SNIA Experts on Data

Data Protection in the Ransomware Era: Strategies and Insights

Mounir Elmously, senior manager, Ernst & Young Episode 12

The impact of ransomware has upended how organizations approach data protection strategies, causing significant shifts from traditional operational recovery. Many CIOs and data center managers still have the perception that their current backup strategies are sufficient until a bad actor sneaks into their network to make sure that the backup is useless, so they have no way of coming back.

Mounir Elmously, a senior manager at Ernst & Young, is on the front lines, helping organizations across industries navigate the complexities of data protection in a world full of ransomware risks. Hear his expert perspective on:

·       The consolidation of backup vendors and the evolution of solutions

·       Shifting to contemporary ransomware preparedness strategies

·       Distinctions between resilience, redundancy, and recovery in IT infrastructure

·       The realities of zero downtime

SNIA is an industry organization that develops global standards and delivers vendor-neutral education on technologies related to data. In these interviews, SNIA experts on data cover a wide range of topics on both established and emerging technologies.

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