the screen and click âSubmit.â Add \"elastio:action=scan\" in the source account AWS Backup Plan. Go to AWS Backup Console and click the \"Create backup plan\" button. On the Backup Plan creation page, set a plan, and at the bottom of the page, add elastio:action=scan to the âTags added to the recovery points â optionalâ section, as shown in the screenshot below. Click âCreate Planâ. Once the plan is created, all the recovery points created with this backup plan are automatically scanned by Elastio. Elastio scans EC2 and EBS AWS Backup Recovery Points created by AWS Backup. To scan S3 and EFS Recovery points, Elastio scans the Recovery Points as part of a restore test plan. Deploy the CFN to integrate Elastio with the AWS Backup Restore Testing. This CFN allows Elastio to scan recovery points as the ransomware protection step of the restore testing process. Go to CloudFormation in AWS and click âCreate Stack with new resources.â In Step 1, choose \"Amazon S3 URL\", paste the link, and click \"Next.\" In Step 2, give the name for the stack and click Next by leaving everything default. In Step 3, leave everything default and click Next. In Step 4, acknowledge at the bottom of the screen and click âSubmit.â Add \" elastio:restore-test=scan \" in the source account AWS Backup's Backup Plan. Elastio automatically scans recovery Points with these tags as part of restore testing. Go to AWS Backup and click the âCreate backup planâ button. On the Backup Plan creation page, set a plan, and at the bottom of the page, add elastio:restore-test=scan to the \"Tags added to the recovery points â optional\" section, as shown in the screenshot below. Click \"Create Plan\". Once the plan is created, all the recovery points created with this backup plan are automatically scanned by Elastio. Conclusion While AWS Backup Logically Air-Gapped Vaults provide secure storage, Elastio is the critical component that transforms this infrastru
1cture into a truly resilient ransomware defense. By intelligently scanning and validating backups, Elastio enables organizations to confidently identify clean recovery points â a capability essential for effective cyber recovery. Without Elastio's powerful ransomware protection technology, enterprises cannot know that their securely stored backups are usable recovery points, exposing organizations to the devastating impacts of ransomware attacks."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Your S3 data is vulnerable to ransomware attacks Amazon S3 is a popular choice for businesses due to its high availability, durability and cost-effectiveness. And its use is growing even more as organizations rely on AWS S3 as the foundation of their Gen AI data lakes. This widespread use and the storage of critical data make S3 an attractive target for threat actors. The risk of threat actors compromising S3 data is significant, as it can serve as both an entry point and a distribution point for ransomware. An example S3 threat pathway is when an attacker identifies a misconfigured S3 bucket that is publicly accessible or has weak access controls and uploads ransomware to it. Then a legitimate user unknowingly accesses the malicious file, leading to encryption of local and network files, operational disruption, and potential data loss. To secure against such attacks, it is crucial to tighten IAM controls and implement preventative measures, but also continuously verify the integrity of your data to promptly identify any compromises when they (almost inevitably) occur. Secure Your S3 Data Given this significant risk, Elastio customers asked us to extend our ransomware protection to continuously inspect their S3 data for ransomware and malware. This way, customers can be quickly alerted to any compromises and remediate threats before they spread. Elastio performs inspections both on the live data and on AWS Backups to ensure both early detection and clean recoveries from uncompromised backups. Elastio S3 Ransomware \u0026 Malware Protection Elastio offers the most comprehensive and flexible enterprise ransomware and malware protection for S3 â and at the lowest cost. With Elastio, customers can perform an initial inspection of all their existing S3 data upon deployment to ensure it is free from ransomware and malware. As new objects are added to your S3 buckets, Elastio automatically and continuously inspects them for any threats, providing ongoing protection. Additionally, Elastio enables periodic full inspections using the latest ransomware models and malware signatures to identify threats that were unknown during previous scans. Another key benefit is Elastioâs seamless integration with AWS Backup to ensure your S3 backups remain clean and uncompromised. With our most recent release, customers can now inspect even larger buckets for ransomware and malware without impacting production. Elastioâs license is priced based on the amount of storage protected rather than by scan, enabling regular, comprehensive scans without high costs, significantly enhancing your overall security posture."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastio Achieves AWS Security Competency We are excited to announce that Elastio has earned its AWS Security Competency. The AWS Security Competency designation is awarded to partners with technical proficiency and proven customer success in delivering security solutions on the AWS platform. Elastio earned its AWS Storage Competency early in 2023. Achieving AWS Security Competency status requires partners to undergo a rigorous validation process, including a thorough assessment of their security solutions, technical expertise, customer case studies, and adherence to best practices for security on AWS. The Elastio platform falls under the Data Protection security category for its ability to agentlessly detect threats in active infrastructure, including S3 buckets, and backups, enabling fast remediation while minimizing data loss. Security and Storage Intersect Cybersecurity threats loom large, with ransomware attacks posing a significant risk to businesses of all sizes. The ability to detect and mitigate these threats is paramount in safeguarding critical data and ensuring business continuity. Detecting ransomware in active cloud infrastructure and backups requires expertise in both security and storage disciplines. Achieving both competencies demonstrates Elastioâs commitment to serving the needs of AWSâs customers. Customers benefit from knowing that Elastio follows AWS best practices for security and storage to ensure that our ransomware detection capabilities best safeguard critical data and maintain the integrity of their AWS environment. Available through the AWS Marketplace The AWS Marketplace offers customers significant advantages when purchasing Elastio. With the marketplace's streamlined purchase process, customers can easily discover, evaluate, purchase, and deploy Elastio software. Customers with committed AWS spend can utilize that commitment as credit towards purchasing Elastio through the AWS Marketplace, enabling them to leverage their existing investment while acquiring essential software solutions."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Najaf Husain, CEO Ransomware attacks have become an ever-present threat to organizations of all sizes and industries. These malicious attacks can wreak havoc on a company's operations, causing significant financial and reputational damage. To combat this growing menace, it's crucial for businesses to have a well-thought-out ransomware response plan in place. Preparing for a Ransomware Attack The significance of having well-established, clean, and uncompromised recovery options cannot be overstated. Even with leading Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions, breaches can still occur, as evidenced by notable incidents like the attack on the City of Dallas , which showcased the persistence of attackers within networks despite robust defenses. Once these infiltrators gain access, they can target data stored on Elastic Block Storage (EBS) volumes or delete objects in Amazon S3, effectively holding them hostage for ransom, similar to what they would do with a Virtual Machine. The Importance of Verified Clean Recovery Options Elastio steps in to provide a solution. It offers the capability to create data snapshots, archiving them in a globally deduplicated and compressed format within S3 inside your account. We call this the Elastio Cyber Vault. Snapshots ingested into the vault undergo a thorough file inspection, scanning for over 2200 ransomware families and thousands of variants to ensure the data remains clean, uncompromised, and recoverable. If any active ransomware or malware is detected, specific files are promptly identified and sent to a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system. Elastio's incident response team takes it from there, analyzing the alerts and confirming the findings. The Vault itself is protected by S3 Object Lock to ensure that even admin-level IAM credentials are incapable of destroying it. Elastio also offers multiple recovery options, ranging from restoring to a known clean recovery point, enabling file-level recoveries, as well as EC2 and EBS recoveries. For infected assets, there's an option to recover them in an isolated sandbox environment. When it comes to production workloads, the Elastio live recovery option stands out by providing a rapid Recovery Time Objective (RTO) in a matter of minutes from the last known clean recovery point. To further fortify security and ensure a robust response plan, Elastio continuously snapshots the data, archives it, and checks its data integrity. This ongoing process not only enhances security but also acts as the ultimate safeguard, serving as the last line of defense in a comprehensive security strategy. The Last Line of Defense In essence, ransomware attacks are a numbers game involving a constant barrage of attempts until one inevitably breaches the defenses. This highlights the necessity of having a robust response plan that includes clean and uncompromised backups, such as those offered by Elastio, to ensure that even if an attack occurs, your organization can swiftly recover without paying the ransom. How Elastio Helps Elastio's data resilience platform ensures that your live data and backups are clean, uncompromised, and recoverable from ransomware attacks. Elastio reverse-engineered over 2200 ransomware families and developed the most comprehensive ransomware detection engine capable of pinpointing ransomware down to individual variants and files. Our advanced behavioral analytics model thoroughly examines your data for ransomware, malware, and corruption, providing the means for a secure recovery through point-in-time restoration of applications and data to a verified clean copy. With a proven track record of tens of billions of ransomware scans, our agentless platform empowers customers to validate the integrity of their live data and backups across AWS, Azure, and VMware. This includes securing critical areas of enterprise risk â core workloads, production databases, and object storage, ensuring that your data remains clean, uncompromised, and recoverable."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Najaf Husain, CEO The Need for Data Resilience It goes without saying that ransomware is top of mind for all enterprise security teams. The threat looms larger than ever, with a staggering 69% increase in attacks between 2022 to 20231. The rise isn't surprising when you consider the allure for cybercriminals: valuable digital assets, the ease of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms, the payoff from ransom payments, and an ever-expanding digital landscape ripe for exploitation. This problem isn't going away any time soon. Despite rigorous prevention efforts, such as EDR/XDR or mitigating common ransomware conduits (e.g., vulnerabilities, compromised credentials, phishing attacks), the harsh reality is that an attack may just be inevitable. Think of MGM â a multi-billion-dollar casino which surely had the most sophisticated ransomware prevention solutions available, yet still became a victim last year, at a cost of $110M. In this environment, security teams need to make a shift towards resilience, focusing not just on prevention but on robust recovery strategies to mitigate the impact of an attack. Recoverable Backups as a Cornerstone of Resilience Ransomware resilience is all about being ready to quickly and effectively recover in the event of an attack. This readiness hinges on having a clear and actionable plan in place that thinks through every component of what is required to get your business back up-and-running. As we all know, backups are an integral part of any recovery plan. But the question that security teams need to ask themselves is not just \"Do we have backups?\" but \"Do we have backups that are recoverable?\" One reason for special vigilance regarding your backup strategy is that cybercriminals have started to target backup repositories, to undermine the reliability of this recovery method. According to the 2023 Ransomware Trend Report, backups were targeted in a staggering 93% of ransomware attacks. The success rate of these targeted attacks is alarmingly high, with 75% of backup repositories being compromised during these incidents2. These statistics serve as a stark reminder of the importance of having a backup strategy that is robust enough to withstand targeted cyberattacks. How to Ensure Your Data is Recoverable with True Ransomware Detection Enterprises often implement immutability and air-gapping to protect their backups. But these measures alone are still not enough to guarantee recoverability. For one thing, many bad actors will intentionally dwell in your data for longer than your backup retention policy in order to covertly infiltrate your backup repositories. It's hard to imagine a worse scenario than relying on backups during an attack, only to realize those backups were compromised at the point of being rendered immutable and air-gapped. This not only leaves the team without a viable recovery option but also adds the insult of having invested money in the storage of \"dirty\" data. To remove any form of guesswork from your ransomware recovery plan, the key is to test the integrity of all your data before it is made immutable and air-gapped with true ransomware detection. This integrity check can be done either on your live data to catch ransomware before itâs backed up or else on backups before they are sent to the secure vault. Another key benefit of this practice is that, in the event that you find ransomware in your data, you know exactly when your last-known clean copy is and therefore what to recover from. In this way, true ransomware detection allows you to rest easy with the knowledge that your data is clean, uncompromised and recoverable. 1 Corvus: 2023 was a 'record-breaking' ransomware year | TechTarget 22023 Ransomware Trends Report (veeam.com)"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan, Chief Scientist Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters, essential for containerized application management, are vulnerable to security risks, particularly when using Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes and/or Simple Storage Service (S3) buckets for state storage. This vulnerability extends to ransomware and malware attacks, underscoring the critical need for a robust security infrastructure. The mechanics of ransomware attacks on EKS clusters Ransomware attacks on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters often employ sophisticated methods, with a notable strategy being the use of LD_PRELOAD to intercept the POSIX call chain. This method is a favored tool among Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operators like LockBit. The initial entry point for these attackers is often the compromise of Identity and Access Management (IAM) credentials, which can stem from poorly secured credentials or internal threats, such as disgruntled employees leaking sensitive information. The LockBit gang, known for its aggressive tactics, offers substantial rewards for high-value credentials. Interestingly, the use of zero-day vulnerabilities as primary entry points has diminished, thanks to modern infrastructure's capacity for automated updates, although defining IAM roles clearly and without overlap is still key to reducing potential harm. But even this measure is not a guaranteed safeguard, as attackers frequently exploit users who hold multiple IAM roles to move across various system boundaries. Why EDR/XDR is not enough to protect against these attacks Deploying perimeter Extended Detection and Response (XDR) agents on EKS clusters can enhance security. Yet, these agents represent merely the first layer of defense in a comprehensive security strategy. The reality is that even with leading XDR solutions, breaches occur. Notable incidents, such as the attack on the City of Dallas, demonstrate that attackers can maintain a presence in a network for extended periods despite these defenses being in place. Once infiltrators gain access, they can hold data on EBS volumes or delete S3 objects and offer them back for ransom, just as they might with a Virtual Machine. Kubernetes, in and of itself, does not offer extra protection against such threats. The level of attack sophistication often correlates with the perceived value of the target. High-value entities, such as financial institutions, are likely to encounter more advanced and tailored attack methods. Initially, these entities might be targeted by automated RaaS operators. When one of these tools discovers a vulnerability, the information is often sold to expert hacker groups who have the skills to exploit it effectively. Fundamentally, these attacks boil down to a numbers game, involving a constant bombardment of attempts until one inevitably finds its way through. The role of data resilience in mitigating ransomware attacks on EKS clusters In response to these challenges, data resilience solutions like Elastio â which operate at the data level â emerge as crucial components of a security infrastructure. Elastio offers a layer of defense beyond traditional measures by continuously monitoring the state of EBS and S3 for ransomware and malware, all without relying on agent-based solutions that can be compromised or bypassed. This approach addresses the gaps left by EDR/XDR solutions and provides an added layer of security. By prioritizing continuous monitoring and the resilience of the data itself, organizations can better protect their EKS clusters from evolving ransomware threats, ensuring operational continuity and safeguarding their data."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Todd Fredrick, Strategic Alliances Introduction In this current landscape of cybersecurity, one thing is sure â ransomware is not going away. It's not a matter of if but when you will get hit. As Managed Service Providers (MSPs), safeguarding your customers' data from the relentless threats of ransomware is paramount. In this blog post, we'll explore the challenges MSPs face, the need for true ransomware detection for backups, and why Elastio stands out as the ultimate ally in the battle against ransomware. Are you unwittingly backing up ransomware? Ransomware, a pervasive threat, is constantly evolving in sophistication. As it becomes more sophisticated, it outpaces traditional security measures, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR/XDR) solutions , leading to delayed detection. With ransomware dwell times often outlasting backup retention periods, this lag in identification gives ransomware the opportunity to integrate itself into backups covertly. By the time the ransomware is discovered, itâs too late: it has already compromised the integrity of your data recovery efforts. So the critical question looms: Are you unwittingly backing up ransomware? True ransomware detection for backups Elastio helps MSPs ensure that their customersâ backups are clean, uncompromised, and recoverable through its true ransomware detection. Unlike conventional solutions that rely on anomaly detection and often yield false positives, Elastio employs deep file-by-file inspection. This method, driven by specific knowledge of ransomware and its variants, ensures accurate detection without guesswork. Why Elastio Unparalleled Ransomware Knowledge: Elastio has set itself apart by reverse-engineering over 2,200 specific ransomware families and their variants. This comprehensive understanding enables Elastio to identify the presence of ransomware at the file level, providing MSPs with a precise and effective detection mechanism. Integration with Existing Backup Infrastructure: Elastio doesn't disrupt your existing backup infrastructure. Instead, it enhances your investment by seamlessly integrating with your current backup solution. This means you can elevate your cybersecurity without overhauling your entire system. Fast Time to Value: Time is of the essence in the fight against ransomware. Elastio ensures a swift deployment process, allowing MSPs to realize value rapidly. In a threat landscape where every moment counts, Elastio's efficie
1ncy is a game-changer. New Revenue Opportunity: With Elastio in their cybersecurity portfolio, MSPs create new revenue opportunities by introducing true ransomware detection for backups as an additional service, thereby improving client trust and retention. Elastio assures your customersâ data integrity As an MSP, safeguarding your customers' data from ransomware is a continuous challenge. Elastio provides a solution that understands ransomware intricately and integrates seamlessly into your existing backup infrastructure. Stay ahead of the threat curve with Elastio â the ultimate partner in securing your MSP and in ensuring the resilience of your customers' data against the ever-present ransomware threat."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"While vendors like AWS provide tools for increasing your security posture, protecting against ransomware requires more than standard EBS snapshots. Every day, IT leaders must prepare themselves for both new and existing threats that have the potential to severely disrupt mission-critical business operations. Ransomware is one of those threats, and itâs posing a serious risk to cloud-hosted data and applications too. Today, more than two thirds of malware downloads originate from cloud apps , and ransomware accounts for a sizable portion of that. The limitations of EBS snapshots against ransomware attacks Security challenges in the cloud typically stem from complexity. Multi-cloud environments can be highly scalable, agile, and cost-effective, but theyâre also inherently complex. The EBS snapshots provided by AWS are simply not enough to detect, respond or recover from ransomware attacks by themselves and costs can quickly increase too. Until recently, the cloud was a relatively safe haven from ransomware, at least compared to traditional environments. However, newer and more sophisticated ransomware strains have been specifically designed to exploit todayâs cloud and multi-cloud infrastructures. Some new and emerging strains even use cloud storage services themselves for malware injection. One of the first of this kind was the Jigsaw ransomware, which took advantage of the way cloud storage works by synchronizing encrypted files across all nodes connected to the location â including backups. Automating ransomware detection in the cloud What makes modern ransomware so dangerous is its ability to spread indiscriminately across cloud environments. Thus, the number-one goal in protecting against ransomware should be to reduce its ability to spread by logically isolating cloud storage resources, such as EBS and EC2 instances in AWS. Cloud security teams must also implement automated inspection and protection across their environments, while also having a centralized management console where they can monitor their applications and data and apply one set of policies. Inspecting your recovery points for ransomware Ransomware extortionists know that most of their potential victims have backup and recovery systems in place that can largely counter the effects of a successful attack. Because of this, ransomware is often designed to target backups, such as native cloud snapshots, as well. To mitigate these risks, every recovery point should be scanned for ransomware and other forms of malware for the sake of proactive protection. Furthermore, recovery points must be secured in an immutable vault so they cannot be tampered with. Understanding your ransomware recovery posture Your ransomware recovery posture refers to your ability to mitigate the effects of a successful ransomware attack. Given the extremely dynamic and unpredictable nature of cyberthreats, it is essential that you know your recovery posture at any given point or time. You need to have the right type of backup and be able to restore it to the required point in time before the attack, with minimal disruption and in accordance with your RPOs and RTOs. To do this, you need a cyber recovery solution with ransomware free backups that provides automatic asset detection, response and, rapid recovery of instances, and a centralized way to monitor and manage cyber recovery operations. About Elastio Elastio is the leader in Ransomware Recovery Assurance, helping enterprises prove their backups and cloud storage are always safe to recover. Our platform continuously validates backup and cloud storage integrity, detects advanced ransomware encryption that evades perimeter defenses, and guarantees a provable clean recovery point within your SLA. From AWS-native workloads to enterprise backup platforms, Elastio removes attackersâ leverage by making recovery a monitored security control."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan, Chief Scientist, Elastio Effective security isn't an 'either/or' choice. While strong endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR) perimeter defenses are crucial for blocking initial attacks, Elastio serves as an essential layer of defense for safeguarding critical enterprise data. What sets it apart is its ability to detect threats that bypass EDR/XDR defenses, enabling it to uniquely find those cases that slip through. The strongest security posture involves combining these solutions to protect both your perimeter and your data. In this blog, we will go into greater detail about how and why additional steps must be taken to ensure your ability to recover quickly from a ransomware attack. Unmasking the Vulnerabilities: How Malware Sneaks Past EDR and XDR Solutions EDR and XDR solutions form the first line of perimeter defense by using agents on end-point devices and VMs to detect malicious activity as it is occurring in real time. These solutions are very sophisticated, employing a mix of signature scanning, pattern detection, and AI to classify anomalous behavior specifically associated with malware. However, perimeter defenses are susceptible to bypass, particularly kernel bypass. In Windows systems, this is typically achieved by exploiting vulnerable kernel drivers (e.g., ioctl attacks), which bypasses strong Windows kernel driver signing techniques, resulting in malware within the kernel. These driver vulnerabilities are common given the large number of Windows devices, found at a rate of many a week and not particularly expensive to buy in malware markets. With malware within the kernel, metrics obtained by EDR/XDR solutions (all of which also have kernel components) to determine malicious activity are no longer correct â they are spoofed. The spoofing involves hiding entire directory trees, masking processes from the list of running processes, and masking malware registry entries from being seen. In addition, kernel to user DLL injection is now possible, resulting in user-level DLL hijacking that shows running processes a clean view of the system state. An example is the security tool Hidden , which is used by multiple active malware (e.g., HiddenGh0st RAT). While the tool was intended for security researchers and required manual disabling of driver signing, malware packages exploit driver vulnerabilities to avoid the manual step and deposit the rootkit payload directly into the kernel. At this point, XDR solutions are running blind and largely rely upon malware authors making a mistake and triggering a tripwire. Similar techniques exist for Linux as well, both in user-land hijacking using LD_PRELOAD (equivalent of DLL injection) as well as kernel hijacking using loadable kernel modules. VFS is a common hook point, since it enables kernel malware to spoof filesystem activity. While application security systems such as apparmor can correctly catch such bypass, they are rarely configured (in many cases disabled) correctly for custom packages, leaving pathways for malware injection. Fundamentally, malware gets to test against state-of-the-art EDR/XDR solutions and only has to be right once to bypass perimeter defenses. Beyond Perimeter Defense: Elastio's Revolutionary Approach to Ransomware Detection and Recovery The vast majority of successful high-profile attacks involved systems with functioning state-of-the-art XDR solutions deployed on them that still failed to detect the attack. For example, the after action report from the City of Dallas attack in May 2023 shows that their XDR solution (page 4 event timeline), failed to detect malware from the threat actor Royal for nearly a month as it spread across the network. More tellingly, even after the threat actor detonated ransomware, causing IT to shut down and rebuild affected systems, one of the systems was reinfected during the rebuild phase right through the XDR deployed on the rebuilt system. The lesson here is that perimeter defenses alone are not sufficient. In contrast to perimeter defense systems, Elastio focu
1ses on ensuring that malware doesnât get into immutable backups, which are the last line of defense against a ransomware attack. Elastio operates without end-point agents that can be bypassed and scans storage snapshots of the endpoint before the backup system ingests them. The fundamental difference here is that snapshots are taken by the underlying virtualization platform and completely outside the control of the malware affected end-point. The strong separation provided by the hypervisor in a cloud platform ensures that snapshots faithfully represent the storage state of the system1â the snapshot data Elastio operates on has clear provenance that cannot be changed or obfuscated by malware. This enables Elastio to unmask directory and registry hiding techniques used by malware, since they no longer work in an external snapshot. Elastio scans from an isolated clean environment that is not filtered by active malware, enabling comprehensive analysis and accurate, actionable intelligence on malware presence and ransomware detonation, however well hidden. Breaking Down the Differences: Endpoint Protection Solutions vs. Elastio's Data Resilience Platform End Point Protection Solutions Elastio Data Resilience Platform Details EDR runs on the production server and is designed to protect against hackers. Elastio is designed to operate on snapshots off-host. Elastio provides a crucial level of recovery protection when perimeter and EDR defenses fail. EDR is designed to block malware as it is deposited on the server. Elastio is designed to detect active ransomware and malware in data, ensuring itâs clean, uncompromised, and recoverable. Detecting active ransomware necessitates thorough file inspection across multiple points in time. This task cannot be performed at the endpoint due to its performance impact and the absence of overtime analysis. EDR can be circumvented by malicious actors. Elastio operates where a rootkit doesnât operate, unmasking it and enabling detection. Many techniques are used to bypass EDR â many of which also bypass driver signing. At this point, EDR cannot see parts of the file system, masked processes, and masked registry entries. About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to identify threats and enable quick response to compromises and infected files. Elastio provides best-in-class application protection and recovery and delivers immediate time-to-value. 1 As an aside, we note that malware sometimes attack the VSS subsystem in Windows resulting in unusable app consistent snapshots. Elastio checks for snapshot and filesystem corruption as the first stage of snapshot scan to defeat this attack vector ."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Elastio Expands Integration with AWS Security Hub and AWS Backup to Strengthen Defense Against Ransomware Attacks RESTON, VAâOctober 17, 2023 â Elastio , a leader in data resilience for cloud workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced new integrations with AWS Security Hub and AWS Backup. To help customers ensure their data is clean, non-compromised, recoverable, and resilient, Elastio announced integration between its Data Resilience Platform and AWS Backup. Elastio has also announced integration with AWS Security Hub, a cloud security posture management service that automates best practice checks, aggregates alerts, and supports automated remediation. AWS customers can now add Elastioâs alerts to this centralized security alert repository. \"We have recommended and deployed Elastio with a number of our customers,\" said Cris Daniluk, CEO of Rhythmic Technologies. \"It ensures their data is not compromised, offers cost-effective long-term retention for threat intelligence, and enables fast recoveries in the event of an issue.\" The Elastio platform is run entirely from within the customerâs Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). The Elastio technology does not have access to view or take custody of customer data or encryption keys. Customers control all policy details, including which AWS account(s) to run it in, what assets to scan, and the recovery point objective (RPO). \"Our clients must understand their recovery posture at all times,\" said Najaf Husain, CEO, Co-founder, Elastio. \"We offer them insight into the health of their data and ensure its integrity and recoverability.\" The expanded Elastio offering expands the companyâs AWS expertise, which includes the following: AWS Storage Competency â Elastio has achieved AWS Storage Competency Partner status AWS Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate â Elastio is a member of the co-sell program for organizations that provide software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. AWS Marketplace Seller â Elastio is available in AWS Marketplace About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to identify threats and enable quick response to compromises and infected files. Elastio provides best-in-class application protection and recovery and delivers immediate time-to-value."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Najaf Husain, Cofounder, Elastio Ransomware isn't just a problem for the security team; it demands the attention of the board and C-suite as well. Ransomware can be ruinous for an enterprise â it can halt operations and inflict severe harm on a company's reputation, all the while siphoning off financial resources. Harvard Business Review research revealed that nearly 75% of boardrooms consider cybersecurity a priority, and many often engage in discussions on the subject. Given the high stakes of an attack, cybersecurity must be a core element of company culture â the board and C-suite must integrate cybersecurity into all their decisions and activities. How does ransomware work? Ransomware infiltrates a company's systems and encrypts its data, rendering both the source data and any backups unusable. The individuals behind these attacks then demand a ransom, effectively keeping the compromised data as a hostage until the payment is made. In some cases, these attackers can lock businesses out of their own systems, resulting in a complete operational standstill. In other situations, the attackers may threaten to publicly release all the compromised data, creating substantial risks for the affected company's reputation and regulatory compliance. A recent case of ransomware is the attack on MGM casinos. This attack caused a 36-hour outage in which the gaming floor, reservation services and websites were all offline, and hackers successfully gained access to personal customer data, including Social Security Numbers. All in all, MGM suffered an estimated $100M loss from the data breach. Why is ransomware a board-level issue? Ransomware is a top priority for the board and C-suite because its consequences can be devastating, impacting mission-critical aspects of the business: Extinction-level financial impact and operational disruption: Ransomware attacks can lead to an \"extinction-level event,\" combining substantial financial losses with severe operational disruption. Companies may find themselves compelled to pay ransoms, deal with expenses related to data recovery, and endure downtime, all of which can critically impact the company's bottom line. For instance, consider the case of KNP Logistics , a UK logistics firm, which attributed its insolvency last month to a ransomware attack that occurred in June. Reputational damage and loss of customer trust: If customer data is compromised, or if the company's ability to fulfill commitments is hindered by an attack, it can severely undermine trust in the brand. A striking example of this is the BlackCat attack on Lehigh Valley Health Network, where the ransomware group exposed highly sensitive patient information, such as intimate images of breast cancer patients, medical questionnaires, and passports â recovering a positive brand image after such a devastating incident is very challenging. Legal and regulatory consequences: In many regions, there are legal and regulatory requirements concerning data protection and breach notifications. Moreover, since ransom payments are typically hard to trace, organizations and their leaders could be at risk of violating US government sanctions by paying. Failing to protect against ransomware can result in legal action and regulatory penalties, such as the class action lawsuit that has been filed against Tampa General Hospital for âfailing to protect the personal data of its patientsâ. Is my company really at risk? While some may assume that only highly regulated industries or critical national infrastructure need to focus on ransomware protection, the truth is that any company can be vulnerable. This is particularly true in an era of increasing digitization of operations, the growth of remote work, and the widespread use of cloud storage. Traditional legacy data protection systems often aren't prepared to effectively recover from a ransomware attack. Simultaneously, threat actors are growing more sophisticated, enticing new cyber talent, and continuously advancing their malware techniques. No company wants to find themselves the victim of a ransomware attack, but the risk spares no one. What can we do to stay safe? Companies that navigate cyberattacks successfully are those with boards that have thought through and readied themselves for the entire attack lifecycle. This includes implementing essential controls to prevent an attack, efficient monitoring to promptly detect breaches, ensuring the integrity of data before it's backed up, and reliable data backups for swift data recovery in case of encryption. Immutable backups do not necessarily mean recoverable backups. Elastio has designed its platform to help businesses stay prepared throughout every stage of a ransomware scenario by providing the necessary tools and solutions for protection, detection, response, and recovery. How can we help you? Elastio has designed its platform to help businesses stay prepared and responsive throughout every stage of a ransomware scenario. Our behavioral analytics model deeply inspects your data for ransomware, malware, and corruptions. Crucially, our ongoing scanning of back-up data also ensures that our customers can safely recover from a ransomware attack with point-in-time restoration of applications and data to a known clean copy. âââThis way, you get your business back up and running in minutes, instead of days. About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to i
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan, Chief Scientist, Elastio ITS Risk Management, Security and Compliance Services Report, Sep. 2023 Synopsis The following is my synopsis of an excellent report from the City of Dallas ITS Risk Management on a significant ransomware attack this year. In contrast, most such incidents involve private entities with buried analyses that are heard through the grapevine. The rest of the article breaks down the phases of the spread. Please note all sections below are taken verbatim from their report. Threat Actor: Royal Statistics In the year 2022, ransomware victimized over 70 percent of organizations, marking a surge compared to the preceding five years and establishing the highest recorded proportion to date. The incidence of ransomware exhibited a noteworthy annual growth rate of 13% during 2022, surpassing the cumulative increase of the preceding five years. Furthermore, the number of public ransomware victims escalated by 38% when compared to the initial quarter of 2023 and demonstrated an astounding 100% surge from the second quarter of 2022. This denotes a substantial 75 percent upswing in the mean count of monthly attacks in the United States between the initial and latter halves of the preceding 12-month period. Spread Phase The initial entry point was established through the utilization of [a] service account that connected to a server. Leveraging this initial access, the threat actor cleverly navigated the internal infrastructure of the City by exploiting legitimate third-party remote management utilities. The Royal group constructed what is typically known as âBeaconsâ using remote management utilities and legitimate pen-testing technologies to traverse the Cityâs internal network. These actions provided staging for Royal to exfiltrate an estimated 1.169 TB of data through the initial impacted server. In addition to data exfiltration, the Threat Actorâs credential harvesting techniques provided a list of users, accounts, and devices. Timeline of Activities Impact As required under federal law and using different metrics for the inclusion of individuals, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was notified that the Sensitive Personal Information (SPI) and Protected Health Information (PHI) of 30,253 individuals were potentially exposed by the activities of Royal. The OAGâs website indicated that personal information such as names, addresses, social security information, health information, health insurance information, and other such information was exposed by Royal. To date, The Dallas City Council has approved a budget of $8.5 million in computer-based interdiction, mitigation, recovery, and restoration efforts directly tied to the Royal ransomware attack. The City has dedicated a total of 39,590 hours towards the comprehensive remediation effort, of which ITS methodically documented 14,158 hours. Recovery Recovery endeavors necessitated a temporary pause due to the incomplete neutralization of the malicious executables through EDR and its ability to propagate throughout the network ecosystem. In the final analysis, it was ascertained that the event led to the impairment of 230 servers, necessitating comprehensive endeavors for their complete restoration and recovery through available backups. Among these affected servers, the City successfully retired more than 100 surplus servers [there was some goodness here out of all this], hosting outdated applications, unsupported operating systems, or deemed non-essential for crucial municipal services. The cumulative count of 1,398 endpoint devices went through reconstruction directly due to the effects of the Royal ransomware infection. About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to identify threats and enable quick response to compromises and infected files. Elastio provides best-in-class application protection and recovery and delivers immediate time-to-value. For more information, visit www.elastio.com . Photo by Christopher Burns on Unsplash"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Najaf Husain, Cofounder, Elastio Ransomware attacks constitute a business pandemic, breaching even the most secure cloud environments. Data, a company's most crucial asset, is the prime target. Alarmingly, there's a 62% CAGR12 in ransomware attacks, hitting 620M attacks in 2021. Over 50% of businesses fell victim to these attacks last year, a number projected by Gartner to soar to 75% by 20252. This risk, jeopardizing reputation and survival, is a board-level crisis. Businesses suffer significant losses due to the misconception that the five outlined myths can eliminate ransomware attacks. 5 Myths of Ransomware Protection Myth 1: Perimeter security eliminates my risk of Ransomware. In the battle against ransomware, perimeter security tools like Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and End Point systems, while essential, are not foolproof, especially in the cloud. Deflecting 100% of threats, 100% of the time, against billions of annual attacks is a monumental challenge. The malicious actors only need to get through to your data once. Cloud-based ransomware attacks target storage services, databases, and applications, often exploiting misconfigurations, lax security practices, or zero-day vulnerabilities. Even seemingly secure cloud environments are vulnerable due to overlooked security protocols or public access to storage buckets. Regular updates and patching for cloud services are critical, as cybercriminals exploit unpatched vulnerabilities for ransomware attacks. The complexity of cloud ecosystems amplifies the challenge; connections with on-premises systems and third-party applications create potential ransomware vectors. Additionally, zero-day vulnerabilities, unknown to vendors, provide entry points that evade traditional perimeter defenses. Even with advanced endpoint protection, malicious actors use polymorphic malware and social engineering to bypass security measures. Ransomware, once infiltrated, can seamlessly propagate, crossing cloud boundaries. Recognizing these challenges is crucial; the fight against ransomware demands a multifaceted, adaptive approach that goes beyond conventional perimeter security tools to protect sensitive enterprise data effectively. Myth 2: Anomaly detection eliminates my risk of Ransomware. While anomaly detection incorporating file changes and entropy is essential, more is needed for ransomware detection, often leading to excessive false positives and negatives. Anomaly detection, powered by machine learning and stats, highlights unusual patterns and raises alarms. However, relying solely on it to thwart ransomware is perilous. Modern ransomware operates covertly, mimicking regular activity until it strikes. Anomalies might only surface after the damage, not equating to finding the ransomware itself. The critical task lies in identifying the ransomware code within the files. Anomaly detection often triggers false alarms, mainly where normal behavior varies significantly, risking oversight of genuine threats. Myth 3: Immutability and Air Gap eliminate my risk of Ransomware. Ransomware attacks pose a significant threat, especially in how they compromise live data, spreading through snapshots and replicated copies even compromising supposedly secure immutable backups. While immutability and air gapping appear foolproof, they have vulnerabilities. Ransomware can infiltrate systems, lying in wait during the hidden period before striking, infecting backups even when they're supposed to be isolated. Restoring from compromised backups reinstates the ransomware. It underscores the need for verifying source data integrity. Moreover, human errors and insider threats can disrupt air-gapped solutions if manual involvement is required. As ransomware evolves, so must our defenses. Relying solely on immutability and air gapping creates a false sense of security, demanding a more comprehensive, adaptive approach to our data resilience strategies. Myth 4: On-premises legacy solutions eliminate my risk of Ransomware. Legacy data protection solutions are ill-suited for the cloud environment. Due to the on-demand nature of cloud operations, their inability to effectively detect ransomware in cloud data presents a critical vulnerability. Additionally, these solutions are cost-prohibitive to run in the cloud, making them inefficient and expensive for modern cloud needs. As cloud-based threats continue to evolve, investing in solutions specifically designed to safeguard cloud data is imperative. Myth 5: The cloud is secure and eliminates my risk of Ransomware. There's a belief that moving to the cloud makes you immune to ransomware. People think that big cloud providers with strong security will protect them. But this is too simple.While the cloud offers inherent security advantages, it's crucial to understand the shared responsibility model. Hyperscalers secure the infrastru
1cture, but safeguarding applications and data remains the customer's responsibility. Most ransomware in the cloud comes from misconfigurations, weak security practices, or user mistakes, not from the cloud infrastructure itself. Leaving storage open or weak authentication can invite ransomware. Cloud services need regular updates; otherwise, criminals can exploit them. Also, ransomware can spread via compromised devices or credentials, even in the cloud. The cloud connects with other systems, allowing ransomware to enter. So, while the cloud is safer, it's not a magic solution. Secure cloud use needs careful practices, constant monitoring, and the understanding that it can't entirely stop ransomware's evolving threats. Itâs When, not If It's a matter of when, not if, your business will be attacked by ransomware. That's why AWS partnered with Elastio, integrating its data integrity technology into AWS Backup and AWS SecurityHub, protecting customers against ransomware attacks. Elastio employs comprehensive behavioral analysis, deep file inspection, and deterministic models to identify ransomware patterns in the data, ensuring rapid recovery to a clean state. Elastio operates agentlessly within your AWS environment, detecting new workloads, scanning for ransomware, and creating highly recoverable, immutable recovery points. Elastio ensures your data remains safeguarded, debunking myths and providing a robust defense against the ever-evolving ransomware threat. About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to identify threats and enable quick response to compromises and infected files. Elastio provides best-in-class application protection and recovery and delivers immediate time-to-value. For more information, visit www.elastio.com . 1 https://www.statista.com/statistics/494947/ransomware-attempts-per-year-worldwide/ 2 https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3995229 Photo by Artem Maltsev on Unsplash"])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"DevOps teams are increasingly responsible for software as a service (SaaS) decisions to solve specific problems for business operations. SaaS aims to meet these demands by providing turnkey solutions for CRM, ERP, and CMS processes. While SaaS platforms may be designed for privacy, many fail to provide adequate capabilities for data governance or data retention (data protection). Further, little to no attention is given to malware and ransomware detection within the content stored inside the SaaS platform. This blog post and included use case aims to explore these problems in greater detail and offer an innovative solution for the challenges. Safeguarding Content Management Systems as a Service Content Management Systems as a Service (CMSaaS) is an example of a SaaS platform that meets the immediate demand for agility but introduces complications for the Security Office. While CMSaaS takes appropriate measures to protect privacy and confidentiality against external actors, it seldom considers the confidentiality of the data handled by data-protection administrators. Many CMS platforms offer, at best, click-ops* capabilities to create and download unencrypted backups of the entire CMS to their desktop. While some CMSaaS offer APIs to initiate full backups, retention policies may be limited to 30 days with no concern for governance or deduplication. Further complicating the challenge described is that CMSaaS platforms are a likely place to store and share malware inside the virtual enterprise. As the virtual enterprise achieves increased velocity through agile business development processes, the security and compliance offices must be ready to align with product teams. Security Offices lacking the ability to correctly classify and categorize the data within the XaaS will be seen as an obstruction to the business rather than an enabler. DevOps teams lacking the DevSecOps mentality will be unable to operationalize the organizationâs governance, retention, and compliance needs. In turn, with malware scanning of the hosted data sources, CMS may unwittingly become its own enemy. A Software Solution for a Complex Problem The promises of âAnything as a Serviceâ (XaaS) transform the way businesses solve complex problems with software solutions. Legacy backup and compliance solutions lack the transformational features required for todayâs needs. Current generation solutions (native) miss critical aspects of the nature of the cloud and how this translates to corporate governance and compliance. None of the solutions take the unique approach of Elastio; where data protection is shifted left, the risk is reduced closer to zero, and the detection, identification, and eradication of malware is shifted to Day -N. Elastio and Atlassian Confluence: A User Case Consider our use case for Atlassian Confluence. Confluence is a popular Content Management System for product and project management. Using our example, we found a 400-user SaaS instance of Confluence had grown to over 80GB in size in 6 months. Further, we discovered that the overall size of the CMS was increasing by approximately 2% per day. Before using Elastio, a single data protection administrator was responsible for logging in and clicking on a button to backup Confluence. This admin was then responsible for downloading and archiving this 80GB so that it was available to the rest of the organization. We needed a better solution, so we started with code from Atlassian Labs for automation. We could automate the backup with the Atlassian Labs code as a base, but we lacked adequate data protection. Using Elastio, we could stream the application data directly to an Elastio vault where it is encrypted, deduplicated, and scanned for malware. Using a short-lived container in Amazon ECS, we integrated the Elastio API into a scheduled job and automated the process for the business. The entire proof of concept code can be downloaded here: https://github.com/elastio/contrib/tree/master/atlassian_backup-1.0.0 About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to i
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Security and operations have always relied on agents for threat detection, backups, vulnerability analysis, and more. Endpoint agents are widely used in securing IT environments, but deploying, updating, and managing them can be difficult. In cloud environments, the complexity increases as IT teams may only control some deployed workloads (due to Zero Trust), requiring constant effort to ensure that developers deploy agents. In this blog, we discuss five security limitations of endpoint security agents: lack of coverage, deployment difficulties, an increased attack surface, high susceptible privileges, and ease of avoidance by attackers. We also cover how adding agentless solutions can improve your AWS environment's threat detection, response, and recoverability. Security agents fail to provide full coverage. DevOps teams primarily focus on performance and operability, and are typically responsible for managing cloud resources. Although security is important, it isnât their primary focus and can get overlooked. Without proper attention to security, workloads may be deployed without a security agent, creating vulnerabilities in cloud workload protection and hindering the achievement of complete coverage. Our research shows that less than 25% of the instances in AWS are covered by an endpoint protection agent. \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://localhost:10003/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cloud-protection-change-my-mind-meme.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" srcset=\"http://localhost:10003/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cloud-protection-change-my-mind-meme.jpg 654w, http://localhost:10003/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cloud-protection-change-my-mind-meme-300x224.jpg 300w\" alt=\"a meme about aws endpoint cloud protection\" width=\"654\" height=\"488\" /\u003e Security agents are susceptible to supply-chain attacks. Supply chain attacks are rising and will continue to be in 2023. An advanced attacker can infiltrate an agent vendor's production environment, introducing harmful code into the product's source code. Once the infected updates are installed, the customer's environment becomes compromised. An example is the widespread SolarWinds attack, which impacted thousands of networks globally. Another example is the ransomware attack on Kaseya, an IT management software company, in which a previously unknown vulnerability in their management servers enabled attackers to push malicious software updates to the devices of the MSP's customers. The attacker then used this privileged access to spread ransomware to hundreds of networks. Security agents are present on a company's most valuable resources, often running with elevated permissions that can be easily exploited. Additionally, the agent activity may not be closely monitored, making it less likely for an attacker to be caught, otherwise known as âDwell Timeâ. As a result, sophisticated adversaries may view security agents as desirable targets for a supply chain attack. Agentless solutions rely on cloud permissions for their analysis, giving you control over their access level. Additionally, every action they perform is recorded and monitored by the cloud platform logs, making it less likely for them to be exploited. Security agents are searched for and bypassed by attackers. When attackers gain access to a AWS workload, they first check all the running processes and services, specifically which security agents are present. After identifying the security agents, attackers can better plan their next steps based on their knowledge of how the agent operates. For example, Grasshopper, a nation-state malware framework, scans for specific personal security products (PSPs) installed on the target operating system before executing its modules to avoid being detected. An intelligent attacker can avoid detection or even completely neutralize any security agent. Bypass techniques and proof of concepts are constantly published by security researchers and used by attackers, making it easier and easier to avoid all of an agent's sophisticated detection and prevention mechanisms. Most of them are design flaws that persist in all the endpoint protection agent versions and can therefore be consistently bypassed. Our research shows that out of all the VMs that were infected with malware, 27% of them had security agents deployed (meaning the agent either proved ineffective or was bypassed by the attacker). Security agents require resources and time to deploy. The effort to deploy and maintain an agent-based solution is linear to the size of the AWS environment, whereas agentless solutions are deployed once per cloud organization. Consider, for example, the deployment of an agent-based solution when protection against ransomware and malware threats is needed â the time required to achieve full coverage with an agent is too long, a time in
1which you are unprotected and could be easily breached. In diverse environments, you have Windows servers, Linux servers running various AWS workloads, some customer-facing, many built-in applications and configurations on those workloads, and so on. When you deploy, patch, or upgrade an endpoint agent directly on the machine, the result is only sometimes 100% successful since the agent software is incompatible with existing configurations. Conversely, an agentless solution is immutable, easy to deploy, cost-effective, and provides immediate visibility and actionability when needed. Security agents increase the attack surface. Any additional software, program, or agent on AWS workloads extends the attack surface for possible attackers. Rather than forcing malicious actors to rely solely on the limited attack surface with built-in operating system features, each additional piece of software expands that attack surface to include more proprietary code on the machine. Vulnerabilities in security agents can be even riskier due to the high privileges the agents require for running processes on the operating system. And when one considers the difficulty in maintaining security agents, it is expected that many agents deployed in cloud environments must be updated with the latest available version, leaving unpatched agents exposed and vulnerable. Conclusion: AWS environments require cloud-native cyber recovery Endpoint security agents still have an essential role in an organization's security. But as technology evolves, environments change, and threat actors learn how to evade and even utilize agents to their own needs. Agent-based security solutions alone are insufficient, especially in dynamic and complex cloud environments. Currently, emerging scanning techniques pave the way to a new agentless cyber recovery approach that has zero impact on the production environment. About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to identify threats and enable quick response to compromises and infected files. Elastio provides best-in-class application protection and recovery and delivers immediate time-to-value."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Many companies rely on Amazon EBS snapshots for backup and disaster recovery, but despite their power, they have limitations. Hereâs why you need a cyber recovery approach. Conventional snapshots have long been a critical component of backup and disaster recovery. However, these backups also represent static points in time, and cyber threats are anything but static. Thatâs why you need an active system that incorporates ransomware and malware scanning and comprehensive testing. In this post, weâll explore how augmenting Amazon EBS snapshots with data security will help you achieve cyber resilience. Weâll also discuss how an agentless cyber recovery solution can bolster your defenses. #1. To gain comprehensive coverage Cloud resources are primarily managed by DevOps teams, who often prioritize performance and operability, with resilience often being sidelined. However, when cyber resilience isnât front and center, they can deploy mission-critical workloads without adequate protection. This creates serious security holes that may result in resources being unprotected and unrecoverable. Relying only on Amazon EBS snapshots offer no geographical or account-based redundancy, so if your AWS account is compromised, then your snapshots may be too. #2. Add automation at the infrastructure level The ephemeral nature of cloud workloads means there may be hundreds or even thousands of workloads being started, paused, or stopped over a relatively short period. When this happens, workloads and data might go unidentified and unprotected. After all, you canât protect what you donât have complete visibility into. Attempting to enforce coverage and compliance across all Amazon ECS instances and Amazon EBS volumes manually is a time-consuming and error-prone task as well, particularly for businesses with large AWS footprints. #3. Protect against ransomware and malware Relying solely on Amazon EBS snapshots provides little protection against one of the biggest threats facing businesses today â ransomware. Ransomware and other forms of malware are active threats, so you need active protection to stop them from entering your recovery points too. Businesses should never take their recovery snapshots for granted, and itâs essential that they understand their recovery risk. However, that wonât happen if the snapshots arenât actively scanned during and after backup operations. #4. To test your recovery points for recoverability Recoveries are your last line of defense against threats such as ransomware and other forms of data loss, so they need to be reliable. The only way to determine your recovery risk is by thoroughly testing your recovery points rather than leaving them to chance. Cyber threats are increasingly targeting cloud environments, so they also need a well-documented disaster recovery strategy. This should include regular testing that helps you orchestrate data and application recovery at scale and to the highest possible standard. #5. Gain granular, file-level restores Amazon EBS snapshots are a convenient and powerful cloud-native solution. However, businesses cannot afford to compromise on recovery point objectives (RTO). To quickly recover from incidents like cyberattacks or data loss, itâs necessary to have the flexibility for granular recovery from individual files to EBS volumes to entire instances. This keeps operational disruption to a minimum while ensuring a fast and precise recovery. Why Elastio cyber recovery for AWS? Amazon EBS snapshots continue to play an essential role in o
1perational resilience, but they are far from immune to todayâs constantly evolving cyber threats. As technology advances and cloud environments change, threat actors are always looking to stay a step ahead by learning how to evade conventional protective measures like snapshots. Given the increasingly dynamic and complex nature of many enterprise cloud environments, itâs important to take an active approach to protect them. This must incorporate a cyber recovery system complete with agentless active ransomware and malware scanning and recovery testing that has zero impact on the performance and availability of production systems. About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to identify threats and enable quick response to compromises and infected files. Elastio provides best-in-class application protection and recovery and delivers immediate time-to-value."])</script>
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1<script>self.__next_f.push([1,"Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK) is a popular distributed event store and stream-processing platform many companies use to process data. To ensure fault tolerance, replication, and mirroring are used, but these technologies donât protect against data loss caused by processing errors or application failures. These cases may severely impact a companyâs operation and result in unrecoverable data. What makes streaming data difficult is the ability to persist data along the processing path (e.g., checkpoints) and the ability to rewind the processing of past data. You hope these checkpoints are never needed, but a company wonât know if they are needed until a failure happens. A few examples where data loss may occur: Leader-follower: When high replication is put in place in our messaging queue platform, the leader broker may fail during the process to make the followers consistent with the leader. No replication: On the other side of the spectrum, companies may have replication disabled completely. A failure of the master broker will result in data loss. All brokers failed: In this extreme situation or with poor replication design, all brokers may fail at the same time (e.g. a zone is down and all the replicas are in the same zone). Deletion of a topic: A topic may be accidentally deleted and that may prevent the producer from sending the data to the queue for consumption. Incorrect transformation/processing: Developers may run incorrect code to transform data during consumption. This may give wrong results or drop important information. Elastio and its data protection capabilities can help with solving all the pain points mentioned above to provide Kafka business continuity and protect from data loss and downtime. How we use Elastio to protect our customers from kafka outages and application failures At Elastio, the events stored in Amazon MSK are crucial for our platform. Kafka directly influences the reliability and data consistency of our customer Tenants. Because of this, we need to protect these events to isolate our customers from Kafka outages and downtime. The Elastio Tenant is built on the AWS cloud and uses Elastic Kubernetes Services (EKS), RDS, ElastiCache, and MSK. The Tenant is built on a microservice architecture, and each of our services is bounded by the domain context. Our services communicate synchronously, with internal API calls and asynchronously, passing messages over the AWS Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK). The Tenant also synchronously communicates with every customerâs Cloud Connector by calling a Cloud Connector Lambda function and asynchronously polling and putting SQS messages from/into a Cloud Connector. Here is a diagram of how the Tenant works: As a result, we generate a lot of external and internal asynchronous communication that relies on Kafka. All event messages polled from the customersâ Cloud Connectors are sent to a specific Kafka topic. Event messages from Cloud Connectors can include more detailed information, such as backup metadata, and security report details. The Tenant processes, stores, and visualizes that data for our customers. Our team investigated the market to find a solution to backing up Kafka and was surprised that no product or service is available for Amazon MSK. Introducing Elastio. The Elastio CLI offers advanced backup options. The stream backup capability became the key to solving the Kafka backup issue. We built a script around the Elastio CLI that creates a Kafka consumer with a unique consumer group id and streams a Kafka topic to the Elastio vault. The data is encrypted, deduped, and cataloged as a recovery point for future use. The script works as follows: It captures the first message offset in the stream and the last one and stores these offsets as recovery point tags. It is agnostic to the message structure and captures the RAW message from the topic. On the next backup of the same topic in the MSK cluster, it gets the last message offset from the previous backup from recovery point tags and starts a new message stream from that offset. In this way, it ensures that there is no duplicated Kafka message backed up. This is crucial when discussing the restoration of the topic messages in case of any Kafka outage. It can take the specified re
1covery point of the topic in the MSK cluster and produce the messages collected in that recovery point into the topic in the same order initially stored in the cluster. The code for the consumer and producer is here. Next we wanted to embed Elastio into the CloudOps workflow to protect Kafka. We include the Elastio service and cloud connector in our Tenant infrastructure. Then we wrapped the script into a Docker image and served the image to an ECS cluster to schedule regular Kafka topicsâ backups. Here is how that works in the Tenant now: About Elastio Elastio detects and precisely identifies ransomware in your data and assures rapid post-attack recovery. Our data resilience platform protects against cyber attacks when traditional cloud security measures fail. Elastioâs agentless deep file inspection continuously monitors business-critical data to identify threats and enable quick response to compromises and infected files. Elastio provides best-in-class application protection and recovery and delivers immediate time-to-value."])</script>
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