Organizations can’t prevent a cyber-attack, but they need to take the necessary steps to be prepared to effectively protect their data when an attack occurs. Without a structured way to manage cybersecurity risk, it would be easy to focus all your efforts into detection-based defenses such as firewalls and anti-virus while neglecting the processes and tools that are mandatory to effectively respond to, and recover from, a successful attack. Put another way, the best offense is a solid defense including having a robust strategy for backing up and protecting your data and workloads. Successful backups are the last line of defense for cyberattacks and can be the deciding factor to prevent considerable downtime, data loss and paying a costly ransom.