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Darktrace NDR

Complete, always-on solution with autonomous feedback, continuously improving your security posture

Darktrace Network Detection and Response (NDR) is an advanced cybersecurity solution that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms to autonomously understand normal network behavior and identify deviations or unusual activities that could indicate a possible threat to the security of companies. By continuously monitoring network traffic, Darktrace NDR can detect both known and unknown attacks, including advanced and zero-day threats.

Main features

The architecture of Darktrace NDR is designed to provide real-time detection and response to cyber threats in the networks of the organizations. The solution is based on unsupervised machine learning models that analyze and understand normal network and user behavior, identifying anomalies and suspicious activities, using four independent and interconnected Artificial Intelligence engines called Detect, Prevent, Respond and Heal. These AI engines work together to provide an increased level of operational efficiency, similar to how ethical hacking teams operate.

Darktrace NDR has the ability to respond proportionally and in real time to the most sophisticated cyber threats, including Zero-day attacks, which are new and have no static signatures for prevention. This autonomous ability of the platform to adapt to new events drastically reduces the stress on the security team, as the SOC team benefits from a rapid and automatic response to new threats, including those that use malicious AI-ML algorithms.
By determining the normal behavior of devices and users across the organization, Darktrace NDR builds the organization’s unique digital footprint by collecting and analyzing data to establish “patterns of life.” To build these “life models”, Darktrace has the ability to ingest data from the network, cloud, email, endpoint, DNS, AD and more, either directly using sensors or by integrating with other IT and security. Darktrace DETECT and RESPOND work together to enforce coercive measures on users or devices when security and business continuity are threatened. Although the input data has a huge volume, Detect and Respond manage to provide an optimal level of alerting, eliminating false positive events, as the CyberAI Analyst module mimics the human investigation process, presenting a prioritized list of critical incidents that require human investigation.

Implementation methods

Darktrace NDR requires increased visibility into network traffic. In the situation where the entire traffic of a company is accessible through a limited number of network switches, a single Darktrace device can be deployed for performing one or a few monitoring sessions, as can be seen in the diagram below:

In the case of a locally or geographically distributed network architecture, the solution can be configured to collect and analyze all traffic using local network sensors called Darktrace Probes, which send metadata to Darktrace Master appliances.

This architecture offers the following advantages:

  • Sensor-level traffic processing. Only metadata is sent to the Master (5% of traffic);
  • PCAP stored by the sensors and sent for analysis to the Master upon request;
  • Increased network traffic processing capabilities;
  • Support for geographic distribution and IPsec communication between architecture components.

Why choose Darktrace?

It has the ability to automatically learn and adapt to any type of IT infrastructure to detect and eliminate complex security threats in real time.

Has the ability to find threats of any type, including those that other classic cybersecurity solutions do not detect, such as zero-day and AI-ML malware.

Provides increased visibility through an intuitive and easy-to-use GUI, even when conducting detailed security incident investigations.

Provides prioritized alerts to SOC/CERT teams to reduce triage stress and investigate only relevant events. Darktrace is a fully scalable cyber security solution that uses virtual sensors, hardware equipment and endpoint agents, enabling monitoring of large and very large IT networks.

Services provided by Safetech Innovations

Safetech is a Darktrace Gold type partner and delivers solutions as "turnkey" systems, performing the following services:

Proof of Value,

Proof of Value,

Design, delivery, installation, configuration and commissioning,

Design, delivery, installation, configuration and commissioning,

Optional integration with other tools/solutions,

Optional integration with other tools/solutions,

Project management,

Project management,

Technical assistance and service,

Technical assistance and service,

Training,

Training,

Alert monitoring, detection and response to security incidents

Alert monitoring, detection and response to security incidents

with 24/7/365 coverage by the STI CERT team,

Optimizing the platform configuration

Optimizing the platform configuration

to reduce false-positive alerts, prioritizing the real ones and treating them effectively in the client's IT environment.

Collaborating with Safetech Innovations brings you the following specific benefits:

– The solid experience of professionals in the field of cyber security – We have 12 years of activity and over 600 completed projects in this field for clients from multiple economic sectors. Currently, Safetech Innovations employs over 60 employees, of which 40 are members of the technical team.
– Our Cyber Security Expertise – We have certified know-how in cyber attack and defense techniques and expertise in:

  • Analysis of existing/potential threats and vulnerabilities,
  • Risk assessment and business impact,
  • Consultancy to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information,
  • Implementation of the necessary solutions in order to achieve an optimal level of security, which will maintain a healthy business in the long term,
  • Continuous event monitoring and response to cyber security incidents.

By working with Safetech as a security systems integrator you will benefit from expertise and experience, customization and post-implementation support and reduce your project risks.