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U.S. Reinforces Importance of Security During Cyber Security Awareness Month
Real-Time Traffic Intelligence Emerges as a Critical Element of Cyber Protection
| Source: Narus
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - October 1, 2009) - Now in its sixth year, October's Cyber
Security Awareness Month serves to remind all citizens and key public and
private sector partners on how to guard against cyber threats at home, work
and school. Over the years, the world has been witness to myriad
devastating cyber attacks, ranging from small-time worms and viruses that
clog social networking sites, to all-out cyber warfare designed to cripple
an entire country's economy for days. With a full month dedicated to cyber
security awareness, U.S. citizens can focus on the monumental toll cyber
threats take on the safety of our nation and our world and the role we can
play in cyber security.
This year's theme focuses on society's shared responsibility in addressing
cyber security. It is important to remember that, in this digital age,
everyone in the world is connected via the Internet. Although most are
protecting their small pieces, gaps in security provide an entrée for cyber
criminals to infiltrate and devastate. Indeed, cyber criminals are
targeting larger, more critical infrastructures all around the world, as
seen in the 2007 cyber attacks on Estonia, the 2008 attacks on Georgia and
South Korea's bout with cyber crime in July of this year. The U.S.
government itself has been the target of cyber crime, which has compromised
critical information and our national security.
Everyday citizens are also feeling the pain. According to Symantec, cyber
crime has surpassed illegal drug trafficking as a criminal moneymaker, and
1 in 5 citizens will become a victim. Cyber crime is pervasive; in fact,
the number of new Internet security threats rose nearly threefold last year
to 1.7 million(1). Given these overwhelming statistics and potential
compromised safety of our citizens, it is essential that each of us
understands and takes seriously the role we play in securing the cyber
world.
Real-time traffic intelligence systems provide unmatched visibility across
multiple networks and services. This is achieved by the real-time
monitoring of the behavior of IP traffic, identifying any anomalous
activity early on, and correlating it to any application or service running
across an IP network. The approach not only detects, but also allows the
ability to take action against unwanted or malicious traffic. Armed with
the ability to see the entire network based on real-time traffic
intelligence, the NarusInsight Solution provides intelligence and
actionable knowledge that identifies zero-day attacks, identifies which
attacks are of greatest concern, and provides the path to take action
against these real and emerging cyber threats that compromise the world's
critical infrastructures.
Narus: the leader in real-time traffic intelligence for the protection and
management of large IP networks
(1) "Cybercrime: A secret underground economy," CNNmoney.com, September 17,
2009