Achieving Enhanced Malware Protection in the Face of Ever-Evolving Threats

According to Statista, 6.06 billion malware attacks were detected worldwide last year. These threats continue to become more sophisticated and frequently target the backups you rely on for recovery. 

Cybercriminals continually refine their methods, using tools like AI to create advanced ransomware that can evade traditional detection systems and even linger undetected in backup files. This explains why another study found that 94 percent of ransomware victims have their backups targeted by attackers.

You rely on your backups to restore your data after an attack, but you risk reintroducing malware and reinfecting your systems if they've been breached. That’s why protecting your backups is essential. 

What’s needed is a proactive, comprehensive security solution that identifies threats to backups before they are restored. Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) 10 directly addresses this need for better backup defenses with its Assured Security Scan feature.

Assured Security Scan

Assured Security leverages advanced malware detection capabilities to effectively scan backup files without requiring additional anti-malware software. Here’s how it works:

Automated Backup Scans

Once a backup is created, Arcserve UDP 10 mounts the backup recovery point and initiates a complete antivirus (AV) scan. This scan analyzes backup data in recovery points for malware or malicious files and warns you about any malicious files before restoring them.

Real-Time Alerts and Reporting

If malware is detected during the scan, Arcserve UDP 10 generates an alert and provides detailed reporting on identified threats. That ensures your IT team can proactively address the issue and be confident that only clean, safe data is restored.

Easy Backup Policy Implementation

Arcserve UDP 10 lets you incorporate Assured Security into your backup policies, enabling you to set up routine scans as part of your overall backup process. It also lets you run on-demand scans before initiating a recovery to ensure any malware is detected based on latest threat signatures.

Cost-Effective Cybersecurity Resilience

With Assured Security Scan integrated with Arcserve UDP 10, your organization will realize significant benefits, including:

• Enhanced malware detection that adds a proactive layer of defense and ensures your data stays secure while preventing reinfection during the restoration process.

• Cost efficiency and reduced complexity because you don’t need to invest in separate anti-malware solutions to protect your backups. As DCIG notes in its recent review of Arcserve UDP 10, “This approach eliminates the requirement for organizations to acquire specific anti-malware software to scan their UDP backups," streamlining your security framework while maintaining robust defenses.

• Minimized downtime because Assured Security Scan identifies and addresses malware before data restoration, so you can recover faster while reducing the risk of reintroducing malware.

As DCIG puts it, “Arcserve UDP 10 provides a reliable last line of defense in the face of ransomware challenges that budget-conscious organizations face in their complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments.”

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