Commvault Automates Active Directory Forest Recovery to Protect 'Keys to the Kingdom' Amidst Rampant and Debilitating Ransomware Attacks
Commvault has expanded its platform to include automated forest recovery for Microsoft Active Directory, addressing a critical cybersecurity need. The new Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition aims to protect the widely-used enterprise identity system that manages authentication for over 610 million users worldwide.
The solution introduces automated runbooks for forest recovery, visual topology views for quick domain controller restoration, and integrated protection for both Active Directory and Entra ID. This automation significantly reduces recovery time from days or weeks to a fraction of the time, eliminating error-prone manual processes.
The product targets a important security concern, as Active Directory is targeted in up to 90% of cyberattacks. The solution is expected to be generally available in the first half of 2025, with pricing based on a per-user model.
Commvault ha ampliato la sua piattaforma per includere il recupero automatico delle foreste per Microsoft Active Directory, affrontando un'esigenza critica in termini di cybersecurity. Il nuovo Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition mira a proteggere il sistema di identità aziendale ampiamente utilizzato che gestisce l'autenticazione per oltre 610 milioni di utenti in tutto il mondo.
La soluzione introduce runbook automatizzati per il recupero delle foreste, visualizzazioni topologiche per un rapido ripristino dei controller di dominio e protezione integrata sia per Active Directory che per Entra ID. Questa automazione riduce significativamente il tempo di recupero, portandolo da giorni o settimane a una frazione del tempo, eliminando processi manuali soggetti a errori.
Il prodotto si rivolge a una preoccupazione importante per la sicurezza, poiché Active Directory è bersaglio in fino al 90% degli attacchi informatici. Si prevede che la soluzione sia generalmente disponibile nella prima metà del 2025, con prezzi basati su un modello per utente.
Commvault ha ampliado su plataforma para incluir la recuperación automática de bosques para Microsoft Active Directory, abordando una necesidad crítica de ciberseguridad. El nuevo Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition tiene como objetivo proteger el sistema de identidad empresarial ampliamente utilizado que gestiona la autenticación de más de 610 millones de usuarios en todo el mundo.
La solución introduce runbooks automatizados para la recuperación de bosques, vistas topológicas visuales para la rápida restauración de controladores de dominio y protección integrada tanto para Active Directory como para Entra ID. Esta automatización reduce significativamente el tiempo de recuperación de días o semanas a una fracción del tiempo, eliminando procesos manuales propensos a errores.
El producto aborda una preocupación importante de seguridad, ya que Active Directory es el objetivo de hasta el 90% de los ciberataques. Se espera que la solución esté generalmente disponible en la primera mitad de 2025, con precios basados en un modelo por usuario.
Commvault는 Microsoft Active Directory에 대한 자동화된 포레스트 복구를 포함하도록 플랫폼을 확장하여 중요한 사이버 보안 요구사항을 해결했습니다. 새로운 Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition은 전 세계 6억 1천만 명이 넘는 사용자의 인증을 관리하는 널리 사용되는 기업 아이덴티티 시스템을 보호하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
이 솔루션은 포레스트 복구를 위한 자동화된 런북, 빠른 도메인 컨트롤러 복원을 위한 시각적 토폴로지 뷰, Active Directory와 Entra ID 모두에 대한 통합 보호를 도입합니다. 이 자동화는 복구 시간을 며칠 또는 몇 주에서 몇 분의 일로 대폭 줄여 오류가 발생하기 쉬운 수동 프로세스를 없애줍니다.
이 제품은 Active Directory가 사이버 공격의 90%까지 표적이 되는 중요한 보안 문제를 해결합니다. 이 솔루션은 2025년 상반기에 일반적으로 제공될 예정이며, 가격은 사용자당 모델을 기반으로 합니다.
Commvault a élargi sa plateforme pour inclure la récupération automatique des forêts pour Microsoft Active Directory, répondant ainsi à un besoin critique en matière de cybersécurité. Le nouvel Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition vise à protéger le système d'identité d'entreprise largement utilisé qui gère l'authentification de plus de 610 millions d'utilisateurs dans le monde.
La solution introduit des runbooks automatisés pour la récupération des forêts, des vues topologiques visuelles pour une restauration rapide des contrôleurs de domaine et une protection intégrée pour Active Directory et Entra ID. Cette automatisation réduit considérablement le temps de récupération, le ramenant de jours ou de semaines à une fraction du temps, éliminant les processus manuels sujets aux erreurs.
Ce produit vise une préoccupation importante en matière de sécurité, Active Directory étant ciblé dans jusqu'à 90 % des cyberattaques. La solution devrait être généralement disponible dans la première moitié de 2025, avec des prix basés sur un modèle par utilisateur.
Commvault hat seine Plattform erweitert, um die automatisierte Wiederherstellung von Wäldern für Microsoft Active Directory zu integrieren, und damit ein kritisches Bedürfnis in der Cybersicherheitslandschaft angesprochen. Die neue Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition zielt darauf ab, das weit verbreitete Unternehmensidentitätssystem zu schützen, das die Authentifizierung für über 610 Millionen Nutzer weltweit verwaltet.
Die Lösung führt automatisierte Runbooks für die Waldwiederherstellung, visuelle Topologiekarten für eine schnelle Wiederherstellung von Domänencontrollern und integrierten Schutz sowohl für Active Directory als auch für Entra ID ein. Diese Automatisierung reduziert die Wiederherstellungszeit erheblich von Tagen oder Wochen auf einen Bruchteil der Zeit, wodurch fehleranfällige manuelle Prozesse eliminiert werden.
Das Produkt zielt auf ein wichtiges Sicherheitsproblem, da Active Directory bis zu 90% der Cyberangriffe ins Visier nimmt. Es wird erwartet, dass die Lösung in der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2025 allgemein verfügbar ist, mit Preisen auf Basis eines pro Benutzer-Modells.
- Addresses a critical market need with Active Directory being targeted in 90% of cyberattacks
- Significantly reduces recovery time from days/weeks to a fraction of the time
- Automated solution eliminates error-prone manual processes
- Targets large market with over 610 million Active Directory users worldwide
- Product won't be available until first half of 2025
Insights
The introduction of automated Active Directory forest recovery represents a critical advancement in enterprise cybersecurity. With Active Directory managing authentication for over 610 million users and being targeted in 90% of cyberattacks, this automation solution addresses a major vulnerability in enterprise security infrastructure. The shift from manual recovery processes that could take weeks to an automated system marks a significant operational improvement.
The platform's automated runbooks and visual topology views directly address the complex technical challenges in Active Directory forest recovery. This is particularly valuable given the increasing sophistication of ransomware attacks targeting identity management systems. The integration with Entra ID protection creates a comprehensive security envelope for both on-premises and cloud-based identity services.
This product launch strategically positions Commvault in the high-growth cyber resilience market. The automation of Active Directory recovery addresses a critical pain point for enterprise customers, potentially driving significant adoption among large organizations where manual recovery processes are currently a major operational risk. The per-user pricing model aligns with enterprise software licensing trends and could drive predictable recurring revenue.
The integration with existing Commvault Cloud platform creates a compelling value proposition for current customers while potentially attracting new enterprise clients seeking consolidated security solutions. The H1 2025 release timeline gives partners and customers adequate preparation time for implementation planning.
From a market perspective, this product addresses a significant gap in enterprise cyber resilience solutions. With identity-based attacks increasing and Active Directory being a critical infrastructure component, the timing of this release aligns with heightened market demand. The endorsement from the Nevada Department of Transportation demonstrates public sector interest, suggesting potential for government contract opportunities.
For investors, this represents a strategic expansion of Commvault's addressable market in the enterprise security segment. The automation features could drive competitive differentiation and higher margins compared to traditional backup solutions. The integration with existing platforms suggests efficient R&D utilization while creating potential for increased customer retention and upsell opportunities.
Leverages the same platform that already delivers comprehensive protection of critical workloads – ushering in a new level of cyber resilience for customers and partners
As organizations continue to combat non-stop cyberattacks and threats, Commvault® Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition is the latest addition to the Commvault Cloud platform, which already protects a vast array of workloads and is designed to keep customers resilient, operational, and in a state of continuous business.
Active Directory, often called the "backbone of enterprise IT," manages authentication for more than 610 million users worldwide1 and controls access to critical business systems, protecting everything from workstation logins to physical building access. If Active Directory goes offline, business operations can come to a halt. Bad actors know this all too well, which is why they make Active Directory a primary target in up to 9 out of 10 cyberattacks2. When disaster strikes, recovering Active Directory is vital, yet traditionally has been very hard to do, requiring intricate, time-consuming, manual processes, as described by Microsoft's Forest Recovery Guide.
Commvault is changing this with Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition. It brings a new level of resilience to Active Directory by enabling automated, rapid recovery of the Active Directory forest, which includes users, groups, permissions, and domain controllers across the organization. This new offering eliminates slow and error-prone manual processes often associated with Active Directory forest recoveries. With Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition, enterprises will be able to:
- Make Active Directory recovery a snap via automated runbooks: Automated forest recovery runbooks streamline the multi-step process required for Active Directory forest recovery, including tasks like transferring key roles from an unavailable domain controller to a functioning one, which is essential for a clean recovery. These runbooks can also be used for regular testing in non-production environments to enhance cyber readiness.
- Enable fast recovery of the most important Active Directory infrastructure: Visual topology views of an organization's Active Directory environment enable simple and rapid identification of which domain controllers to restore first and how they should be recovered to accelerate availability of Active Directory services.
- Accelerate recovery times and advance resilience: Manually recovering an Active Directory forest can take days or even weeks to complete, but with Commvault, organizations can recover it in a fraction of the time. Commvault's Cloud platform integrates Active Directory forest recovery with granular recovery of both Active Directory and Entra ID, the cloud-based identity service, providing comprehensive protection.
"Active Directory is the heart that keeps our business functioning and in the event of a ransomware attack, recovering it will be one of our top priorities," said Jeffrey Day, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Nevada Department of Transportation. "Commvault's innovation with Active Directory forest recovery will provide us with the confidence and peace of mind that not only can we recover our Active Directory data, but we will be able to do so quickly and accurately. And, having this offering integrated directly into the same cyber resilience platform that we use to protect mission-critical workloads is a win-win."
"Recovering Active Directory is foundational to maintaining continuous business after a cyberattack, yet traditional methods are too complex and prone to error," said Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Technology and AI Officer, Commvault. "With automated Active Directory forest recovery, we are giving customers game-changing recovery capabilities, and by integrating this into our unique cyber resilience platform with broad workload support, we're bringing a new era of continuous business to our customers that nobody can match."
"With identity-based attacks on the rise, it has never been more critical to protect Active Directory," said Krista Case, Research Director, Futurum Group. "Commvault's approach, which includes automated workbooks and folding Active Directory recovery into the same platform that also protects a wide range of other workloads, addresses several critical requirements we hear from practitioners, including the need to streamline security operations and to accelerate recoveries."
Availability and Pricing
Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition is targeted for general availability within the first half of 2025 and priced per user.
For More Information
To learn more and demo the solution, visit the Active Directory solution page.
About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience, helping more than 100,000 organizations keep data safe and businesses resilient and moving forward. Today, Commvault offers the only cyber resilience platform that combines the best data security and rapid recovery at enterprise scale across any workload, anywhere—at the lowest TCO.
1 Microsoft (2023). Microsoft Fiscal Year 2023 Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Retrieved from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2023/earnings-fy-2023-q4.
2 Sheridan, K. (2021, May 3). Researchers Explore Active Directory Attack Vectors. Dark Reading. https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/researchers-explore-active-directory-attack-vectors
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