Ransomware resilience

Ransomware encrypts or destroys data and demands a payment for its return. Everabyte is designed to reduce that risk and, if an incident happens, to enable a reliable recovery. Here are the layers of protection that contribute — and their limits.

In short

Everabyte reduces ransomware-related risks through layered controls: layered encryption, retention and Object Lock controls where enabled, object versioning, snapshot protection where configured, version history and trash retention, malware detection, anomaly detection and activity logging. Availability varies by plan and configuration. No system can promise immunity: these layers limit the impact and enable recovery.

Defense in depth

Encryption before storage

Two layers of encryption protect your stored files — application-level before storage and storage-level at rest. The model is detailed in our article on the Everabyte encryption model.

Retention and Object Lock controls

Retention and Object Lock controls are available where enabled for the relevant storage configuration and provider: data placed under a lock cannot be modified or deleted for the defined duration.

Version history and trash

Earlier versions of a file can be recovered, and deleted files sit in trash for 30 days — a practical recovery path after an accidental or malicious mass deletion.

One storage region per environment

Each object resides in one region at one provider; multi-region replication is not part of the standard storage model.

Threat detection

Malware detection helps identify potentially harmful files through Everabyte’s supported scanning workflows. Anomaly detection helps identify suspicious activity and unusual storage operations that may indicate a security threat. Availability varies by plan and configuration.

Logging

File-related activity is logged, which helps understand what happened in case of an incident.

Recovering after an incident

In case of an incident, recovery relies on verified clean restores, which confirm backup integrity before any recovery takes place. Data placed under a retention lock remains readable and unaltered for the entire duration of the lock. The full model is described in our article on how backup works.

Common issues

Does Everabyte guarantee protection against ransomware?

No: no system can promise immunity. Everabyte is designed to reduce risk and enable a reliable recovery through layered controls.

Can an attacker delete my locked backups?

Data under a retention lock cannot be modified or deleted for the duration of the lock — where retention and Object Lock controls are enabled for your storage configuration.

What does recovery after an incident look like?

Verified clean restores first confirm backup integrity, then recovery takes place.

Does encryption matter against ransomware?

Stored files are ciphertext: an attacker who obtained stored data would face encrypted files, and decryption requires an operation authorized by you.