McLaren Group is seeking to protect its Intellectual Property (IP) from targeted cyber attack using the Detica CyberReveal security product, delivered through BAE Systems Detica. Detica will be at Infosecurity 2013, at Earl’s Court in west London from Tuesday until Thursday, April 25, to discuss the CyberReveal product and the McLaren partnership in more detail.
McLaren Group, which includes Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, a Formula 1 team, seeks to maintain competitive advantage. Detica CyberReveal is to protect partner and commercial information against targeted attacks on its information systems and networks.
It is claimed that the engagement delivers benefits compared to traditional network security as Detica CyberReveal detects the most advanced and sophisticated threats that other security tools cannot, while also providing the security analysts with more detailed context around cyber alerts. This enables Vodafone McLaren Mercedes to make more informed decisions for a more rapid response to priority threats.
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh said: “Information, regardless of ownership or nature, is always at risk of compromise. Like many other organisations, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes strives to protect its information assets and our use of Detica’s cyber technology has significantly reduced that risk.”
John Cooper, Commercial and Finance Director, McLaren Racing added: “Commercial enterprises are increasingly being compromised by covert cyber attacks which can remain unchecked and undetected for long periods – so our partnership with Detica has been instrumental in ensuring the team’s IP remains safe and unaltered.”
And Martin Sutherland, Managing Director, BAE Systems Detica said: “As security and cyber threats increase, we are delighted to be supporting McLaren in this critical area. We see too many companies still believing that traditional defences are enough to protect them from targeted cyber attacks. The increased prevalence of these attacks has reached a level where organisations must take positive action to protect sensitive commercial and customer information, their intellectual property and business critical systems.”
Detica CyberReveal aims to detect the underlying behaviours associated with sophisticated and bespoke cyber attacks, which typically go undetected and unfiltered by traditional methods that look for known attack signatures, BAE claims. It detects signs of potential compromise by monitoring each event on an organisation’s network and suspicious activity is prioritised according to the level of risk it poses and investigated by analysts from Detica Managed Security Services. According to the cyber product firm these analysts use the information to build an understanding of the attacker’s behaviours and modus operandi to develop strategies to prevent further attacks.
