Every organization has a backup strategy. In most cases, it relies on snapshots—those quick point-in-time captures designed to restore systems following a failure, cyberattack, or operational error.
But in a world of persistent ransomware, dormant threats, and supply chain attacks, one question has become mission-critical:
Can you really trust your snapshots?
The Hidden Weakness of Traditional Snapshots
From a cybersecurity standpoint, traditional snapshots operate as black boxes:
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- No visibility into their internal state
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- No indication if they are clean or compromised
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- No built-in threat detection or anomaly monitoring
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- Most importantly — no real-time integrity validation
In practice, this means you could unknowingly restore a snapshot that contains dormant ransomware or hidden malware—only discovering the issue after it has already been reintroduced into production.
Real Scenario: Ransomware Hidden in an Old Snapshot
Imagine the following situation:
Your systems are hit by a ransomware attack. You act quickly and restore a snapshot from a week ago.
Everything appears to be back to normal—until the exact same ransomware reactivates two days later.
What happened?
The restored snapshot contained undetected, dormant malicious code that was never scanned or validated.
Without real-time integrity validation, that threat was embedded in your recovery plan from the start.
Turning Snapshots Into Smart Security Assets
This is where Cybersnap makes a difference.
Cybersnap transforms snapshots from passive backup copies into active, intelligent layers of cyber defense.
At the core of this transformation is one essential capability: real-time snapshot integrity validation.
What Does This Include?
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- Automatic scanning of every new snapshot as it’s created
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- File-level analysis to detect abnormal changes, encryption patterns, or suspicious behaviors
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- Support for custom YARA rules to detect known and emerging threats
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- Incremental comparison between snapshots to identify anomalies across versions
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- Safe execution of scans inside a secure sandbox, preventing any risk to production systems
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- Historical scanning of up to 50 previous snapshots to uncover dormant or long-hidden threats
Clear and Immediate Benefits
Faster Incident Response
Security and IT teams no longer need to guess which snapshot is safe to use. Clean recovery points are identified in real time.
Complete Visibility
With SnapMap technology, Cybersnap provides a visual overview of snapshot health, including per-VM threat status.
Smarter Detection
Beyond static signatures, Cybersnap applies behavior-based analysis and anomaly detection for deeper insight.
Safer Recovery
Only verified, tamper-free snapshots are approved for recovery—significantly reducing the risk of reinfection or hidden damage.
In 2025, Snapshot Integrity Is Not Optional
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, there is no such thing as a safe recovery point unless it has been validated in real time.
Snapshot integrity is no longer a nice-to-have. It is the foundation for reliable, secure, and resilient IT operations. .
