In a targeted approach to bolster data storage security, Pure Storage recently announced that it is
integrating well-known cybersecurity defenses into its Pure Storage platform to protect partners, customers, and enterprise data.
The new cybersecurity additions include CrowdStrike Falcon next-generation SIEM (security information and event management) integration, which will provide real-time visibility and automated response for data ingested from Pure Storage arrays; and file and user monitoring and remediation from
Superna.io, which specifically targets attacks like data exfiltration or double-extortion ransomware.
Also included in the new defenses are cyber resilience as a service from
Veeam, and Pure Storage’s Pure Protect recovery zones that can be provisioned automatically to allow businesses to non-disruptively test and validate applications and data, or to remediate and recover from malicious attacks without impacting production environments.
The
CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM integration is expected to be generally available in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, while the Superna additions are generally available now.
The Veeam cyber resilience as a service capabilities are expected to be generally available in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, while the Pure Protect Recovery Zones are expected to be generally available in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027.
With these additions, the Pure Storage platform will include built-in capabilities that will detect, respond to, and recover rapidly from cyber threats across the storage systems of partners and their customers, according to the company.
Amy Fowler, general manager of Pure Storage’s commercial business, told ChannelE2E that the security additions will give customers and partners deeper tools and capabilities to anticipate, withstand, and recover from attacks.
“When you put it all together, every one of these announcements was designed with our partners in mind,” said Fowler. “With this update, Pure Storage is taking another big step forward in strengthening its role in cyber resilience. What that means for MSPs is the ability to give their customers a platform that is more secure, dependable, and efficient, helping them cut down risk while staying on top of compliance needs.”
These are Necessary Improvements, Say Analysts
Anurag Agrawal, founder and chief global analyst with Techaisle, told ChannelE2E that the cybersecurity additions to the Pure Storage platform are not only valuable but are “a necessary and strategic repositioning of the storage platform's role in the modern security framework.”
In past years, data storage has been treated as a passive, last-line-of-defense, where enterprises look and take actions after a disaster occurs, said Agrawal. “Pure is making a strong statement that storage must be an active, intelligent participant in real-time cyber defenses. By integrating directly with a security leader like CrowdStrike, Pure is moving threat detection to the data layer itself.”
Agrawal said this is a critical move because sophisticated attacks often aim to hide their activity within legitimate data operations. “Tapping into CrowdStrike's Threat-Graph allows the storage array to become a powerful sensor in the security ecosystem, capable of identifying threats as they materialize, not just after the damage is done,” he said. “This transforms storage from a simple vault into an active sentinel.”
For MSPs and their customers, these improved and integrated security tools and services will be a huge boon, added Agrawal.
“Absolutely, and perhaps more profoundly for the channel than for anyone else,” he said. “This announcement is a significant enabler for MSPs and channel partners looking to elevate their offerings from selling infrastructure to delivering business outcomes, specifically, cyber resilience.”
Among the coming improvements, the Cyber Resilience as a Service offering with Veeam “is a quintessential channel play, providing partners with a pre-packaged, SLA-backed recovery solution that they can manage for their clients,” said Agrawal. “This model reduces the complexity and operational burden for the end-customer while creating a high-value, recurring revenue stream for the partner.”
At the same time, features like the automated Pure Protect Recovery Zones allow partners to prove their value to customers, he said. “They can now easily and non-disruptively run recovery drills and validation tests for clients, turning a complex, high-stakes process into a routine, billable service. It moves the conversation from 'do you have backups?' to 'can you guarantee a four-hour recovery time objective with validated, clean data?' That is a much more powerful conversation for a partner to have.”
Another analyst,
Jack Gold, founder and president at J. Gold Associates, LLC, said that Pure Storage's security improvements come at a good time for partners and customers.
“Bad actors are increasing their aggressiveness when it comes to cyberattacks like ransomware,” he said. “Data safety and recovery is a key component of corporate resiliency and needs to encompass the entire spectrum of enterprise systems. As more data makes its way to centralized data storage systems such as data lakes, making sure they are well integrated with cybersecurity tools and processes becomes critical.”
For companies, it is relatively easy today to recover from systemic hardware attacks or failures, said Gold, “but not from a loss of data as a result of those attacks, which can be devastating. This is increasingly important for MSPs who offer a total service SLA for their customers, and who will not accept that their data could be lost.”
