Norwalk’s Datto cites new ransomware assaults in upgrading data protection tool

In the aftermath of several recent high-profile ransomware attacks, including the digital assault that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, Datto Holding Corp. has upgraded its Virtual SIRIS (vSIRIS) data protection software.

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According to the Norwalk-based company, the product is a software-only version of the hardware-based SIRIS product offered to managed service providers (MSPs). Virtual SIRIS is designed to support private cloud and virtual deployments, according to the company.

It can be installed remotely and support changing workloads and connects to external storage, including storage area networks and network-attached storage devices.

The company stated that the product has a built-in ransomware detection feature while its proprietary inverse chain technology offers a more resilient protection and efficient storage management.

“Ever increasing security incidents have highlighted the importance of business continuity as the last line of defense for MSPs and their clients,” said Radhesh Menon, chief product officer at Datto.

“vSIRIS is being reintroduced as a hardware-free option in the SIRIS product line, providing MSPs with the added flexibility they need to meet their clients’ diverse data protection needs onsite, in virtual environments, and in private clouds ”“ all with the same fully integrated, single pane of glass management partners have come to expect from Datto Unified Continuity.”