By Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founders of ITSPmagazine
Backup storage is rarely the centerpiece of conversation at a security conference. Object First is here to change that. Heading into RSAC Conference 2026, Anthony Cusimano, Director of Solutions Marketing at Object First, sat down with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli to explain why an immutable backup appliance may be one of the most consequential security tools on the market.
Object First builds physical, on-premises hardware appliances purpose-built for Veeam. Once backup data is written to the device, it cannot be altered by anyone—administrator, vendor, or attacker. That single guarantee is the company's entire reason to exist.
Why are ransomware actors targeting backup data?
Attackers have learned that destroying or encrypting backups removes the victim's last line of defense. Object First was designed around this threat: by hardening backup storage at the hardware level, the appliance removes the attacker's leverage entirely. As Ciappelli observed, the industry shift toward hybrid infrastructure—cloud, virtual, and physical working together—makes the role of purpose-built physical security storage more relevant, not less.
What can you see at Object First's RSAC conference booth?
Object First will be at Booth S3601 in the South Hall. New features on display include updated box sizes and Honeypot—a capability that makes the Object First device simulate a Veeam backup server as a decoy. If a bad actor probes the fake server, an alert fires immediately. The reasoning: anyone trying to access your fake Veeam server is likely targeting your real one too.
Geoff Burke will present on Honeypot in the conference hall on Tuesday, March 24th. Cusimano and Burke are also participating in a live Tech Field Day stream on Monday, covering Honeypot, the upcoming Fleet Manager release, and four years of Object First development.
Watch the full brand highlight and connect with Anthony Cusimano on LinkedIn.