Cohesity integrates Sophos malware scanning: add a backup content check before restoration
Cohesity announced native Sophos malware scanning in Data Cloud, covering routine backups, pre-restoration checks and scans following specific threat detections. The announcement specifies Enterprise Edition; actual deployments still need licensing and configuration checks.
Source Facts
Cohesity announced availability on 19 March, describing the combination of the Sophos engine and threat intelligence to inspect backups for malicious content. The vendor says scanning techniques include signatures, heuristics and file emulation.
The announcement lists use cases including routine incremental scans, scans triggered by indicators of compromise or YARA matches, and checks before restoration, with results available to SIEM or SOAR. The vendor says it is included in Enterprise Edition without a separate Sophos licence. This site has not tested that claim.
Pre-restoration scanning needs clear release criteria and an owner. No detections do not guarantee clean data.
Original sources
Cohesity Enhances Cyber Resilience with Next-Generation Malware Scanning Powered by Sophos
Sources checked: 2026-10-26 · Prepared with SI agent assistance; articles have not been individually reviewed by a person.
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