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Bitglass integrates CrowdStrike’s
Machine Learning technology to
provide zero-day advanced threat
protection in the cloud
B
itglass, a next-generation cloud security company, has
announced that it has partnered with CrowdStrike, a
leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, to provide
an agentless advanced threat protection (ATP) solution that identifies
and remediates both known and zero-day threats on any cloud
application or service, as well as any device that accesses corporate
IT resources (including personal devices).
Cloud applications and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies
offer organisations enhanced flexibility and efficiency, but they
can also serve as proliferation points for malware if not properly
secured. This Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) offering from
CrowdStrike uses Machine Learning (ML) and deep file inspection
to identify malware and other threats. Together with Bitglass’
next-generation Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), threats are
automatically remediated based on preset policies.
Bitglass’ CASB leverages agentless inline proxies to monitor and
mediate traffic between cloud applications and devices in order to
enforce granular security policies on data in transit. By incorporating
CrowdStrike’s detection capabilities directly into Bitglass’ agentless
proxy, the integration can identify and block malware in real time
as infected files are uploaded to cloud applications or downloaded
on to devices (even personal devices) without the need for software
installations. Additionally, integration with application programming
interfaces (APIs) allows for the detection and quarantining of
malware already at rest in the cloud.
“Once malware makes its way into a cloud app, it can quickly
spread into connected apps as well as into users’ devices,” said
Anurag Kahol, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Bitglass.
“Consequently, organisations need a multi-faceted solution that can
automatically block malware both at rest and in transit. If they wait
for IT teams to review and respond to threat notifications, it’s often
too late. We’re proud to leverage CrowdStrike’s industry-leading
technology to deliver a robust cloud ATP solution that stops threats
and empowers enterprises to embrace the cloud applications and
BYOD policies that spur innovation and productivity.”
“As a cloud-delivered endpoint protection leader at the forefront
of securing organisations from sophisticated tactics, CrowdStrike
understands that a successful security strategy lies in the ability to
quickly detect, respond and remediate threat activity,” said Dr Sven
Krasser, CrowdStrike’s Chief Scientist. “By incorporating our Machine
Learning file-scan engine, which is trained leveraging the three trillion
endpoint-related events processed weekly by the Falcon Platform,
with Bitglass’ unique, agentless architecture, customers gain
comprehensive, real time protection and control over corporate data
across all endpoints with reduced risk of exposure.”
The solution is fully deployed in the cloud and is
completely agentless – requiring no hardware appliances or
software installations and ensuring rapid deployment. Additionally,
Bitglass’ Polyscale Architecture scales and adapts to an enterprise’s
exact needs on the fly. There is no need for backhauling or
bottleneck architectures. •
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