There is now more than ever a need to protect the IT infrastructure of organizations.
The fact that the institutions we are discussing are located within the Health, Energy, Chemical, Communications, and Finance sectors makes the security infrastructure even more important.
Any data loss at these institutions, or any external threat, would affect many people and living beings around the world.
So how should we protect the IT and OT infrastructure of these organizations?
Which security software should we use to support this?
Consider a company with only an IT infrastructure, let’s assume it has at least 1000 employees, each with a computer. As you can imagine, if we include email traffic, the amount of data downloaded and uploaded reaches a significant level. With this volume, both the risk of data loss and the risk of potentially downloading malware are extremely high.
When considering security software, we can integrate a robust antivirus system that supports the foundations of the security structure, a DLP (Data Loss Prevention) system to prevent data leaks, and many technologies like sandboxes into our IT infrastructure. Of course, obtaining these solutions from different companies that develop security software can have various implications for usability and cost, with the benefit-loss balance tipping towards losses. Furthermore, it remains uncertain whether a single point of contact will be sufficient to address potential threats.
This raises the question of whether there is a single platform in the world that brings together such solutions.
If we have an answer, our second question will be: are their abilities at a sufficient level?
This is where the solutions of OPSWAT, a global security manufacturer, come into play. OPSWAT, which brings together many solutions on a single platform and states that most of these solutions are unrivaled and niche, has set out to protect all critical infrastructure.
Let’s take a look at some of OPSWAT’s solutions;
-Multiscanning with Metascan
-Deep CDR
-Sandbox
Multiscanning with Metascan
This feature incorporates more than 30 antivirus programs. By scanning every piece of data entering the system with over 30 antivirus programs, it proactively detects malware with a 99.97% success rate. Considering that a single antivirus program has a maximum threat detection potential of 80%, this is a very significant rate.
Deep CDR
It detects and neutralizes all malware within files. OPSWAT first created CDR (Content Disarmament and Reconstruction) technology in 2004. More importantly, it reconstructs the malware-free file and returns it without any data loss. This feature also prevents zero-day and advanced malware. It supports over 130 file types.
Proactive DLP
It helps prevent potential data breaches and legal compliance violations by identifying and blocking sensitive and confidential data in files and emails, including credit card numbers and social security numbers. OPSWAT Proactive DLP supports a wide range of file types, including Microsoft Office and PDF. The biggest difference between Proactive DLP and other DLP solutions is that while traditional DLP solutions only work with an allow or block methodology, OPSWAT Proactive DLP can delete critical data, watermark, or close a file that needs to leave the organization without disrupting the workflow, allowing the file to continue flowing.
Sandbox
It is a dynamic malware analysis tool that allows users to analyze files without affecting the application, system, or platform they are working on. It is the fastest sandbox software in the industry, and also the most dynamic solution.
File-Based Vulnerability
Using over 1 billion hashes, it identifies known vulnerabilities in more than 20,000 software applications. This allows it to easily detect vulnerabilities within the files themselves or take action accordingly.
Threat Intelligence Feed
Opswat provides enhanced intelligence on threats to the infrastructure.
Billions of hashes, IP addresses, and domains store intelligence on malware and play a role in identifying potential threats before unknown malware emerges.
All of the solutions whose features we have described above are built on the OPSWAT MetaDefender Core platform.
This solution, with its multifaceted structure, will occupy a very different position within the IT infrastructure. This is because it can access and protect every point in the IT infrastructure. Furthermore, managing it through a single interface provides significant ease of use, tipping the balance between benefits and drawbacks towards benefits.
In this article, we focused on a solution that prioritizes IT infrastructure. In future articles, we will detail OPSWAT’s OT solutions as well.
OPSWAT MetaDefender Core software can integrate with many other applications, and it also integrates seamlessly with other OPSWAT solutions such as Email Gateway Security, Secure Storage, ICAP, and OT (Operating Services) solutions, providing a comprehensive solution. In future articles, we will discuss these features and the solutions it can integrate with.