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New Commvault Survey Highlights Five Capabilities that Helped Companies Recover Faster from Cyberattacks

Jun 26, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #2024 Cyber Recovery Readiness Report, #a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions, #Chris Ray, #Commvault®, #Companies Recover Faster from Cyberattacks, #Cybersecurity Analyst, #GigaOm., #New Commvault Survey

India – June 26, 2024 – Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, today in collaboration with research firm GigaOm, released its 2024 Cyber Recovery Readiness Report. This eye-opening, global survey of 1,000 security and IT respondents across 11 countries directly addresses a fundamental question – “what can businesses do to be more resilient in the face of cyberattacks?”

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Commvault and GigaOm were able to pinpoint five key capabilities, also called resiliency markers, that when deployed together, helped companies recover faster from cyberattacks and experience fewer breaches compared to companies that did not follow the same path.

These five resiliency markers emerged after data analysis teams combed through survey results across a range of topics including: how often companies were breached, what resilience technologies were (or were not) deployed, and how rapidly businesses were able to recover data and resume normal operations. The resiliency markers are as follows:

  • Security tools that enable early warning about risk, including insider risk.
  • A known-clean dark site or secondary system in place.
  • An isolated environment to store an immutable copy of the data.
  • Defined runbooks, roles, and processes for incident response.
  • Specific measures to show cyber recovery readiness and risk.

In assessing the results, only 13% of respondents were categorized as cyber mature. The survey yielded very interesting observations:

  • Faster recoveries: Cyber mature organizations, those that have deployed at least four of the five resiliency markers, recovered 41% faster than respondents with only zero or one marker.
  • Fewer breaches: Overall, cyber mature organizations report experiencing fewer breaches compared with companies that have less than four markers.
  • Better confidence about cyber readiness: 54% of cyber mature organizations were completely confident in their ability to recover from a breach, compared to only 33% of less prepared organizations.
  • Frequent testing makes a big difference: 70% of cyber mature organizations tested their recovery plans quarterly, compared to 43% of organizations with only zero or one maturity marker, that tested with this same frequency.

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“One of the key findings from the research is that in order to truly advance cyber preparedness, organizations can’t cut corners. We saw significant disparities in resilience between organizations that deployed one or two of the resiliency markers versus four or five,” said Chris Ray, Cybersecurity Analyst, GigaOm. “It’s critical that organizations think about resiliency in layers. Less than 85% of respondents surveyed do that today. This needs to rapidly change if companies want to be resilient and have the upper hand against bad actors.”

“As we drill down into these cyber capabilities, key practices are emerging as fundamentally critical to any cyber preparedness strategy, and testing for cyber recovery readiness is one of them,” said Tim Zonca, VP, Portfolio Marketing, Commvault. “Companies that just focus on testing for disaster recovery are missing the boat. Given the evolving nature of cyber threats, frequent and modern testing practices for cyber recovery are essential so environments are not re-infected and recovery processes are robust.”

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Industry Veteran Ashley Baird Takes Helm of Commvault’s Hyperscaler Division

Apr 11, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Ashley Baird, #Bangalore, #Commvault®, #Hyperscaler Division

Bangalore, April 11, 2024: – Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organizations, today announced Ashley Baird as its new Vice President & Managing Director of Market Expansion.

With extensive cloud and go-to-market experience, Baird will extend Commvault’s leadership and accelerate its growth further into new markets with leading cloud providers. Baird will also serve as Chief of Staff to Commvault’s President and CEO, Sanjay Mirchandani.

Baird spent 16 years at SoftwareOne, most recently serving as President of its North America business. An award-winning executive and advocate for women in technology, Baird’s unparalleled leadership and innovation will further Commvault’s dominance in the cyber resilience industry.

“I wouldn’t miss this opportunity,” said Baird. “Commvault has helped thousands of companies accelerate their transition to the cloud, where data protection, security, and resilience are key. I look forward to working closely with cloud providers to extend our partnerships while helping customers advance their cyber resilience in the ransomware era.”

The company’s Commvault Cloud platform – powered by Metallic AI – is designed to deliver true cloud cyber resilience while ensuring the fastest recovery. To date, Commvault has moved more than four exabytes of data into the cloud and it also scored highest in 6 of 7 use cases in Gartner’s Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Backup and Recovery software solutions – including Hybrid/Multicloud and SaaS, and Ransomware Recovery.

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Commvault Highlights Cyber Resilience in Today’s Digital Age

Feb 13, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Balaji Rao, #Commvault®, #cyber resilience, #SAARC

Bangalore, February 13, 2024: Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organizations today announces its flagship SHIFT Cyber Resilience Roadshow 2024. Under the theme, “Announcing the future of cyber resilience”, this multi-city event in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, driven by breakthroughs in Machine Learning and Gen AI, offers an opportunity to completely transform how cyber resilience is approached in the wake of increasing ransomware threats.

The roadshow kicks off in Delhi on February 15, bringing together the nation’s foremost cybersecurity experts, industry leaders, and IT professionals for engaging discussions on the implementation of solutions against contemporary threat vectors. Following Delhi, the roadshow will extend its presence to Mumbai on February 23, 2024, and Bangalore on March 7, 2024. The event will feature speakers from Microsoft, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Oracle, Hitachi Vantara, AWS, NetApp and more, along with Commvault experts.

Balaji Rao, Area Vice President, India, and SAARC, Commvault, said, “We are living in an era where AI threats are relentlessly impacting every organization across industries. Businesses must withstand and recover from potential threats with efficiency. The SHIFT Roadshow epitomizes our unwavering commitment, equipping enterprises with AI-prepared resources to respond effectively to threats and swiftly restore business operations in the event of a breach, all while minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO).”

As businesses navigate an era defined by rapid technological innovation and heightened interconnectivity, the necessity to establish a resilient infrastructure becomes a strategic imperative. As highlighted in the Commvault- IDC report, 52% of senior leaders have no involvement in their company’s cyber cases. Additionally, 61% of respondents anticipate data loss within the next 12 months due to increasingly sophisticated attacks. The roadshow initiative by Commvault aims to raise awareness by collaborating with the community of data and security experts, enabling digital enterprises to build a new approach to battle ransoamware threats.

The agenda is set to feature compelling end-user dialogues, providing attendees with firsthand insights from customers and partners who have navigated success and resilience journeys. Delving into insightful topics, the roadshow aims to empower organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity posture, elevate risk management practices, and expedite business resilience.

With multiple in-person and interactive events planned, the goal of the event is to ‘Readapt, Act, and React’ to cyber threats. Attendees including CXOs, IT executives, and security partners will walk away with lessons learned to be better prepared for future challenges

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  Commvault The New Field Chief Technology Officer for EMEAI Darren Thomson

Jan 22, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Commvault®, #Darren Thomson, #EMEA & India (EMEAI, #Richard Gadd, #Thomson

India – January 22, 2024 – Commvault®, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organisations, has announced the appointment of Darren Thomson as its new Field Chief Technology Officer, EMEA & India (EMEAI). This appointment adds to the company’s expert team of Field CTOs which builds on Commvault’s new cyber resilience offerings, shaping a new era of data protection and delivering industry-leading threat detection and rapid recovery capabilities.

Thomson brings over 30 years of experience in the technology industry to this role, with broad technical and leadership skills and business acumen, as well as extensive experience in managing global teams and projects in high growth environments. Thomson joins Commvault after leading the product marketing organisation at identity and access management company, One Identity. Prior to this, he helped shape the cyber insurance industry through his work at CyberCube and Lloyds of London, after spending many years gaining experience at both Symantec and Veritas in senior executive roles.

Darren Thomson

“I am incredibly excited to join a company that is truly redefining modern data protection and putting cyber resilience first,” said Thomson. “The recent unification of the Commvault Cloud platform powered by Metallic AI allows us to not only meet customer needs, but to truly exceed them. Commvault is doing what no other data protection vendor is right now, so I’m keen to work with the teams globally, and in EMEA and India in particular, to drive this conversation forward.”

“We are thrilled to have Darren as part of the EMEAI team and his extensive experience will be extremely valuable in our continued success in this region,” said Richard Gadd, Senior Vice President & General Manager of EMEAI. “This is an exciting time for Commvault, our partners, and our customers as we provide the industry’s best data security through the only cyber resilience platform on the market. With these never-seen-before offerings, we are focused on continuing to drive real growth and innovation in the EMEAI market, with Darren playing a key part in sharing our story.”