Next-generation Nokia Security Software Taps Automation and Analytics to Help Service Providers Combat
Growing Ransomware Threat
- Advanced
automation and analytics transform security management into an
automated, dynamic and predictive process; allows service providers to
mitigate threats before breaches occur
- Latest
Nokia Threat Intelligence Report reveals dramatic rise in 2017
ransomware infections, underscoring need for robust, end-to-end network
security management
Nokia today announced its next-generation NetGuard Security Management
Center software, designed to bolster service providers' ability to
proactively detect, predict and combat the growing threat from
ransomware and other types of malware.
The
volume, velocity and variety of security data today is overwhelming
security teams. Companies typically receive hundreds of thousands of
security alerts per year, up to 70 percent of which are never
investigated. In addition, the proliferation of
point security solutions in customers' networks is extremely complex and
difficult to manage - a challenge expected to get considerably worse
with the broad deployment of new Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The
Nokia NetGuard Security Management Center is a single cohesive,
end-to-end management solution for security orchestration, analytics and
response. It enables service providers to monitor, configure and
control all the multi-vendor security systems deployed across their
networks.
The
latest version integrates the power of analytics and automation to
transform security management and operations from a manual and reactive
process to a dynamic, predictive and automated one, and lays the
foundation for the addition of advanced machine learning and artificial
intelligence capabilities in future releases.
Featuring
a new dashboard and an automated security workflow engine, the latest
Nokia NetGuard Security Management Center allows service providers to
investigate 100 percent of alerts at 50 percent lower costs, eliminate
up to 70 percent of false-alerts, reduce alert investigation times by
more than 50 percent, and mitigate threats before breaches occur and
cause widespread damage.
Ron Haberman, head of Emerging Products in Nokia's Applications & Analytics business group, said: "More
sophisticated attacks, growing network complexity and the proliferation
of IoT and other devices make it nearly impossible for security teams
to monitor, react to and resolve today's threats quickly and
effectively. Nokia's extensive heritage and expertise in network
communications technologies and network-based security uniquely
positions us to address these unprecedented security challenges. Our
Security Management Center helps service providers streamline business
processes, reduce costs and proactively address security threats before
they impact end users or businesses."
Ransomware Spike Signals Need for Better Security Management
Findings
of the new Nokia Threat Intelligence Report released today revealed the
need for the industry to deploy more effective security management
measures, such as the Nokia NetGuard Security Management Center, to
combat increasingly sophisticated ransomware and other forms of
malware.
According
to the report developed by the Nokia Threat Intelligence Lab, Wannacry
was responsible for one of the largest ransomware attacks of all time
earlier this year, infecting over 230,000 computers in 150 countries.
While security patches were available prior to the attack, they were not
deployed in many cases, underscoring the need for a new class of
management solutions to ensure all vulnerable network devices are
securely configured and patched proactively.
Other key findings of the 2017 Nokia Threat Intelligence Report include:
Source: Nokia media announcement
