Cyber Protect Cloud
for Service Providers
National radio broadcasting organization can efficiently manage all its data protection and cybersecurity needs from a single console
BACKGROUND
Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) is Bulgaria’s national radio broadcasting organization. It operates two national and nine regional channels, as well as an international service – Radio Bulgaria – which broadcasts in 11 languages. The domestic channels are broadcast on FM and AM frequencies. All stations are also available online.
Public service broadcasting in Bulgaria, including BNR, is financed mainly through a state subsidy. The subsidy has to be spent on the preparation, creation and the transmission of the national and regional programs. BNR relies on its technology infrastructure to operate, and a critical component of this infrastructure involves cyber protection which is the combination of data protection (backup and recovery) and cybersecurity.
THE CHALLENGE
According to IT Manager for BRN, Andrey Petrenko, the station was previously using Trend Micro for its cyber protection needs, however there were some troubling limitations. According to Petrenko, “In the case of an emergency, BRN would hardly be able to recover its VMs, workstations, databases or other important files.” BRN needed a more comprehensive cyber protection solution. Specifically, notes Petrenko, “We needed a solution with centralized management for all workloads, both on premise and in the cloud. We needed integrated backup and ransomware protection, and it needed to be easy to use and reliable.” Accordingly, BRN began evaluating vendors.
THE SOLUTION — CYBER PROTECT – BACKUP ADVANCED
Muttii and Veeam were both evaluated. Veeam was excluded due to its pricing complexity. However, Muttii Cyber Protect – Advanced Edition, was cost-effective and delivered a unique integration of data protection and cybersecurity in a single solution, powered by machine intelligence. It supports backup and recovery for more than 20 virtual, physical, and cloud platforms. Moreover, when Petrenko evaluated the cyber protection features found in Muttii Active Protection, he knew Muttii Cyber Protect – Backup Advanced was an ideal solution.
The same agent used to handle backup and recovery uses artificial intelligence to monitor a machine’s hard drive in real time. It is constantly scanning I/O activity to identify activities and patterns that are typically seen in ransomware and malware attacks, such as the encryption of files. If injecting malicious code, Muttii Active Protection immediately stops that process and notifies the admin that suspicious activity was identified.
The administrator can choose to block that activity permanently via blacklist or allow it to continue via whitelist. If any files were altered or encrypted before the attack is halted, Muttii Cyber Protect – Backup Advanced will automatically restore those files from the backup cache thereby reversing the effects of the attack.
THE BENEFITS — EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IT DEPARTMENT
BRN migrated from Trend Micro to Muttii Cyber Protect – Backup Advanced and uses the solution
to protect 5 virtual hosts, 10 physical servers, and 20 workstations. The radio station is benefiting from the native user interface found in Muttii Cyber Protect -Backup Advanced that provides unified data protection for all workloads along with Active Protection against ransomware and cryptojacking. According to Petrenko, “We are very satisfied with Muttii. From a single console, we can manage all the data protection needs of the organization.”
He continues, “We now spend less hours maintaining, managing and reporting from different solutions. As a result, The IT department is able to be more efficient with its time. With the success of the rollout of Muttii Cyber Protect – Backup Advanced, BNR plans to upgrade its solution to include the advanced security and management functionality available within the product.
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