Disaster recovery vs ransomware recovery: Why CISOs need to plan for both

On the morning of August 30, 2023, a fire broke out at a data center operated by Belgian telecom giant Proximus. Soon, emergency numbers 112, 101, and 100, which are used to call the ambulance, the firefighters, and the police, became unreachable. The situation lasted for almost half an hour before these essential services were restored.

Every minute an organization is offline can be expensive and can even cost human lives. And while ransomware attacks get most of the headlines, …

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