"HYCU Initiative Offers Free Evaluation for Ransomware Recovery Prospects"

The data backup and recovery provider HYCU has announced a new free cloud application that can help organizations identify and measure their ability to recover if they are hit with a ransomware attack. The company's R-Score (ransomware score) evaluation service has been made available via GetRScore.org. R-Score comes from work by HYCU data protection and cybersecurity experts, as well as company partners. For an organization to get a preliminary R-Score and assess its data recovery readiness in the event of a ransomware attack, questions must be answered. The R-Score provided is generated within a range of 0 to 1,000. In addition to a score, the service recommends steps that a company can take to improve its score. According to HYCU founder and CEO Simon Taylor, user data or information used in generating the initial R-Score is not stored or captured in any form where a user can be identified. A free consultation is offered to users to get a better understanding of what they should do to improve their organization's overall R-Score. An organization's preparedness to repel and recover from a ransomware attack is assessed based on its backup process, backup infrastructure, security and networking, disaster recovery, and restore processes. This article continues to discuss the growing threat of ransomware and the new evaluation service aimed at helping organizations improve their ability to recover from ransomware attacks.  

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