Darktrace Enters Into Strategic Partnership With CITIC Telecom CPC Arms APAC Organizations

HONG KONG, July 11, 2017 – (ACN Newswire) – Darktrace, the
leader in Enterprise Immune System technology, has today announced it has
entered into a strategic partnership with industry-leading managed security
services provider (MSSP) CITIC Telecom CPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC
Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK:1883), to bring next-generation
cyber defense to businesses across Asia Pacific. Impressed by Darktrace’s
advanced machine learning and proven ability to catch and mitigate threats
inside its own network, CITIC Telecom CPC will now bring Darktrace to market as
a leading MSSP partner in APAC, across its multiple branches.”After witnessing the power of Darktrace’s
technology first-hand, CITIC Telecom CPC wanted to share the value of this
disruptive AI for cyber defense on a large scale,” commented Mr Daniel
Kwong, Senior Vice President, Information Technology and Security Services at
CITIC Telecom CPC. “As we have seen from the headlines, humans are
consistently outpaced by increasingly automated threats, organizations increasingly
recognize that traditional defenses focussed on past threats only provide the
most essential protection. Companies in Asia Pacific need a new approach to
remain resilient in the face of brazen, never-seen-before advanced attacks.
With Darktrace, our customers can successfully defend against all manner of
novel threats. This strategic partnership will enable our customers in Asia
Pacific to benefit from Darktrace’s world-leading AI technology and CITIC
Telecom CPC’s managed security services expertise and around-the-clock Security
Operation Centers, all under the TrustCSI(TM) Secure AI umbrella.”

As the cyber-climate intensifies, Asia Pacific
businesses are battling fierce attacks on a daily basis. New-age attacks, like
polymorphic malware, constantly evolve to evade traditional securities and
human eyes at the border. Other stealthy actors can move laterally across the
network, looking for the crown jewels before they strike. Meanwhile, loud and
indiscriminate attacks, like ransomware, can wreak havoc within minutes as
criminals grind business operations to a halt in an attempt to extort money
from crippled organizations. China’s educational institutions and smaller Asian
enterprises were hard hit in the recent WannaCry outbreak, prompting businesses
to safeguard against future attacks.

Mimicking the self-learning intelligence of the
human immune system, the Enterprise Immune System builds an understanding of
the ‘pattern of life’ of every user and device on a network. It can then
identify emerging threats in real time and issue an autonomous response akin to
‘digital antibodies’ to neutralize an attack before it has inflicted damage.
Coupled with CITIC Telecom CPC’s innovative approach to cyber security and
post-threat intelligence capabilities, Darktrace’s AI technology for cyber
defense empowers regional businesses of all sizes to effectively defend against
even the most sophisticated cyber-threats, including ‘unknown unknowns”.

“As the Asian economy grows from strength
to strength, local businesses need to prepare today for tomorrow’s threat,”
commented Nicole Eagan, CEO at Darktrace. “Proven across over 2,400
deployments, Darktrace is the world’s first and only AI able to automatically
fight back against in-progress threats. We are excited to extend our transformative
technology within the Asian market with best-in-class MSSP, CITIC Telecom CPC.
This new partnership will further strengthen our ability to respond to the
overwhelming demand for our cutting-edge machine-learning technology across the
Asia-Pacific region, enabling companies to inoculate themselves against threats
from within.”

About Darktrace

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, please visitwww.darktrace.com

About CITIC Telecom CPC

CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited
(“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom
International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), serves multinational enterprises
the world over by addressing their specific ICT requirements with highly
scalable tailored solutions built upon the company’s flagship technology suites
comprising TrueCONNECT(TM) MPLS VPN services, TrustCSI(TM) information security
solutions, DataHOUSE(TM) global unified cloud data center solutions, and
SmartCLOUD(TM) cloud computing solutions.

As one of the first service providers in Hong
Kong to achieve ISO 9001, 14001, 20000, 27001, and 27017 ICT-related
certifications, CITIC Telecom CPC delivers on its superior quality commitment
through a broad global footprint encompassing some of the highest growth
markets in Asia, Europe and America, with over 140 points of presence, 15+
Cloud service centers, 30+ data centers, and two dedicated 24×7 Security
Operations Centers.

At CITIC Telecom CPC, “Innovation Never
Stops.”