Commvault and SimSpace Launch Unprecedented Cyber Recovery Range, Delivering Real-World Attacks
Commvault, a leading
provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid
cloud, and SimSpace, a global leader in high-fidelity cyber range solutions,
announced the Commvault® Recovery Range™, powered by SimSpace.
Commvault Recovery
Range is the first hands-on cyber range that will enable defenders to battle
sophisticated cyber threats and real-world attacks while also equipping them
with the skills required to navigate and rapidly recover from cyber crises.
Traditional cyber
ranges focus on detecting and containing attacks, leaving response and recovery
scenarios outside of their scope. Commvault Recovery Range goes much farther in
a setting that models the defender's own production environment. Utilizing SimSpace's
award-winning cyber range platform and Commvault's exceptional recovery
offerings, Commvault Recovery Range will provide an immersive learning
experience where defenders can practice the entire end-to-end incident
lifecycle, from detection through validated cleanpoint recovery.
The need for this
type of end-to-end cyber resilience training has never been greater. Research
shows an organization falls victim to ransomware every 14 seconds1, and the
average downtime from an attack can span upwards of 24 days2 – costing
enterprises millions of dollars in lost revenue, reputational damage, and
operational disruption. Preparation that starts with the attack and ends with a
rapid, clean recovery can make all the difference in reducing downtime and
helping organizations run in a state of continuous business.
"Together with
SimSpace, we are offering companies something that's truly unique in the market
– the physical, emotional, and psychological experience of a real-world
cyberattack and the harrowing challenges often experienced in attempting to
rapidly recover," said Bill O'Connell, Chief Security Officer, Commvault.
"In combining SimSpace's authentic cyberattack simulations with
Commvault's leading cyber recovery capabilities, we're giving companies the ability
to strengthen their security posture, cyber readiness, and business
resilience."
"In an era of
relentless cyber threats, we created SimSpace to give security and IT
professionals an authentic, hands-on understanding of how attacks unfold in the
most realistic environments possible," said William, "Hutch",
Hutchison, CEO of SimSpace. "Our partnership with Commvault, takes the
experience to the next level – by integrating the critical recovery component,
we're delivering a complete cyber preparedness lifecycle that helps
organizations minimize downtime and prevent devastating losses."
With Commvault Recovery Range, defenders will
experience:
Hands-on attack
simulations: Defenders step into a hyper-realistic environment that mirrors
their actual networks, infrastructure, and day-to-day operations – complete
with simulated users logging in and out, sending emails, and interacting with
applications. During this high-fidelity experience, defenders face
sophisticated attacks, like Netwalker, that can be challenging to detect. They
are forced to make decisions and execute strategic responses under pressure as
the clock is ticking.
Real-world recovery
exercises: Unlike other cyber ranges, users will face no-win recovery scenarios
and learn the hard way the importance of validating backups, cleaning infected
data, and executing swift restorations. Recovery exercises include using
Commvault Cloud for threat scanning, Air Gap Protect for immutable storage,
Cleanroom Recovery for on-demand recovery testing, and Cloud Rewind to
automatically rebuild cloud-native apps – so defenders can recover their
business rapidly, without reinfecting it.
Drills that bring
disparate teams together: Managing and recovering from an attack cannot happen
in silos. In the Commvault Recovery Range, CSOs, CISOs, CIOs, IT Ops, and
SecOps must all work together to emerge with a cohesive strategy for handling
crises and restoring core services swiftly.
"Creating muscle
memory in cyber recovery operations requires more than a degree and years of
experience. It takes continued practitioner-level training, where security and
IT teams engage together in live-fire exercises. That's how you properly
prepare, know you have the right technology in place, and create confidence in
your teams' ability to recover. When a cyber incident occurs and
time-to-recovery really matters, this training will be critical," said
Roland Cloutier, Founder, The Business Protection Group and former Global Chief
Security Officer, TikTok.
"The Commvault
Recovery Range will make a huge difference for our resiliency planning,"
said Michele Buschman, Chief Information Officer, American Pacific Mortgage.
"The realistic attack scenarios and recovery drills will help instill a
sense of confidence in our recovery process and in understanding exactly what
we need to do to get back up and running quickly – essential to keeping our
business running smoothly."
"IT teams can't
prepare for a cyberattack with just a playbook any more than a football team
can practice on just a chalk board," said Phil Goodwin, Research Vice
President, IDC. "Teams need to practice under game conditions. This new
Commvault Recovery Range puts cyber response teams into a realistic simulation
where ITOps, SecOps, and line-of-business teams must work together – facing
real-world attack scenarios requiring uncertain decisions while attempting to
recover. Exercise participants learn where they have gaps and what
best-in-class cyber-preparedness should look like when the inevitable attack
takes place. It's great to see Commvault and SimSpace partnering to bring this
unique experience to the industry. This is a huge advancement in modern cyber
preparedness training."
"For years, the
industry has focused cyber range training primarily on threat detection and
mitigation, often treating recovery as a separate, less-practiced discipline.
The Commvault Recovery Range fundamentally closes that gap by uniquely bringing
together SimSpace's realistic, high-fidelity attack simulation and Commvault's
expertise in recovery," said Krista Case, Research Director, Futurum
Group. "Commvault and SimSpace are truly helping organizations build the
muscle memory needed not just to fight off attackers, but to rapidly and safely
get back to business afterward."
The Path to Minimum Viability
Another reason
Commvault is partnering with SimSpace is to help companies understand their
"minimum viability," i.e., the critical applications, assets,
processes, and people required for an organization to recover following a
cyberattack. Minimum viability is tantamount to achieving continuous business.
And tools like Commvault Recovery Range will make it even easier for companies
to understand what their minimum viability is – testing their skills so that
when an attack happens, they know what to do. To learn more about minimum
viability and what this means for enterprises globally, click here and check
out The Ultimate Guide to Minimum Viability.
Experience Commvault Recovery Range in Action at
the RSA Conference
Commvault and
SimSpace will be showcasing Commvault Recovery Range during RSAC 2025 from
April 28-May 1 in San Francisco at the Alloy Collective. Space is limited. Get
a sneak peek now and register here to be immersed in a live, realistic
cyberattack, experiencing everything from detection to recovery.
Commvault will also
be exhibiting in the North Hall at RSAC 2025, Booths #4308 and #5678. Attendees
are invited to visit the booths and learn more about the Commvault Cloud
platform, participate in demonstrations and have discussions with industry
thought leaders on how solutions like Cloud Rewind and Cleanroom Recovery can
transform their resilience strategies.
SimSpace will also be
exhibiting at Booth #3103, offering attendees an opportunity to engage directly
with experts and experience immersive, hands-on demonstrations of its
high-fidelity cyber ranges. Visitors will learn how to defeat tomorrow's
threats today by swiftly recovering from cyberattacks through the industry's
most realistic simulations.
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