Commvault launches security IQ for cybersecurity risks in cloud

Commvault has launched Metallic Security IQ, a cybersecurity tool which provides customers with quick and meaningful insights into threats impacting their data landscape and data backup security in cloud environments.

IT administrators responsible for data protection are facing cyberattacks, ransomware and new and sophisticated threats that make it challenging to meet internal security mandates.

Commvault's Metallic Security IQ plans to give customers intuitive tools and advanced insights to bolster their data backup and recovery across cloud applications, SaaS applications, endpoints, and hybrid cloud workloads.

The dashboard allows IT professionals and admins to spot risks and vulnerabilities in real-time and limit their exposure to cyberthreats with zero-trust controls at scale, Commvault said in a statement.

“Organizations are demanding that their IT teams not only manage, protect, and govern data, but that they also deliver data security insights that help the organization’s overall security posture and recovery readiness. As a result, IT operations teams are being asked to provide more insights to security operations teams at an urgent pace,” Manoj Nair, general manager, Metallic, said.

According to data from CERT-In, which is mandated to track and monitor cyber security incidents in the country, a total of 6,07,220 cyber security incidents were observed during 2021 up to June.

Meanwhile, the number of ransomware attacks nearly doubled in the first half of 2021. According to a Cognyte report, 1,097 organizations were hit by ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021. These attacks involved data exfiltration and the leakage of victim’s data.