Scality announced the newest release of ARTESCA, the
industry's first and only S3 object storage software to offer CORE5
end-to-end cyber resilience with 5 distinct levels of protection from
API-to-Architecture. Available now for the Veeam® Data Platform, ARTESCA 3.0
addresses challenges facing enterprises as cybercriminals leverage AI to fuel
more pervasive and sophisticated ransomware attacks.
"Every vendor
selling immutable storage claims their solution will make your data
ransomware-proof, but it's clear - immutability is not enough to keep data 100%
protected," said Paul Speciale, chief marketing officer, Scality. "94%
of IT leaders rely on immutable storage as a foundational aspect of their
cybersecurity strategy. If immutable backups were the answer, then why did
ransom payments double in 2023 to more than $1 billion? It's
time that the storage industry goes beyond immutability to deliver end-to-end
cyber resilience."
Beyond
immutability with new ARTESCA CORE5 for Veeam
ARTESCA 3.0 is
the first object storage software to provide such comprehensive data
protection. Scality's new CORE5 capabilities safeguard data at 5 critical
levels from API-to-Architecture for end-to-end cyber resilience:
- API-level:
Immutability implemented via S3 object lock provides
a powerful top-line defense by ensuring backups are immutable the instant
they're created. Strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) and access
control help administrators prevent breaches on employees.
- Data-level: Multiple layers of data-level security measures are employed to
prevent attackers from accessing and exfiltrating stored data
- Storage-level: Advanced encoding techniques prevent destruction or exfiltration of
backups by rendering stored data indecipherable to attackers, even those
using stolen access privileges to bypass higher-level protections.
- Geographic-level: Simple and affordable multi-site data copies prevent data loss
even if an entire data center is targeted in an attack.
- Architecture-level: An intrinsically immutable core architecture ensures data is always
preserved in its original form once stored, even if the attacker attains
the necessary access privileges to bypass API-level immutability.
"ARTESCA's CORE5
capabilities set the bar for a new standard of truly cyber-resilient storage in
modern data centers. Windows of exposure are effectively eliminated by
providing not only the strongest form of data immutability, but also cyber
resilience at all levels of the system," said Speciale. "Together with Veeam,
our customers achieve unbreakable data protection."
Fastest data
recovery for Veeam with performance at scale
ARTESCA's tight
integration with Veeam Data Platform provides fast data recovery without
suffering performance degradation as data grows.
ARTESCA 3.0
for Veeam is:
- Veeam
Ready validated for Veeam high-performance tier deployments on hybrid and
all-flash storage servers at an affordable cost
- VMware
Instant Recovery Ready with ultra-high performance on all-flash servers
- Simple-to-use
compatibility with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for
Microsoft 365 and Veeam Kasten in a single system
- Quickly
and effortlessly configured as a ransomware-hardened Veeam repository,
thanks to its unique built-in Veeam Assistant tool
- Offered
as a turnkey hardware appliance for Veeam with a Quickstart Wizard to
simplify integration into network environments
"As the #1 leader
in data backup and ransomware recovery, Veeam works closely with our Technology
Alliance Partners to advance our mission to keep businesses running," said
Andreas Neufert, vice president of product management, alliances at Veeam "This
latest version of Scality ARTESCA enhances the capabilities of Veeam Data
Platform, fortifying immutable backups and strengthening cyber resilience for
our joint customers. When enterprises become the victim of cyber attacks, the
ability to rapidly recover critical, clean data is paramount to ensure business
continuity and minimal downtime. We're excited to continue our
partnership with Scality and extend this enhanced level of cyber resilience to
enterprises."
New capabilities in ARTESCA 3.0 with CORE5 cyber resilience
CORE5 cyber
resilience goes beyond baseline immutability to render backup storage truly
unbreakable against ransomware and malware attacks. The latest version of
ARTESCA includes:
- Design
in accordance with US Executive Order 14028 Improving the Nation's
Cybersecurity and zero-trust architecture principles, including
enforced authentication and end-to-end encryption of data.
- Multi-factor
authentication (MFA) for admin users that can now be globally enforced to
provide additional login protection for admins and data managers
- Integration
with Microsoft Active Directory (AD), configurable directly through the
secure ARTESCA administrative UI.
- Center
for Internet Security (CIS) compliance testing through OpenSCAP project tools for continual
conformance with CIS cybersecurity recommendations, including password
strength compliance based on length, complexity and history.
- Extended
security-hardening of the integrated OS that disallows root access
including remote shell or su as root; admin access is only granted through
a system-defined artesca-os user identity adhering to the principle of
least privileges.
- A
software bill of materials (SBOM) of components and suppliers, scanned and
continuously patched for CVEs, to provide customers with visibility into
their software supply chain, and automated OS updates to quickly patch
vulnerabilities.
- Increased
growth to 8.5PB of usable capacity, with support for leading high-density
servers from an even wider choice of storage hardware and broadened
support for multiple types of flash drives.
- Assured
high data durability for high-density flash drives and HDD with enhanced
dual-level erasure-coding.
Easy
deployment options
ARTESCA 3.0 object
storage software is designed to be deployed quickly, with three on-premise
solutions to suit your needs:
How to
purchase ARTESCA
ARTESCA 3.0 will be available in Q3 2024 through a wide network of certified
reseller partners globally, supported by distribution partners Ingram Micro,
Carahsoft, TD Synnex, Arrow, and other regional distributors. Get a complete list of
authorized ARTESCA resellers