Index Engines extends CyberSense to Dell primary storage

Index Engines has unveiled CyberSense for Dell primary storage, extending its cyber recovery capabilities beyond Dell vault environments.

The software is designed to validate the integrity of recent snapshots and help organisations identify clean recovery points after a ransomware attack.

Storage expansion

CyberSense has been used in Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery vault environments since 2019. The expansion brings the same approach to primary storage, where businesses may need to recover more recent copies of data rather than rely solely on isolated backup vaults.

Ransomware incidents have pushed many organisations to look beyond recovery speed and focus on whether restored data can be trusted. Attackers increasingly hide corruption within data and may also exfiltrate information, making it harder for IT teams to know which copy is safe to restore.

Recovery assurance

According to Index Engines, CyberSense examines content at a deeper level than methods that rely on indicators of compromise. The company says this process can detect subtle corruption techniques that may be missed during recovery decisions, citing a 99.99% confidence level for detecting ransomware corruption.

For Dell storage users, the shift means they can assess the condition of recent production snapshots as part of a broader recovery plan. The vault remains an isolated fallback option, while snapshot validation offers a path to more current recovery points if those copies are not compromised.

Index Engines presents the move as part of a layered cyber resilience model. In practice, that means combining protected vault copies with checks on live or near-live storage snapshots to reduce data loss and shorten the gap between attack and recovery.

Snapshot validation

This approach may be especially relevant for organisations running critical systems such as databases and medical records repositories, where the age and integrity of restored data can have immediate operational consequences. If a business can verify a recent snapshot, it may avoid reverting to an older backup and losing a larger volume of data.

Jim McGann, Chief Marketing Officer at Index Engines, described the issue in business terms.

"Slow recovery isn't just an IT problem, it's a business risk. At Dell Technologies World, we're showing Dell customers how CyberSense eliminates the guesswork: validating snapshots, finding clean recovery points, and restoring operations faster and with far greater confidence," said Jim McGann, Chief Marketing Officer, Index Engines.

Market shift

The announcement also reflects a broader shift in the cyber recovery market, where suppliers are placing more emphasis on recovery assurance rather than only detection or backup speed. As ransomware groups use methods that can leave systems apparently intact while corrupting data underneath, the ability to verify data quality before restoration has become more important.

Index Engines did not disclose pricing or customer availability details. It positioned the Dell primary storage version as an extension of an existing product line rather than a separate platform.

CyberSense remains the company's main cyber resiliency offering and is intended to help organisations determine whether data is reliable enough to support a safe return to operations after an attack.