Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Storage Co-Term EDU
Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Storage provides advanced threat protection for your network attached storage, safeguarding critical business data from ransomware and zero-day attacks.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Coverage for sophisticated malware, ransomware, and zero-day exploits targeting storage systems.
- Performance Optimization: Protection designed to minimize impact on storage performance and accessibility.
- Centralized Management: Entitlement to manage security policies and monitor threats from a single console.
- Educational Licensing: Access to specialized co-termed educational licensing for academic institutions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Storage is a specialized cybersecurity solution designed to protect network attached storage (NAS) devices and file servers from advanced threats. It offers real-time scanning and threat intelligence to prevent malware, ransomware, and other malicious attacks from compromising your stored data.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in educational institutions who need to secure large volumes of research data, student records, and administrative files. It integrates with existing GravityZone environments, providing a unified security posture across endpoints and storage.
- Real-time Threat Prevention: Scans files and data in transit and at rest to block threats before they can infect storage.
- Ransomware Protection: Specific defenses against ransomware encrypting or exfiltrating sensitive files.
- Low Performance Impact: Optimized to ensure storage operations are not significantly hindered by security scans.
- Centralized Console: Manage security policies, view alerts, and generate reports from the GravityZone console.
- Endpoint Integration: Works alongside endpoint security to provide layered protection for data.
Secure your institution's vital data assets with specialized storage protection, ensuring academic continuity and compliance.
What This Solves
Enable secure storage of research data
Enable teams to protect sensitive research data and intellectual property stored on network file servers. Automate the scanning of large datasets to prevent corruption or exfiltration by malware.
academic institutions, research facilities, data repositories
Streamline ransomware defense for shared files
Streamline the defense against ransomware attacks targeting shared drives and collaborative file storage. Automate the detection and blocking of malicious file modifications in real-time.
collaborative environments, shared network drives, central file servers
Automate threat detection on NAS devices
Automate the detection and prevention of threats specifically targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Ensure continuous protection for backups and critical institutional archives.
network attached storage, backup repositories, archival systems
Key Features
Real-time file scanning
Detects and blocks malware, ransomware, and other threats as files are accessed or modified on storage.
Ransomware mitigation
Prevents unauthorized encryption or deletion of files by ransomware, protecting data availability.
Low performance overhead
Ensures that security scans do not significantly impact the speed and responsiveness of storage operations.
Centralized GravityZone console
Provides a single pane of glass for managing security policies, monitoring threats, and generating reports for storage protection.
Educational licensing
Offers cost-effective security solutions tailored to the specific needs and budgets of academic institutions.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
Educational institutions handle vast amounts of sensitive student and research data, requiring robust protection against ransomware and data breaches to maintain academic integrity and compliance with regulations like FERPA.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations store critical patient records and research data that must be protected under HIPAA, making advanced storage security essential to prevent data loss and ensure continuous access to patient information.
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions manage highly sensitive customer financial data and transaction records, necessitating strong security measures to comply with regulations like PCI DSS and prevent financial fraud or data theft.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies store vast amounts of citizen data and classified information, requiring stringent security protocols to protect against cyber threats and ensure the integrity and confidentiality of public records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of storage does Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Storage protect?
This solution is designed to protect Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices and file servers. It scans files in transit and at rest to provide comprehensive security.
How does this product differ from endpoint security?
While endpoint security protects individual devices, GravityZone Security for Storage specifically targets the threats that aim to compromise centralized data repositories like NAS and file servers, offering specialized protection for stored data.
Is this a cloud-based or on-premises solution?
Bitdefender GravityZone is a cloud-managed security solution. The management console is accessed via the cloud, while the protection modules are deployed on your storage infrastructure.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.