Ransomware attacks grew by over 130% in recent years, with criminals now targeting backup repositories to prevent recovery. Immutable storage, enabled by features like S3 Object Lock, provides a powerful defense. It makes your backup data unchangeable for a predefined retention period, following a 'write-once-read-many' (WORM) model. Even if an attacker gains administrative credentials, they cannot encrypt or delete the locked backups.

This technology creates a virtual air gap, ensuring you always have a clean copy of your data for recovery. Here is how it protects your organization:

• Prevents Deletion: No user, not even a root admin, can delete an object before its retention period expires.

• Blocks Encryption: Since objects cannot be modified, ransomware encryption attempts fail automatically.

• Ensures Integrity: Data remains tamper-proof, which is crucial for meeting compliance rules under regulations like NIS-2.

• Stops Insider Threats: It protects against accidental deletion or malicious actions from internal users.

Implementing immutable backups can reduce downtime by as much as 80% after an attack. This capability transforms your backup repository into a secure vault, making it a cornerstone of modern cyber resilience and a key feature of the best object storage solutions.