NetApp Embeds Data Breach Detection Into Enterprise Storage

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NetApp Embeds Data Breach Detection Into Enterprise Storage

NetApp has introduced AI-powered data breach detection directly into its enterprise storage, along with isolated recovery environments to enable safe and malware-free recovery of critical data.

“To effectively protect your data from a cyberattack, you need to know it happened as early as possible to take action,” said Gagan Gulati, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Data Services at NetApp.

He added, “With new AI-powered capabilities to detect early indicators of data exfiltration attempts on top of our existing leading capabilities to detect ransomware attacks on both structured and unstructured data, we are making enterprise data even safer. Storage is the last line of defense to protect our customers’ most valuable asset, data and we are constantly innovating on top of the most secure storage on the planet.”

Key cyber-resilience updates include:

NetApp Ransomware Resilience: Formerly NetApp Ransomware Protection, this service simplifies protection and recovery for ONTAP workloads from ransomware across file and block storage.
Data Breach Detection: AI-driven detection identifies anomalous user and file system behaviours that signal potential data exfiltration, alerting customers through their security information and event management (SIEM) system.
Isolated Recovery Environments: Uses AI scanning to pinpoint maliciously impacted data, guiding users through recovery to the most recent safe data to prevent reinfection.

Philip Bues, Senior Research Manager, Cloud Security and Confidential Computing at IDC, said, “The new data breach detection capability gives enterprises a critical advance warning enabling them to stop and respond to cyber threats before they impact the business. It demonstrates that NetApp is more than a storage company, it is an invested, trusted partner that is addressing the most pressing priorities of its customers.”

NetApp showcased these updates at NetApp INSIGHT 2025 in Las Vegas, highlighting how secure data infrastructure supports AI innovation, cloud transformation and cyber resilience.