Prevent malicious or accidental deletion of snapshots using Data Lock

With the August 20, 2022 cloud update, you will be able to enable the Data Lock feature to make users, devices, and snapshots immutable till their retention period

Let’s assume a scenario wherein a malicious admin gains access to your backup environment and manually deletes the snapshots, the data lock feature prevents modification, deletion, or tampering of such critical data.

The following infographic displays how an immutable backup responds to a rogue admin or ransomware threat compared to a mutable backup.