Integration enhances malware detection and data protection without disrupting workflows.
In a significant step toward strengthening enterprise data security, OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure protection, has announced the integration of its MetaDefender Storage Security™ with NetApp® ONTAP®, one of the world’s most widely adopted storage platforms. The collaboration is designed to help enterprises detect and mitigate file-borne threats directly within their storage environments—before they reach users or critical applications.
The integration combines OPSWAT’s industry-leading threat prevention tools with NetApp’s intelligent data infrastructure, providing advanced protection for files traversing on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems. Without altering existing workflows, organizations can now prevent hidden malware, macro threats, sensitive data leakage, and file-borne vulnerabilities at the storage layer itself.
“Organizations worldwide move massive volumes of files through the NetApp data platform daily,” said Spencer Sells, Vice President, Global Alliances at NetApp. “By adding additional virus scanning capabilities from our partner ecosystem, this new solution gives customers more choices in tools to stop file-borne threats before they spread, reduce compliance exposure, and keep critical operations running even as risks evolve.”
The OPSWAT–NetApp integration delivers multi-layered protection through OPSWAT’s Metascan™ Multiscanning, Deep CDR™ (content disarm and reconstruction), Proactive DLP™ (data loss prevention), vulnerability assessment, and adaptive sandboxing technologies. These capabilities allow customers to strengthen compliance, automate security audits, and maintain operational continuity.
“Customers want file security that doesn’t slow down business,” noted George Prichici, Vice President of Products at OPSWAT. “With MetaDefender Storage Security integrated into NetApp ONTAP, we help customers stop file-based threats at the storage layer and demonstrate controls for audits—without changing workflows.”
Beyond ONTAP, the MetaDefender platform also supports SMB, NFS, and SFTP protocols, enabling seamless integration with diverse enterprise environments.
NetApp, known for its unified data storage and intelligent infrastructure, continues to focus on simplifying and securing enterprise data operations across the world’s largest cloud ecosystems.
