8 Cyber Resilience Best Practices

by | Aug 31, 2026

While you may have a disaster recovery plan in place, recovering from destructive cyberattacks requires a different approach. The reason: You need to be able to respond fast, effectively investigate how the attack occurred, and mitigate threats in order to recover securely. Follow these 8 best practices and you’ll be on your way to true cyber resilience.

Move confidently from planning to execution before the next attack.

Ransomware and other cyberattacks can change the requirements for recovery. Organizations need to protect backup data from attack, identify clean recovery points, coordinate response efforts, and restore critical systems with confidence.

This tip sheet from Cohesity outlines eight practical ways to strengthen cyber resilience, including:

  • Protecting backups with immutability and stronger access controls
  • Maintaining isolated copies of critical data
  • Preparing teams and defining response responsibilities
  • Testing recovery processes before an incident
  • Supporting faster, more reliable recovery when an attack occurs

Whether you’re reviewing an established recovery strategy or identifying areas for improvement, these best practices provide a useful framework for evaluating your current approach.


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As a Cohesity Preferred Partner, ATS combines Cohesity’s data security and management technology with the technical expertise needed to put it to work across complex IT environments.

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