NetApp Ransomware Resilience is a data-centric approach to ransomware defense that focuses on protecting data where it actually lives—across file, block, and cloud workloads—rather than relying only on perimeter security tools.

It is built on NetApp ONTAP and the NetApp data platform, which provide a unified, enterprise-grade foundation to connect, protect, and activate data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Instead of bolting security on after the fact, NetApp uses a security-by-design model so protection is built into the storage layer itself.

Key capabilities include:

• Protection: Increased data visibility, secure access controls, and extra protection options that go beyond one-size-fits-all security.
• Detection: Real-time, AI-enabled Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) that identifies and stops attacks before they spread.
• Recovery: "Unbreakable" recovery points designed to ensure clean restores so you can get back to business in minutes instead of days or weeks.

This approach helps organizations rethink ransomware defense at the data layer, reducing business disruption and the high costs associated with downtime.

Ransomware attackers are increasingly targeting data directly, driving up both costs and business disruption. Many organizations are finding that their data layer is the weakest link in their security posture.

NetApp focuses on the data layer because:

• Attacks are frequent and sophisticated: There is an average of thousands of ransomware attacks every day worldwide, and many organizations admit they can’t match the speed and sophistication of AI-powered attacks.
• Paying ransom doesn’t guarantee recovery: A significant share of victims who paid the ransom still had data stolen, and nearly 40% were unable to fully restore the data they lost.
• Perimeter tools are not enough: Traditional tools are often reactive and fragmented, making it harder to see and secure data consistently across on-premises and cloud environments.

By embedding security into the storage platform itself—rather than adding it later—NetApp helps organizations:

• Minimize the attack surface with capabilities like cyber vaulting to keep data confidential, intact, and readily available.
• Use a proactive approach with AI-driven detection and intelligent recommendations.
• Simplify operations with a single control plane instead of juggling multiple point tools.

This data-centric strategy helps businesses reimagine how they defend, govern, and recover their critical information.

NetApp offers a full-featured trial of NetApp Ransomware Resilience so you can evaluate it in your own environment before making a purchase.

With the trial, you can:

• Protect up to 100TB of NetApp ONTAP workloads.
• Orchestrate ransomware defense from a single control plane with intelligent recommendations and one-click policy activation.
• Test AI-enabled Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) for real-time detection and response.
• Validate "unbreakable" recovery points and practice clean restores to confirm you can recover quickly.
• Explore cyber vaulting options to keep critical data confidential, intact, and readily available.

The trial is designed to help you see how NetApp can reshape your ransomware strategy by unifying protection, detection, and recovery across your data estate. To get started, you can contact your NetApp partner. Terms and conditions apply.