Synology Releases ActiveProtect Manager 1.1 to Strengthen Enterprise Cyber Resilience and Compliance

Synology, Inc. announced the release of the ActiveProtect Manager (APM) 1.1 update, strengthening security, expanding compliance support, supporting mass deployment, and broadening remote storage options, to help organizations achieve greater cyber resilience.

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“As cybersecurity threats intensify and IT budgets tighten, the market is demanding an integrated, secure, and scalable solution that delivers optimal ROI,” said JiaYu Liu, EVP, Synology. “ActiveProtect is our answer, and the market’s strong response has reinforced our commitment to continue advancing our solutions.”

The company‘s Active Backup and ActiveProtect solutions have protected over 30 million workloads worldwide. Building on this success, Synology’s ActiveProtect earned 4.9/5 rating and a 99% recommendation score by customers on Gartner Peer Insights as of August 2025, and the firm was recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Enterprise Backup Storage Appliances.

Why ActiveProtect Stands Out
ActiveProtect delivers integrated hardware and software, significantly reducing the total cost of ownership compared to traditional self-integrated backup solutions. It centralizes the protection of up to 150,000 workloads across 2,500 sites, covering virtual machines, servers, databases, endpoints, and SaaS services. With advanced features such as WORM, air-gapped backups, and self-healing integrity checks, ActiveProtect delivers comprehensive security against evolving cyber threats.

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APM 1.1 further bolsters enterprise cyber resilience
The latest APM release introduces improvements to help organizations strengthen their data protection strategy. Here are the major highlights:

• Boosted cyber resilience: APM 1.1 enhances data security by introducing a new Allow Access Mode that offers granular network control, allowing inbound traffic only from whitelisted IP addresses during backup operations. Upon completion – or if backups finish ahead of schedule – the system automatically reverts to full isolation mode.
• Streamlined compliance support: The update enables organizations to perform multi-site, multi-geo backups to maintain data at designated geographical locations, thereby fulfilling local data residency requirements.
• Mass deployment: IT can now batch deploy agents to back up Proxmox environments with ease.
• New tiering support and remote storage options: ActiveProtect now supports data tiering capability that moves your data to your chosen remote storage destination, addressing your long-term retention needs. Moreover, while our initial remote storage support includes on-premises solutions (Synology SA and HD Series) and cloud platforms (C2 Object Storage and Amazon S3), the APM 1.1 update extends compatibility to include Wasabi cloud storage and select XS/XS+ model devices.

ActiveProtect appliances are available globally via Synology’s distributor and partner network.