Backup System Security: Dell Expands MDR Services

As cybercriminals learn how to attack backup infrastructure, it becomes even more important to have processes in place to detect and quickly respond to intrusions. With this escalation, Dell Technologies Inc. announced an expansion of its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, which allows customers to manage and monitor Dell’s entire portfolio of backup systems.

“Think of this as a black hole where attackers are targeting your backup systems. Organizations haven’t been able to prioritize this as much as they should,” said Mihir Manial, vice president of products and services at Dell ( photo, left) says. “Data is critical to organizations and backup is a very important part of the overall infrastructure. It doesn’t get the press it deserves…and we are one of the first companies in the industry to be able to do this. .”

Mania spoke with Christophe Bertrand of theCUBE Research at the Cyber ​​Resiliency Summit during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s live streaming studio. He was joined by Rob Emslie (right), director of data protection marketing at Dell, to discuss the company’s latest announcements and its approach to data protection in a hybrid world. (*Disclosure below.)

CrowdStrike protection for backup systems

Maniar said Dell’s latest MDR expansion will be delivered as part of a strategic partnership with CrowdStrike Inc. The service is powered using CrowdStrike’s next-generation SIEM, a platform for integrating data, artificial intelligence, workflow automation, and threat intelligence into a single platform.

“We use next-generation SIEM technology to integrate telemetry, which is unique telemetry from Dell’s backup portfolio,” Maniar said. “We integrate this within CrowdStrike’s next-generation SIEM to collect all the log information. We work with them to detect threats that may arise within their backup portfolio. We’ve built 60 indicators of compromise that you can use.

According to Maniar and Emsley, Dell is focusing on three specific areas for its customers. These areas include reducing attack vectors to minimize opportunities for disruption, implementing technology that can speed detection and response to attempted intrusions, and providing mechanisms for recovery from attacks. It will be.

“When you consider all of these factors, you really start talking about cyber resiliency and just cybersecurity,” Emslie said. “A lot of it comes down to breadth. One of the things we can do is really address the safety-by-design philosophy across all parts of our infrastructure.”

Dell’s MDR services are deployed in 75 countries around the world, according to company executives. This coverage, coupled with the company’s focus on the world of hybrid computing, is designed to give users as many options as possible for cyber resilience.

“It’s about delivering our solutions wherever they’re needed, whether on-premises or in the public cloud, and everywhere in between,” Emsley said. “Customers are sometimes desperate and in need of help, so we offer options to meet every request. That’s where Dell Technologies’ hugeness really shines from a product portfolio standpoint.”

Below is the full video interview that is part of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE Research’s coverage of the Cyber ​​Resiliency Summit.

(*Disclosure: Dell Technologies Inc. sponsors this segment on theCUBE. Neither Dell nor any other sponsor has editorial control over the content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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