Catalogic Software, a leading provider of smart data protection solutions,
today announced the release and
general availability of the latest version of Catalogic DPX, the company's
enterprise data protection software. DPX 4.9 builds on GuardMode, first introduced in
July, now available for Linux servers and
Samba shares and DPX vPlus, cloud data protection for Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Azure
Stack and Google Compute Engine VMs. With these updates, Catalogic delivers one of the widest
data protection and backup coverage matrices for private, public and
hybrid-cloud environments.
"GuardMode is an amazing feature
that completes the DPX enterprise protection offering. Taking advantage of
a database of known malicious patterns, while deploying honeypots to trap the
bad guys and algorithms that monitor suspicious behavior, DPX provides
holistic, 360-degree protection for enterprise IT infrastructure," said Fabio
Gastaldi, Managing Director, Advnet. "It is a game-changing solution that
should not be missing from any company's tech stack."
DPX GuardMode is complementary to
endpoint and edge protection, changing a backup team's cybersecurity posture from reactive to
proactive with intuitive, granular detection of affected data. DPX GuardMode
monitors files and file system behavior, including over the network, instead of
relying on specific binary fingerprints. Honeypots utilized as decoys to back
up a multi-level forensic layer of protection ensure the capture of the many,
ever-evolving ransomware strains.
"It
is the responsibility of every company to do all they can to harden their
cybersecurity stance. This includes monitoring that the data they are backing
up has not been compromised by ransomware, and that they can recover their
systems and data from their backups," said
Timo Fischer, System Architect, Campus Computer Systems. "With the GuardMode
agent in the new DPX 4.9 release, Campus and our clients' IT backup teams have
a valuable tool to help ensure
that their data is being proactively monitored and protected, and that they can
identify and recover any data that may have been compromised."
For Windows environments, DPX
GuardMode maintains and regularly updates over 4000 known ransomware threat
patterns, while assessing affected files. With DPX 4.9, file monitoring has
been extended to Linux servers and Samba shares. In addition, backup
administrators can now benefit from increased quality of alerts, where DPX GuardMode
measures the level of file entropy and compares known magic signatures on files
suspected to be impacted. GuardMode uses active, live forensic techniques
instead of analyzing backup data that lags security incidents by several hours,
days and even weeks.
"Backups
are now the last line of defense against cybersecurity threats such as
ransomware and malware. Catalogic is committed to stretch left and offer
proactive security solutions for our data protection customers," said Ken
Barth, CEO, Catalogic Software. "Earlier in the year, we released Kubernetes
and cloud vulnerability assessments for CloudCasa, our cloud native, Kubernetes
backup-as-a-service platform. In
July, we introduced DPX GuardMode to help backup administrators with an early
detection mechanism. With these new enhancements to DPX GuardMode combined with
DPX instant recoveries, Catalogic
customers will be among the best prepared to detect and recover from a
cyberattack."
Catalogic Software will host a
live webinar Enhance your Data
Protection Strategy with a Proactive Ransomware Shield on Wednesday, December 14 at 10 AM EST, 4 PM CET, where Catalogic will discuss what backup
administrators can proactively do to strengthen their cybersecurity posture.
For
further information on Catalogic DPX 4.9 and earlier releases, please see the DPX Product Page.