In 2025, data protection is no longer optional. Discover how cyber resilience evolved into a board-level priority and reshaped the enterprise security stack.
Written by :
Julia Reulet
Marin Butori
May 5, 2025
In the face of increasingly sophisticated threats and rising regulatory pressure, cyber resilience is no longer an IT hygiene factor, it’s a business continuity imperative. For enterprises, the question is no longer if they will be targeted, but when, and how fast they can recover.
Historically, backup and disaster recovery were considered back-office functions handled reactively, often siloed from broader security and business continuity efforts. But today, this mindset is obsolete.
What we’re witnessing is a fundamental redefinition of the data protection stack. Leading enterprises to now treat backup, recovery, and resilience as core security infrastructure, tightly integrated with real-time threat detection, ransomware containment, and compliance enforcement.
Dedale’s analysis, based on over 30 members interviews across CISOs, IT leaders, and solution architects, highlights five key dynamics transforming the market:
Next-gen platforms are embedding intrusion detection, anomaly recognition, and immutability controls directly within backup environments. This convergence is eroding the boundaries between IT ops and SecOps and driving new procurement behaviors.
Legacy vendors are being challenged by born-in-the-cloud players offering modular, API-first resilience stacks. These platforms scale seamlessly, integrate with DevSecOps workflows, and enable instant recovery even from zero-day exploits.
As vendors increasingly bypass MSPs and resellers through direct SaaS models, the traditional go-to-market architecture is under pressure. Commercial models are shifting from license-plus-support to usage-based, pay-as-you-protect frameworks.
Buyers are ever more demanding with requirements now ranging proof of concept (PoC) validations, breach simulations, and recovery time guarantees. Immutability is becoming table stakes; differentiation lies in how fast and how smart recovery happens.
Despite consolidation attempts, the market remains fragmented. No single player offers true end-to-end coverage across data, user, application, and network resilience, leaving space for innovation, ecosystem plays, and M&A activity.
The most advanced organizations are building cyber resilience frameworks anchored in five strategic pillars:
This shift requires not just new tools, but new mindsets. Resilience is no longer about avoiding failure, it’s about ensuring business continuity despite failure.
In 2025, true cyber resilience means going beyond isolated defense mechanisms to integrated recovery ecosystems that adapt, respond, and restore in near-real time.
Whether you’re an enterprise CIO navigating ransomware risks or a vendor seeking to differentiate in a crowded field, one thing is clear: data protection is now a strategic lever, not a technical checkbox.
To explore our in-depth market maps, vendor strategy profiles, and resilience benchmarking toolkit, get in touch with our team.
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