18/08/2025
August 2025 Thought Leadership Release
By Reggie Navato | Sr. Solutions Architect
Backup and Disaster Recovery in 2025: The Last Line of Cyber Defense.
In today’s threat landscape riddled with state-sponsored attacks, ransomware-as-a-service, and supply chain vulnerabilities data has never been more at risk. This August, we are reminded that resilience is no longer optional it is mission critical.
The 2025 Q2 Cybersecurity Index reports a 41% year-on-year increase in targeted ransomware attacks against small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public sector agencies. From healthcare institutions to city governments, no one is immune. What we’re witnessing is not just operational disruption but reputational collapse, regulatory penalties, and irreversible customer trust erosion.
And yet, despite the rising tide, many organizations still treat Backup and Disaster Recovery as an afterthought, or worse, a budget line item to be trimmed.
As Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the Internet, wisely said: “Backups aren’t optional—they’re oxygen.”
In today’s world, that isn’t just a metaphor it’s a survival strategy. Your backup strategy is your business continuity strategy.
Three Timely Imperatives in Backup & DR:
Air-Gapped and Immutable Backups
Cloud-native and hybrid solutions must enforce immutable backup policies. making it impossible for ransomware to alter historical snapshots.
Automated Recovery Orchestration.
Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) must be measurable, tested quarterly, and automated to minimize human error under pressure.
Compliance-Centric Data Protection: With ISO 27001:2022, ISO 22301:2019, and local data sovereignty regulations tightening, Backup and DR must now double as a compliance enabler not just a technical necessity.
"You don’t rise to the occasion—you fall to the level of your preparation."
This 3rd Quarter of 2025 let’s rethinks our readiness. Backup and disaster recovery are no longer backend IT concerns they are strategic boardroom priorities.
Is your organization truly prepared to recover from a breach today?