Elastio, NetApp Partner to Deliver Defence-in-Depth Ransomware Resilience
Because Robust Cyber Resilience Requires Both Perimeter Defences and Built-In Security at the Storage
NetApp®, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Elastio, a ransomware recovery leader, are helping enterprises enhance their cyber resilience with a layered defence that extends from production storage into recovery data. Security teams must be ready to address threats at every layer of their technology stack, including ransomware that moved quietly through production before it was caught, and now lives inside snapshots and backups. Advanced ransomware is engineered to evade prevention tools, moving quietly through production, staying below detection thresholds, and reaching backup data before any alert is triggered.
“As we migrated our infrastructure, ensuring we had the right level of backup security and assurance was non-negotiable,” said Marc Crudgington, VP IT Infrastructure and CISO, Crane WW Logistics. “Elastio provided continuous inspection of our backups from day one—giving us confidence in our ability to recover. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to.”
The companies are embedding Elastio’s Provable Recovery Control into the NetApp Ransomware Resilience Service as Powered by Elastio, adding Deep File Inspection of snapshots. Together, the service delivers end-to-end resilience from ransomware detection through recovery—using recovery points that are continuously verified as clean.
“Storage needs to be part of the conversation when defining a holistic cyber security strategy,” said Gagan Gulati, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Services, NetApp. “By protecting data where it lives, we make storage a priority to combat cyber threats like ransomware. But the stakes for business resilience and operational continuity are too high to rely on a single layer of defence. By collaborating with Elastio, we’re giving enterprises another tool to protect their most critical asset: data.”
A New Layer of Defence Inside the NetApp Ransomware Resilience Service
- NetApp Ransomware Resilience Service: Detects and contains ransomware at the data layer in real time, takes immutable snapshots, guides recovery, and continuously assesses ransomware posture across ONTAP® environments. Includes behavioural detection via Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP).
- Elastio Provable Recovery Control: Deep File Inspection of ONTAP snapshots, detecting zero-day ransomware, staged malware, and stealth corruption that evaded perimeter controls. No agents, and continuously identifies the last known clean recovery points.
Through this collaboration, both companies are enhancing cyber resilience for customers by embedding Elastio Provable Recovery Control directly into the NetApp Ransomware Resilience Service, with no separate procurement and no architecture changes.
“Most organisations discover their recovery data is compromised at the worst possible moment: during an active incident,” said Naj Husain, CEO at Elastio. “By then the question of whether backups are clean is no longer theoretical. The joint solution answers that question continuously, before the incident forces it.”
Availability of NetApp and Elastio Innovation
The NetApp Ransomware Resilience Service powered by Elastio is planned for availability in the near future, starting with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, followed by other ONTAP environments. Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a fully managed cloud service that provides highly reliable, scalable, high-performing, and feature-rich file storage built on NetApp’s popular ONTAP file system. Enterprise organisations interested in early access should contact their NetApp or Elastio representative to assess their current recovery posture.
