Cyber-Recovery as a Service: Enhancing Cyber-Resiliency in a Scalable Fashion

This IDC Perspective details the adoption rate of cyber-recovery as a service (CRaaS) as well as the benefits and challenges of adoption for Asia/Pacific (including Japan) (APJ) enterprises, examining the adoption from regional, subregional, and vertical perspectives. The Asia/Pacific region is increasingly becoming a hotspot for cyberthreats, with a surge in sophisticated cyberattacks targeting businesses, governments, and critical infrastructure. The region's rapid digital transformation, coupled with a diverse and expanding economic landscape, has made it an attractive target for cybercriminals. Given this challenging landscape, APJ enterprises need to invest in robust cyber-resilience strategies to safeguard their operations and data. A pivotal way to start is by investing in CRaaS methodologies, which provide comprehensive solutions to mitigate the impact of cyber incidents and ensure rapid recovery.As per IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2023 Predictions - APEJ Implications, by 2027, 30% of the A2000 will adopt CRaaS because of the increasing frequency of ransomware attacks and the need for sophisticated recovery strategies not readily available through DIY efforts."We are seeing more and more APJ enterprises looking not just at disaster recovery but also at CRaaS from a mature angle. Organizations can no longer rely on traditional methods; CRaaS offers the advanced tools and expertise necessary to safeguard against escalating cyberthreats. Enterprises need to consider not only backup and immutability but also factors, such as threat intelligence, deduplication and compression, multicloud support, playbooks, and collaboration tools," says Sakshi Grover, senior research manager, IDC Asia/Pacific. "Our recent study states that ANZ enterprises prefer CRaaS for simplified management and maintenance of recovery systems and cost-effectiveness compared with traditional recovery solutions. However, enterprises in Japan prioritize enhanced resilience against cyberthreats and attacks, as well as cost-effectiveness. In regions with strong cross-border trade and collaboration, such as the Greater Bay Area linking Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangdong, there is a heightened need for synchronized and robust cyber-recovery solutions. Enterprises in Korea prefer CRaaS because of the scalability and flexibility of the CRaaS model," she adds.