Can you describe StorageGuard briefly?

Q: Can you describe StorageGuard briefly?

A: The following sections offers three descriptions of StorageGuard.

In a nutshell:

StorageGuard scans and detects security misconfigurations and vulnerabilities for mission-critical Storage and Backup systems, enabling organizations to harden Storage and Backup Systems to withstand ransomware and other forms of cyberattacks.

A slightly longer description:

The increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks on internal network systems has made organizations realize that internal high-value IT assets must be protected. Storage and Backup systems retain all mission-critical data including recovery and backup data copies, effectively serving as the final line of defense against ransomware and other forms of cyberattack. StorageGuard scans and detects security misconfigurations and vulnerabilities for mission-critical Storage and Backup systems, enabling organizations to harden Storage and Backup Systems to withstand ransomware and other forms of cyberattacks.

More detailed description:

The increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks on internal network systems has made organizations realize that internal high-value IT assets must be protected. Storage and Backup systems retain all mission-critical data including recovery and backup data copies, effectively serving as the final line of defense against ransomware and other forms of cyberattack. 

StorageGuard is the only solution that provides continuous validation for storage and backup security - including Block storage, SAN, NAS, Object Storage, VSAN, Data Protection appliances, Backup Software and other types of data storage and backup systems.  

StorageGuard scans and automatically detects security configuration issues and vulnerabilities for Storage and Backup systems, using a vast repository of thousands of automatic checks. The repository is continuously updated based on vendor security best practice guides, industry standards (NIST, CIS, SNIA, ISO, PCI, and others), community-driven baseline guidelines, security advisories, CVEs, and other sources. The automatic configuration checks cover wide range of security categories such as authentication, authorization, administrative access, malware protection, services and protocols, interfaces and ports, anti-ransomware, access control, encryption, audit logging and more. 

While various solutions help organizations to secure hosts and web applications, StorageGuard is the only comprehensive solution for validating the security of Storage and Backup systems from vendors such as Dell EMC, IBM, Hitachi, NetApp, Pure, Infinidat, HPE, Cohesity, Commvault, Brocade, Cisco, and others.