This Pure Storage white paper addresses ransomware as a national security threat and guides U.S. federal agencies in mitigating attacks. It urges comprehensive defense strategies including user education, infrastructure hardening, and secure backups. Pure Storage’s FlashBlade and SafeMode snapshots offer immutable, admin-resistant backups that accelerate recovery and protect against ransomware, insider threats, and data loss. A case study on New Orleans highlights improved resilience and faster service restoration post-attack. The paper emphasizes proactive planning, data protection modernization, and technology integration to safeguard critical government assets.

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