Cyberattacks continue to disrupt organizations across every industry. In March 2026, the major U.S. medical technology company Stryker experienced a cyberattack that disrupted internal systems and operations across its global network, forcing the company to investigate the full impact and restore affected systems.
Events like this highlight an important reality: when systems are compromised, the ability to recover depends on having secure backups that attackers cannot reach.
Many cybercriminals specifically target backup systems during an attack. If backups are connected to the network, they can be encrypted, deleted, or corrupted along with production data. In some cases, breaches have even occurred through backup infrastructure itself, allowing attackers to encrypt organizational data and disrupt operations.
Offline encrypted backups provide a powerful defense against this risk.
Using encrypted portable storage such as SecureData encrypted drives, organizations can create backup copies of critical data and store them offline—completely disconnected from the network. This “air-gapped” approach prevents ransomware or other cyber threats from accessing the backup files.
SecureData drives also protect against another risk: physical loss or theft. Built-in hardware encryption ensures that sensitive data stored on the drive remains protected and accessible only to authorized users. And when deployed with Remote Management, lost or stolen drives can be wiped remotely, offering peace of mind.
When a cyberattack occurs, organizations with offline encrypted backups can restore systems quickly and avoid paying ransom demands.
In today’s threat environment, cybersecurity is no longer just about preventing attacks—it’s about ensuring you can recover when they happen. Offline encrypted backups stored on SecureData drives provide a simple and effective layer of resilience in any cybersecurity strategy.
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