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 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication 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, different vertical industries, 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 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication 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, different vertical industries, 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 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication 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, different vertical industries, 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.

THREAT HUNTING WITH MENDEL

“Threat hunting,” or “cyber threat hunting” is the process of proactively and iteratively searching through networks and datasets to detect threats that evade existing automated tools and is done by a threat hunter or security analyst. It is essential for network security because it works to identify hidden threats within an existing set of network data.

Threat hunting utilizes manual techniques from the threat hunter and machine-assisted techniques, the combination of which aims to find Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) of advanced adversaries. While this methodology is both time-tested and effective, it is also time consuming, and can sometimes miss important clues in mountains of network data. In the article below, we will discuss not only what threat hunting is, but also how it can be made more efficient through the use of modern tools.

Download the article here.


About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication 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, different vertical industries, 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.

GREYCORTEX MENDEL DETECTS BADRABBIT

GREYCORTEX is happy to report that it is able to detect the BadRabbit ransomware. This ransomware appeared in Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine) but has begun to spread across several countries including South Korea, Poland, the Baltic, and regions. It uses an NSA-based exploit known as “EternalRomance” to enter networks and spreads by SMB port.

MENDEL is able to detect this ransomware in two different ways:

  • MENDEL’s integrated ruleset includes a rule specifically detecting the BadRabbit ransomware.
  • Independent from this IDS rule, MENDEL’s advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning detects the ransomware’s anomalous port sweep activity.

This detection capability demonstrates that MENDEL can identify unknown threats before rules are created in rules-based security tools. MENDEL provides network security teams vital extra time to protect their networks.

 

 

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication 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, different vertical industries, 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.