Immutability vs. Encryption: How ActiveProtect Fortifies Data Resilience with Epis Technology
How ActiveProtect makes data more resilient with Epis technology: Immutability vs. Encryption
Companies are realizing that their old backup methods are no longer enough as cyber threats change. Ransomware doesn’t just attack production systems anymore; it also looks for backups, encryption keys, and recovery points. As a result, modern data protection strategies need to do more than just basic encryption; they need to focus on resilience.
Epis Technology helps companies improve their data protection by using Synology ActiveProtect with a layered approach that includes both encryption and immutability. These two ideas are the building blocks of a data protection strategy that can withstand attacks and recover quickly.
How Encryption Works in Data Protection
Encryption is one of the most common ways to protect data in today’s IT environments. It protects data by changing it into a format that can’t be read using cryptographic keys. This makes sure that people who shouldn’t have access to sensitive information can’t get it.
Encryption is important for keeping data safe when it is being backed up, both when it is being sent and when it is not. Epis Technology sets up ActiveProtect to use strong encryption standards like AES-256. This makes sure that backup data stays private even if the storage media is stolen or intercepted while it is being moved.
What it really means to be immutable
Immutability means that data can’t be changed or deleted for a set amount of time after it has been written, no matter what permissions or credentials the user has. This control fixes one of the biggest problems with traditional backup systems right away.
Using Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) protection, Epis Technology uses ActiveProtect’s built-in immutability features. Once this setting is turned on, even administrators can’t change backup data. This stops ransomware, insider threats, or hacked accounts from messing with recovery points.
Immutability changes backups from passive storage into recovery assets that you can trust.
Why Encryption Alone Isn’t Enough
Most organizations think that encrypted backups are safe by default. Epis Technology often works in places where backups are encrypted but can still be deleted, kept longer than they should be, or overwritten by malicious software.
More and more, ransomware attacks go after backup systems directly, using stolen login information to delete or encrypt backups before going after production systems. In these cases, encryption keeps things private but doesn’t keep them safe.
How ActiveProtect Works with Both Controls
Synology ActiveProtect is meant to use both encryption and immutability at the same time, so businesses don’t have to choose between them. Epis Technology uses a layered architecture for ActiveProtect that makes sure:
- Backup data is encrypted when it is being sent and when it is not being used.
- WORM enforcement makes sure that backup copies cannot be changed.
- Retention policies are locked and enforced automatically.
- Recovery points stay clean and safe.
This combination keeps data private, safe from tampering, and able to be recovered even when it is under attack.
Making Ransomware Defense Stronger with Air-Gapped Design
When isolation is added to immutability, it becomes even stronger. Epis Technology adds air-gapped protection to ActiveProtect deployments by separating backup copies from production networks, either physically or logically.
Even if attackers get into the main systems, they can’t get to or change backups that are air-gapped and unchangeable. This method greatly boosts confidence in recovery and cuts down on downtime during incidents.
Ready for Compliance and Audit
A lot of compliance frameworks now expect immutability, either directly or indirectly. GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 are some of the rules that require businesses to show that their data is safe, recoverable, and protected from being changed without permission.
Backup counts don’t matter as much as recovery confidence
The real test of resilience is not how many backups there are, but how quickly and reliably clean data can be restored. Epis Technology stresses recovery validation as a key part of every ActiveProtect installation.
ActiveProtect checks the integrity of backups all the time and lets you test recovery in a safe environment. This makes sure that backups that can’t be changed and are encrypted are safe and can be used when they are needed most.
What Epis Technology Does to Make Data Strong
Being strong doesn’t just come from technology. Epis Technology has the knowledge and skills needed to properly plan, set up, and run ActiveProtect environments. This means making sure that immutability policies match business retention needs, setting up encryption without slowing down performance, and adding backups to larger plans for recovering from disasters and cyber attacks.
Epis Technology helps businesses go from relying on backups to being truly cyber resilient by combining Synology ActiveProtect’s advanced features with enterprise-grade architecture and ongoing support.
Encryption and Immutability Working Together
Encryption keeps people from reading your data. Immutability keeps your data safe from attacks. When put together, they make a defense model that protects privacy, integrity, and availability.
Epis Technology and Synology ActiveProtect give businesses a data protection foundation that is ready for the future and keeps backups safe, unchangeable, and ready to be restored, no matter how threats change.