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Zerto’s Cyber Resilience Vault – A Technical Deep Dive into Next-Generation Data Protection

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In an era where cyber threats loom large, businesses are increasingly turning to innovative solutions to protect their critical data. Zerto’s Cyber Resilience Vault (CRV) stands out as a cutting-edge approach to cyber recovery, offering unparalleled protection and rapid recovery capabilities. Let’s explore the technicalities and advantages of Zerto’s CRV. Thanks' to HPE, Zerto's solution is more cyber resilient than before.

What is Zerto’s Cyber Resilience Vault?

Zerto’s CRV is a solution designed to safeguard data against cyber threats like ransomware. It employs a zero trust architecture and is built on the foundation of ultra-secure, air-gapped recovery systems. The CRV integrates Zerto’s powerful replication technology with industry-leading hardware to create a resilient data protection environment.

Key Technical Features of Zerto’s CRV

The Resilience Automation Server (RAS) inside the vault is a lightweight VM that works with native services in HPE Aruba and HPE Alletra to control key cyber resilience measures, such as:

  • Enabling and disabling replication ports on the HPE Alletra to maintain a truly isolated vault bubble.
  • Creating snapshots and making them immutable with HPE Alletra’s locking technology.

Screenshot of the Zerto's architecture

  • Real-Time Data Replication –  Zerto’s near-synchronous data replication ensures that every production write is protected in real-time. This feature not only safeguards data but also provides immediate detection and alerts for any suspicious anomalies.
  • Air-Gapped Isolation – The CRV is physically air-gapped, meaning it is completely isolated from the main network. This isolation is crucial in preventing ransomware from infecting backup data.
  • Immutable Data Copies – Data stored within the CRV is immutable, which means it cannot be altered or deleted by unauthorized users or processes. This immutability is a key defense against cyber-attacks.
  • Zero Trust Architecture – The CRV operates on a zero trust model, which assumes no implicit trust and verifies each request as though it originates from an open network. This stringent security measure ensures that only authenticated and authorized access is granted.
  • High-Performance Hardware – Zerto partners with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to deliver high-performance storage solutions that complement the CRV’s robust data protection capabilities.

Benefits of Implementing Zerto’s CRV

Enhanced Cybersecurity – With its advanced features, Zerto’s CRV provides a superior level of cybersecurity, ensuring that critical data remains secure against even the most sophisticated cyber threats.

Rapid Recovery – In the event of a cyber-attack, the CRV enables organizations to quickly identify clean restore points and recover entire multi-VM applications onto high-performance storage, maintaining cross-VM consistency.

Regulatory Compliance – The CRV helps organizations meet the stringent compliance requirements of various industries, providing a secure method to manage sensitive data.

Operational Resilience – By enabling rapid recovery and minimizing downtime, Zerto’s CRV ensures that businesses can maintain operational continuity even in the face of disruptive cyber incidents.

 

Note: Zerto is not using hypervisor snapshots and as such there is no pressure for the underlying storage system. The changes are stored in the journal that can be rewind back in time for recovery of particular VMs placed in a protection group. With its Virtual Protection Groups (VPGs), you can group VMs and virtual disks to be protected and recovered together to the same point in time. The continuous data protection will have zero production impact because there are no snapshots or agents.

Conclusion

Zerto’s Cyber Resilience Vault represents a significant advancement in data protection technology. Its combination of real-time replication, air-gapped isolation, and immutable data storage makes it an essential component of any modern cybersecurity strategy. As cyber threats continue to evolve, Zerto’s CRV offers the resilience and rapid recovery capabilities that businesses need to stay protected and operational.

Source: Zerto’s Cyber Resilience Vault (CRV)

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