Fox-IT Introduces InTELL it's Real-Time Cyber Intelligence Portal for InfoSec Teams in the United Kingdom
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Posted on April 16, 2013 at 3:14:01 AM
Fox-IT Introduces InTELL it's Real-Time Cyber Intelligence Portal for InfoSec Teams in the United Kingdom
DELFT, The Netherlands, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The United Kingdom has been targeted by cybercriminals for years, however the
sophistication of the malware has lately become too much for traditional security
solutions. UK organisations have found the traditional defences they have implemented to
be inflexible, and find themselves fighting an uphill battle. To provide a proactive
advantage in their battles against cybercrime, Dutch security firm Fox-IT today announces
the availability of its Fox InTELL portal in the United Kingdom.
Fox InTELL tracks and analyses client-specific cyber threats and potential attacks in
real-time as they are planned within the cybercrime underworld. Its unique approach to
gathering, processing and delivering actionable cyber intelligence is already leveraged by
leading banks and enterprises in Europe, and has been used by law enforcement agencies in
Europe and Asia to bring down botnet herders in high-profile cybercrime cases.
"The Fox InTELL service monitors and captures the chatter, contains the fallout and
minimises the damage of cyber attacks every day by gathering and delivering the most
relevant and actionable information across the cyber intelligence community directly into
the hands of InfoSec teams," said Ronald Prins, CEO of Fox-IT.
Founded in 1999 as Europe's first digital investigation agency, Fox-IT specialises in
cyber defence tools, proactive monitoring services and rapid incident response for
financial services, governments and highly secure/highly sensitive enterprises.
Real-time threat evolution monitoring
Fox InTELL clients are alerted immediately of possible threats and have portal access
to real-time threat evolution monitoring, which has a considerable benefit over the
standard industry practice of developing a written report. Fox-IT advises clients on
mitigation tactics, using expert skills such as reverse-engineering.
"Fox InTELL enables us to be more in control of banking malware related to online
fraud," said Ton Wieman, head of investigations of a large European bank. "Through InTELL,
we can reach out to our peers in other participating organisations quickly and stay
abreast of the very latest developments in great detail."
Cyber threats to organisation brands
Cyber attacks impact brands. A lot of attacks look like they come from the very
organisation they target. Fox InTELL monitors for appearances of customers' brand names in
malware configurations, cybercrime command and control infrastructures, and underworld
forums, where new threats and targeted attacks are planned.
Portal-based collaboration increases protective agility
The Collaboration area on the Fox InTELL portal has proven to be an important feature
for client interactions with each other as well as with Fox InTELL experts. Community
discussions on new threats and countermeasures raise questions and provide answers on
issues faster than intelligence reports can be generated.
"If an InfoSec team doesn't know about a new cyber threat, they can't defend against
it," said Fox InTELL product manager Eward Driehuis. "Fox InTELL improves an enterprise's
cyber intelligence position, which enables better situational awareness, security
controls, and risk decisions to protect their customers and their brands online."
History of use in high-profile cybercrime cases
Fox-IT has been gathering intelligence on cybercrime for over a decade, and its
services have been utilised by law enforcement agencies many times. Notable examples
include the apprehension of botnet herders in Russia, the post-mortem investigation of the
DigiNotar data breach, and the analysis of the recent hack of the main website of US
entertainment giant NBC that attempted to inject malware onto users' computers that would
expose their banking details to cyber criminals.
About Fox-IT
Fox-IT prevents, solves and mitigates the most serious threats as a result of cyber
attacks, fraud and data breaches with innovative solutions for government, defence, law
enforcement, critical infrastructure, banking, and commercial enterprise clients
worldwide. Our approach combines human intelligence and technology into innovative
solutions that ensure a more secure society. We develop custom and packaged solutions that
maintain the security of sensitive government systems, protect industrial control
networks, defend online banking systems, and secure highly confidential data and networks.
For more information, visit http://www.fox-it.com.
Fox-IT
CONTACT: Agency Contact: Debby Stefaniak, Full Circle Communications, Mobile: +1-609-721-1368, Email: dstefaniak@fullcirclecomm.com ; Company Contact: Joost Bijl, Marketing Manager, Office: +31(0)15-2847-932, Email: bijl@fox-it.com, Twitter: @foxit
DELFT, The Netherlands, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The United Kingdom has been targeted by cybercriminals for years, however the
sophistication of the malware has lately become too much for traditional security
solutions. UK organisations have found the traditional defences they have implemented to
be inflexible, and find themselves fighting an uphill battle. To provide a proactive
advantage in their battles against cybercrime, Dutch security firm Fox-IT today announces
the availability of its Fox InTELL portal in the United Kingdom.
Fox InTELL tracks and analyses client-specific cyber threats and potential attacks in
real-time as they are planned within the cybercrime underworld. Its unique approach to
gathering, processing and delivering actionable cyber intelligence is already leveraged by
leading banks and enterprises in Europe, and has been used by law enforcement agencies in
Europe and Asia to bring down botnet herders in high-profile cybercrime cases.
"The Fox InTELL service monitors and captures the chatter, contains the fallout and
minimises the damage of cyber attacks every day by gathering and delivering the most
relevant and actionable information across the cyber intelligence community directly into
the hands of InfoSec teams," said Ronald Prins, CEO of Fox-IT.
Founded in 1999 as Europe's first digital investigation agency, Fox-IT specialises in
cyber defence tools, proactive monitoring services and rapid incident response for
financial services, governments and highly secure/highly sensitive enterprises.
Real-time threat evolution monitoring
Fox InTELL clients are alerted immediately of possible threats and have portal access
to real-time threat evolution monitoring, which has a considerable benefit over the
standard industry practice of developing a written report. Fox-IT advises clients on
mitigation tactics, using expert skills such as reverse-engineering.
"Fox InTELL enables us to be more in control of banking malware related to online
fraud," said Ton Wieman, head of investigations of a large European bank. "Through InTELL,
we can reach out to our peers in other participating organisations quickly and stay
abreast of the very latest developments in great detail."
Cyber threats to organisation brands
Cyber attacks impact brands. A lot of attacks look like they come from the very
organisation they target. Fox InTELL monitors for appearances of customers' brand names in
malware configurations, cybercrime command and control infrastructures, and underworld
forums, where new threats and targeted attacks are planned.
Portal-based collaboration increases protective agility
The Collaboration area on the Fox InTELL portal has proven to be an important feature
for client interactions with each other as well as with Fox InTELL experts. Community
discussions on new threats and countermeasures raise questions and provide answers on
issues faster than intelligence reports can be generated.
"If an InfoSec team doesn't know about a new cyber threat, they can't defend against
it," said Fox InTELL product manager Eward Driehuis. "Fox InTELL improves an enterprise's
cyber intelligence position, which enables better situational awareness, security
controls, and risk decisions to protect their customers and their brands online."
History of use in high-profile cybercrime cases
Fox-IT has been gathering intelligence on cybercrime for over a decade, and its
services have been utilised by law enforcement agencies many times. Notable examples
include the apprehension of botnet herders in Russia, the post-mortem investigation of the
DigiNotar data breach, and the analysis of the recent hack of the main website of US
entertainment giant NBC that attempted to inject malware onto users' computers that would
expose their banking details to cyber criminals.
About Fox-IT
Fox-IT prevents, solves and mitigates the most serious threats as a result of cyber
attacks, fraud and data breaches with innovative solutions for government, defence, law
enforcement, critical infrastructure, banking, and commercial enterprise clients
worldwide. Our approach combines human intelligence and technology into innovative
solutions that ensure a more secure society. We develop custom and packaged solutions that
maintain the security of sensitive government systems, protect industrial control
networks, defend online banking systems, and secure highly confidential data and networks.
For more information, visit http://www.fox-it.com.
Fox-IT
CONTACT: Agency Contact: Debby Stefaniak, Full Circle Communications, Mobile: +1-609-721-1368, Email: dstefaniak@fullcirclecomm.com ; Company Contact: Joost Bijl, Marketing Manager, Office: +31(0)15-2847-932, Email: bijl@fox-it.com, Twitter: @foxit