BLIND SPOTS AND WISHFUL THINKING: WHY DATA RESILIENCE NEEDS A REALITY CHECK

Wishful Thinking Won't Protect You: Why Enterprises Must Rethink Data Resilience Before It's Too Late

- DAVE RUSSELL SVP & HEAD OF STRATEGY, VEEAM

“Too many organizations treat data resilience like an airbag— ignored until disaster strikes. But in today's threat landscape, that mindset isn't just outdated, it's dangerous.”

For years, many organizations have been guilty of putting data resilience on the back burner. Over time, however, the rising tide of threat levels, regulations, and best practices has lifted all boats. Resilience is now firmly on the radar.

Time for a rethink

Awareness is only half the battle; preparedness is another matter. Now that industry benchmarks have improved so that organizations have a better idea of what to look for, they are waking up to an uncomfortable fact - they aren't as prepared as they ought to be. The Veeam report on data resilience among larger enterprises in collaboration with McKinsey found that key aspects of cyber resilience - even old-hat fundamentals like 'People and Processes - were regularly self-reported as significantly lacking.