The First Real Time Forensics Capability Dedicated to
Cyber Situational Awareness:
Situational awareness (SA) refers to the vantage point from which an organization gathers and processes information. Most recently, government agencies with cyber security responsibilities are being tasked with developing new SA techniques that can be applied to cyber security. This will require the ability to monitor an organization's networks on a global level, and quickly gather and process information in order to insure an intelligent and well-informed response to an attack.
Cybercrime – whether perpetrated by insiders, domestic attackers or foreign agents – has become huge in scope and continues to grow unabated, affecting not only the economy and public safety, but also national security interests. Cost per incident has run into hundreds of millions of dollars, and is expected to double by this year. Recent attacks affecting organizations from payment processor RBS WorldPay to Google, Adobe and dozens of other companies by Chinese hackers point to the critical need to provide automated, holistic Cyber SA capabilities that provide the context for making decisions about how to respond to attacks.
ACSI's Real Time Forensics and Federated Situational Awareness are new technologies that collect and secure forensics data in real time to preserve chain of custody and aid forensic investigation during or after an attack, and scale to provide accurate views of the extent of an attack across multiple domains within an agency or enterprise. This Federated Situational Awareness (FederatedSA™) provides the broadest context for making critical decisions in responding to an attack, and offers the only solution that utilizes actual forensics data rather than data based on an "educated guess."
The combination of these technologies provides the first scalable platform for Cyber Situational Awareness that supports multiple levels of awareness tailored for the specific agencies or departments involved, effectively safeguarding their digital assets.
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As hard to see as a black panther at night, today's cyber criminals are feared because they can prey undetected on a computer or network. Our CyberSA products can flush out such predators, giving the advantage back to you.
A cyber security breach at a U.S. government agency can literally place the nation’s national security at risk, especially in classified national security systems. Protection is needed against both external and “insider threats” on Microsoft platforms within government agencies. The U.S. Government has very specific and strong interest in protection against “insider threats.”
A revolutionary suite of products that not only protects against cyber-intruders, but detects, monitors and captures them, providing state-of-the-art technology enabling enhanced Cyber Situational Awareness.
Norwich University to Collaborate with Cybersecurity Startup
NORTHFIELD, Vt. (Jan. 5, 2010) – Norwich University officials announced today a program of collaboration with Adaptive Cyber Security Instruments, Inc. (ACSI) to provide real-world educational opportunities for NU students and resources to develop and test ACSI’s cyber situational awareness products.
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Feb. 18, 2010 - James T. Areddy
Wuhan, China—Some of today's biggest cybersecurity worries trace their roots to this central Chinese city, where a hacker with a junior high school education slapped cartoon pandas onto millions of computers to hide a destructive spy program.
The Panda Burns Incense computer worm, created by 27-year-old Li Jun, wreaked havoc for months in China in 2006 and 2007, eventually landing Mr. Li in jail. Jumping one computer to another by tricking users into opening what appeared to be a friendly email message, the Panda funneled passwords, financial information and online cash balances from game Web sites to Mr. Li's cohorts—leaving a panda as its calling card.
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Feb. 26, 2010 - Tony Romm
The president would have the power to safeguard essential federal and private Web resources under draft Senate cybersecurity legislation.
According to an aide familiar with the proposal, the bill includes a mandate for federal agencies to prepare emergency response plans in the event of a massive, nationwide cyberattack.
The president would then have the ability to initiate those network contingency plans to ensure key federal or private services did not go offline during a cyberattack of unprecedented scope, the aide said.
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Feb. 20, 2010 - Ellen Nakashima
Some of the computer codes used in the recent attacks on the networks of Google and dozens of other major U.S. companies were developed by a diverse group of Chinese hackers, including security professionals, consultants and temporary contractors, according to an industry source.
The series of attacks, disclosed Jan. 12 by Google, were routed in part through servers at technical schools in China, a commonly used tactic that allows hackers to obfuscate their identity, said the source, who is familiar with the investigation into the security breaches.
Read the article HERE.
Other late-breaking cybersecurity news stories can be found HERE.