Brace yourself for a chilling reality: Anyone in the world can launch a ransomware attack against you using the Tor browser and cryptocurrency. With the rise of “Ransomware as a Service,” attackers even provide portals that track infection status, total payments, and the number of encrypted files. To make matters worse, attackers now leverage AI in their malicious activities.

While you may have heard numerous security warnings before, this episode of “Watts The Future” cuts to the chase. Most organizations do not do enough to protect their most valuable asset—data. Check out the full episode here:

Ask yourself these critical questions: What protection measures are in place if an attacker breaches your defense layers and reaches your storage array? Is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enabled on your storage array to prevent data deletion? Is your data encrypted or stored in a way that prevents unauthorized modifications? Do you have a reliable data recovery mechanism immune to attacks? Is your data environment proactively detecting anomalous behavior and taking action to minimize damage? If you answered "no" or "I'm not sure" to any of these questions, this video is a must-watch.

Imagine having a storage environment equipped with AI-based ransomware protection that detects anomalies and triggers automated responses, such as taking snapshots and locking them to prevent removal. Picture having truly immutable storage for critical data, impervious to tampering, even by administrators. Envision a data infrastructure that complements your zero-trust architecture by utilizing MFA for administrative tasks like deleting volumes.

The range and frequency of attacks continue to grow, encompassing phishing attacks, ransomware attacks, password attacks, SQL injection attacks, URL interpretation vulnerabilities, session hijacking, brute force attacks, web attacks, insider threats, Trojan horses, drive-by attacks, malware, and even model poisoning with AI.

To defend against these threats, you need a multi-layered defense strategy, particularly for attacks targeting data encryption or deletion. This is where NetApp comes in. You can become a business defender by constructing an intelligent data infrastructure that:

• Swiftly detects threats before they impact operations using AI-based ransomware protection.
• Protects against internal and external threats with immutable storage for critical data.
• Complement your zero-trust architecture by employing MFA for administrative tasks.
• Rapidly recovers data and accelerates application uptime through intelligent forensics and the ability to restore petabytes of data in minutes, either locally or remotely.

Constructing an intelligent data infrastructure with NetApp is crucial to your defense strategy. You can be the hero in your own story.

Check out the NetApp Cyber Resilience solutions hub page to explore related resources to fortify your data infrastructure and protect your organization from the devastating impact of ransomware attacks.