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Understanding Elastio & AWS GuardDuty Malware Scanning for AWS Backup

AWS recently introduced GuardDuty malware scanning for AWS Backup, bringing more attention to the need to inspect backup data as part of a modern cyber-resilience strategy. This session explains how the new capability works, how it compares to Elastio's ransomware recovery assurance, and where the two approaches differ in scope, depth, and intended use.

Webinar details
Date
January 4, 2026
Format
On-demand webinar
Speakers
Eswar Nalamaru and Anshuman Biswas from Elastio
Focus
AWS Backup malware scanning versus broader recovery assurance
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How Elastio compares with AWS GuardDuty for AWS Backup

AWS recently introduced GuardDuty malware scanning for AWS Backup, highlighting the growing importance of inspecting backup data as part of a modern cyber-resilience strategy. In this session, the Elastio product team walks through how this new capability works, how it compares to Elastio's ransomware recovery assurance, and where the two approaches differ in scope, depth, and intended use.

This session is designed for teams evaluating how malware scanning, integrity validation, and recovery assurance fit together inside a backup security strategy.

What you will learn

01What AWS's new malware scanning for AWS Backup actually does.
02How signature-based malware detection compares to data integrity validation.
03Real-world scenarios where behavioral and encryption-based detection matters.
04How Elastio extends visibility, detection, and recovery assurance across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments.
05An early look at Elastio's new integration launching at AWS re:Invent.

Speakers

EN
Eswar Nalamaru
Customer Success
Elastio
AB
Anshuman Biswas
Engineering
Elastio
Technical deep dive
See how malware scanning, integrity validation, and recovery assurance differ in practice.
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