illusive safeguards the intellectual property of the
life science, healthcare and performance materials
sectors in Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany against advanced cyber attacks
NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 30, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- illusive networks, the leader in Deceptions
Everywhere® cybersecurity today announced that Merck KGaA,
Darmstadt, Germany, a leading
science and technology company, selected illusive to protect its
vast network across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia,
and Oceania from advanced cyber attacks.
The world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company selected
illusive to supplement its existing security controls with a
deception-based post-breach cybersecurity technology to neutralize
targeted attacks and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) that make
their way into the group's network.
"In today's hostile climate, you never know when a new
vulnerability or a new bypass technique may arise," says
Branden Newman, Head of Business
Technology Security and Deputy CISO, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Germany. "Deception-based
technologies are amongst the best to mitigate advanced attackers
while providing a higher level of insight into the malicious
activity. illusive networks offers the most innovative and
effective approach to deception technology. Additionally, their
solution is scalable and easy to deploy."
With increasingly complex Advanced Persistent Threats and cases
of corporate espionage on the rise, the group aimed to enhance the
protection of their intellectual property in the chemical and
healthcare sectors, particularly their most sensitive data and
zones. Bolstering their comprehensive security monitoring was also
an objective to ensure the earliest detection and mitigation of
cyber attacks, minimizing impact to their business operations.
illusive networks' award-winning agentless Deceptions Everywhere
technology blankets a company's entire network — every endpoint,
server and network component – with information that deceives
attackers. When attackers act upon the false information, illusive
neutralizes the attack and triggers a detailed real-time breach
report enabling security administrators to detect, track and
contain the attack in its early stages.
"Even with security solutions deployed, every network is at
risk to cyber attacks making post-breach cybersecurity an
imperative to keep data safe," said Ofer Israeli, CEO, illusive
networks. "With illusive's Deceptions Everywhere technology,
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has
fortified its comprehensive security strategy by ensuring that any
threats that bypass its perimeter controls are quickly detected and
stopped. Selection by global companies along with a host of
industry awards reaffirms illusive networks' leadership in the
deceptions-based cybersecurity market."
About illusive networks
illusive networks is
pioneering deception-based cybersecurity with its patented
Deceptions Everywhere® technology that neutralizes targeted attacks
and Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) by creating a deceptive layer
across the entire network. By providing an endless source of false
information, illusive disrupts and detects attacks with real-time
forensics and without disruption to business. For more information,
please visit www.illusivenetworks.com or
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