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NetApp Security Assessment

As cyberattacks hit harder and faster, no organization is safe. Making sure that you have robust security in place is key to protecting your business's most valuable asset: your data.

NetApp Security Assessment

How do you know whether your security strategy and technologies are working for you? With the NetApp Security Assessment, our Professional Services experts assess your security readiness to help make sure that your security policies meet best practices recommendations as per the NetApp Security Hardening Guide. They can uncover risk exposure and security vulnerabilities in your NetApp ONTAP, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP environments.

NetApp Security Assessment overview

Features and Benefits

The capabilities that set NetApp Security Assessment apart.

Security Elements Assessed

Comprehensive Security Review

Some of the security elements that are assessed include:
  • Role-based access controls and authentication
  • Logging and event notification
  • Anti-ransomware protection
  • Storage encryption FIPS 140-2 status
  • NFS security
  • NetApp FPolicy
  • End-of-life systems

Role-based Access Controls and Authentication

Assessment of role-based access controls and authentication mechanisms.

Logging and Event Notification

Evaluation of logging and event notification configurations.

Anti-ransomware Protection

Review of anti-ransomware protection measures.

Storage Encryption FIPS 140-2 Status

Verification of storage encryption FIPS 140-2 status.

NFS Security

Assessment of NFS security configurations.

NetApp FPolicy

Review of NetApp FPolicy implementation.

End-of-life Systems

Identification of end-of-life systems within the environment.

Deliverables

Security Analysis Scorecard

After the assessment, you will receive a security analysis scorecard detailing identified security gaps in your current configuration compared with the recommendations in the ONTAP 9 hardening guide. You can use these recommendations as a guide for strengthening your cyber resilience.

Comprehensive Environment Review

For a more comprehensive review of your environment, NetApp offers a Data Protection and Security Assessment. To learn more, download the infographic Why You Need to Assess Your Data Protection and Security Readiness Today.

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Netapp Security Assessment features

Greater Business Value

Gain greater business value from your investment. You might be planning your new storage system, needing specialized know-how for a major storage deployment, or wanting to optimize the operational efficiency of your existing infrastructure. Whatever your next steps are, NetApp Professional Services and NetApp Professional Services Certified Partners can help.
Expert Guidance

Thrive with expert-led storage guidance

Get tailored advice on how NetApp Security Assessment fits your environment — from sizing and deployment to long-term optimization.

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Technical Specifications

Exhaustive hardware and software metrics extracted directly from official documentation.

  • Frequency of Ransomware Attacks (by 2031)
    Every 2 seconds
  • Global Average Cost of a Data Breach (2023)
    US$4.45 million (record-high)
  • Increase in Ransomware Attack Frequency (2023)
    Up 95%
  • New Malware Instances Created Daily
    300,000 (92% delivered via email)

  • NetApp ONTAP
    Supported
  • Cloud Volumes ONTAP
    Supported
  • Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
    Supported

  • Hardening Guide
    NetApp Security Hardening Guide / ONTAP 9 hardening guide
  • Encryption Standard
    FIPS 140-2

Compare NetApp Security Assessment Series

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Compare NetApp Security Assessment Series — capacity and port configuration by model.
Model Name Max Capacity Port Config Action
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NetApp Data Protection and Security Assessment N/A N/A Get Quote

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