Veeam introduces new backup management, cybersecurity features
Veeam Software Group GmbH today debuted new features that will make it easier for enterprises to back up their records and protect them from hackers.
Some of the capabilities are rolling to the company’s flagship Veeam Data Platform backup and recovery product. Others are included in a new offering called the DataAI Command Platform. It’s based on technology from Securiti AI Inc., a startup that Veeam acquired last year for $1.725 billion.
The company says Veeam Data Platform v13.1 introduces more than 70 enhancements. One of them is a feature that protects backups with post-quantum cryptography. That’s a technology designed to block decryption attempts launched by a quantum computer. Today’s quantum machines have limited computing capacity, but it’s believed that future systems may be capable of breaking many popular encryption algorithms.
Veeam Data Platform can also fend off current cybersecurity threats. It includes a scanner that checks backups for malware. According to Veeam, the new release of the platform extends the scanner’s coverage to AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365 and network-attached storage environments.
