Today’s sophisticated cyber threats demand more than just traditional reactive measures or backup-layer defenses—businesses need comprehensive, layered protection and confidence that their data is secured at the highest standards. To succeed against evolving threats, businesses must see their data as a critical security surface that needs to be activated alongside other safeguards and perimeter defenses. NetApp outshines the competition by helping you take this very approach. NetApp’s comprehensive cyber resilience capabilities empower customers to detect threats in real time, reduce risk, accelerate recovery, and build lasting confidence in their security posture, providing end-to-end protection and security for your data.
NetApp distinguishes itself by delivering a powerful combination of advanced, on-box security features for security and protection on primary storage. With NetApp ONTAP, organizations gain comprehensive protection capabilities built in, including encryption, multi-admin verification, malicious file-blocking, and AI-powered, real-time threat detection.
Many competitors — such as Dell Technologies and Everpure — rely primarily on third partieshttps://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/adding-to-your-arsenal-pures-security-partners-and-what-they-can-do-for-you/https://superna.io/dell for detection and response to ransomware. In the event of an attack, these competitor solutions trigger an alert that requires admin response instead of immediate, automated actionhttps://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/datasheets/ds-intelligent-storage-management-pure1.pdfhttps://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-in/products/cyber-resilience/briefs-summaries/cybersense-for-powerprotect-cyber-recovery-brief.pdf. This lag time can create vulnerabilities when every second counts.
NetApp takes a different approach, providing robust on-box protection for primary storage by embedding native, AI-powered Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP/AI) built directly into the primary storage operating system. NetApp continuously monitors for abnormal encryption patterns, file entropy changes, and unusual workload behavior in real time. Detection of an attack will trigger instant, automated action, avoiding time lost by requiring admin response. This stops malicious attacks from spreading faster, drastically reducing the blast radius of an attack and transforming storage infrastructure into an active, intelligent line of defense.
True cyber resilience requires more than just threat detection; it demands rapid, reliable recovery and truly indelible snapshots without backdoors.
NetApp delivers this through automatic, space-efficient snapshots built directly into the infrastructure. As foundational capability that runs automatically in ARP/AI, snapshots operate without performance penalties to create frequent, highly granular restore points. And by leveraging proprietary technology like the WAFL (Write Anywhere File Layout) file system, NetApp supports a more efficient recovery process, using data pointers to prevent data rehydration delays. When a ransomware attack occurs, this integrated approach allows the recovery scope to remain small so your team can restore clean data almost instantly and avoid business disruption.
While competitors like Dell and Everpure claim similar snapshot capabilities, their snapshots often lack true immutability. Because their restore points can be deleted through technical support channelshttps://support.purestorage.com/bundle/TB-210402-v01_MalwareProtection/resource/TB-210402-v01_MalwareProtection.pdfhttps://infohub.delltechnologies.com/en-nz/l/dell-powerstore-file-capabilities-1/snapshots-350/ they can leave a critical backdoor open. NetApp eliminates this vulnerability by confirming all snapshots remain strictly indelible (not even NetApp can delete them).
By keeping data locked down and enabling immediate recovery natively at the storage level, NetApp provides executive teams with exactly what they need during a crisis: strictly minimized downtime and maximized business continuity.
Unlike Dell and Everpure, NetApp is uniquely recognized as the first – and only – enterprise storage provider to have storage solutions validated by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), offering storage solutions trustworthy for the most sensitive data. This NSA validation—paired with rigorous certifications like DoD APL and FIPS 140-3,—demonstrates a proven commitment to protecting highly sensitive and regulated data, making NetApp the trusted choice for organizations with the strictest compliance demands.
To further strengthen customers’ approach to cyber resilience, NetApp has a strong ecosystem of alliance partnerships that bolster NetApp’s built-in security capabilities and data services. From validated recovery workflows to integrations focused on threat detection, NetApp customers can take advantage of these partnerships and further safeguard their business.
Achieving true cyber resilience requires an enterprise storage vendor who can partner with you to build a holistic security strategy that enhances your overall security posture. With enterprise-proven technology that’s been trusted for decades, NetApp continues to outshine the competition.
Here’s what sets NetApp apart:
With NetApp, organizations can trust their ability to detect threats, recover rapidly, and maintain business continuity even in the face of modern cyberattacks. NetApp’s comprehensive protections enhance overall security, contain attacks faster, accelerate recovery, and minimize disruption—a set of combined advantages that competitors like Dell and Everpure struggle to deliver. For organizations seeking end-to-end, integrated, and validated protection, NetApp stands out as the clear choice to help secure your business’ most critical asset: your data.