Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled major advancements in its cybersecurity, resiliency, and compliance offerings, delivering a multi-layered defense strategy designed to protect enterprise environments across data, networks, and systems. The announcement was made during Black Hat USA, where HPE is showcasing its integrated secure networking portfolio powered by HPE Aruba Networking and HPE Juniper Networking, along with significant updates to its broader security portfolio.
Key Highlights of HPE’s Expanded Security Solutions
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Next-Generation SASE Copilot for Aruba EdgeConnect
HPE introduces an AI-driven SASE copilot for HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect, offering deep insights into network activity, potential security gaps, and performance issues. In addition, HPE Aruba Networking Central NAC now extends zero-trust enforcement to HPE Juniper Networking and third-party devices. -
Breakthrough in Hybrid Cloud Data Security
The company also announced the HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 modern data protection solution, a next-generation platform optimized for high-speed, enterprise-grade backup. Built on HPE’s AI-ready, scale-out, all-flash object storage, it delivers record-setting performance for protecting mission-critical workloads. -
Simplified Disaster Recovery with Zerto Integration Hub
To strengthen resilience and streamline disaster recovery, HPE Zerto Software introduces a new integration hub that connects third-party applications to HPE Zerto data. CrowdStrike is the exclusive launch partner, enabling organizations to accelerate cyber recovery in the face of advanced threats.
“With the rise in both the volume and sophistication of cyber threats, organizations need advanced solutions to mitigate risk, defend against attacks and build resiliency, across their entire IT estate,” said David Hughes, SVP & GM, SASE & Security, HPE Networking. “HPE’s security solutions are designed to enable a multi-layered, zero-trust approach to protection, including AI-driven capabilities for continuous validation, anomaly detection, and automated remediation.”
HPE Aruba Networking: Expanding Zero-Trust Security with AI-Powered Insights
Building on its GreenLake Intelligence and agentic mesh innovations announced at HPE Discover 2025, HPE is further extending AI capabilities across its portfolio. The new SASE copilot for HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect leverages AI to deliver actionable intelligence helping IT teams identify unpatched systems, monitor network activity, detect open ports, and address security gaps in real time.
Additional enhancements include:
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Expanded NAC Enforcement:
HPE Aruba Networking Central NAC now applies identity-based security controls across HPE Juniper and third-party devices for users and IoT endpoints globally. -
AppEngine Integration:
Real-time application classification for risk-based policies, centralized visibility, and advanced traffic control. -
Proactive Threat Defense:
Built-in WebCC and URL filtering deliver real-time threat intelligence, blocking malicious domains, IP addresses, and high-risk content for a more secure SASE environment.
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Revolutionizing Enterprise Data Protection with HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000
HPE is redefining data protection and cyber resiliency with the general availability of the HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 solution. This breakthrough architecture combines AI-optimized object storage with high-performance backup capabilities, enabling businesses to achieve ultra-fast recovery times critical for sectors like healthcare, finance, media, and IT services where downtime can cost millions.
Key performance highlights:
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Industry-Leading Backup Speeds:
Achieves up to 1.2 petabytes per hour, nearly double the performance of the nearest competitor.² -
Unmatched Scalability:
Scale-out, disaggregated architecture for flexible expansion of capacity or performance. -
Extreme Efficiency:
HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Software delivers up to 60:1 data reduction, reducing storage costs without compromising speed.
The X10000 is validated for leading enterprise data protection platforms, including Commvault Cloud, Cohesity NetBackup, and Veeam Data Platform (coming soon).
HPE Zerto Software: New Integration Hub for Cyber Recovery
To further strengthen cyber resilience, HPE Zerto Software introduces a powerful integration hub that enables seamless connections with third-party cybersecurity and networking solutions. CrowdStrike joins as the exclusive launch partner, integrating HPE Zerto with the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform to deliver best-in-class threat detection and recovery.
The integration offers organizations real-time visibility into malicious activity targeting critical workloads. When a threat is detected, HPE Zerto restores applications and virtual machines to clean recovery points within seconds helping businesses minimize downtime and data loss. Recovery is further enhanced by the HPE Cyber Resilience Vault, which combines HPE Zerto, HPE Alletra Storage MP, HPE ProLiant, and HPE Aruba for an air-gapped, zero-trust ransomware protection environment.
“Our partnership with HPE reflects CrowdStrike’s commitment to delivering integrated, outcome-driven solutions that keep customers ahead of today’s adversaries,” said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer, CrowdStrike. “By combining the power of the AI-native Falcon platform with HPE Zerto’s recovery capabilities, we’re enabling organizations to stop breaches, minimize downtime, and maintain business continuity even in the face of ransomware and other disruptive threats.”