IRVING, Texas, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BT today
announced the launch of BT Assure Cyber, an advanced security
platform designed to offer complete and comprehensive monitoring,
detection and protection against cyber threats targeted at private
sector and government organizations. The new solution builds on
BT's extensive knowledge in the security field and combines a blend
of carefully selected tools developed by BT and its world class
security partners to create and deliver a unique new service to the
security market.
BT Assure Cyber brings together event data and telemetry from a
rich variety of sources including business systems, traditional
security controls and advanced detection tools. Vulnerabilities and
incidents which would previously have taken days, even weeks, to
investigate and respond to, can now be identified and acted on
immediately.
BT Assure Cyber uses a number of advanced analytics engines to
detect subtle threats within the monitored environment. It then
puts those threats into context within the vast array of events
presented to cyber defense analysts and security professionals that
would otherwise distract attention from priority incident
analysis.
At the core of the Assure Cyber architecture is a "super
correlation" engine that uses advanced mathematics to pick out
anomalies from within human and machine orientated traffic. This
complements traditional anomaly detection methods to gain a
heightened situational awareness beyond that achievable with a
single method of detection and analysis. The platform uses a
pro-active methodology informed by a unique risk modelling engine
that puts complex and routine threats into context. It determines
how serious a particular attack may be to an organization, taking
into consideration the multiple layers of defense between an
attacker and the vulnerable asset subject to attack.
The Assure Cyber capability empowers the security analysts by
allowing them to focus their attention on the threats that pose the
most significant risk to their organization.
Mark Hughes, president of BT
Security, said: "The traditional security perimeter has dissolved.
Cloud computing and mobile devices have the potential to make
organizations more agile, efficient and competitive. They also
introduce a multiplicity of new security risks. These developments
take place in an environment where organic growth, mergers and
acquisitions, changes in suppliers and adoption of new technologies
make it increasingly difficult to assess an organization's exposure
to the global cyber threat landscape. That changing business
environment can hinder the understanding of security posture,
including technical and non-technical procedures and controls that
protect an organization from internal and external threats. As
innovation in technology accelerates, so must innovation and
investment in the security controls that protect sensitive
corporate assets from cyber-attack. Helping organizations master
that changing cyber threat landscape is at the core of the BT
Assure Cyber proposition. It is all about rethinking the risk."
BT Assure Cyber is available globally and is fully scalable - to
cater for private sector and government organizations with a few
hundred endpoints to tens of thousands.
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About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications
services and solutions, serving customers in more than 170
countries. Its principal activities include the provision of
networked IT services globally; local, national and international
telecommunications services to its customers for use at home, at
work and on the move; broadband, TV and internet products and
services; and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT
consists principally of five lines of business: BT Global Services,
BT Business, BT Consumer, BT Wholesale and Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2014,
BT Group's reported revenue was £18,287m with reported profit
before taxation of £2,312m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets
of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in
London and New York. For more
information, visit www.btplc.com
BT Security
BT Security is building on 70 years' experience of helping
organizations around the globe and across all sectors get ahead of
the threat curve and reduce the uncertainty and complexity of
security. We provide an end-to-end capability to help
organizations enjoy higher levels of security at a time when
security budgets are not keeping pace with the threat
landscape.
The sophistication of our security operations means that we
think about the assets, the people, and the processes, and combine
these with both network and security intelligence to help our
customers stay ahead of the security risks. BT Security protects
both BT and its customers. These customers are advised by a global
team of 2,000 security practitioners and professional services
consultants. To find out more about BT Security, visit
www.bt.com/security.
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