Arcserve Unveils Unified Data Protection 8.0 to Defend Organizations' Entire Infrastructure from Accidental Data Loss and Ransomware

Arcserve, LLC, the world's most experienced data and ransomware protection provider, today unveiled Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) 8.0, which is designed to protect organizations' entire infrastructure, including hyperconverged, from data loss, cybercriminals, and persistent threats like ransomware. This makes Arcserve the only data protection vendor capable of delivering ransomware prevention across hardware, cloud, SaaS, and other environments. 

According to The State of Ransomware in the US: Reports and Statistics 2020, new tactics like double extortion saw significant adoption in 2020. Cybercriminals around the world are constantly coming up with new tactics to solicit ransom payments, meaning many are not only holding data hostage, but threatening to publish it, and have been increasingly targeting backup data, too. Arcserve has been actively working with Sophos and other key partners to combat this challenge for businesses, enabling them to protect their backup data, no matter where it's stored. 

"Ransomware and malware are among the most serious data threats facing organizations today," said Phil Goodwin, Research Director, IDC. "IT leaders and business leaders alike recognize these threats that must be addressed urgently. Organizations are looking for comprehensive solutions that address both data protection and data security holistically. Due to its partnership with Sophos, Arcserve is at the forefront of vendors delivering these integrated solutions. Given to the broad deployment of applications in today's organizations, these solutions must address core, cloud and edge environments, which is what Arcserve aims to do with the release of UDP 8.0."