Ransomware Recovery
When ransomware hits, the question is how clean and how fast you come back. Storware gives you the recovery foundation: immutable, air-gapped copies attackers can't reach, restored into isolation for validation and brought back on a tested plan — so you recover, not pay.
Key Highlights
A copy the attack can't touch
Immutable, air-gapped backups give you a recovery point ransomware can't encrypt or delete — the clean source everything else depends on.
Restore into isolation first
Bring workloads back into an isolated environment, validate them with your security tools, and reconnect only once they're confirmed clean — no straight-to-production reinfection.
Pick a pre-infection point
Retained recovery points let you recover from before the compromise, not just the latest — and possibly infected — copy.
A path you've rehearsed
Recovery Plans and scheduled testing mean the runbook is proven before the incident, not improvised during it.
The foundation for clean recovery
Immutable, air-gapped recovery source
WORM immutability and IsoLayer air-gap keep a copy beyond the reach of an attacker holding admin credentials — the starting point for a clean recovery. See how backups stay tamper-proof.
Restore to an isolated environment
Recover workloads to a separate environment or network, so you can validate them before they touch production.
Recovery point selection
Multiple retained restore points let you choose one that predates the infection, instead of being forced onto the most recent copy.
Orchestrated recovery with Recovery Plans
Bring whole environments back in a dependency-ordered sequence, on a plan defined in advance. See disaster recovery.
Instant restore for speed
Boot workloads from backup in minutes with live storage migration in the background, so a contained incident doesn't become a prolonged outage.
Rehearsed with DR testing
Test the ransomware recovery path on a schedule to confirm it works and measure real recovery times before you need them.
Multi-platform, one plan
Recover across VMs, cloud, containers, storage, and databases from one platform, under one universal license.
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Recovering cleanly from ransomware with Storware
See how an immutable, air-gapped copy, restore to an isolated environment, and a tested Recovery Plan combine into a clean recovery path — without paying a ransom.
Don't restore ransomware back into production.
Immutability stops a backup from being deleted. It doesn't guarantee the data inside is clean — an attacker may have been present before the lock was applied. That's why recovery runs through isolation, not straight to production.
1 — Recover to isolation
Restore a candidate recovery point into an environment separated from the production network.
2 — Validate
Run your integrity and malware checks there, and confirm the point predates the compromise, before you trust it.
3 — Reconnect on a plan
Bring validated systems back in dependency order with a Recovery Plan — an ordered, tested return to production.
What is ransomware recovery?
It’s restoring your systems and data after a ransomware attack without paying the ransom — by recovering from a clean, uninfected backup and validating it before returning to production.
How does Storware help me recover from ransomware?
Storware provides the recovery foundation: immutable, air-gapped copies the attack can’t reach, the ability to restore them into an isolated environment, orchestrated Recovery Plans, and instant restore for speed. You recover from a trustworthy copy on a plan you’ve already tested.
Does immutability alone mean my backup is clean?
No. Immutability stops a backup from being altered or deleted — but if an attacker was present before the copy was locked, the data itself could carry dormant malware. That’s why recovery should run through an isolated environment where the copy is validated before it’s trusted.
Can I recover from a point before the infection?
Yes. Retained recovery points let you select a restore point that predates the compromise, rather than recovering the most recent copy.
Does Storware scan backups for malware?
Storware doesn’t perform malware scanning itself. It provides the clean, immutable copy and the ability to restore it into an isolated environment, where your own security and integrity tools validate it before you reconnect to production.
Can I test ransomware recovery safely?
Yes. Recovery Plans can run on a schedule, and workloads can be restored into an isolated environment — so you can rehearse the recovery path without exposing production or risking reinfection.
How fast can I recover?
Instant restore boots workloads from backup in minutes with live storage migration in the background, and Recovery Plans bring whole environments back in one dependency-ordered action.
If I recover, do I still need to report the incident?
Recovering your data doesn’t remove regulatory obligations. Under frameworks like NIS2 and DORA, incident reporting may still apply — and data exfiltration in particular can trigger notification duties. Confirm your obligations with your compliance team.