There is no need for an IT technician to spend 15 minutes per site checking the backups for 60 schools - thanks to Redstor’s intelligent, policy-driven automation and sophisticated reporting. However, director Ian Bloomfield insists the biggest beneficiaries of Redstor’s pioneering technology are schools hit by ransomware attacks.
Having seen organisations laid low for months by viruses that encrypt data, Ian knows the value of ensuring his customers have a data management solution that delivers reliable backup and recovery, archiving, disaster recovery and global search.
He said: “The advent of ransomware has totally changed the landscape of how data is backed up. On-premise backups can be destroyed and rendered useless by today’s sophisticated attacks.
“Ransomware recently destroyed a school’s main server after getting in through an unprotected laptop. It went on to encrypt all the files on three other servers too. We use Malwarebytes for anti-ransomware and use multiple vendors for anti-virus, these are very effective but ransomware evolves every day and can target any weakness or unprotected device on your network.