HP Sure Recover - White Paper

HP Sure Recover
L49622-001, October 2018
HP Sure Recover
A comprehensive, flexible recovery solution for HP
Elite computers
Minimize downtime via an automated operating system
recovery solution integrated into HP computer hardware
and firmware. HP Sure Recover enables you to quickly
recover the operating system whenever needed,
throughout the lifecycle of the computer. HP Sure Recover
succeeds even if the primary drive has been completely
erased.
The need for cyber-resilient computers
Cyberattacks continue to grow at an incredible pace. Reports of cybersecurity breaches
have become commonplace, even impacting companies that deploy state-of-the-art
defenses. Defenses against these types of attacks are an absolute necessity, but given the increasing sophistication of the attackers and the growing
number of breaches, additional strategies are needed.
Cyber-resilience is an emerging strategy that is rapidly gaining acceptance in business and the public sector. Cyber-resilience is defined as the ability
to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions in order to recover rapidly from disruptions to IT systems or critical infrastructure. One of the core
principles of cyber-resilience is to recognize up front that hackers may launch a successful attack against you. Cyber-resilient systems are designed to
include mechanisms to enable rapid recovery to a working and secure state after such an attack.
A cyber-resilient computer is designed to quickly and automatically recover itself to a working state, even from unforeseen attacks that bypass
existing protections and inject malicious software and/or firmware into the target platform.
This kind of attack may also attempt to render the computer inoperable by removing or corrupting software and/or firmware on the device. To thwart
such attempts by malware, the ideal solution must be designed to function independently of the operating system and of any software stored on the
mass storage device.
Beyond attack responses, cyber-resilient computers can also optimize standard processes that can be pain points for IT administrators and individual
users. The operating system may need to be restored for reasons other than malware or corruption—such as initial system installations, or to reset
the system drive before a device is re-provisioned for another user. In a public environment—for example, a hotel or grocery store—the
administrator may want to schedule regular reimaging of all devices to help keep the OS image in a clean state.
In all these examples, manually restoring the OS can be a time-intensive process. An automatic, easy-to-use recovery process can save time for
administrators of large fleets of computers. And for the end user, a straightforward, quick and reliable mechanism to recover or reset the operating
system can be the difference between a momentary outage or days of downtime.
HP SURE RECOVER REQUIREMENTS
HP Sure Recover is available on HP Elite
computers with 8
th
generation Intel® or
AMD processors and requires an open,
wired network connection.
HP Sure Recover with Embedded
Reimaging is available on select HP Elite
computers with 8
th
generation Intel
processors.
You must back up important files, data,
photos, videos, etc. before using either
version of HP Sure Recover to avoid loss
of data.
Not available on computers with multiple
internal storage drives or Intel Optane
TM
.