HyperBunker, a new dimension in cyber attack

HyperBunker, a newcomer in the data protection space, joined The IT Press Tour last week in Athens, Greece.

The company develops a hardware-based data protection solution designed to address one of the most critical failures in modern cybersecurity: the inability to reliably recover data after a ransomware attack. Built on insights from more than 50,000 real-world data recovery cases over 25 years, HyperBunker is positioned as a last-resort resilience layer for organizations whose connected defenses and cloud-based backups have already failed.

HyperBunker’s mission is to make recovery certain when everything else breaks down. Its vision is to establish a global standard for offline resilience, based on the principle that attackers can only compromise what they can reach. As ransomware attacks increase in scale, speed, and sophistication—accelerated further by AI-driven intrusion techniques—the presentation argues that traditional, credential-based and cloud-connected security models have become fundamentally unreliable. Industry data shows that most attacks remain undetected, that full domain compromise is often trivial, and that even well-funded security stacks frequently fail to stop modern ransomware variants.

The core problem HyperBunker addresses is not prevention, but guaranteed recovery. Organizations depend on a small set of trust-critical data—identity systems, financial records, operational configurations, regulatory archives, and customer or partner data. If these datasets are lost or corrupted, business continuity collapses regardless of how advanced other IT systems may be. HyperBunker is designed specifically to protect this “data that keeps organizations alive.”

Technically, HyperBunker is a fully offline, physical data vault. It has no credentials, no cloud APIs, and no external connectivity, making it unreachable by attackers. Data enters the system through a patented “butlering” unit that acts as a controlled airlock, enforcing double physical air-gapping between connected environments and the offline vault. Once inside, data is stored as immutable copies, with the most recent versions always preserved. Because the vault is never online, it is inherently resistant to ransomware, insider threats, credential theft, and even future quantum-based attacks.

HyperBunker is deliberately hardware-based, rejecting software-only or “logical air-gap” approaches that remain accessible through networks, credentials, or misconfigurations. The presentation contrasts this with cloud and software-defined backup systems, which may claim immutability or air-gapping but still expose attack paths. HyperBunker’s philosophy is simple: if attackers cannot see or reach the system, they cannot compromise it.

The solution is targeted at essential and highly regulated industries, including critical infrastructure, finance, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and government. In these environments, downtime is not merely an IT inconvenience but a regulatory, safety, and operational failure. Validation includes more than 80 technical demonstrations, strong interest from insurers—most notably a listing by U.S. cyber insurer Cowbell—and early discussions with defense innovation organizations, all reinforcing the value of true offline recovery.

HyperBunker is delivered as Hardware-as-a-Service through a subscription model that includes the device, support, SLAs, and regular restore testing. This approach provides predictable costs while avoiding the unpredictable, often catastrophic financial impact of ransomware incidents. The company is backed by venture capital, has already delivered its first production units, and is scaling manufacturing and partner networks across Europe and beyond.

Overall, HyperBunker presents itself not as another cybersecurity tool, but as a governance-grade resilience layer—a final, untouchable vault that ensures organizations can recover when all connected systems fail.

We'll see how the company will penetrate the market in the coming months.