As cyber threats proliferate and expand across delivery modes, a recovery-first mindset has become imperative for sustained cyber resilience.

Attacks are now inevitable, and CyberSense by Index Engines Inc. is equipping organizations with an innovative recovery solution to bounce back from ransomware attacks with clean, trusted data, according to Danielle Goode Coady (pictured), vice president of marketing at Index Engines.

Index Engines’ Danielle Goode Coady talks with theCUBE about the recovery-first mindset.

“Index Engines is a cyber resiliency and cyber recovery solution,” Goode Coady said. “We really OEM through some of the most trusted partners such, as Dell, IBM and Infinidat. We are the last road to recovery, focused on making sure that companies have an option to recover trusted data. What CyberSense by Index Engines does is make sure that organizations are confident in their recovery.”

Goode Coady spoke with theCUBE Research’s Christophe Bertrand at the Cyber Resiliency Summit, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how organizations can confidently navigate the complexities of modern cyber threats by focusing on recovery, leveraging advanced artificial intelligence tools and fostering collaboration. (* Disclosure below.)

Fixing the broken cyber resilience model

The notion that modern cyber resilience is broken underscores a glaring gap in current strategies: The overemphasis on prevention at the expense of recovery. Investments in perimeter defenses and preventive measures are critical, but they can’t stand alone. Organizations must adopt a recovery-first mindset, which places equal importance on restoring operations swiftly and securely, according to Goode Coady.

“We need the backup, but we also need the recovery,” she said. “When we can get customers to think about the recovery first, where they know that they’re going to recover from a clean backup, then the backup matters just as much. Those backup tools do matter, but there is a gap there and that’s where cybercriminals are honing in on.”

In a recent example, a healthcare organization suffered a sophisticated ransomware attack. By leveraging CyberSense, the hospital avoided public headlines and recovered clean data within days, safeguarding sensitive patient information and maintaining operational continuity. Such cases illustrate the tangible benefits of prioritizing recovery, Goode Coady noted.

“They got attacked, and no one outside of their leadership team knew that they were attacked, and [they were] restored within days,” she said. “While they did send out a memo to their internal teams, it wasn’t necessary because none of their customer data was shared. So, that’s where their confidence comes from … from their recovery, not from the prevention.”

Data loss isn’t merely an operational issue; it’s a compliance and financial liability. Organizations face steep penalties if they fail to protect customer data under regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. By ensuring clean recoveries, Index Engines reduces recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives while also helping clients stay compliant, according to Goode Coady.

“If you don’t have CyberSense or you don’t have a clean way to recover, what’s your price tag for failure?” she asked. “Is it $3 million, is it $5 billion, is it $10 billion? With our customers, what we’re seeing is instead of taking six months to recover, they’re able to recover in days. Not only are you minimizing downtime, but you’re also increasing customer trust.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE Research’s coverage of the Cyber Resiliency Summit: 

(* Disclosure: Index Engines Inc. sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Index Engines nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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