Cyber defense: What you need to know about modern threats and solutions

No organization that uses a network – whether in the defense sector or as a business – can hope to exist for long without an effective cyber defense and incident response program.

The need is greater than ever in government and information technology, and everyone with a company network knows it: The size of the cybersecurity sector is projected to be nearly $479 billion by 2030, according to a January 2022 report by Allied Market Research.

It’s time to get serious about network security.

Here, we’ll discuss how to prepare for modern threats and what a comprehensive cyber defense solution looks like.

Our missions

SealingTech offers a wide range of cyber defense products and services to fully serve your specific needs.

Defensive Cybersecurity Operations

Assessing, equipping, training, and operating – that’s what our Defensive Cybersecurity Operations include. Designed on a client-by-client basis, SealingTech offers a cyber defense solution that prepares you for any cyber threat. We feature cyber defense education, scenario-based training, one-click automation integration, a risk management framework, and more. With this mission, we’ll share our knowledge of cyber warfare with you so you can keep your networks and systems safe.

Secure Enterprise Modernization

Legacy systems are security risks, but our Secure Enterprise Modernization mission can make upgrading your platforms comprehensive and easy. We can deploy new prevention, detection, and mitigation tools suitable for the defense sector and large enterprises. With this operation, moving from on-site to cloud infrastructure has never been easier.

Our security features include cross-domain solutions and open-source contributions for the fastest possible response to new threats.

Security Enhanced Information Sharing

No one understands the necessity of sharing information and insight better than the defense sector. Proper communication with cybersecurity education helps protect critical infrastructure and maximizes the efficacy of cyber defenders.

SealingTech helps the Department of Defense and private industries to safely access and transfer sensitive data with unrivaled information security.

What cyber threats you’re facing in government and beyond

Malware and ransomware

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is an executable program that installs itself – or a cybercriminal convinces an unwitting victim to install it – onto a host computer. These can be simple or extremely sophisticated pieces of software, such as the Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware or North Korea’s cryptocurrency stealing “AppleJeus” malware.

Phishing

A form of social engineering, a phishing attack, is when a cybercriminal attempts to convince a target to share sensitive information by spoofing a source they would normally trust. Research from Deloitte and CISA indicates over 90% of all cyber-attacks start with phishing. The source of a phishing attack can come from any type of message, including texts, emails, or social media communications.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks

When many devices working together attempt to overwhelm a network with more traffic than it can handle, it’s called a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber-attack. If successful, the target – usually an official website – could be rendered unusable for up to several hours, sometimes longer. DDoS attacks are also used to “cloak” a direct cyber-attack by distracting the security team and overwhelming the security sensors while the targeted attack happens.

Critical components of a network defense program

There is an old saying in cyber defense: “You can’t hide from the network.” As attackers find new ways to get around existing technology, it’s critical that your network remains updated with iron-tight cyber defense. With the world seeing more sophisticated attacks on industrial control and critical infrastructure systems, having a robust network defense program is more important than ever.

Network behavior monitoring

Network behavior monitoring includes a means for a platform to constantly observe a network for signs of unusual activity. To accomplish this, the cyber defense software needs to know what should and shouldn’t happen in day-to-day operations.

A more proactive approach than the traditional signature-based solutions, network behavior monitoring doesn’t just use a list of known threats to determine whether something in the network is a potential problem. Instead, it uses AI and machine learning to look for issues based on network behavior. This means even new, unknown threats can be stopped from damaging critical infrastructure.

Next-generation firewalls

Next-generation firewalls are like traditional firewalls, but they combine many different cyber defense tactics into one device. Such hardware often includes:

• Malware sandboxing and detonation.
• Antivirus.
• Deep Packet Inspection.
• Application security.
• Intrusion prevention.
• Real-time updates.

Our fly-away kits provide a versatile solution for cyber operations that’s ready to adapt to any security needs and environment, thanks to their modular design and rugged case.

Training and response plans

Even the most advanced cyber defense platform in the world isn’t impervious to attacks. Some types of attacks, such as spear phishing, aren’t even traditional attacks that require the cybercriminal to breach your network.

The best possible cyber defense must include personnel training to recognize, react to, and plan for signs of a potential cybersecurity incident. Spear phishing, for example, requires the target to perform an action that essentially opens the door for cyber threats. The best defense against this is awareness.

Planning also includes cybersecurity professionals customizing your security operations. This means comprehensively evaluating a network before deciding what tools are needed to craft the ideal cyber defense solution. The deployment phase must also be done with a plan to ensure no technician makes any errors during installation.

Guard custom mission demands with a cyber partner

SealingTech offers top-of-the-line cyber defense platforms and solutions customized for your unique situation and designed to meet the strict requirements of your mission. Built to work both in the cloud and on-premises, our offerings combine the versatility of cross-domain solutions with the transparency and security of open-source software.

Contact us at SealingTech today to discover the ultimate cyber defense solution.