THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DETECTS NOVEL THREATS WITH DARKTRACE

Singapore, June 8, 2017 – Darktrace, the leader in Enterprise Immune System
technology, has today announced that the International Baccalaureate (IB), a
global educational organisation, has deployed its self-learning technology into
the heart of its network. Darktrace now safeguards sensitive student
information on the IB’s network, defending it against novel threats, otherwise
missed by traditional security tools.

“Darktrace’s Enterprise Immune System delivers
on the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyber security,” commented
Richard Jenkins, Head of Information Risk Management, Cyber Security and
Governance, at the IB. “Deployed in under an hour, the AI platform
started learning about our network instantaneously and impressed us with its
ability to detect the early signs of emerging threats, or dormant
vulnerabilities, that our other tools have no way of catching.”

The International Baccalaureate is a non-profit
educational organisation motivated by a mission to create a better world
through education. Its four highly respected programmes of international
education aim to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people.
Founded in 1968, the IB currently works with over 4,700 schools in 155
countries.

The IB’s network houses highly sensitive
information, including academic grades and medical data of over a million
individuals. With five centres globally and a high number of third party
vendors and temporary contractors, the IB was concerned that its existing
defences would struggle to spot subtle and stealthy attacks on its increasingly
complex network.

Leveraging advancements in machine learning
and probabilistic mathematics, the Enterprise Immune System self-learns the
‘pattern of life’ of every user and device on the IB network, providing the
cyber security team with a bird’s-eye view of all lateral movements. The AI
algorithms automatically detect emerging attacks, allowing security personnel
to mitigate genuine threats before they escalate.

“It is promising to see non-profit
organisations like the IB taking the lead in fighting back against novel
attacks with cutting-edge AI,” said Sanjay Aurora, Managing Director for Asia
Pacific at Darktrace. “In this new era of threat, human security teams are
becoming overwhelmed by sophisticated, pernicious attacks. Rules-based defences
will inevitably fail in the face of fast-evolving threats. While there is no
silver bullet for cyber security, the IB’s move to Darktrace’s AI gives
them an edge in this fierce cyber arms race.

Darktrace is the world’s leading machine
learning company for cyber security. Created by mathematicians from the
University of Cambridge, the Enterprise Immune System uses AI algorithms to
automatically detect and take action against cyber-threats within all types of
networks, including physical, cloud and virtualized networks, as well as IoT
and industrial control systems. A self-configuring platform, Darktrace requires
no prior set-up, identifying advanced threats in real time, including
zero-days, insiders and stealthy, silent attackers. Headquartered in San
Francisco and Cambridge, UK, Darktrace has 24 offices worldwide. For more
information, visit www.darktrace.com