Commvault debuts the Commvault Cloud Platform which can be easily deployed from major cloud marketplaces utilizing CIS-hardened images.
These CIS-hardened images, pre-configured with CIS-recommended settings and controls, will be available in the following marketplaces: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and VMware.
CIS-hardened images are software files that are pre-configured to align with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks. Hardening helps reduce configuration vulnerabilities, such as overly permissive network policies that can create opportunities for malicious actors. In fact, configuration errors are one of the most common causes of cloud vulnerabilities, contributing to 23% of cloud infrastructure attacks, according to industry research.[1] Commvault’s CIS-hardened images are designed to reduce these risks by pre-configuring deployment to meet rigorous security benchmarks out-of-the-box, bringing confidence to IT and security teams.
“Organizations demand solutions that are not only secure and compliant but also straightforward to deploy,” said Chris Montgomery, CTO, Security, Americas at Commvault. “With CIS-hardened images, we can eliminate the guesswork, providing IT teams with a secure, pre-configured foundation to accelerate their cyber resilience strategies while meeting industry standards.”
The timing of this announcement also comes as more and more organizations are accelerating their move to the cloud. In fact, according to IDC, spending on public cloud services is expected to double to $1.6 trillion by 2028.[2] In the last year, Commvault has introduced a host of cloud-first offerings designed to make customers more resilient in the cloud, including Cleanroom Recovery, Cloud Rewind, and Clumio Backtrack. Now, the company is taking resilience in the cloud to the next level via CIS-hardened images for popular cloud marketplaces.
“As a security-first organization, having confidence in how our solutions are deployed is critical,” said Marek Duranik, Storage & Data Protection Associate Director at Merck. “Commvault’s CIS-hardened images give us the assurance that we’re starting from a strong security baseline, allowing our teams to focus on protecting and recovering critical data.”
