MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Tuesday, 20. June 2023
Latest Update Further Enhances Comprehensive Security Features
(BUSINESS
WIRE)--ExaGrid®, the industry's only Tiered Backup Storage solution,
today announced the release of software Version 6.3, which started
shipping in June 2023.
With each software update in Version 6,
ExaGrid has been adding additional layers of security to its Tiered
Backup Storage, which already guards against external threats by
utilizing a non-network-facing repository tier (tiered air gap) with
delayed deletes and immutable data objects where backup data is stored
for longer-term retention that cannot be accessed by threat actors and
cannot be modified by malicious attacks.
In Version 6.3, ExaGrid
strengthens security for protection against internal threats such as
rogue admins, with a greater emphasis and more control and visibility
via existing role-based access control (RBAC) functionality, which is
comprised of Backup Operator(s), who have limitations such as any
deletions of shares; the Admin(s), who are allowed to do any
administrative operation; and Security Officer(s) who cannot do the
day-to-day operations, but are the only users that can approve changes
that would affect retained backups.
Key updates in ExaGrid Version 6.3 release:
Admin and Security Officer roles are fully compartmentalized
Admins cannot complete sensitive data management action (such as
deleting data/shares) without the Security Officer’s approval
Adding these roles to users can only be done by a user that already has
the role – so a rogue admin cannot bypass Security Officer approval of
sensitive data management actions
Key operations require Security Officer approval to protect against internal threats, such as:
Share deletes
De-replication (when a rogue admin turns off replication to remote site)
Changes to the Retention-Time Lock delayed delete time
Root access tightened - changes or viewing requires Security Officer approval
As
of Version 6.3, only Admins can delete a share, and in addition, all
share deletes require a separate Security Officer’s approval, giving the
Security Officer the ability to approve, deny or specify a delay period
for the delete of a share.
In addition, RBAC roles are more
secure as users with the Admin role can only create/change/delete users
and roles other than the Security Officer, users with the Admin and
Security Officer roles cannot create/modify each other, and only those
with the Security Officer role can delete other Security Officers (and
there must always be at least one Security Officer identified). For
added security, two-factor authentication (2FA) is turned on by default.
It can be turned off; however, a log is kept that 2FA was turned off.
“We
know that security is top of mind for everyone in IT,” said Bill
Andrews, President and CEO of ExaGrid. “ExaGrid continues to evaluate
and update the security features offered for our Tiered Backup Storage
solution, as we know that data is not truly protected by backups if the
backup solution itself is vulnerable to threat actors. We are committed
to provide the industry’s most comprehensive security and best
ransomware recovery, so that our customers’ data remains protected and
available for recovery in any situation.”
About ExaGrid
ExaGrid
provides Tiered Backup Storage with a unique disk-cache Landing Zone,
long-term retention repository, and scale-out architecture. ExaGrid’s
Landing Zone provides for the fastest backups, restores, and instant VM
recoveries. The Repository Tier offers the lowest cost for long-term
retention. ExaGrid’s scale-out architecture includes full appliances and
ensures a fixed-length backup window as data grows, eliminating
expensive forklift upgrades and product obsolescence. ExaGrid offers the
only two-tiered backup storage approach with a non-network-facing tier,
delayed deletes, and immutable objects to recover from ransomware
attacks.
ExaGrid has physical sales and pre-sales systems
engineers in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Benelux,
Brazil, Canada, Chile, CIS, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nordics, Poland,
Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and
other regions.
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experiences and learn why they now spend significantly less time on
backup storage in our customer success stories. ExaGrid is proud of our
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Media Contact:
Mary Domenichelli
ExaGrid
mdomenichelli@exagrid.com