Cyber recovery is what happens after prevention fails. It’s the ability to restore systems, data, and operations following a cyber incident — especially events like ransomware, destructive malware, or insider mistakes. While cyber resilience is the big-picture strategy, cyber recovery is the execution that gets you back on your feet.
Many organizations think they have cyber recovery covered because they “have backups.” That’s a dangerous assumption. Traditional backups weren’t designed for modern attacks that actively target backup infrastructure, encrypt data at scale, and sit undetected for weeks. Cyber recovery goes beyond basic backup jobs and focuses on trusted recovery.
A strong cyber recovery approach starts with immutable and isolated backups. If attackers can modify, encrypt, or delete your backups, you don’t have a recovery plan — you have a single point of failure. Isolation, immutability, and strict access controls help ensure you always have a last known good copy of your data.