Airbus Defence and Space, a defence cyber security company, is to present Keelback Net, a sensor for combating Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), at the 20th Infosecurity Europe exhibition in London from June 2 to 4, 2015.
The defence product firm says that its sensor continuously monitors IT traffic flows, for enabling early detection and investigation of suspect behaviour on company networks, and in particular “weak signals”, which are stealthy and therefore impossible to spot through classical detection means. The company points to a combination of multiple analysis methods and capabilities in a single sensor. This means according to the makers that threats can be detected more rapidly and larger amounts of data processed.
When deployed on the customer’s network environment, the product constantly monitors data traffic, identifies and detects threats, analyses stealthy characteristic signs of a malware and instantly raises an alarm if an attack is suspected. The alarm is qualified by Airbus Defence and Space experts using a continually updated knowledge database. It is then handled in accordance with notification and response scenarios established in close cooperation with the customer.
Phil Jones, Head of CyberSecurity at Airbus Defence and Space in the UK, said: “Keelback Net combines classic methods like signature tracking and state-of-the-art detection based on behaviour, and a new method of weak signal reconnaissance, that can reveal the activities of attackers. Customers benefit from an identification and characterization of cyber threats through a combination of capabilities working on network level of customers’ IT infrastructure. Moreover, Keelback Net is offered as a service which can be tailored to suit the customers network.”
