Building Strong Identity Resilience with Commvault

EXPOSED: THE TRUTH ABOUT ACTIVE DIRECTORY, IDENTITY RESILIENCE, AND RAPID RECOVERY

The Harsh Reality is This Your Organization’s Digital Identity Infrastructure is Under Siege

Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID are the crown jewels of enterprise identity and access management, authenticating millions of users globally and controlling access to critical business systems. From workstation logins to physical building access, AD enables the seamless operation of your organization, making it the ultimate prize for cybercriminals.
But here’s what most organizations don’t realize: Traditional backup and recovery approaches for AD are fundamentally inadequate in today’s threat landscape. The truth about identity resilience goes far beyond simple data protection – it requires a comprehensive strategy that anticipates sophisticated attacks and enables rapid, automated recovery at the speed of business.
If AD data becomes corrupted or the directory itself is unavailable, it can severely disrupt line-of business applications and processes, blocking user access to vital systems and resources.

Without AD, Business Operations Grind to a Halt.

  • Bank staff can’t access customer accounts.
  • Doctors and nurses can’t access medical records.
  • Coders and developers can’t publish code.
  • Managers can’t send emails.
  • Teams can’t collaborate or chat.

The Hidden Dependency: Why Everything Fails when Identity Falls

By establishing identity resilience practices, organizations can better maintain control over their networks and systems even during active attacks, enforce data security and access policies, and provide a stable foundation that supports rapid recovery of other systems and services.
THE $300 MILLION LESSON: WHAT MAERSK’S DISASTER REVEALS ABOUT RECOVERY
In 2017, global shipping giant Maersk fell victim to the NotPetya cyberattack, which encrypted the file systems of:
  • 45K – PCs
  • 4K – servers
  • 149/150 – AD domain controllers
With AD offline, operations instantly ceased, shutting down:
  • 17 global shipping ports
  • 100s of container ships, stranded for 10 days
In total, the attack cost the company at least: $300M

The Solution: How to Build Sturdy Identity Resilience with Commvault

The solution to creating identity resilience: Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory allows you to safeguard and accelerate the recovery of AD data in the face of corruption, accidental deletion, and ransomware attacks.
Simplify your billing experience with detailed reports for full transparency.
Accelerate AD recovery and build identity resilience, getting back to business faster with:
  • Automated AD forest recovery
  • Interactive comparisons
  • Flexible, granular recovery
  • Hybrid directory support
  • AD recovery testing