When people talk about digital sovereignty, they usually think first about the cloud and where data is stored. But the most sensitive question often concerns backups. Backups are what allow you to restart after a cyberattack. And they are exactly what attackers target first.

Where are your backups hosted? Who can access them? And would they still be intact after a ransomware attack? Oxibox gives a clear answer to all three questions: your data, protected in France.

A French player that controls its own infrastructure

Oxibox is a French cybersecurity vendor. It combines secure backup and cyber recovery with a firm sovereign cloud strategy.

Unlike many players that rely on hyperscalers, Oxibox runs its own cloud infrastructure. Customer data is stored in datacenters located in France, including in the Île-de-France region and the Toulouse area.

Your data never leaves France

In Oxibox’s sovereign cloud offering, all data is hosted exclusively in France. Organizations know exactly where their critical information is located, and they stay in control of it.

The infrastructure is built on two geographically separate French datacenters. Data is replicated between them and remains available if one site has an incident.

Encrypted at the source, readable only by you

Data is encrypted at the source and end to end. Sensitive information is protected before it is even sent to the cloud.

Oxibox goes further: the vendor states that it does not hold its customers’ encryption keys. This means Oxibox itself has no access to the stored data. This is where sovereignty becomes real: control stays in your hands.

Backups built to withstand ransomware

A backup is only worth something if it is still intact on the day you need it. Oxibox protects backup data with:

• immutable backups, which cannot be modified or deleted;
• logically disconnected backups, kept apart from the IT environment and out of an attacker’s reach;
• protection against ransomware, sabotage and unauthorized changes.

Trust you can prove

Oxibox applies the 3-2-1-1 backup rule, in line with the recommendations of ANSSI, the French national cybersecurity agency. That means three copies of the data on two different media, with one copy stored off-site and one kept offline.

The solution holds the France Cybersecurity label. It combines French technology, GDPR-compliant data processing and certified French infrastructure.

Why this matters now

Cyberattacks increasingly target the backups themselves, to make recovery impossible. At the same time, regulations such as NIS2 and the GDPR require organizations to stay in control of their data and of their ability to recover.

Choosing a backup solution is no longer just a matter of comparing storage volumes and prices. You also need to ask where the data is hosted, under which jurisdiction, and who can technically access it.

What it means for your customers

For integrators, resellers and MSPs, Oxibox is a concrete answer for customers who ask for sovereignty guarantees:

• a clear argument for local government, healthcare, industry and any organization that handles sensitive data;
• a recognized label and ANSSI recommendations to highlight in tenders;
• cyber resilience you can demonstrate: immutable, disconnected backups that can be restored after an attack.

Sovereignty starts with your data

With Oxibox, digital sovereignty becomes very concrete: French technology, hosting in France, strong encryption and full control over your most critical asset: your data.

Ready to entrust your backups to a sovereign cloud? Contact the Kappa Data team to find out how Oxibox can strengthen your offering and protect your customers’ data.

I used American spelling (“organizations”) to match the Stormshield article. I added a short explanation of ANSSI, because readers outside France may not know it.