DARKTRACE ANTIGENA LAUNCHED: NEW ERA AS CYBER AI FIGHTS BACK
Customers Harness AI to Autonomously Fight
Back Against In-Progress Threats
Back Against In-Progress Threats
Singapore, April 5, 2017 – Darktrace, the
world’s leading machine learning company for cyber security, and creators of
the Enterprise Immune System, today announced the general availability of
Darktrace Antigena, the first solution to react autonomously against
in-progress cyber-threats. Top Darktrace customers have proven that Darktrace
Antigena augments their human security teams, taking automatic action against
the evolving cyber-threats targeting their networks. The machine fights back.
world’s leading machine learning company for cyber security, and creators of
the Enterprise Immune System, today announced the general availability of
Darktrace Antigena, the first solution to react autonomously against
in-progress cyber-threats. Top Darktrace customers have proven that Darktrace
Antigena augments their human security teams, taking automatic action against
the evolving cyber-threats targeting their networks. The machine fights back.
“Our new reality is that
cyber-attacks are becoming faster than we could have ever imagined,” commented
Michael Sherwood, CIO, City of Las Vegas. “Darktrace Antigena is the only
automated response technology on the market that is capable of fighting the most
important battles for us. Using Darktrace’s AI, we can now stop
never-before-seen threats in their tracks, allowing us to remain uniquely
proactive in the face of a rapidly-changing threat landscape.”
cyber-attacks are becoming faster than we could have ever imagined,” commented
Michael Sherwood, CIO, City of Las Vegas. “Darktrace Antigena is the only
automated response technology on the market that is capable of fighting the most
important battles for us. Using Darktrace’s AI, we can now stop
never-before-seen threats in their tracks, allowing us to remain uniquely
proactive in the face of a rapidly-changing threat landscape.”
“Darktrace Antigena has enabled us to take
our cyber defense to the next level,” commented Steve Drury, COO, Family
Building Society. “Protecting our systems and data from the ever increasing
cyber-threat is now a fundamental requirement. Our customers would expect
nothing less, so it is critical that we are able to detect and respond to any
unusual activities in our information systems as soon as they emerge. We
were impressed with the power of Darktrace Antigena when we saw it in action
during the Proof of Value. After a period of learning, the Antigena
logic demonstrated its power to detect and contain potential ransomware attacks
by blocking unusual traffic instantaneously, proving that Darktrace Antigena’s
ability to fight against in-progress threats is a real game-changer.”
our cyber defense to the next level,” commented Steve Drury, COO, Family
Building Society. “Protecting our systems and data from the ever increasing
cyber-threat is now a fundamental requirement. Our customers would expect
nothing less, so it is critical that we are able to detect and respond to any
unusual activities in our information systems as soon as they emerge. We
were impressed with the power of Darktrace Antigena when we saw it in action
during the Proof of Value. After a period of learning, the Antigena
logic demonstrated its power to detect and contain potential ransomware attacks
by blocking unusual traffic instantaneously, proving that Darktrace Antigena’s
ability to fight against in-progress threats is a real game-changer.”
The Enterprise Immune
System is the only proven application of machine learning that automates the
process of both detecting and responding to cyber-threats inside a network.
Modeled after the most powerful biological system, the human immune system, the
disruptive technology leverages advances in machine learning and probabilistic
mathematics to learn the normal ‘pattern of life’ for every user and device in
a network.
System is the only proven application of machine learning that automates the
process of both detecting and responding to cyber-threats inside a network.
Modeled after the most powerful biological system, the human immune system, the
disruptive technology leverages advances in machine learning and probabilistic
mathematics to learn the normal ‘pattern of life’ for every user and device in
a network.
Darktrace Antigena
then uses that understanding to automatically respond to serious threats by
taking proportionate, remedial action that neutralizes threats and allows the
security team precious time to catch up. As a part of the Enterprise Immune
System, Darktrace Antigena acts like a digital antibody, taking only very
targeted action – for example, it can slow down or stop a compromised
connection or device, but does not impact normal business operations.
then uses that understanding to automatically respond to serious threats by
taking proportionate, remedial action that neutralizes threats and allows the
security team precious time to catch up. As a part of the Enterprise Immune
System, Darktrace Antigena acts like a digital antibody, taking only very
targeted action – for example, it can slow down or stop a compromised
connection or device, but does not impact normal business operations.
“With Antigena,
Darktrace has added the ability for its customers to level the playing field by
containing attacks until responders can root out their cause and eradicate
them,” commented Rik Turner, Senior Analyst, Infrastructure Solutions at Ovum.
Darktrace has added the ability for its customers to level the playing field by
containing attacks until responders can root out their cause and eradicate
them,” commented Rik Turner, Senior Analyst, Infrastructure Solutions at Ovum.
To date, the
Enterprise Immune System has detected over 30,000 previously unknown
in-progress attacks. Some real-world examples of threat scenarios that Darktrace
Antigena has mitigated include:
Enterprise Immune System has detected over 30,000 previously unknown
in-progress attacks. Some real-world examples of threat scenarios that Darktrace
Antigena has mitigated include:
- Capital
management firm: Darktrace Antigena stopped sensitive customer information
from being stolen by an external attacker. It created an automatic
response when an attacker was detected making suspicious connections to a
device inside the network while conducting reconnaissance. - Financial
software company: Darktrace Antigena swiftly mitigated a malware attack
when a device was infected by a malicious Trojan which was scanning
hundreds of devices for open channels of communication in a suspected
attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. Darktrace Antigena blocked outgoing
connections from the device, allowing it to be isolated and cleaned before
the infection could develop further. - Healthcare
organization: Darktrace Antigena autonomously took action to stop a
ransomware attack in its tracks. An employee inadvertently downloaded a
malicious file received in an email – the malware immediately started to
encrypt data on the employee’s computer. Within thirty seconds, Antigena
had isolated the device and stopped the attack before it spread across the
network.
“Demand for Darktrace
Antigena is very strong,” said Sanjay Aurora, Managing Director, Asia Pacific
at Darktrace. “Security teams should be spending time looking forward,
analyzing how business decisions impact cyber risk, not in constant
firefighting mode. Darktrace Antigena’s automated response is a fundamental
step change in the evolution of cyber defense and fulfils our Enterprise Immune
System vision.”
Antigena is very strong,” said Sanjay Aurora, Managing Director, Asia Pacific
at Darktrace. “Security teams should be spending time looking forward,
analyzing how business decisions impact cyber risk, not in constant
firefighting mode. Darktrace Antigena’s automated response is a fundamental
step change in the evolution of cyber defense and fulfils our Enterprise Immune
System vision.”
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