Qumulo launches NeuralProtect(TM) to deliver real-time ai-driven ransomware detection and prevention. May 28, 2026 SEATTLE, May 28, 2026 - Qumulo, the Accelerated Data company, today announced Qumulo NeuralProtect(TM), a powerful ransomware-resilience solution built to protect data at the storage layer itself, detecting and stopping threats before data is encrypted, corrupted, or lost. Integrated directly into the Qumulo Data Platform, NeuralProtect inspects every file at the precise point-of-write using a series of AI-driven analysis models to detect both known and zero-day threats, instantly isolating malicious activity and enabling rapid recovery. NeuralProtect shifts ransomware protection from reactive recovery to proactive prevention. While NeuralProtect can run in any Qumulo environment, it is even more compelling when combined with Cisco Hypershield and Splunk. Together, Qumulo NeuralProtect and Cisco Hypershield enable an instant data-to-network response, quarantining malicious actors across the entire network. Operating with an industry-leading false-positive rate of less than 0.01%, this integrated system reduces detection-to-mitigation time to seconds. It isolates compromised systems and instantly notifies Splunk of the specific client, the malware variant, and the exact point of intrusion, preventing further infection and protecting crucial data for forensics and response resolution. "Ransomware doesn't target your backups first; it targets your live data. NeuralProtect is the first solution built to stop attacks at exactly that point, at the data layer, before a single file is compromised, avoiding costly and lengthy recoveries," said Kiran Bhageshpur, Qumulo CTO. "Combined with Cisco Hypershield and Splunk, we've built what the industry has long needed: a coordinated cybersecurity architecture that spans storage, infrastructure, and security operations, so enterprises can respond to known and emerging threats without sacrificing business continuity." Deep File Inspection: Zero-Day Prevention at User-Space Speed Traditional protection strategies, such as backup platforms, endpoint security, and entropy-based storage detection, remain fundamentally reactive. They rely on indirect anomaly detection rather than guarding live enterprise data where the real risk exists. NeuralProtect performs Deep File Inspection on every file as it is written, neutralizing threats instantly before data can be lost or encrypted, all without any performance impact. NeuralProtect's detection engine combines multiple AI models to identify every category of threat: * Deterministic AI model: Identifies known ransomware and malware variants with 100% accuracy * Statistical AI model: Detects zero-day and novel attacks with greater than 95% success * Temporal AI model: Surfaces stealth campaigns and slow-moving, partial-encryption attacks * BitDefender Virus Detection Engine: Adds a proven commercial antivirus layer for comprehensive coverage When a threat is detected, NeuralProtect can respond autonomously and immediately. The offending user session is terminated, the user or IP address is blocked, defensive snapshots are created, and infected data is quarantined, thereby stopping the spread of attacks and accelerating recovery to a clean state. Coordinated Storage and Network Defense with Cisco Hypershield NeuralProtect is deeply integrated with Cisco Hypershield to extend protection beyond the storage layer into coordinated, enterprise-wide threat containment. When NeuralProtect detects an attack, the joint solution triggers automated network quarantine, distributed enforcement across workloads and clouds, and rapid incident isolation within seconds. Telemetry from Qumulo and Cisco flows directly into Splunk via OpenTelemetry integration, giving security operations teams unified visibility and faster, more informed incident response across the entire infrastructure stack. Qumulo and Cisco unify storage intelligence and network enforcement to deliver a coordinated ransomware response that no single vendor can provide on its own. Availability Qumulo NeuralProtect is now available for enterprise customers running Qumulo on-premises and in hybrid cloud environments, including Azure Native Qumulo. To learn more about all of Qumulo's announcements at Cisco Live, please read its executive blogs here and here. About Qumulo Qumulo is the only seven-time Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File and Object Storage and the foremost provider of cloud data platforms. With exabytes under management and more than 1,000 production customers, Qumulo is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises to manage, store, curate, and protect their data, unlocking new possibilities and driving innovation across diverse industries. For more information, visit www.qumulo.com. Press Information: Alexa Rey [email protected]

Qumulo and Cisco deliver industry-first cloudbridge architecture to bypass the hardware crunch and 400% "flash tax" Enabling enterprises to seamlessly extend file workloads into the cloud instantly, avoiding multi-month hardware lead times without disruptive migration or application refactoring SEATTLE, May 27, 2026 - Qumulo, the Accelerated Data company, today announced a new joint Bridge-to-Cloud solution that enables enterprises to extend high-value file workloads from trusted on-premises infrastructure into the cloud without disruptive migration or application refactoring. By combining Cloud Native Qumulo (CNQ) Enterprise with Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) via Qumulo's Cloud Data Fabric, organizations can immediately bypass current hardware lead times and historic prices on all-flash systems. The hyperscalers have fundamentally reshaped the memory and NVMe landscape by consuming unprecedented volumes of flash and DRAM for their massive AI training and inference clusters. This structural demand, secured through multi-year supply agreements, has led to a global NAND shortage and price surges of over 400% on high-performance storage and memory, with lead times stretching up to 26 weeks. This "flash tax" and supply chain volatility render the traditional enterprise strategy of overprovisioning with all-flash systems financially dangerous and impractical. Alternatively, customers face multi-year application migrations to cloud or extended support contracts from legacy storage vendors exceeding 150% of the initial system price for just one extra year. The Qumulo and Cisco Bridge-to-Cloud solution directly solves this capacity and performance constraint without disrupting critical workflows. By seamlessly extending file workloads to the cloud, enterprises can immediately free up on-premises resources for high-priority applications while maintaining operational continuity, a consistent user experience, and the flexibility to transition workloads back on-premises as business needs evolve. "CNQ Enterprise with Cisco UCS provides the bridge that enterprise infrastructure teams need to deal with the real, immediate pressure they're feeling without asking them to rip out what's already working," said Brandon Whitelaw, SVP of Product at Qumulo. "Capacity extends to the cloud instantly. Users and applications never know that the systems have been extended into the cloud. Additionally, the entire dataset is fully accessible in the cloud to be used in combination with zero-copy AI pipelines into services like Microsoft AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, or Google Vertex AI. That combination not only provides immediate relief from today's pressure but also delivers flexibility for tomorrow's demands." AI-Ready Infrastructure from On-Premises to Cloud As enterprises accelerate AI and analytics initiatives, the ability to access and process large volumes of unstructured data across hybrid environments becomes a critical infrastructure requirement. CNQ Enterprise, which now includes unlimited Cloud Data Fabric and NeuralProtect, running on Cisco UCS on-premises and across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), provides the scalable, high-performance data foundation that AI and analytics workloads demand without requiring organizations to rebuild their infrastructure from scratch. Cisco UCS and Qumulo together deliver a unified infrastructure backbone that supports the full spectrum of enterprise data workloads, from traditional file services to emerging AI pipelines, with operational consistency across on-premises, remote edge, and cloud environments. Any Data. Any Location. Total Control. The Qumulo and Cisco Bridge-to-Cloud delivers what traditional Network Attached Storage (NAS) expansion and basic cloud migration cannot: * Hybrid cloud without disruptive migration: Extend file workloads to the cloud without application refactoring, workflow interruption, or forced timelines * Immediate capacity relief: Move select workloads to the cloud to free on-premises infrastructure for business-critical applications * Infrastructure flexibility: Optimize long-term on-premises footprint while maintaining seamless access across cloud and edge environments * Unified global namespace: Qumulo's Cloud Data Fabric eliminates storage silos and makes distributed data accessible everywhere * Local-like performance: Qumulo's NeuralCache and high-performance Cisco networking ensure users experience no degradation * Elastic scale: Grow from terabytes to exabytes across clouds without fixed hardware constraints Qumulo CNQ Enterprise is available now for deployment on Cisco UCS on-premises infrastructure and across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. CNQ Enterprise is available through Cisco for simplified enterprise procurement. About Qumulo Qumulo is the only seven-time Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File and Object Storage and the foremost provider of cloud data platforms. With exabytes under management and more than 1,000 production customers, Qumulo is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises to manage, store, curate, and protect their data, unlocking new possibilities and driving innovation across diverse industries. For more information, visit www.qumulo.com. Media Contact: [email protected]