
Cristie VA 5.3.1 What’s New
Here’s an update on what’s new for the Cristie Virtual Appliance. The 5.3.1 release includes lots of new functionality including Continuous Recovery Assurance for Rubrik VM snapshots.
Cristie software provided a single solution to automate and orchestrate the recovery of both Windows and Linux based platforms with seamless integration into the existing Dell Networker backup environment.
Cristie Software enhances cyber resilience by detecting ransomware encryption during backups, providing early warnings of attacks. It aids cyber forensics by identifying the last known clean copy of data and allows system recovery to any point-in-time. Additionally, systems can be restored to any physical, virtual, or cloud-based target, ensuring comprehensive protection and swift recovery from cyber threats.
Backups are a vital defence against ransomware and the backup process provides an ideal opportunity to compare file structures between subsequent backup jobs. Cristie Software anomaly detection technology can identify file encryption and provide the earliest possible warning that a cyber-attack is in progress.
Cristie Software anomaly detection can help to determine the “last known clean” backup of data through malware encryption detection.
Cristie Recovery can facilitate restoration of systems to any point-in-time available within the native backup environment. This can ensure systems are returned to their last known clean instance following a cyberattack.
Systems can be recovered to alternative target host locations if required while source machines are analysed to ensure all malware traces have been removed.

Here’s an update on what’s new for the Cristie Virtual Appliance. The 5.3.1 release includes lots of new functionality including Continuous Recovery Assurance for Rubrik VM snapshots.

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