Netapp has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position as a reference in cybercraft with the announcement of new data security functionalities, aimed at helping organizations anticipate and defend themselves against the most sophisticated digital threats. In an environment where artificial intelligence and imminent quantum computing are redefining the cybersecurity panorama, the company seeks to strengthen the last defense line: storage.
The evolution of cyber threats, which now use advanced technologies such as automatic learning to automate attacks, has forced companies to adopt more proactive and robust security solutions. In this context, Netapp integrates capacities that go beyond simple backup, turning storage into a key piece of the global security strategy.
“Security teams must include storage in their security strategies, since it represents the last line of defense for their data and adequate storage is able to play an active role in the protection of the company,” said Jaime Balañá, technical director of NetApp for Latin America. “With integrated security capabilities that protect our clients’ data in any work and place load, NetApp has turned storage into such a critical component for a solid cybersecurity strategy such as perimeter and endpoint safety tools.”
Cyberresyliencia in storage
Among the news announced are the integration of Postcuantic cryptographywhich prepares organizations against future threats derived from the progress of quantum computing; and the Bluexp improvementsthe Netapp data management platform, which now incorporates reinforced protection against ransomware, including specific access controls and expanded support for cloud workloads.
Comprehensive safety capabilities in the storage lay
Likewise, the company has renewed its service backup and recovery In Bluexp with a more intuitive interface and improved capabilities that facilitate the adoption of 3-2-1 protection strategies, adapted to environments that include from SQL Server to Kubernetes. To this are added Professional Security Services of Nepapp, designed to help organizations evaluate and optimize their safety position by activating all integrated functions of their storage infrastructure.
With these incorporations, the company consolidates its vision of an intelligent and safe data infrastructure by design, which not only guarantees the continuous availability of information – with a support of 99,9999 % -, but also converts storage into a key actor in the fight against cyber
