Ransomware Recovery
Retention Time-Lock — Immutable Backups That Ransomware Cannot Touch
ExaGrid's Retention Time-Lock creates immutable backup copies in a non-network-facing repository tier. Ransomware cannot encrypt, delete, or modify these copies — even with admin credentials. Your last line of defense.
What is the Ransomware Recovery?
Ransomware attacks have evolved to specifically target backup systems — encrypting or deleting backup data to eliminate recovery options. ExaGrid's Retention Time-Lock is the answer. Backup copies in the Repository Tier are stored as immutable objects in a non-network-facing tier that is physically air-gapped from the production network. Even if attackers gain domain admin credentials, they cannot access, delete, or encrypt these copies. Delayed delete protection adds a time window during which deleted backups can be recovered, while configurable alert thresholds notify administrators if unusual delete activity occurs. ExaGrid Recovery Mode provides a dedicated environment for restoring clean data after an attack. Combined with AES-256 encryption and automated recovery testing, Retention Time-Lock ensures your backup data survives any ransomware scenario.
Technical Specifications
Key Features
- Non-network-facing repository tier
- Immutable objects — cannot be modified
- Delayed delete protection window
- Alert on deletes over threshold
- ExaGrid Recovery Mode environment
- AES-256 encryption at rest
- Granular & full-system restore
- Automated recovery testing
How the Ransomware Recovery Benefits Your Organization
Real, measurable advantages that translate into operational efficiency, cost savings, and risk reduction.
Survive Any Ransomware Attack
Even if ransomware encrypts your entire production environment and compromises admin accounts, your ExaGrid backups remain completely untouchable in the air-gapped Repository Tier.
Immutable by Design, Not by Policy
Immunity is enforced at the storage layer — not by software policies that attackers can disable. The Repository Tier is physically inaccessible from the production network.
Recover from Clean Backups
ExaGrid Recovery Mode provides a dedicated, isolated environment for restoring data after an attack — ensuring recovered systems are clean and uncompromised.
Detect Attacks in Progress
Configurable alert thresholds notify you immediately if delete activity exceeds normal levels — often providing early warning of an active ransomware infection.
Compliance Without Complexity
WORM-compliant immutable storage meets regulatory requirements for financial services, healthcare, and government — without additional compliance software or processes.
Proven Recovery Readiness
Automated recovery testing validates that your immutable backups are restorable — so you know your ransomware defense works before you need it.
Challenges We Solve
Every product in our portfolio addresses specific operational pain points. Here is how the Ransomware Recovery solves yours.
Modern ransomware specifically targets and encrypts backup systems, leaving organizations with no clean data to recover from.
ExaGrid's Repository Tier is non-network-facing and air-gapped. Ransomware on your production network cannot reach, encrypt, or delete these immutable backup copies — even with stolen admin credentials.
Backup administrators can accidentally or maliciously delete backup data, creating the same vulnerability as ransomware.
Delayed delete protection requires a configurable time window before deletion is permanent — and alert thresholds notify management of unusual delete activity, stopping insider threats.
Organizations discover their backup immutability does not work only after ransomware hits — when it is too late to fix.
Automated recovery testing continuously validates that immutable backups are complete and restorable. You prove your defense works every day, not just during annual DR tests.
Regulatory frameworks (SEC, HIPAA, GDPR) now require immutable backups, but implementing this is technically complex and expensive.
Retention Time-Lock is built into every ExaGrid appliance — no additional software, licenses, or configuration required. WORM compliance is automatic from day one.
Ideal Use Cases
Industries Served
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