Meet B.L. Harbert | A Commvault Recovery Story

What happens when a ransomware attack takes critical systems offline? In this real-world ransomware recovery story, hear how an organization responded after discovering libraries offline, storage policies deleted, and an OS array impacted by a ransomware event. Security features enabled in Commvault during a previous best practices review helped keep the data array untouched. Once the team reattached to the library and confirmed that the data was not encrypted, they knew they had what they needed to recover. The result: “We got everything back.” This story highlights an essential part of cyber resilience: organizations can build strong defenses against ransomware, but they also need a reliable recovery strategy for when an attack gets through. TL;DR A ransomware event took critical systems offline and impacted the OS array, but the data array remained untouched thanks to security features enabled in Commvault during a best practices review. Once the team confirmed the library was not encrypted, they knew recovery was possible. The result: “We got everything back.” KEY TAKEAWAYS • Cyber resilience requires defense and recovery. Strong security is important, but organizations also need a recovery strategy for ransomware incidents. • Preparation matters. Security features enabled during an earlier Commvault best practices review helped keep the data array untouched. • Protected data was critical to recovery. When the team reattached to the library and discovered the data had not been encrypted, they knew they had what they needed. • Recovery provides a fallback when defenses are breached. The speaker describes Commvault Restore as the “sure thing” to turn to when an attack gets through other defenses. • The recovery was successful. As the speaker puts it, “We got everything back.” WHO IS THIS FOR? • CIOs focused on cyber resilience, business continuity, and data protection • CISOs responsible for ransomware readiness and cybersecurity strategy • IT leaders responsible for disaster recovery • Backup and recovery administrators • Cybersecurity and infrastructure teams • Storage administrators • IT operations teams preparing for ransomware incidents • Organizations evaluating data protection and recovery strategies FAQ Q: What is ransomware recovery? A: Ransomware recovery is the process of restoring systems and data following a ransomware event. In this story, access to data that had not been encrypted was critical to enabling recovery. Q: How did Commvault help during the ransomware incident? A: According to the speaker, Commvault Support had the CommCell disaster recovery database, while security features enabled during a best practices review helped keep the data array untouched. Q: Why were Commvault security features important? A: The speaker explains that the data array remained untouched because of security features that had been enabled in the product during a best practices review. Q: Was the organization able to recover its data? A: Yes. The speaker summarizes the outcome simply: “We got everything back.” Q: What role did Commvault Restore play? A: The speaker describes Commvault Restore as the “sure thing” to turn to if ransomware makes it through an organization’s defenses. #Commvault #RansomwareRecovery #CyberResilience #DataProtection #DisasterRecovery #Cybersecurity #BackupAndRecovery