Advanced cyber-attacks: OpenDNS announced the latest release of its Umbrella Web security platform.

As we can observe, with this new launching, OpenDNS reinforces its battle against the cyber-attacks.

In fact, since yesterday, OpenDNS has announced the latest release of its Umbrella Web security platform. Connectikpeople has discovered that, this new mount has been enhanced with predictive detection capabilities provided by the Umbrella Security Graph.

This means as from now, Umbrella can identify, prevent, contain
and inform on advanced cyber-attacks without the need for a malware sample or attack data.

Connectikpeople may recall that, to witness this exploit, the Umbrella Security Graph combines big data-based analytics and predictive classifiers to extract security intelligence from more than 50 million users in 160 countries.

We can also learn that, through Umbrella Security Graph, OpenDNS has created new security intelligence categories: high-risk sites and locations have been created to supplement known malware and botnets classifications. Meanwhile, drive-by downloads hosting exploits (often used by malvertising and watering hole attacks), Dynamic DNS (often used as an evasion technique against IP blacklisting) and Mobile Threats are new individual categories added to enhance protection and improve reporting granularity. Providing detailed and actionable intelligence (i.e. why something was blocked) allows customers to prioritize security events.

Availability

Umbrella by OpenDNS with the integrated Umbrella Security Graph is available immediately from OpenDNS and its business partners worldwide.

About OpenDNS

OpenDNS is the world's leading provider of Internet security and DNS services, enabling the world to connect to the Internet with confidence on any device, anywhere, anytime. OpenDNS provides millions of businesses, schools and households with a safer, faster and more intelligent Internet experience by protecting them from malicious Web threats and providing them control over how users navigate the Internet, while dramatically increasing the network's overall performance and reliability. The company’s cloud-delivered Umbrella security service protects enterprise users from malware, botnets and phishing regardless of location or device. At the heart of all OpenDNS services is the OpenDNS Global Network, the world’s largest Internet-wide security network, securing 50 million active users daily through 20 data centers worldwide.