Continuity announced the launch of
StorageGuard on-Demand, a storage and backup security solution for MSSPs, penetration-testing experts,
cybersecurity consultancies
and risk assessment providers. The new solution enables the channel ecosystem
to close gaps in their existing cybersecurity risk assessment capabilities by
providing visibility into their clients' storage and backup security posture,
while assessing their ransomware readiness.
"Continuity's
StorageGuard on-Demand is a key component of our Cyber Security portfolio,"
said Michael Adams, Northeast Leader - Digital Infrastructure, Converge
Technology Solutions. "We rely on the solution to assess and remediate
vulnerabilities in our customers' storage and backup systems. It's a highly effective
tool that reduces their exposure to cyberattacks - ransomware in particular."
According
to Gartner's 2022 Audit Plan Hot Spots report, "Ransomware is the top key risk area
that audit departments anticipate focusing on in 2022." Gartner
recommends companies "Review policies that govern data storage, including the
protection, retention and deletion of organizational data."
Continuity's StorageGuard provides continuous protection of storage and
backup systems, and is used by
blue chip companies worldwide. StorageGuard on-Demand is a new offering
purpose-built to extend and integrate on-demand
risk detection of storage and backup systems into channel-driven risk
assessments. Once StorageGuard on-Demand completes a scan, it generates and
incorporates an analysis of the detected security misconfigurations and
vulnerabilities into the channel partner's risk assessment, along with
remediation guidance for each risk detected.
"StorageGuard
on-Demand will help MSSPs,
cybersecurity consultancies
and risk assessment providers to eliminate storage and backup blind spots in
their risk assessment offerings while ensuring these critical systems can
withstand a ransomware attack," said Gil Hecht, CEO of Continuity. "It also
generates a new revenue stream for channel partners that complements their
ransomware assessment and remediation services."