Building cyber resiliency with AWS Backup logically air-gapped vault

This article discusses the new logically air-gapped vault feature in AWS Backup, which provides enhanced security and resiliency for data backups against cyber threats like ransomware.

Specifically, the article covers:

• How the logically air-gapped vault works, with backups encrypted using AWS-owned keys and automatically locked in compliance mode
• The ability to share the logically air-gapped vault across AWS accounts using AWS RAM, enabling faster direct restores
• Key benefits including reduced recovery time, reduced operational overhead, enhanced protection against key deletion or modification, and simplified recovery testing
• Solution architecture showing the different AWS accounts (workload, data bunker, recovery, forensics) and how they interact with the logically air-gapped vault
• Conclusion highlighting the improved cyber resiliency and suitability for highly sensitive workloads