GREYCORTEX RELEASES MENDEL 2.9

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce the latest version of GREYCORTEX MENDEL; Version 2.9.0. This version includes several new important features: the first is the Flow Exporter, which gives you the possibility to export flows from MENDEL to your SIEM solution. The second important feature is the ability to execute script commands to other devices e.g. a firewall systems in order to block communications. SCADA network protocols Modbus and DNP3 L7 visibility have also been added, as has the ability to audit commands executed from ssh connections.
New Features

  • Added a Flow Export feature, which allows you to export flows from MENDEL to your favorite SIEM tool. This allows you to have the same data detail of a much more expensive SIEM-specific flow export tool, at a fraction of the cost.
  • Added ability to execute and send scripts, e.g. to a firewall – which means you can identify and stop incoming malware at the firewall, without ever leaving MENDEL.
  • Added integrated Modbus and DNP3 SCADA protocol visibility. Think of it as MENDEL for the industrial control systems. GREYCORTEX takes its next steps into protecting not just “traditional” networks, but also SCADA systems as well with these protocols.
  • Added SSH auditing (turn on the SSH audit signature in status monitor signatures)
  • Added possibility to filter by group of entities (subnet, host, mac, user) to extend filtering options using comma “,”, e.g. src:172.16.9.20,172.16.9.21 & dst:1.2.3.4 which shows communication between source IPs 172.16.9.20 or 172.16.9.21 and destination IP 8.8.8.8. In a nutshell: much more efficient filtering capabilities are now yours. Identify communication from not just one source and destination, but several hosts to a single destination, so complicated attacks are now clear.
  • MENDEL is powerful and detailed, but now it works just as well for the T1 Security Analyst. New installations and newly created users will see new default dashboards with Overview, Performance, and Security tabs included, for ease of use by everyone.

Improvements
Several different features of MENDEL were improved. These included improvements to the installation and update process, optimization of flows, and detection features – including the ability to choose your favorite IDS ruleset, or better L7 application service recognition.
Bug Fixes
In general, our development team focused on repairing inconsistencies in user experience and connectivity.


About Version 2
Version 2 is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company develops and distributes IT products for Internet and IP-based networks, including communication systems, Internet software, security, network, and media products. Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About GREYCORTEX
GREYCORTEX uses advanced artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining methods to help organizations make their IT operations secure and reliable.

MENDEL, GREYCORTEX’s network traffic analysis solution, helps corporations, governments, and the critical infrastructure sector protect their futures by detecting cyber threats to sensitive data, networks, trade secrets, and reputations, which other network security products miss.

MENDEL is based on 10 years of extensive academic research and is designed using the same technology which was successful in four US-based NIST Challenges.

PETR CHALOUPKA NAMED TO NE100

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce that CEO and Co-Owner Petr Chaloupka was named to the New Europe 100 (NE100). The list is made up of individuals selected by the Financial Times, Google, the Visegrad Fund, and Res Publica.

Now in it’s fourth year, the 2017 New Europe 100 “is a list of central and eastern Europe’s brightest and best citizens who are changing the region’s societies, politics, or business environments and displaying fresh approaches to prevailing problems. The aim is to raise the profile of changemakers in emerging Europe and to build connection among those in the vanguard.”
Previous editions of the NE100 have included such well-known business leaders as Vaclav Muchna, CEO of Y Soft.
You can read more about the NE100 here: http://ne100.org/news/show/new-europe-100-challengers-2017,5a166ff03228719568984a76


About Version 2
Version 2 is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company develops and distributes IT products for Internet and IP-based networks, including communication systems, Internet software, security, network, and media products. Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About GREYCORTEX
GREYCORTEX uses advanced artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining methods to help organizations make their IT operations secure and reliable.

MENDEL, GREYCORTEX’s network traffic analysis solution, helps corporations, governments, and the critical infrastructure sector protect their futures by detecting cyber threats to sensitive data, networks, trade secrets, and reputations, which other network security products miss.

MENDEL is based on 10 years of extensive academic research and is designed using the same technology which was successful in four US-based NIST Challenges.

MENDEL PARTNERS WITH BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (VUT)

GREYCORTEX is happy to announce that our MENDEL network security tool is now part of the Brno University of Technology (VUT) cybersecurity program. MENDEL is used as part of the compulsory Bachelor’s course called “Information and Communication Technologies Security 2”, offered in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication specifically the Information Security Program.
The course teaches extended information and communication security knowledge of secure network device configuration, secure configuration testing, and penetration testing. MENDEL is used in laboratory exercises as a visualisation tool for various scans, exploits, and other tests practised by students.
VUT is in the top 5 % of world universities, and offers wide range of education programs. The 30 students in the course as well as the Lecturers are happy that MENDEL’s advanced security tools are available to them. They were especially interested in MENDEL’s intuitive filter and full network visualization. GREYCORTEX is happy to work with the next generation of Security Analysts and to provide the right tools to ready them to participate in the future of network security.

 

About Version 2
Version 2 is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company develops and distributes IT products for Internet and IP-based networks, including communication systems, Internet software, security, network, and media products. Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About GREYCORTEX
GREYCORTEX uses advanced artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining methods to help organizations make their IT operations secure and reliable.

MENDEL, GREYCORTEX’s network traffic analysis solution, helps corporations, governments, and the critical infrastructure sector protect their futures by detecting cyber threats to sensitive data, networks, trade secrets, and reputations, which other network security products miss.

MENDEL is based on 10 years of extensive academic research and is designed using the same technology which was successful in four US-based NIST Challenges.

AV-Comparatives Names ESET Endpoint Security Solution as the Lightest on the Market

Today, global IT security vendor ESET has been awarded top marks by AV-Comparatives. ESET Endpoint Security has been named the lightest endpoint security solution on the market by the world’s leading security software testers AV-Comparatives. Following a series of performance tests on a number of endpoint security solutions, ESET Endpoint Security was commended for its low system impact.

Using one of the largest sample collections in the world, AV-Comparatives provides the most accurate test by creating a real-world environment and replicating the scenarios faced by everyday users.

ESET Endpoint Security provides businesses comprehensive IT security via multiple layers of protection including trademark NOD32® detection technology combined with machine learning. It protects networks from malware and phishing attacks and stops harmful malware from breaching your system. It provides complete data access protection and fully adjustable scanning, including cloud-powered scanning.

“ESET’s business solution made an impressive run in another of our Business performance tests, reaching the lowest impact score of all tested solutions,” commented Andreas Clementi, CEO at AV-Comparatives.

AV-Comparatives rated ESET’s product at an industry high, with a total score of 98.3 in the industry recognized PC Mark tests. The software was praised as ‘very fast’ for browsing websites, launching applications, installing and uninstalling applications, downloading files, as well as archiving and unarchiving files.

“We pride ourselves on developing products that give the most robust protection to enterprises without slowing down their systems,” said Michal Jankech, Business Product Manager. “AV-Comparatives is the most renowned testing organization out there so it’s great to see that ESET Endpoint Security software has scored as the lightest on the market. Business and consumers can rest assured their systems won’t be impacted and will continue to run at high speeds, all while maintaining the highest level of protection.”

You can read more about ESET Endpoint Security and request a free trial here.

Read the whole report by AV-Comparatives here.
 

About Version 2 Limited

Version 2 Limited is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company develops and distributes IT products for Internet and IP-based networks, including communication systems, Internet software, security, network, and media products. Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 Limited offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About ESET

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers. ESET’s award-winning, antivirus software system, NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware, rootkits and other malware. ESET NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest and most advanced protection available, with more Virus Bulletin 100 Awards than any other antivirus product. ESET was named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 five years running, and has an extensive partner network, including corporations like Canon, Dell and Microsoft. ESET has offices in Bratislava, SK; Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; San Diego, USA; and is represented worldwide in more than 100 countries. 

NetJapan releases ActiveImage Protector 2018: NetJapan’s flagship Backup and Recovery solution now includes Virtual Standby Availability (VSA)

Tokyo – NetJapan, Inc. publisher of disk imaging backup, system disaster recovery, and virtualization software, announces the release of ActiveImage Protector™ 2018. NetJapan’s virtual standby availability technology, vStandby™, is now integrated into ActiveImage Protector. Combining both image backup and VSA provides greater value by incorporating the convenience of point-in-time switch-over, and dynamic recovery in a single solution.

NetJapan’s Virtual Standby Availability Technology, creates and maintains dormant point-in-time Virtual Standby Replicas (VSR) of physical or virtual source machines in Hyper-V or VMware environments, and are ready for use; ensuring business continuity. ActiveImage Protector 2018 includes task tools for verifying backup integrity and bootability, and consolidating backup images, via post-backup processing. NetJapan’s BootCheck™ provides confidence that your backup images are bootable, whether restoring or virtualizing.

New features

  • Post-backup processing including BootCheck™ and consolidation
  • Virtual Standby Availability • Updated and improved P2V, V2P, P2P, and V2V processing
  • Enhanced Full-state file recovery retains access rights
  • Supports Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

ActiveImage Protector 2018 will be made available as following platforms: Server, Hyper-V Enterprise, Cluster, Virtual, IT Pro, Desktop, and Linux editions. ActiveImage Protector 5 will be available for home and small office users.


About Version 2
Version 2 is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company develops and distributes IT products for Internet and IP-based networks, including communication systems, Internet software, security, network, and media products. Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Actiphy
Actiphy founded in 2007, focuses on developing and offering innovative backup and disaster recovery solutions for complete protection of all your systems and data. ActiveImage Protector backs up Windows, Linux machines on physical and virtual environments and restore systems and data fast for you to be up and running with minimal downtime and data loss. Today Actiphy hold 20% of the image backup market in Japan and are expanding our services in the Asia/Pacific and North American regions, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.