ExaGrid Releases AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery
ExaGrid, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution with AI-Powered Retention Time-Lock (RTL) that includes a non-network-facing tier (creating a tiered air gap), delayed deletes and immutability for ransomware recovery, announced the release of a new AI-Powered RTL feature: AutoDetect & Guard. The AutoDetect & Guard feature monitors all daily operational deletes, trains/learns, and creates patterns. If a delete request is outside of the pattern, the customer’s IT team is alerted and ExaGrid automatically extends the delayed delete policy so data in the Repository Tier is never deleted. If the delete was an operational delete, the IT team can clear the alert and ExaGrid will return to the original delayed delete policy. This provides two benefits: an early warning of a possible cyber-attack where the attackers are trying to delete the backup data and ensuring that the backup data is not deleted on ExaGrid’s non-network-facing Repository Tier.
ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage appliances have a
network-facing disk-cache Landing Zone where the most recent backups are stored
in an undeduplicated format for fast backup and restore performance. Data is
deduplicated into a non-network-facing tier called the Repository Tier, for
longer-term retention. ExaGrid’s unique architecture and features provide
comprehensive security including Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery,
and through the combination of a non-network-facing tier (creating a tiered air
gap), a delayed delete policy, and immutable data objects, backup data is
protected from being deleted or encrypted. ExaGrid’s offline tier is ready for
recovery in the event of an attack.
Summary of ExaGrid’s AI-Powered RTL
features:
Auto Detect
& Guard
Delayed
delete policy
Immutable
data objects
Non-network-facing
tier – a tiered air gap
Alert on
encrypted data
Two-factor
authentication
Dual role –
admin and security roles
ExaGrid also
has a long list of other security features such as: SMB signing, TLS Certs,
role-based access control (RBAC), HTTPS, encryption on the WAN for DR
replication, encryption at rest, and more.
The
AutoDetect & Guard feature will be part of the ExaGrid Version 7.4.0
release, which is shipping in October 2025. All ExaGrid features are no charge
for customers on yearly maintenance and support. 99% of ExaGrid’s customers are
on a Maintenance and Support (M&S) plan which includes all point and full releases
at no additional cost, as well as industry-leading customer support by a level
2 ExaGrid Support Engineer.
“ExaGrid is
committed to offering the most comprehensive security and the best in
ransomware recovery in the backup storage industry,” said Bill Andrews, President and CEO of ExaGrid. “Ransomware attacks
continue to be persistent, and we are constantly innovating to help our
customers to be one step ahead of threat actors so that they are always ready
to recover.”
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