Cohesity Debuts RecoveryAgent

Summary

Cohesity has launched RecoveryAgent, an AI-powered cyber orchestration solution. It automates recovery tasks, simplifies incident response, and improves cyber resilience. This new offering combines the strengths of Cohesity and Veritas technologies.

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** Main Story**

Cohesity’s recently launched RecoveryAgent is aiming to be a game-changer, and it’s easy to see why. It’s an AI-powered cyber orchestration solution designed for those already using Cohesity NetBackup and DataProtect. Essentially, it’s all about transforming how you prepare for, test, and respond to cyber attacks, not to mention helping with compliance too.

This isn’t just another tool; it’s designed to automate a ton of tasks, streamline incident response, and bolster your overall cyber resilience. And who doesn’t want that, right?

Automating Cyber Recovery: A Smart Move

Think about the IT environments we’re dealing with these days: physical servers, virtual machines, cloud instances… it’s a complicated mix. Responding to cyberattacks across that kind of landscape? It’s like trying to navigate a maze, especially when you’re trying to maintain data integrity, availability, and meet all the regulatory requirements. RecoveryAgent steps in to simplify this whole mess by automating those key tasks and offering intelligent, customized recovery blueprints, tailored to your specific workflows.

What’s more, this automation tackles those time-consuming manual tasks, like vulnerability scanning, malware detection, and data classification. Imagine integrating all of that into structured blueprints. That’s what we’re talking about. Proactively preparing for incidents, and ensuring a response that’s not only more efficient but also more adaptable, this is a big deal.

Plus, and this is great, RecoveryAgent even supports automated forensics investigation, configuration hardening, and patching on recovered virtual machines. I mean, it’s about strengthening your entire security posture. Now I remember a time when I had to do a forensic investigation myself, and boy what a nightmare that was, I really wish I had this tool back then.

Blueprints: Your Incident Response Game Plan

Let’s face it, incident response can feel like a chaotic scramble. RecoveryAgent’s user interface aims to make things easier for your teams. They can effortlessly build and test recovery plans. These scripted workflows integrate those critical incident response steps; things like threat hunting, malware scanning, and instant data restores. Think of it like a pre-flight checklist for your recovery. And, importantly, you can rehearse recoveries in a non-production environment. You can validate your blueprints without impacting your live applications. This kind of frequent testing? It breeds confidence. And that’s worth its weight in gold when a real incident hits.

These blueprints are customizable and flexible, which is critical, in my opinion. That means that you can tailor your recovery processes to your specific needs and workflows. A one-size-fits-all approach just doesn’t cut it in today’s IT landscape. With granular control over each step, you can ensure a more precise and effective response.

AI: The Secret Weapon for Cyber Resilience

What really sets RecoveryAgent apart is its AI-powered capabilities. It’s backed by Cohesity’s Data Security Alliance, and it integrates with leading security vendors. This amplifies what it can do, giving your security teams the edge they need to be more agile and productive. I mean, who wouldn’t want that, it’s almost like giving your teams super powers.

And then there’s the AI. It provides intelligent recovery point recommendations and conducts blast radius analysis of infected files. It boosts your confidence in a clean incident recovery.

This product represents the first joint development effort between Cohesity and Veritas, since they started working together in December. Combining the strengths of NetBackup Recovery Blueprints and Recommended Recovery Points with the AI-powered intelligence of DataProtect, has enabled rapid innovation. Looking ahead, Cohesity is committed to simplifying user experiences and enhancing customer confidence in cyber resilience strategies. RecoveryAgent exemplifies this dedication, no doubt about that.

Availability and What’s Next

Right now, RecoveryAgent is available as a Tech Preview for select customers. General availability is expected in the latter half of 2025. But there’s more to come. Cohesity plans to expand RecoveryAgent’s capabilities to include clean application recovery, automating infrastructure configuration recovery, data recovery, and clean room recovery. The future roadmap also includes enhancements for partner-managed recovery and incident response. This will enable partners to develop incident response blueprints and manage recovery operations on behalf of their clients.

In addition, the Cohesity CERT (Cyber Event Response Team) will be available 24/7 to assist customers in the event of a cyberattack, working alongside incident response vendors to ensure a swift and effective recovery. That said, Cohesity RecoveryAgent promises to be a valuable asset in the ongoing battle against cyber threats. It looks like Cohesity are trying to make a product that could make the life of IT professionals easier.