Zerto V.9.5 With Ransomware Resilience

Zerto Ltd., a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP company, has announced the availability of a series of product updates, bringing its ransomware recovery capabilities to the cloud providers so organisations can recover in minutes at scale to seconds before an attack.

The enhanced Zerto 9.5 includes expanded immutability options with Azure and S3-compatible storage, a company’s Linux appliance with security enhancements, and expanded integrations with Google Cloud Platform.

“Organisations face increased risks from the volume and sophistication of ransomware attacks prevalent today,” said Deepak Verma, VP, products. “With the capabilities we have added to the latest Zerto platform, customers are better positioned to meet new challenges head-on and mitigate their impact by recovering more quickly and with confidence.”

Updates to V.9.5 and Backup for SaaS powered by Keepit, are designed to address a range of data protection issues, including ransomware, the most prevalent cyber threat facing organisations today. These key updates extend the firm’s posotion in ransomware resilience to enhance ransomware recovery, security, and platform support.

They include:

• Immutability – Immutable data copies are largely immune from ransomware and can be used to recover encrypted data after a ransomware attack. The company has added Microsoft Azure and S3-compatible storage as a destination for immutable data copies for ransomware recovery. In addition, its Backup for SaaS, powered by Keepit, offers offsite immutable backups of Azure Active Directory, a critical component for recovering quickly from ransomware.

• Linux appliance – A secure management layer is key to ransomware resilience. The company’s Linux virtual appliance deploys, enables increased security through multi-factor authentication (MFA), and offers management via hands-off upgrades and troubleshooting.

• Expanded integration with Google Cloud Platform – Data protection to cloud platforms offers increased protection from ransomware. Google Cloud Storage is a destination platform for additional data copies for recovery.

• Instant file restore for Linux – In a ransomware attack, as well as for many other incidents, the ability to restore a file or multiple files can be a way to recover encrypted, deleted, or corrupted data. In addition to recovering entire Windows and Linux machines instantly and instant file restore for Windows, the firm has instant file restore for Linux, which enables users to restore directly back to the source within Linux VMs.

“Zerto has become an invaluable technology partner as we build resilient infrastructure to meet our data protection objectives, remain compliant, and address the wide-ranging uncertainties we see today,” said Francesco Bruzzesi, senior system engineer, Fondo Est. “This level of continual improvement and innovation gives us confidence to invest in our technology strategy and build for the future.”

With global ransomware costs expected to rise from $20 billion in 2021 to $265 billion by 2031, the company is offering the ability to protect 10VMs with Zerto at no cost with the free edition.

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