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Ransomware is the most rampant disaster threat to organizations in every industry. Cybercriminals are disrupting business, causing reputational damage and lost revenue to organizations worldwide. Last year, a minimum of $18 billion was paid in ransoms globally¹. Growing in both volume and severity, malicious actors are finding increasingly sophisticated methods of targeting the vulnerability of […]

The threat of cyberattacks on organizations is greater than ever before. Organizations are rapidly adopting cloud services, work from home policies, and IoT, leaving their data in disparate locations, in different workloads, and at the hands of more users than ever before. In this threat landscape, it means they are leaving themselves exposed to vulnerabilities […]

According to a recent IDC report, 79% of respondents have activated a disaster response in the past 12 months, while 61% of DR responses were triggered by either ransomware or other malware. Ransomware is a growing threat that continues to be profitable for attackers. Even with organizations becoming more aware of ransomware and taking security-minded […]

The estimated global cost of ransomware by 2031¹ is $265 billion dollars—and just one click by an otherwise-conscientious employee exposes you to data loss, business disruption, potential brand reputation damage, and financial cost. With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating more employees working remotely, the potential of distractions of the home office are just one example of […]

Our promise to deliver uninterrupted business to our customers goes hand-in-hand with our commitment to our partner ecosystem. We collaborate with some of the most innovative and advanced organizations in the world as part of our strategy to deliver on this promise. This has led to both dramatic growth within the Zerto Alliance Partner (ZAP) […]

While there is never a wrong time to evaluate your data backup and recovery plan, there is certainly no more appropriate day than today—World Backup Day. Since its inception in 2011, World Backup Day has been the yearly reminder for users worldwide to evaluate their backup plans and what they are doing to protect against […]

You have a great disaster recovery (DR) plan, and Zerto has helped simplify that even more by allowing your IT organization to consolidate multiple point products with a single, simple, and scalable solution. You have freed up valuable time for your IT operations teams to deliver more innovation as your business transforms. You have adopted […]

Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency and becoming even more costly for organizations. Mitigating the risk and impact of cyberattacks requires businesses to be actively working to prevent ransomware, be equipped for timely disaster recovery, and have a ransomware response and recovery plan in place. Are you ransomware-ready? Zerto alleviates the stress of ransomware recovery by offering […]

No venture is without risk. Assessing and managing risk and its potential impact on business is a critical role of business leaders. With the world becoming increasingly digital, IT departments must manage and mitigate more and more risk using both new technology and improved processes and practices. The varied risks to critical IT systems and […]

When it comes to ransomware, it’s not a matter of “if,” it’s “when.” Ransomware attacks are here to stay as they continue to rise in both volume and severity and as cybercriminals keep developing new and unexpected methods to encrypt data. According to Cybersecurity Ventures1, ransomware is expected to attack a business, consumer, or device […]

What Is DRaaS?  Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is one deployment method for disaster recovery. It used to involve bringing a datacenter to you on the back of a large truck and uploading your data to it. Old-fashioned as that sounds, this cumbersome and time-consuming process was once the gold standard for disaster recovery […]

Give your organization the gift of Zerto In-Cloud DR before the next outage  At the end of November, I blogged about the need for disaster recovery in the cloud and also attended AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a great conference, and I was able to see some great AWS solutions up close and personal both from the AWS team and other vendors. But I am not […]