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Commvault and Google’s New Alliance in Cyber Recovery

In an era where cyber threats are growing increasingly sophisticated, organizations must be equipped to respond swiftly and effectively. Commvault, a recognized leader in unified resilience, recently unveiled its latest integration with Google Threat Intelligence. This collaboration aims to enhance recovery procedures after cyberattacks, enabling businesses to identify safe recovery points more quickly and minimize downtime.

The Challenge of Cyber Recovery

When cyber incidents occur, organizations often find themselves grappling with the challenge of pinpointing safe recovery points among potentially compromised data. While security teams can identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) fairly quickly, recovery teams are left in the lurch, needing to perform extensive validations of backup data before initiating recovery processes. Such delays can lead to significant operational losses when every moment counts.

Integrating Google Threat Intelligence

The integration of Google Threat Intelligence into Commvault’s Threat Scan workflows transforms raw threat data into actionable insights. By leveraging Google’s vast resources—including Mandiant frontline intelligence and VirusTotal's crowdsourced data—Commvault enhances its capability to analyze protected workloads for potential threats, while also swiftly identifying which recovery points may be compromised. This means organizations can begin recovery efforts faster and more confidently.

New Scanning Capabilities

Alongside the integration, Commvault has introduced novel scanning capabilities that capture file hashes during backup operations. These hashes serve as unique identifiers, akin to fingerprints, allowing teams to quickly verify recovery points against known threat indicators. This methodology facilitates the identification of clean files ready for recovery, streamlining the entire process.

Commvault’s inline inspection functionality enables immediate threat intelligence validity checks, while also permitting deeper malware and forensic inspection when necessary. This layered strategy empowers organizations to make expedited recovery decisions while ensuring the restored data's integrity.

Enhancing Synthetic Recovery

The new threat insights and scanning enhancements significantly bolster Commvault’s existing Synthetic Recovery capability. This AI-driven process automatically detects threats and surgically eliminates them during the recovery phase, maintaining the integrity of unaffected data and ensuring that businesses can achieve the most comprehensive recovery possible.

Pranay Ahlawat, Commvault's Chief Technology and AI Officer, emphasizes the significance of this integration: "Businesses need confidence that the data they're restoring is clean. By combining Threat Scan with Google Threat Intelligence capabilities, we’re facilitating faster validations and a smoother recovery process—essential in today’s landscape of relentless cyber threats."

A Collaborative Approach to Cyber Resilience

Miton Adhikari, Head of Google Security OEM Partnerships, also acknowledges the importance of this collaboration. He states, "Organizations are seeking to fortify their cyber resilience while simplifying incident response and recovery operations. Our partnership with Commvault empowers customers to harness Google Threat Intelligence within their recovery workflows, enabling quicker and more informed recovery actions while reducing uncertainties."

Upcoming Availability of Features

The integration of Google Threat Intelligence, along with the inline scanning features and Threat Scan improvements, is anticipated to roll out in the coming months. Interested parties can witness live demonstrations of this integration during Google's Theater Session with Commvault at Black Hat on August 4. For further details about the partnership, Commvault encourages visits to their dedicated partnership page.

About Commvault

Commvault stands as a key player in the field of unified resilience solutions, delivering comprehensive data security and cyber recovery across its cutting-edge platform. In a landscape characterized by evolving threats, Commvault's solutions empower organizations to not only safeguard their data but to fully embrace the challenges presented by AI-driven environments.

By integrating the advanced capabilities of Google Threat Intelligence, Commvault reinforces its commitment to helping clients achieve unparalleled confidence in their recovery processes, ensuring that businesses can successfully navigate the increasingly treacherous world of cybersecurity.