In cybersecurity, detecting a quick attack is no longer enough. The question that determines whether an incident turns into an existential crisis often comes afterward: which backup can be restored with confidence?. With this problem as a backdrop, Commvault has announced an expansion of its collaboration with CrowdStrike to offer bidirectional visibility between Commvault Cloud and CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, a step designed for security and systems teams to share signals, accelerate triage, and most importantly, verify backup integrity before performing a restore.
Released on February 25, 2026, the focus is on an increasingly critical aspect of modern incidents: attackers move swiftly through hybrid environments, attempt privilege escalation, and in many cases, try to sabotage or contaminate the backup “security net.” In this scenario, recovering quickly can be as dangerous as recovering too late if the organization restores compromised data and exposes itself to reinfection or reactivation of the attack.
From “Alerting” to “Coordinating”: Why This Integration Matters
Until now, Commvault already integrated with CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform to help identify potentially compromised backup data, flagging risky backup sets to guide safer recovery. The new development is the reverse: Commvault will now bring its own security capabilities—including AI-driven anomaly alerts—directly into the Falcon Next-Gen SIEM.
In everyday terms: the SIEM, which typically acts as the “central dashboard” for events and telemetry correlation, will now incorporate signals related to trust and recovery readiness. This shifts the conversation during an active crisis. It’s no longer just about “where the attacker entered” or “what they touched,” but about what can be restored and with what level of certainty.
Three Practical Benefits: Less Reinfection, Faster Response, Fewer Silos
Commvault summarizes the value of this integration into three main benefits, closely aligned with current incident response patterns:
- Reducing reinfection risk and enabling secure recoveries
By combining SIEM signals with Commvault’s capabilities such as threat scanning, data integrity analysis, and Synthetic Recovery, organizations can restore from “known clean” copies with greater confidence. In ransomware attacks where timing and uncertainty are critical, this nuance is decisive. - Faster detection and investigation with unified telemetry
Shared signals allow both IT and SecOps teams to gain visibility into the state and integrity of backups directly within the Falcon Next-Gen SIEM. This can speed up triage, help limit the “blast radius,” and accelerate identification of safe data for recovery. In real incidents, saving minutes or hours often results from avoiding switching between consoles and making assumptions. - Real alignment between security and operations during a crisis
One of the most common failure points in response is coordination: security investigates, IT wants to recover, and both operate with different tools. The integration aims to provide a shared operational view to coordinate containment, investigation, and recovery without delays caused by isolated tools.
“Reliable Recovery” as a Business Imperative
The announcement highlights two statements pointing to a recurring idea in 2026: resilience is no longer just “backing up,” but ensuring that backups work when they’re needed most. Pranay Ahlawat, CTO and Chief AI Officer at Commvault, emphasizes that achieving clean, reliable recoveries has become a business imperative, and that combining CrowdStrike’s insights with Commvault’s data intelligence facilitates informed, coordinated decisions.
From CrowdStrike, Daniel Bernard (Chief Business Officer) underscores the “speed and trust” duo and presents Falcon Next-Gen SIEM as the point where decisions should converge: connecting security signals with data confidence to understand real impact, prioritize response, and move faster from detection to recovery.
What Changes in SOC Operations
Practically speaking, this integration fits into a broader trend: the boundary between detection (SIEM/XDR) and recovery (backup/cyber recovery) is blurring. SOC teams can no longer simply declare an incident over once the malware is eradicated; they need to know if the organization can restore critical services without pulling in corruption, backdoors, or manipulated configurations.
Having the “backup integrity telemetry” within the SIEM also reflects an organizational pattern: many companies use the SIEM as the place where documentation, auditing, and part of the orchestration of the response happen. Integrating backup status into that flow reduces friction between teams and enhances recovery process control.
Availability and Deployment
Commvault states that integration with CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM is now available today through the CrowdStrike Marketplace at no extra cost, and clients can activate it within their existing environments. Additionally, CrowdStrike already offers a dedicated connector on their marketplace designed to integrate Commvault Cloud capabilities (detection, hunting, and recovery) with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the purpose of a bidirectional integration between SIEM and backup platform during a ransomware attack?
It enables correlating security signals with the integrity and trust status of backups, speeding up decisions on what to restore and reducing risks of reinfection or failed recoveries.
What does bringing Commvault’s anomaly alerts into Falcon Next-Gen SIEM add?
It provides operational context within the SIEM: not just “what happened,” but “which recovery data is ready and trustworthy,” helping prioritize containment and recovery with less friction between teams.
What is Synthetic Recovery, and why is it mentioned in safe recovery?
It’s a Commvault capability aimed at validating recovery processes (and their integrity) before an incident or during response, enabling restores from verified backups with higher confidence.
Where is this integration activated, and does it have additional cost?
According to Commvault, it is activated via the CrowdStrike Marketplace and is free of charge, integrating into the customer’s existing environment.
via: commvault