Cyber storage: The new standard for SaaS data protection 

Infrastructure and operationsJuly 2, 2025By Niels van Ingen

In today’s high-risk digital landscape, storing data isn’t enough. You need to protect it—actively, intelligently, and independently. At Keepit, we’ve redefined what data storage means for the cloud era. We don’t just offer storage. We deliver cyber storage: a dedicated, secure-by-design infrastructure built specifically to safeguard your SaaS data from the growing threat of cyber attacks and operational disruption. 

Let me explain what that really means—and why it matters. 

 

Independent and dedicated: The foundation of real resilience 

Independence isn’t a buzzword. It’s a foundational requirement. Most backup solutions today are still entangled in the same infrastructure used for production data—especially when they rely on public cloud providers like Microsoft or AWS. That shared infrastructure model might look convenient on paper, but it creates a single point of failure in practice. 

Keepit is different. We’re vendor-independent by design. Our cloud doesn’t live inside the same hyperscaler platforms it’s meant to protect you from. We built our own infrastructure from the ground up, and we own every layer—from hardware to application. That means we’re not at the mercy of another company’s supply chain, network behavior, or internal vulnerabilities. 

What does “dedicated” mean in this context? It means that once your data enters a Keepit region, it never leaves that region. Your backups are replicated across two data centers in that region, ensuring not just compliance with data sovereignty but maximum resilience in the face of regional outages. 

 

Cyber storage = Storage + Protection 

Data storage alone doesn’t equal data protection. Cyber storage does. That’s why Keepit combines long-term, efficient backup storage with built-in, proactive protection mechanisms. 

Our architecture is immutable by default. Once backup data enters our system, it’s immediately encrypted and can’t be altered—not by us, not by your admins, not by attackers. There’s also a 30-day delete lock on all data, protecting against accidental deletion, insider threats, and ransomware tactics. 

And we don’t stop there. Our Merkle tree-based architecture ensures that every version of your data is intact, accessible, and verifiable—without relying on legacy full/incremental backup structures. We call it “incremental forever,” and it gives you access to every backup like it’s a full snapshot, while minimizing load and risk. 

 

Security first, Zero Trust always 

Security isn’t a feature—it’s our architecture. Keepit is secure by design. We’ve embedded Zero Trust principles across our platform, infrastructure, and operations. 

Let’s be clear: Zero Trust isn’t a checklist. It’s a mindset—and a moving target. You start with identity and context. You assume breach. And you design controls that minimize exposure at every level: user, device, network, application, and data.

 

From a Keepit perspective, this means role-based access controls, strict SAML-based identity management, secure device access, and IP-based controls at the platform level. It means nobody—not even Keepit employees—can access customer data unless explicitly authorized. 

It also means we can help our customers move closer to their own Zero Trust goals by ensuring the storage layer doesn’t become a blind spot. When storage is also part of your protection posture, Zero Trust has a stronger backbone. 

 

Full stack control = Full stack visibility 

Most vendors outsource key parts of their operations to hyperscalers. Keepit doesn’t. We own our entire stack. That gives us unmatched visibility into performance, anomalies, and potential risks—across software, hardware, and operations. 

With our Anomaly Detection Dashboard, we flag suspicious patterns like spikes or drops in backup volume, mass deletions, or unexpected behavior across monthly snapshots. It’s built-in threat monitoring—not a bolt-on tool—and it’s tuned to detect precisely the kinds of subtle threats that evade traditional alerting systems. 

This is part of our Intelligent Threat Monitoring and Instant Response framework. Because when you own the stack, you don’t just wait for threats to appear—you go find them. 

 

Built-in risk governance 

We’ve built governance into the core of our product—not layered it on as compliance theater. Our secure and logged access controls offer fine-grained administrative roles, auditable logs, and immutable audit trails accessible through the platform or via integration with your SIEM (e.g., Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel). 

And with no subprocessors and no third-party access to data, we eliminate weak links in the chain. Everything stays in-region, encrypted, and controlled. 

 

Why cyber storage now? 

The reality is, businesses are under siege. You’re managing more data across more platforms, and the threat landscape is getting more sophisticated by the day. Breaches, insider threats, supply chain compromise—it’s all in play. 

Traditional backup models weren’t designed for this world. They assume trust where there shouldn’t be any. They treat storage as a static, low-risk layer. We know better. At Keepit, we’ve built cyber storage as an active participant in your cyber resilience strategy. Not just something you “have”—but something you use to stay protected, stay operational, and stay in control. 

 

To wrap up: The storage story has changed 

Cyber attacks don’t discriminate. They don’t wait. And they don’t stop at the edge of your infrastructure. Your backups need to be more than safe—they need to be ready. That’s why cyber storage is the new standard. 

At Keepit, we live and breathe data protection. That’s why we didn’t build on someone else’s cloud. We built our own. Because your data deserves its own home—and your organization deserves a partner that’s all-in on keeping it safe. 

Ready to shift from traditional storage to cyber storage? 

Let’s talk. 

 

Niels van Ingen, Chief Customer Officer and VP of Business Development at Keepit, has a strong 20-year track record in data protection and data management, eDiscovery, and the compliance space having worked with both the smallest and the largest of customers globally. Of specific interest to him are customer success, product vision, market strategies, and roadmaps in support of business strategies — from concept to execution.

Based in the U.S., Niels is known for his thought leadership, always putting customers first and for his ability to identify the product, portfolio, and partner opportunities to increase value to customers and stakeholders, which he does through collaborating with every part of the Keepit organization to deliver innovative, comprehensive, and consumable solutions.