Zero-day attacks are defined as the malicious exploitation of previously unknown vulnerabilities before patches and signatures are available. They are one of the most difficult cyber network threats to protect against. The near zero-dayZotob attack crippled hundreds of enterprises and several national media outlets over the summer. Security experts and industry analysts have issued warnings in recent months that zero-day attacks are a major threat to corporations. A New York City-based security company, CounterStorm has one of the only network security appliances that detects and stops zero-day and targeted attacks in seconds.
CounterStorm-1 quarantines infected machines and prevents widespread damage. It achieves this through a unique combination of behavioral attack recognition, anomaly detection and a dynamic honeypot. Evidence from each of these three engines is dynamically correlated in real-time to enable immediate and accurate containment of malicious activity.
CounterStorm-1 also protects against attacks targeted at specific companies and organizations, a practice that has become common among profit-seeking criminals. Companies already using CounterStorm-1 have realized significant cost savings, limited network downtime and increased protection of valuable corporate assets.
CounterStorm is the first network security company to simultaneously win two SBIR Phase II grants from DHS. "Many other security companies claim they solve the zero-day problem, but they don't have the technology to make it work. Even with millions of dollars invested in security, chief information security officers know it's not a question of whether a targeted or zero-day attack happens, but when," said Gil Arbel, CounterStorm's president and CEO. "At CounterStorm, we set out to create the most advanced, accurate and automated solution to stop zero-day attacks immediately before damage occurs. We've achieved that goal with CounterStorm-1."
