Sponsored Feature Ransomware gangs that steal and encrypt vital business data before extorting payment for its decryption and restoration are ramping up global attacks at an ever-increasing rate.
Cyber security experts agree that ransomware now represents one of - if not the most - serious cybersecurity threats currently facing governments, public/private sector organisations and enterprises around the world.
The serious scale of the threat posed by ransomware attacks in the UK, Europe and globally was bought into sharp focus by the UK House of Commons/House of Lords Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in its December 2023 report, A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security.
Huawei aims to do just that, having unveiled its new HiSec SASE Solution - designed to deliver cloud-network-edge-endpoint integrated intelligent protection and provide consistent security assurance for both enterprise headquarters and branch offices - at last month's Mobile World Congress in Spain.
Leon Wang, president of Huawei Data Communication Product Line, described how the HiSec SASE Solution branch network security solution is applicable to a wide range of scenarios such as remote office, multi-branch networking, and endpoint security protection, and is ideal for safeguarding the digital-intelligent transformation of industries such as government, finance, and large enterprise.
99 percent of network-wide security events handled in seconds.
Wang pointed to the HiSec SASE solution's 'second-level, rapid' threat handling, detection performance and ransomware prevention capabilities as evidence these security defences can be consistently delivered at the branch office level.
To maximise the effectiveness of its threat handling ability the HiSec SASE solution references more than 8000 security inference rules and intelligent matching algorithms for example, so it can automatically handle 99 percent of network-wide security events within seconds says Huawei.
According to the manufacturer, HiSec SASE delivers 'industry-leading' detection performance by using an all-in-one intelligent converged security gateway to enable on-demand loading of security capabilities.
Equipped with four unique security engines - adaptive security, encryption and decryption, pattern matching, and hardware acceleration - Huawei estimates this gateway delivers threat detection performance which is up to 50 per cent higher than the industry average.
The second feature, intelligent orchestration, allows for container-based on-demand loading of security features and resource utilisation of over 70 percent, added Huawei.
The HiSec SASE solution is built to offer what Huawei calls 'on-demand loading of key security capabilities such as IPS, anti-DDoS, URL, and application identification, and flexible resource scheduling, to enable consistent network-wide security protection'.
Its intelligent threat analysis, automatic threat handling, threat response, and secured access capabilities combine to help ensure that once a threat is detected on one node, the detection result is immediately synchronised to the entire network within seconds to deliver network-wide immunity.
Intelligent Operations and Maintenance features also help to detect threats in real time and deliver 99.5 percent automatic handling of security events, adds Huawei.
Free mobility of network and security policies is designed to provide a high-quality network experience with no packet loss.
A key component of the Huawei HiSec SASE security solution is the All-in-One Intelligent Security Gateway, a 'new-generation' desktop firewall tailored for small enterprises, industry branches, and chain business organisations.
The gateway integrates routing, switching, and security protection capabilities, alongside support for LTE and PoE which can help reduce CAPEX by up to 30 percent, according to the manufacturer.
With the built-in Adaptive Security Engine and on-demand loading of software packages - including enhanced DDoS mitigation and cryptojacking prevention - the platforms' security capabilities can be flexibly orchestrated and loaded on demand to simplify the deployment of effective branch security.
Working with the HiSecEngine USG6500F-DL Series All-in-One Intelligent Security Gateway to deliver that all important centralised management is the iMaster NCE-Campus - billed as Huawei's 'next-generation autonomous driving network management and control system for campus networks'.
Intelligent fault closure is also implemented through network digital maps, big data analytics and AI. The threat posed by organised criminal ransomware gangs is alarming, which might make the recent launch of Huawei's new SASE solution an especially interesting proposition for global businesses.
This Cyber News was published on go.theregister.com. Publication date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:13:08 +0000