Dell is expanding its cyber resilience portfolio with new services for AI environments and the security of identity platforms. The focus is on recovering critical systems and preparing for quantum threats.
Cyber threats are becoming ever more complex and increasingly target systems that are essential to day-to-day business operations. AI applications process sensitive data, while identity platforms control access to all systems. This makes them attractive targets for attackers.
Dell is therefore introducing new capabilities to limit these specific risks. The expansion includes services for securing AI infrastructure, improved threat detection for identities and closer integration between storage and recovery solutions. Dell is also investing in protection against future quantum computers.
Security for AI and identities
The new services for AI environments help organisations set up their infrastructure securely in line with existing IT standards. With the Security Hardening for AI Factory service, experts assess the physical and virtual layers to map configuration risks. In addition, Resilience Operations for AI helps draw up recovery procedures for the most important AI applications.
To manage these systems, the PowerProtect AI Assistant has been expanded. IT teams can manage tasks and direct recovery actions via a chat interface. Simon Jelley, vice president of Cyber Resilience at Dell, notes that many organisations are still trying to protect AI environments with strategies that are not prepared for these new threats.
Identity platforms such as Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and Okta also receive extra protection. Thanks to new PowerProtect capabilities, these platforms can be restored from a trusted copy. This prevents IT teams from having to rebuild everything manually after an incident.
In addition, Dell offers MDR with continuous monitoring of accounts. The service flags suspicious login activity and misuse of access rights. When attack patterns are recognised, experts can take automated measures to contain the threat immediately.
Preparing for quantum threats
Besides immediate protection, Dell is also looking to the future. The latest version of the PowerStore software introduces quantum-safe encryption for data. This helps against attacks in which encrypted data is stolen today to be decrypted later with quantum computers: in industry jargon, this is called ‘harvest now, decrypt later’.
Dell lets companies carry out a post-quantum assessment to map their cryptographic vulnerabilities. The service ranks the risks by severity and helps prioritise the migration to quantum-safe security. This is an important step for the continuity of digital infrastructure.
The new identity recovery capabilities and the MDR service for identities are already available. The software for PowerStore and the assessment tool follow in November. The integration between PowerProtect and PowerScale is expected by the end of the year.