Air Gap Backup Solutions

Air Gap Backup:
Your best bet against data breaches,
ransomware, and other attacks.

Global ransomware damage costs are predicted to exceed $265 Billion by 2031 and 96% of such attacks will target backup repositories. This is why immutable, air-gapped backups are critical to ensure recovery. Air Gap Backup isolates your backup environment, physically or logically from your primary system(s), whether stored on completely offline systems/devices (physical), or on a separate network altogether (logical). This way, organizations can ensure that ransomware attacks cannot reach their data, let alone compromise them. Regulatory authorities like SEBI require regulated entities to adopt isolated, immutable and/or air-gapped backups for unforeseen circumstances. Cloud4C, one of the world’s leading multi-cloud MSPs, renders advanced Air Gap backup solutions for data residing on any environment - on-premises, private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments – in compliance with in-country data laws.

Key Benefits of Air Gap Backups

'Isolated' Security:

Backups are stored in isolated environments, which makes them virtually inaccessible to ransomware or unauthorized personnel.

Seamless Compliance Management:

Highly regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and banking need not worry about meeting stringent regulatory requirements.

Rapid Recovery:

Restorations are fast, seamless and lossless.

Future-Proofed Flexibility:

Air gapped-backups are designed regardless of where the data resides - be it on-premises, on a private cloud, public cloud, or even multi-cloud environment.

Common Backup Challenges vs Solutions

With Cloud4C's Air Gap Backup solutions, organizations get the promise of immutable, fully managed storage systems for their enterprise data backups, retrievable only when needed by authorized personnel through military-grade protocols. No matter the landscape or cloud environment, the backups will be seamless, and on-high performance infrastructure that follows best practice guidelines and fully adheres to regulatory DR mandates.

We ensure complete network isolation between production and air-gapped environments so that malicious attackers cannot reach critical data. We also conduct periodic safety drills to ensure data readiness and secure maintenance, preventing data leakages. Data restorations are super-fast and lossless, so that businesses can get their operations up and running despite unexpected challenges.

Here are a few challenges organizations face with critical data backup and recovery, and how Cloud4C helps solve them:

CHALLENGE SOLUTION

Ransomware targeting conventional backups

Immutable Storage:

Backups are stored in an unchangeable format, preventing data manipulation or deletion.

Regulatory compliance and legal risks

Regulatory Adherence:

Fully compliant with SEBI, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and other global standards, minimizing non-compliance risks.

High downtime during recovery

Real-Time Sync & Restoration :

Delta synchronization ensures rapid data recovery and minimizes operational disruption.

Data loss across multi-cloud environments

Cloud-to-Cloud Backup:

Seamlessly secure data between multiple cloud providers, ensuring complete data integrity.

Lack of flexibility in restoration options

Selective Sync & Restoration:

Recover specific files, directories, or entire systems to on premises or cloud setups as needed.

Willing to Explore All Capabilities? Download Brochure ->

Cloud4C Full-scale Air Gap Backup and Continuity Capabilities

Physical Air Gapping:

Backup data is stored on physically disconnected media (e.g., tapes, external drives) or in isolated backup appliances. Periodically reconnected for updates.

Logical Air Gapping:

Data is backed up to logically and network isolated environments (VPC, firewalls, access restrictions) within cloud infrastructure. Data remains connected but inaccessible.

Cloud-to-Cloud Backup (Multi-cloud):

Data from one cloud provider is replicated to a secondary cloud provider (multi-cloud). Isolated access rules prevent cross-cloud exposure.

On-Premises to Cloud Backup:

Data from on-prem systems is backed up to cloud storage. Connectivity is severed after transfer, creating a time-based air gap.

Cold Storage Backup:

Data is stored in cold or archive storage in the cloud or privately, which is designed for long-term storage and minimal access.

Offline Backup Storage Systems:

Dedicated backup devices store data locally. Data can be transferred to the cloud or other devices periodically, maintaining an air gap between operations.

Immutable Cloud Backup:

Backup data is stored in immutable formats (cannot be altered or deleted) on cloud platforms with built-in air-gapping features.

Multi-Region Cross-Cloud Backup:

Data is stored in isolated regions within the same cloud provider. Backup data is replicated across regions with strong access controls to maintain isolation.

Managed DR Services, DRaaS:

Automated, platform-driven DR services across multiple environments including private on-prem, hybrid, and multi-clouds, with policy-driven data.