HYCU debuts R-Shield, redefining cyber resilience for modern data infrastructures

HYCU, Inc., a leading force in modern data protection, has announced the release of R-Shield, a revolutionary cyber resilience fabric embedded directly into its HYCU Data Resiliency Cloud (R-Cloud). This launch marks a significant leap forward in protecting critical data across increasingly complex and fragmented IT environments.

As ransomware attacks and internal threats continue to rise, HYCU R-Shield provides a comprehensive, always-on detection and recovery framework. It closes the widening security gap left by traditional backup tools that fail to secure fragmented cloud and SaaS applications—where over 80% of today’s cyberattacks occur.

“R-Shield is the end-to-end cyber resilience solution security leaders have been waiting for,” said Enrique Salem, Partner at Bain Capital. “It eliminates blind spots and integrates protection, detection, and recovery capabilities across the entire data estate.”

Designed for Modern Data Protection Challenges

HYCU’s R-Shield tackles the alarming statistic that 60% of enterprise data remains unmanaged or insufficiently protected. Built on a hardened virtual appliance with DISA-STIG certification, R-Shield delivers cloaked, immutable backups across all workloads, including on-prem, cloud, SaaS, and AI/ML environments.

Key features include:

• Always Protected: Invisible and impenetrable backups using R-Lock™ immutable storage.

• Always Observing: Real-time anomaly and malware detection at the data source, with direct SIEM system integration.

• Always Ready: Automated, site-level recovery for both small-scale incidents and large-scale supply chain disruptions.

Simon Taylor, Founder and CEO of HYCU, emphasized the breakthrough: “With R-Shield, we can now protect and recover data that was previously difficult or impossible to secure. This is what true cyber resilience looks like.”

Embedded Resilience Without Additional Overhead

Unlike traditional detection solutions that require costly standalone infrastructure, R-Shield is fully integrated within the R-Cloud platform. It provides military-grade protection without the operational burden, ensuring businesses can respond faster and more efficiently.

Industry experts are already hailing the innovation. Christophe Bertrand of theCUBE Research highlighted R-Shield’s relevance: “It’s a must for any organization serious about backup and recovery as part of their cyber resilience framework.”

HYCU will unveil more about R-Shield during a webinar on April 29 at 10:00 a.m. ET/4:00 p.m. CET with Simon Taylor and Andy Fernandez. For more details, visit HYCU.com or follow HYCU on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).