Zero Trust + Continuous Data Protection: Your Best Defense Against Ransomware

By Tusker Staff

A resilient security strategy starts with Zero Trust — and ends with rapid recovery.

Cyberattacks in 2025 aren’t just increasing; they’re evolving. Ransomware, sophisticated intrusions, and AI-enabled exploits are pushing IT teams to rethink how they defend their environments. Reactive security is no longer enough. To protect your organization from edge to cloud, you need a smarter, more integrated approach.

Combining a Zero Trust Framework with Continuous Data Protection (CDP) changes the game for organizational resilience.

Why Zero Trust Is Your First Line of Defense

In a Zero Trust model, the fundamental rule is: Never Trust, Always Verify. Nothing is trusted by default—not users, devices, or applications—regardless of whether they are inside or outside the network perimeter. Every interaction is continuously authenticated and monitored.

With Tusker and HPE, Zero Trust becomes a built-in, adaptive security strategy that:

• Closes gaps across your entire infrastructure.
• Monitors workloads, systems, and networks from edge to cloud.
• Stops malicious activity before it has the chance to spread laterally.

As threat actors weaponize AI, defenses must move faster than human response times. Using HPE GreenLake’s Zero Trust-enabled architecture, we provide automated, intelligent protection that learns and adapts in real time.

What Happens After an Attack? The Power of CDP

When ransomware hits, every minute of downtime has a financial and reputational cost. Your ability to recover is just as important as your ability to defend.

Traditional backups taken once a day—or even every few hours—leave a "gap" of lost data. Continuous Data Protection (CDP) solves this by providing always-on replication.

Benefits of CDP over Traditional Backup:

• Near-Zero RPO: Rewind your systems to a state within seconds of an incident, not hours.
• Immutable Backups: Protect data across any environment with built-in encryption that attackers cannot delete or alter.
• Recovery Confidence: Ensure your recovery strategy works exactly when you need it most.

Ransomware Readiness: A Unified Strategy

Tusker helps organizations design security architectures built for modern threats and hybrid workforces. Whether you are a school district, healthcare network, or manufacturing operation, we help you establish a layered defense including:

• Encryption: Protecting data both at rest and in transit.
• Immutable Backups: Ensuring your "last line of defense" is unchangeable.
• Modern Workspace Protection: Securing endpoints and users wherever they work.
• Network Visibility: Continuous threat detection to catch anomalies early.
• Cloud Security: Implementing secure architectures with Zero Trust baked into the foundation.

By aligning Zero Trust and Continuous Data Protection, you’re not just improving security — you’re building true business resilience.

Take the Next Step in Your Security Journey

Want to see how leading organizations are closing gaps and protecting their data?

• Read the Report: Ponemon Institute: Security Strategies to Protect Valuable Data in the AI Era.
• Assess Your Readiness: Reach out to the Tusker cybersecurity team today to schedule a comprehensive ransomware readiness session.

Ready to build a resilient future? Contact Tusker today.