Veeam + Elastio

Veeam Ready Security Partner

Prove your Veeam backups are clean.

Elastio adds a Data Integrity Control to Veeam environments. Deep File Inspection detects zero-day ransomware, slow encryption, and threats that inline scanning and YARA rules were not built to see.

  • Veeam Infused Program
  • Veeam Ready Security Incident API
Customer

“Veeam is foundational to our data protection strategy, and integrating Elastio adds the critical layer of data integrity validation that modern ransomware demands.”

Boris VoltchenkoChief Information Security OfficerReynolds Consumer Products
The risk

Your backups are protected. Are they clean?

Veeam stores immutable backups, orchestrates recovery, and runs inline malware scanning with YARA rules. These are strong controls. None of them open the file to find threats that have no known signature.

If ransomware encrypted files before the backup was taken, Veeam 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 Veeam delivers

Data resilience at enterprise scale

Veeam is the global leader in data resilience. These capabilities are in production across hundreds of thousands of environments.

  • Backup orchestration and scheduling

    Policy-driven backup jobs across VMware, Hyper-V, physical, cloud, and SaaS workloads with broad platform coverage.

  • Immutable backup repositories

    Hardened repositories, Linux-based immutability, and object lock on S3-compatible targets protect backups from deletion or encryption.

  • Instant VM recovery

    Mount a VM directly from a backup file for near-zero RTO. Production workloads restored in minutes, not hours.

  • Veeam Data Platform security

    Inline malware scanning at backup time, YARA rule support, and Security & Compliance Analyzer for configuration hardening.

The gap in the stack

Signature detection has a structural threshold

Inline scanning checks for known threats at backup time. Modern ransomware is designed to evade it.

Detection confidence across backup windowsHigh · Low · None

Inline scanning and YARA rules work here

Known signatures and recognized patterns

Signature detection threshold

Invisible to Veeam

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

The Data Integrity Control Veeam was not built to provide

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 YARA rule.

  • Slow encryption detection

    Identifies intermittent and partial encryption that accumulates below detection thresholds across backup windows. The attack pattern inline scanning 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.

Customer

“With Veeam and Elastio, I get the best of both worlds. Reliable backup performance paired with advanced ransomware detection. Elastio fills that critical gap.”

Derrick WoolfordDirector of ITAI Engineers
Side by side

Capability comparison

CapabilityVeeam aloneVeeam + Elastio
Backup orchestration and immutabilityFullFull
Inline malware scanning (signatures/YARA)FullFull+ 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 Veeam + Elastio work together

  1. 01Veeam protects

    Veeam protects

    Veeam creates backups, enforces immutability, and manages recovery orchestration across VMware, cloud, and physical workloads. Nothing changes.

  2. 02Elastio connects

    Elastio connects

    Elastio integrates via Veeam's native APIs. Veeam Ready certified. Automatically inventories backup repositories as new recovery points are created.

  3. 03Elastio hunts

    Elastio hunts

    Deep File Inspection runs against Veeam backup data. Identifies ransomware, malware, and threats that inline scanning and YARA rules 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 and routed to Veeam's Security Incident API.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Does Elastio replace Veeam?

No. Veeam protects and orchestrates backup data. Elastio adds a Data Integrity Control that hunts inside those backups for ransomware, malware, and threats. Nothing changes in your Veeam environment. Elastio is a Veeam Ready Security Partner and integrates via native APIs.

What is Elastio's Veeam Ready status?

Elastio has achieved Veeam Ready Security Incident API status (March 2026) and is a Security Partner in the Veeam Infused Program (March 2025). Both certifications confirm integration with Veeam Data Platform capabilities.

What does Elastio detect that Veeam does not?

Veeam's inline malware scanning checks for known signatures and YARA rules at backup time. 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 detection 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 Veeam environment?

Elastio integrates via Veeam's native APIs. It automatically inventories Veeam Backup and Replication repositories and hunts recovery points as they are created. No agents on production systems. No data leaves your environment. No changes to backup policies or schedules.

Where does Elastio run?

Elastio runs in your environment. Supported deployment targets include AWS, Microsoft Azure, and on-premise VMware infrastructure. For Veeam customers, Elastio connects to wherever Veeam 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 Veeam workload types?

Elastio hunts file-level data across Veeam backup repositories including VMware VMs, Hyper-V, physical servers, NAS shares, and cloud workloads. 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 Veeam backup repositories via native APIs. No infrastructure to build, no appliances to rack, and no backup workflow changes required.

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. Findings are routed to Veeam's Security Incident API and 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 Veeam backup jobs?

No. Elastio operates independently of the backup workflow. It hunts backup data after it has been written. No inline processing delay, no backup window impact, and no contention with Veeam backup 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 Veeam's inline malware scan make Elastio redundant?

No. Veeam's inline scan checks for known malware signatures and YARA rules at backup time. It does not detect zero-day ransomware with no known signature, intermittent encryption that accumulates across backup windows, or threats in pre-encrypted file types. These are architectural gaps that signature-based detection was not built to close. Elastio's Deep File Inspection covers them.

Does Elastio support air-gapped or hardened Veeam repositories?

Yes. Elastio runs in your infrastructure and does not require outbound internet connectivity. It operates within air-gapped and hardened repository 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 Veeam 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.

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 Veeam backup data, including slow encryption, zero-day variants, and partial encryption, to show what inline scanning and YARA rules miss. You see findings from your own environment. Most assessments complete within days.

PROVE YOUR RECOVERY

See what your backups are hiding

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