NetApp, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Elastio, a ransomware detection and backup data protection provider, have announced a partnership aimed at improving ransomware resilience for enterprises by strengthening data protection across storage and backup systems.
The collaboration focuses on addressing gaps in enterprise security where ransomware can evade detection tools and spread into backup data before being identified. This type of threat often remains inactive within production systems and later affects snapshots and recovery points, making restoration difficult during incidents.
The companies are integrating Elastio’s Provable Recovery Control into the NetApp Ransomware Resilience Service. The integration introduces continuous inspection of backup data through deep file analysis of snapshots. This is designed to identify hidden ransomware, malware, and data corruption that may not be detected by traditional perimeter defenses.
The combined service allows enterprises to monitor data integrity across production and backup layers without deploying additional agents or making changes to existing infrastructure. It also continuously verifies recovery points to ensure that restored data is free from compromise.
The integrated solution will be offered within the NetApp service without requiring separate procurement. Both companies state that the approach is intended to help enterprises improve recovery readiness and maintain operational continuity in the event of ransomware incidents.
Gagan Gulati, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Services, NetApp, said, “By protecting data where it lives, we make storage a priority to combat cyber threats like ransomware. But the stakes for business resilience and operational continuity are too high to rely on a single layer of defense. By collaborating with Elastio, we’re giving enterprises another tool to protect their most critical asset: data.”
“Most organizations discover their recovery data is compromised at the worst possible moment: during an active incident,” Naj Husain, CEO, Elastio. “By then, the question of whether backups are clean is no longer theoretical. The joint solution answers that question continuously, before the incident forces it.”
