Rubrik + Elastio

Better together

Prove your Rubrik backups are clean.

Rubrik protects the backup. Elastio proves what is inside. Deep File Inspection detects zero-day ransomware, slow encryption, and threats that anomaly detection was not built to see.

The risk

Your backups are protected. Are they clean?

Rubrik stores immutable snapshots, enforces retention policies, and orchestrates recovery. None of that tells you whether the data inside the snapshot is compromised.

If ransomware encrypted files before the snapshot was taken, Rubrik faithfully preserves an immutable 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.

What Rubrik delivers

Strong backup infrastructure

These capabilities are in production across thousands of enterprise environments.

  • Zero Trust Data Security architecture

    Policy-driven immutability, role-based access, and logical air gap across the backup estate.

  • Immutable snapshots with native air gap

    Backup data cannot be modified, encrypted, or deleted by an attacker who compromises the production environment.

  • Anomaly detection on backup metadata

    Flags statistical deviations in backup patterns, file counts, and entropy scores that may indicate an encryption event.

  • SaaS-based centralized management

    Single pane for backup policy, compliance, and recovery orchestration across hybrid environments via Rubrik Security Cloud.

The gap in the stack

Anomaly detection has a structural threshold

Modern ransomware is designed to stay below it.

Detection confidence across backup windowsHigh · Low · None

Anomaly and entropy detection works here

Fast, high-volume encryption events

Anomaly detection threshold

Invisible to Rubrik

  • Zero-dayNo known signature
  • Slow encryptionSpreads across windows
  • Pre-encrypted filesAlready high-entropy
  • Partial encryptionSub-threshold volume
What Elastio adds

Close the gap between protection and proof

Elastio adds the detection layer that Rubrik was not built to provide.

  • 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 with no known signature.

  • Slow encryption detection

    Identifies intermittent and partial encryption that accumulates below anomaly thresholds across backup windows.

  • R-RPO measurement

    Continuous recovery readiness. The CISO knows the actual recovery posture at any point in time, not the timestamp of the last 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.

Side by side

Capability comparison

CapabilityRubrik aloneRubrik + Elastio
Backup immutability and air gapFullFull
Anomaly and entropy-based detectionFullFull+ Deep File Inspection
Deep File InspectionNo coverageFull
Zero-day ransomware detectionNo coverageFull
Slow encryption detectionNo coverageFull
R-RPO measurementNo coverageFull
Recovery point proven clean with evidenceNo coverageFull
File-level threat classificationNo coverageFull
How it works

How Rubrik + Elastio work together

  1. 01Rubrik protects

    Rubrik protects

    Rubrik creates immutable snapshots, enforces retention, and manages recovery orchestration. Nothing changes in the backup workflow.

  2. 02Elastio connects

    Elastio connects

    Elastio connects to the Rubrik backup environment at the storage layer. No agents. No data movement. No changes to Rubrik policies.

  3. 03Elastio hunts

    Elastio hunts

    Deep File Inspection runs against Rubrik backup data. Identifies ransomware, malware, and threats that anomaly detection cannot see, including zero-day variants and slow encryption.

  4. 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.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything a CISO, CTO, or security architect needs to evaluate Elastio alongside Rubrik.

Does Elastio replace Rubrik?

No. Elastio is complementary. Rubrik stores, protects, and orchestrates recovery of backup data. Elastio hunts inside those backups for ransomware, malware, and threats that anomaly detection cannot see. Nothing changes in your Rubrik environment. Elastio adds a detection layer Rubrik was not built to provide.

What does Elastio detect that Rubrik does not?

Rubrik uses anomaly and entropy detection to flag statistical deviations in backup data. 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.

How does Elastio connect to my Rubrik environment?

Elastio connects at the storage layer. No agents are installed on production systems. No data leaves your environment. No changes are made to Rubrik policies, retention schedules, or backup workflows. Elastio reads backup data in place and runs Deep File Inspection against it.

Where does Elastio run?

Elastio runs in your environment. Supported deployment targets include AWS, Microsoft Azure, and on-premise VMware infrastructure. For Rubrik customers, Elastio connects to wherever Rubrik stores backup data, whether on-premise, in the cloud, or across hybrid environments.

How is Elastio priced?

Elastio is priced by protected data volume. No per-agent fees, no per-VM fees, and no fees tied to the number of backup jobs. Pricing scales with the amount of data Elastio covers. Contact us for a quote based on your environment size.

Does Elastio cover all Rubrik workload types?

Elastio hunts file-level data across Rubrik backup targets including virtual machines, physical servers, NAS shares, cloud workloads, and database backups. Coverage is determined by the storage target and data format, not by the source workload type.

How long does deployment take?

Typical deployment takes hours, not weeks. Elastio is agentless and connects to existing backup storage. No infrastructure to build, no appliances to rack, and no backup workflow changes required. Most customers are hunting backup data within the first day.

What is R-RPO?

R-RPO is a continuous metric that tells you 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. The difference between "we have a backup" and "we have a backup we can trust."

What is Proven Data?

Proven Data is backup data that the Elastio Hunt Engine has covered with Deep File Inspection and confirmed free of ransomware, malware, and corruption. Every hunt produces enumerated evidence of what was checked, what was found, and what is 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. It is not a backup completion status. It is proof that recovery will succeed. This proof is 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. Clean recovery points are identified alongside compromised ones. Findings can be forwarded to SIEM, SOAR, or incident response workflows.

Does Elastio integrate with my SIEM or SOAR?

Yes. Elastio delivers findings to Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, IBM QRadar, and SOAR workflows. Threat classifications, affected file paths, recovery point status, and R-RPO metrics are all exportable. Also integrates with AWS Security Hub.

How does Elastio handle false positives?

99.9999% precision across production environments. Fewer than 5 false positives per 10 million files. Every detection is file-level with classification detail, so SOC teams can act on findings immediately.

Does Elastio slow down Rubrik backup jobs?

No. Elastio operates independently of the backup workflow. It reads backup data after it has been written. No inline processing, no backup window impact, and no contention with Rubrik snapshot or replication processes.

Can Elastio hunt existing backups or only new ones?

Both. Elastio covers your entire historical backup estate on first deployment, then continuously hunts new backups as they are created. Important for identifying threats that entered the environment before Elastio was deployed.

Does Elastio support air-gapped or isolated Rubrik environments?

Yes. Elastio runs in your infrastructure and does not require outbound internet connectivity. It operates within air-gapped and restricted network architectures.

What ransomware families does Elastio detect?

Detection models are trained on 2,300+ ransomware families and 10,000+ variants. New samples processed weekly (25 to 40 per week). The ensemble approach detects zero-day variants that have never been seen before.

Does Elastio require access to production systems?

No. Elastio is agentless and operates exclusively against backup and storage data. No production workload access, no endpoint agents, no live system access required.

What compliance frameworks does Elastio support?

Provable Recovery evidence supports DORA, HIPAA, NYDFS 500, SEC cyber disclosure rules, and other frameworks requiring demonstrated recovery capability.

Is Elastio multi-cloud?

Yes. AWS, Microsoft Azure, and on-premise VMware. Consistent coverage regardless of where Rubrik stores backup data.

Does Elastio move or copy my data?

No. Elastio reads backup data in place. Data does not leave your environment, is not copied externally, and is not transmitted to Elastio infrastructure. All analysis happens within your cloud account or on-premise environment.

How does Elastio handle encrypted or compressed file types?

Deep File Inspection examines file structure and content regardless of file type. Pre-encrypted files (databases, compressed archives, encrypted volumes) that are invisible to entropy-based detection are opened and analyzed at the content level.

What is the Hunt Engine?

The Hunt Engine is the core detection engine inside Elastio. It performs Deep File Inspection using an ensemble of detection models and produces two outputs: Proven Data (proof that data is clean) and recovery point status with R-RPO measurement.

Who uses Elastio inside the organization?

CISOs use R-RPO and Provable Recovery evidence for board reporting and regulatory compliance. SOC teams use threat classifications for incident response. Cloud and backup teams confirm recovery readiness without changing existing workflows.

Can I test Elastio before committing?

Yes. Elastio runs real attack simulations against your Rubrik backup data, including slow encryption, zero-day variants, and partial encryption, to show what anomaly detection misses. You see findings from your own environment, not a demo dataset. Most assessments complete within days.

PROVE YOUR RECOVERY

See what your backups are hiding

Elastio runs real attack simulations against your Rubrik backup data, including slow encryption, zero-day variants, and partial encryption, to show what anomaly detection misses. Most assessments complete within days. Your data. Your environment. Real results.