Prove your Cohesity backups are clean.
Cohesity protects the backup. Elastio proves what is inside. Deep File Inspection detects zero-day ransomware, slow encryption, and threats that DataHawk and anomaly detection were not built to see. Also covers Veritas NetBackup environments.
Your backups are protected. Are they clean?
Cohesity stores deduplicated snapshots, enforces retention policies, and runs DataHawk threat intelligence. These are strong controls. None of them open the file to find threats that have no known signature or intelligence match.
If ransomware encrypted files before the snapshot was taken, Cohesity faithfully preserves a protected copy of compromised data. The backup did its job. The threat is inside.
The question is not whether your backups are protected. It is whether they are clean.
Strong data management and backup infrastructure
Cohesity is a strong data management and backup platform with integrated threat intelligence capabilities.
DataProtect with global deduplication
Policy-driven backup and recovery with efficient storage utilization across on-premise and cloud targets.
DataHawk threat intelligence
Integrates threat intelligence feeds and anomaly detection to flag suspicious changes in backup data patterns.
Anomaly detection and alerting
Monitors backup metadata for statistical deviations in file counts, change rates, and entropy scores that may indicate encryption activity.
Policy-based automation
Automated backup scheduling, retention, and tiering across hybrid environments with centralized management.
Anomaly detection has a structural threshold
DataHawk and anomaly detection monitor for statistical deviations. Modern ransomware is designed to evade them.
DataHawk and anomaly detection work here
Known threat intelligence and statistical deviations
Anomaly detection threshold
Invisible to Cohesity
- Zero-dayNo known signature
- Slow encryptionSpreads across windows
- Pre-encrypted filesAlready high-entropy
- Partial encryptionSub-threshold volume
What Elastio adds to Cohesity
Elastio closes the gap between backup protection and backup proof.
Deep File Inspection
Elastio opens and analyzes the file content. Not metadata. Not entropy. The actual data. Every file in every recovery point.
Zero-day ransomware detection
Ensemble of detection models trained on 2,300+ ransomware families and 10,000+ variants. 99.9999% precision. Catches threats that have no known signature or threat intelligence match.
Slow encryption detection
Identifies intermittent and partial encryption that accumulates below anomaly thresholds across backup windows. The attack pattern DataHawk structurally cannot see.
R-RPO measurement
Continuous recovery readiness. The CISO knows the actual recovery posture at any point in time, not the timestamp of the last successful backup job.
Provable Recovery
Every recovery point Hunt covers produces enumerated evidence of what was checked, what was found, and what is clean. Recovery you can prove, not recovery you assume.
One opens the file. One infers.
Three measurable outcomes
Elastio delivers three measurable outcomes across your Cohesity environment.
Ransomware readiness
Deep File Inspection finds zero-day ransomware, slow encryption, and threats that DataHawk and anomaly detection miss. Prove your posture across all data surfaces.
Provable recovery
R-RPO, Proven Data, and Provable Recovery across every Cohesity recovery point. Continuous proof that recovery works.
Compliance and audit readiness
Enumerated evidence for DORA, NYDFS, SEC, and board reporting. Every hunt produces proof you can share with regulators, insurers, and auditors.
Elastio supports Veritas NetBackup (now Cohesity)
Cohesity acquired Veritas data protection in 2024, bringing NetBackup into the Cohesity portfolio. Organizations running NetBackup are now part of the Cohesity ecosystem.
Elastio performs Deep File Inspection across NetBackup recovery points with the same coverage as Cohesity DataProtect: zero-day ransomware detection, slow encryption detection, R-RPO measurement, and Provable Recovery. If your environment runs NetBackup, whether on-premise, in the cloud, or migrating to Cohesity DataProtect, Elastio covers it.
One integration. Both platforms. No gap in coverage during or after migration.
Capability comparison
| Capability | Cohesity alone | Cohesity + Elastio |
|---|---|---|
| Backup protection and deduplication | Full | Full |
| Anomaly detection and DataHawk intelligence | Full | Full+ Deep File Inspection |
| Deep File Inspection | No coverage | Full |
| Zero-day ransomware detection | No coverage | Full |
| Slow encryption detection | No coverage | Full |
| R-RPO measurement | No coverage | Full |
| Recovery point proven clean with evidence | No coverage | Full |
| File-level threat classification | No coverage | Full |
How Cohesity + Elastio work together
01Cohesity protects
Cohesity protects
Cohesity DataProtect creates snapshots, enforces retention, and manages recovery across on-premise and cloud workloads. Nothing changes.
02Elastio connects
Elastio connects
Elastio connects to Cohesity DataProtect snapshots at the storage layer. No agents. No data movement. No changes to Cohesity policies.
03Elastio hunts
Elastio hunts
Deep File Inspection runs against Cohesity backup data. Identifies ransomware, malware, and threats that anomaly detection and DataHawk cannot see, including zero-day variants and slow encryption.
04Elastio proves
Elastio proves
Proven Data and R-RPO are delivered to the security operations team. Clean recovery points identified with evidence. Compromised points flagged with classification detail.
Read the research
- BlogThe Accuracy Gap: Why Anomaly and Entropy Detection Fail the Ransomware Resilience Lifecycle
- BlogRansomware's Return to Encryption
- BlogBy the Time You See Ransomware, Your Backups May Already Be Compromised
- BlogBypass Techniques Are Mainstream - And That Should Concern Everyone
- CompareElastio vs. backup vendor detection
- PlatformElastio platform overview
Frequently asked questions
Everything a CISO, CTO, or security architect needs to evaluate Elastio alongside Cohesity.
Does Elastio replace Cohesity?
No. Cohesity protects and manages backup data. Elastio adds a security control that hunts inside those backups for ransomware, malware, and threats that anomaly detection and DataHawk cannot see. Nothing changes in your Cohesity environment.
What does Elastio detect that Cohesity does not?
Cohesity DataHawk uses anomaly detection, threat intelligence feeds, and data classification to flag suspicious backup patterns. Elastio uses Deep File Inspection to examine the actual content of every file. This catches zero-day ransomware with no known signature, intermittent encryption that accumulates below anomaly thresholds across backup windows, partial file encryption, and threats hidden in pre-encrypted file types like databases and compressed archives.
Does DataHawk make Elastio redundant?
No. DataHawk monitors for anomalies and integrates threat intelligence feeds. It does not perform Deep File Inspection of file content. Zero-day ransomware with no threat intelligence match, slow encryption that stays below anomaly thresholds, and threats in pre-encrypted file types are architectural gaps that DataHawk was not built to close.
How does Elastio connect to my Cohesity environment?
Elastio connects to Cohesity DataProtect snapshots at the storage layer. No agents on production systems. No data leaves your environment. No changes to Cohesity policies, retention schedules, or backup workflows.
Where does Elastio run?
Elastio runs in your environment. AWS, Microsoft Azure, and on-premise VMware. Elastio connects to wherever Cohesity stores backup data.
How is Elastio priced?
By protected data volume. No per-agent fees, no per-VM fees, and no fees tied to the number of backup jobs.
How long does deployment take?
Hours, not weeks. Agentless, connects to existing Cohesity snapshots. No infrastructure to build, no appliances, no backup workflow changes.
What is R-RPO?
R-RPO measures the actual age of your last known clean recovery point. Unlike standard RPO which measures backup completion, R-RPO measures when the last backup was proven clean.
What is Provable Recovery?
Every recovery point comes with evidence of what Deep File Inspection covered, how complete that coverage was, and whether the data is clean. Proof that recovery will succeed. Shareable with auditors, boards, insurers, and regulators.
What happens when Elastio finds a threat?
Elastio classifies the threat at the file level, identifies the ransomware family or malware type where possible, and flags the affected recovery point. Findings can be forwarded to SIEM, SOAR, or incident response workflows.
Does Elastio integrate with my SIEM or SOAR?
Yes. Findings delivered to Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, IBM QRadar, and SOAR workflows. Also integrates with AWS Security Hub.
How does Elastio handle false positives?
99.9999% precision. Fewer than 5 false positives per 10 million files. Every detection includes file-level classification detail.
Does Elastio slow down Cohesity backup jobs?
No. Elastio reads backup data after it has been written. No inline processing, no backup window impact.
Can Elastio hunt existing backups or only new ones?
Both. Full historical estate on first deployment, then continuous hunts across new snapshots.
What ransomware families does Elastio detect?
2,300+ families, 10,000+ variants. New samples processed weekly. Detects zero-day variants that have never been seen before.
Does Elastio support Veritas NetBackup?
Yes. Cohesity acquired Veritas data protection in 2024, bringing NetBackup into the Cohesity portfolio. Elastio performs Deep File Inspection across NetBackup recovery points with the same coverage as Cohesity DataProtect: zero-day ransomware detection, slow encryption detection, R-RPO measurement, and Provable Recovery.
We are migrating from NetBackup to Cohesity DataProtect. Does Elastio cover both during the transition?
Yes. Elastio hunts recovery points from both NetBackup and Cohesity DataProtect. There is no gap in coverage during migration. One integration covers both platforms.
Does Elastio require access to production systems?
No. Agentless, operates exclusively against backup and storage data.
What compliance frameworks does Elastio support?
DORA, HIPAA, NYDFS 500, SEC cyber disclosure rules, and other frameworks requiring demonstrated recovery capability.
Is Elastio multi-cloud?
Yes. AWS, Azure, and on-premise VMware.
Does Elastio move or copy my data?
No. Reads backup data in place. Nothing leaves your environment.
Can I test Elastio before committing?
Yes. Elastio runs real attack simulations against your Cohesity backup data, including slow encryption, zero-day variants, and partial encryption, to show what DataHawk misses. Most assessments complete within days.
See what your backups are hiding
Elastio runs real attack simulations against your Cohesity backup data, including slow encryption, zero-day variants, and partial encryption, to show what DataHawk misses. Most assessments complete within days. Your data. Your environment. Real results.