Under Constant Threat of Attack, CXOs Can
Affordably Test their Cyber Recovery Plans On-Demand and
Orchestrate Rapid Recovery to a Clean Location in the Cloud
TINTON
FALLS, N.J., April 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault, a leading
provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the
hybrid cloud, is announcing a new era in cleanroom technology.
Via its groundbreaking Commvault® Cloud
Cleanroom™ Recovery offering, the company is transforming –
from every vantage point – what recovery looks like in the modern
world:
- how companies can safely and securely recover a clean
copy of their data after a cyberattack;
- where they can recover to – ushering in on-demand
cleanroom recovery to the cloud;
- which companies can access cleanroom technology – not
just the Fortune 50, but organizations of all sizes;
and
- when recovery testing can be done – monthly if
desired – so CISOs can say with confidence to their board, 'when
we're hit, we know we can make a clean recovery.'
A cleanroom is an isolated recovery environment that is
frequently used for secure cyber recovery scenarios. However,
traditional cleanrooms are often resource-intensive, requiring
organizations to maintain duplicative environments for every
critical application across every server and every location. Many
organizations simply can't afford to do this.
Additionally, many companies don't have the time, money, or
staff required to test all the interdependencies across these types
of hybrid environments to know they can recover when attacked.
If they can test, and it fails, they often don't have the
resources to test again. This leaves organizations unpracticed,
vulnerable, and at the mercy of bad actors. Commvault is solving
these problems.
The Cleanroom Concept Reimagined
Commvault has reimagined the cleanroom from the ground up.
First, Cleanroom Recovery is being extended to support
Commvault's SaaS customers*. This deployment option democratizes
the technology so that companies of all sizes can benefit from the
offering. Second, the cleanroom is being hosted in the cloud. When
bad actors strike, Cleanroom Recovery is designed to orchestrate
recovery into a clean, isolated location in Microsoft Azure.
Customers can do this on-demand and only pay for it when they use
it. Third, Cleanroom Recovery uniquely gives organizations the
ability to rapidly and regularly test and, if necessary, retest
their cyber recovery plans with ease across their IT
infrastructure.
"With disaster recovery, testing your recovery strategy once a
year was fine. For example, with a natural disaster, you didn't
have to worry about bad actors infiltrating your systems. You just
needed to be able to recover. Now, with AI-driven attacks, threat
vectors change by the hour. The need to not only test your recovery
frequently but know you have a clean place to recover in the cloud
has never been more important," said Brian
Brockway, CTO, Commvault.
Cleanroom Recovery provides numerous benefits.
Simple:
- Customers can quickly set up a cleanroom-on-demand in Microsoft
Azure.
- Cleanroom Recovery also simplifies the recovery of applications
and the data those applications rely on. For example, Cleanroom
Recovery will be designed to restore Microsoft Active Directory*.
This is the service that controls human access to all applications
and other critical enterprise assets. Being able to easily restore
Active Directory and validate its consistency and operational
health can help ensure proper authorizations to data remain in
place.
Secure:
- With Commvault, because the cleanroom is generated on-demand in
the cloud, it is designed to be untainted since it doesn't exist
until the organization needs to use it.
- Commvault cleanrooms are in an isolated environment, so
application testing and production system backup can be conducted
in a safe space.
- Cleanroom Recovery includes an integration with Microsoft
Defender that automates threat scanning to help ensure data is
clean.
- In addition, Cleanroom Recovery will include
capabilities** that enable companies to rebuild applications and
services from a known clean state, as needed. This can help
customers maintain server operations while enhancing security and
efficiency.
Intelligent:
- AI-enabled Cleanpoint™ Validation automatically empowers
customers to rapidly identify the last clean recovery point.
- Users can customize recovery sequences, so data is recovered in
a logical order. Users can also easily convert VMs from any
hypervisor to Azure VMs.
- A forthcoming integration with Palo Alto Networks Cortex
XSOAR** extends the power of Commvault Cloud Cleanroom Recovery. It
enables customers to investigate security incidents by utilizing
XSOAR to enrich incidents with the latest threat intelligence data
– streamlining the recovery of compromised assets into a cleanroom
for forensic analysis and rapid, secure cyber recovery.
With Cleanroom Recovery, customers also benefit from the
Commvault Cloud platform, powered by Metallic AI. Commvault Cloud
meets the most stringent global security standards and is currently
the only FedRAMP High In Process data protection platform. The
platform's unique architecture enables customers to secure and
recover their data, across any workload, and from any location to
any location. And, in the future, via its recent Appranix
acquisition, customers will be able to uniquely blend risk,
readiness, and recovery capabilities provided by Commvault with
cloud application rebuild capabilities provided by Appranix.
"Enterprises need to think about their cyber preparedness
strategy, including protecting mission critical assets via secure
and air-gapped backups and the ability to recover fast," said Aung
Oo, General Manager, Azure Storage, Microsoft. "Commvault Cloud
Cleanroom Recovery augments air-gapped data protection built on
Azure with fast and secure recovery. It enables customers to test
their resilience plans, and when necessary, recover to a trusted,
clean, isolated location in Microsoft Azure. The clean and isolated
copy also enables forensics for auditors and insurers and gives
organizations a tremendous advantage in the fight against
ransomware and other cyber threats."
"As cyberthreats grow in frequency and sophistication, global
enterprises recognize the need to bolster their defenses with
proactive security measures that safeguard not just their data, but
the entirety of their business operations," said Mark Bridges, Sr. Director, Strategic Alliances,
Pure Storage. "Pure Storage and Commvault share a deep commitment
to empower customers in navigating this journey with confidence,
prioritizing rapid recovery that supports comprehensive data
protection. We're thrilled to see the launch of Commvault Cloud
Cleanroom Recovery and look forward to our continued partnership to
foster a future where businesses thrive securely."
"Our research shows that ransomware and cyberattacks in general
are an existential risk for the vast majority of organizations. In
an environment where ransomware and AI-driven cyberattacks are
increasingly sophisticated, Commvault's Cleanroom Recovery
critically enables organizations to maintain operational integrity
through a continuous loop of testing and constant adaptation," said
Christophe Bertrand, Practice
Director, Enterprise Strategy Group. "This solution not only meets
the critical need for resilience but evolves with it."
Supporting Quotes: Customers
- American Pacific Mortgage: "Cleanroom Recovery is a
game-changer for Commvault Cloud," said Michele Buschman, CIO, American Pacific
Mortgage. "It enables comprehensive testing, and retesting, on the
fly which is something that traditional cleanroom solutions don't
provide. It also is designed to help organizations to rapidly
recover from a cyber incident. The level of confidence and security
this innovative solution can provide is invaluable."
- Emerson: "Commvault Cloud Cleanroom Recovery not only
enables organizations to test their recovery plans often, but know
that if they're hit, they can be resilient," said Zach Kruszewski, Manager CCoE Compute
Architecture and Design Team, Emerson Electric. "Having this sense
of security is so important in the ransomware era."
- Kelyn Technologies US: "We are genuinely excited about
the advent of Cleanroom technology in our services," said
Kevin Cronin, CEO & Co-Founder,
Kelyn Technologies US. "This approach allows us to test our
recoverability and create a meticulous checklist for system
recovery, utilizing a fully segmented Cleanroom to rapidly restore
critical infrastructure. It's our answer to mitigating today's
ransomware threats, providing a secure environment to assess and
ensure recoverability."
Other Supporting Quotes
- HCL Tech: "For over 10 years, some of the world's
largest enterprises have trusted HCLTech and Commvault to deliver
offerings that help secure, manage, and recover their data across
hybrid and multicloud environments," said Rampal Singh, Head of Hybrid Cloud Services,
HCLTech. "The Cleanroom Recovery solution takes innovation to the
next level, enabling us to pioneer a simpler, more intelligent, and
achievable approach to cyber resilience."
- Hitachi Vantara: "The launch of Commvault Cloud
Cleanroom Recovery represents a powerful addition to Hitachi
Vantara's robust data resilience offerings, and as a result, our
shared goal of delivering true cloud security and resilience to
customers has never been more attainable," said Dan McConnell, Senior Vice President of Product
Management for Digital Infrastructure, Hitachi Vantara. "Providing
customers with the ability to test their cyber recovery plans in
advance, along with having a clean recovery point, fills a critical
gap in the marketplace today."
- Kyndryl: "Given the changing regulatory landscape with
focus on new and updated regulatory technical standards coming into
effect, Cyber Regulation Readiness is a top priority for C-suite
and executive board members – they need to know their
organization's data will be secure, recoverable, and quickly
operational following an attack," said Allen Downs, Vice President, Global Resiliency
Domain Leader, Kyndryl. "The mindset is – "Business Operational
Risk" and the ability to execute and report on their ability to
recover is critical. This is driving the need for mature
capabilities to protect and maintain a verifiable copy of critical
data, and driving the need for new workflow processes including
Cleanroom Recovery to detect and verify data is free of infection,
both to and from a secure airgap immutable Cyber Vault.
Capabilities like Cleanroom Recovery enable us to help deliver on
this mandate, giving customers a secure, clean space for testing
and recovery that balances cost with risk mitigation – now that is
true 'cyber resilience by design'."
Availability
Unless otherwise noted, the latest features of Cleanroom Recovery
are available now.
*Functionality of these features is targeted for availability in
summer 2024.
**Functionality of these features is targeted for availability in
fall 2024.
More Information
- See Cleanroom Recovery in action at RSA: May 6-9, North Expo Booths #5778 and #4308.
- Attend one of Commvault's Minutes to
Meltdown ransomware simulation events. Register now for events
in Orange County, CA and
Sacramento, CA.
- Learn more about Cleanroom Recovery via this blog, our website,
and by attending our LinkedIn Live today, Monday, April 29 at 1:00
pm ET.
About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold
standard in cyber resilience, helping more than 100,000
organizations keep data safe and businesses resilient and moving
forward. Today, Commvault offers the only cyber resilience platform
that combines the best data security and rapid recovery at
enterprise scale across any workload, anywhere—at the lowest
TCO.
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