OpenDNS has launched the latest release of its Umbrella Web security platformOpen-source DNS security provider OpenDNS announced on Tuesday it has launched the latest release of its Umbrella Web security platform, which has been enhanced with predictive detection capabilities provided by the Umbrella Security Graph.
The move comes a few weeks after OpenDNS launched a new management console and business processes that enable solution to customers more quickly and profitably.
Umbrella can identify, prevent, contain and inform on advanced cyber-attacks without the need for a malware sample or attack data.
Using big data-based analytics and predictive classifiers, Umbrella Security Graph extracts security intelligence from more than 50 million users in 160 countries.
The big data platform takes advantage of the collective intelligence of the Internet to discover and predict malicious attacks, before devices can be compromised and data exfiltrated.
The solution combines indexed and cross-referenced data with real-time cyber intelligence scoring and threat classification, without the need for tuning or intervention by security administrators.
“The volume and sophistication of attacks has continually driven down the efficacy of today’s security. It’s time for change,” said Dan Hubbard, CTO of OpenDNS. “By using the big data analytics tools, machine learning, graph theory and related algorithms of the Umbrella Security Graph we can predict where new threats are coming from and block them before they can reach users of the Umbrella Security service.”
OpenDNS has created new security intelligence categories that enable customers to tighten security configurations and more aggressively use predictive threat analytics provided by the Umbrella Security Graph.
Meanwhile, drive-by downloads hosting exploits, Dynamic DNS and Mobile Threats are new individual categories added to enhance protection and improve reporting granularity. By providing this detailed and actionable intelligence, customers are able to prioritize security events.
The Umbrella security categories provide context to IT security teams on the type or behavior of the threat blocked.
Visibility into the user, device and network identity potentially impacted by threats enables IT to prioritize and remediate risks before damage can be done.
Information on a range of activities is centralized across all networks and devices, including blocked botnet request, blocked malware or phishing request, and blocked suspicious or high-risk site request.
OpenDNS is now offering Umbrella by OpenDNS with the integrated Umbrella Security Graph through its website and its business partners around the world.
Umbrella has also posted a demo video of Umbrella Security Graph on its website.
In December, OpenDNS began previewing DNSCrypt, a new technology that significantly improves both the security and privacy of Internet users, particularly those on unsecured wireless hotspots and residential ISP networks.
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