Cohesity has announced significant upgrades to its NetBackup 11.0, introducing cutting-edge data security capabilities aimed at fortifying organisations against evolving cyber threats. These enhancements, which include quantum-proof encryption, advanced user behaviour monitoring, and expanded cloud support, are designed to bolster data protection strategies in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
Key innovations in NetBackup 11.0
- Quantum-proof encryption: As quantum computing poses a new frontier of threats, Cohesity has integrated quantum-proof encryption to safeguard against potential “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks. This feature ensures long-term confidentiality for data across various communication paths within NetBackup, including encrypted data in transit and server-side deduplication.
- Enhanced user behaviour monitoring: The updated monitoring capabilities allow for the detection of a wider range of unusual user activities. This proactive approach can significantly slow down or halt attacks, even in scenarios where administrative credentials are compromised, thereby protecting critical data from malicious intent.
- Improved risk scoring: The new risk scoring feature enhances overall security posture by recommending security settings and dynamically intercepting suspicious changes with multi-factor authentication. This added layer of security is vital in preventing malicious configuration alterations.
- Expanded cloud support: With cloud adoption on the rise, NetBackup 11.0 extends its protection to a broader array of Platform as a Service (PaaS) workloads, including popular services like Amazon DocumentDB, Azure Cosmos DB, and Yugabyte. The upgrade also optimises cloud backup efficiency, reducing backup windows and enhancing disaster recovery capabilities through image replication from cloud archive tiers.
The importance of evolving security strategies
Vasu Murthy, Cohesity’s senior vice president and chief product officer, highlighted the necessity for defence strategies to evolve alongside the changing tactics of cybercriminals.
“Securing a modern data estate can be increasingly challenging... The latest NetBackup features give customers smarter ways to minimise the impact of attacks now and post quantum.” Vasu Murthy
As the threat landscape continues to evolve, security leaders must consider integrating these advanced capabilities into their data protection strategies. Cohesity’s focus on AI-driven data security not only addresses current vulnerabilities but also prepares organisations for future challenges, ensuring a robust defence against both present and emerging threats.
