Company Name:
VULSAN X CYDEF SDN BHD (1353469-V)
Sector
Digital Trade, Digital Services, Digital Finance, Government
Tech Enabler
Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Big Data Analytics (BDA), Advanced Network Connectivity and/or Telecommunication Technology
Support Sustainability or ESG
Yes
Overview:
Vulsan X SOC addresses challenges like persistent ransomware, DDoS attacks, and security vulnerabilities, ensuring continuous monitoring and rapid incident response. Using advanced stealth technology for automated threat mitigation, it seamlessly integrates with existing infrastructures. This solution has been successfully deployed in Malaysia's environmental services, government ministries, and finance sectors, mitigating 3 million threats daily and 2 billion annually.
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) encompasses essential systems and assets vital for a nation's security, economy, public health, and safety. This includes energy, water, transportation, communications, healthcare, financial services, and government operations. Disruption to any part of this infrastructure can have severe consequences, impacting national security, economic stability, and public well-being.
Protecting CNI involves addressing cybersecurity threats, physical risks, and aging infrastructure and requires coordinated efforts from governments and agencies to ensure resilience and an effective response.
Pain Points:
Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) faces several cybersecurity challenges, including:
1. Sophisticated cyber threats like ransomware and statesponsored attacks, which target essential systems and can disrupt operations
2. Aging infrastructure often lacks modern security features, while interconnected systems mean a breach in one area can have widespread effects
3. Limited resources and regulatory compliance demands add complexity, as do
4. Insider threats and supply chain vulnerabilities.
5. The rapid pace of technological change makes it difficult for CNI organizations to keep up with effective security measures.
Solution/Services:
Advanced stealth technology
Monitor and protect the company’s network 24/7. By leveraging real-time cyber threat intelligence, the solution inspects and mitigates malicious traffic, providing detailed activity logs to the IT team. This proactive approach allows CNI's IT staff to focus on other critical tasks while ensuring robust protection against cyber threats.
Key Features and Functionalities
• Leverage real-time cyber threat intelligence
• Provide detailed activity logs to the IT team
• Robust protection against cyber threats
• It integrates seamlessly into existing infrastructure without requiring significant changes.
Implementation:
The Vulsan X SOC solution was deployed in-line between CNI’s firewall and switch operating in stealth mode. This hardware-based defense system filters internet traffic, blocking threats before they reach the router and ensuring secure internet connectivity. The deployment process was straightforward, requiring no changes to the existing infrastructure and completed within 10 minutes. The system operates autonomously, with automatic updates of cyber threat intelligence and self-sustained threat detection and mitigation.
Benefit:
• The deployment of Vulsan X SOC has significantly strengthened the cybersecurity framework of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). Recently, Vulsan X SOC detected and managed a ransomware incident involving Mydoom and ngioweb ransomware. The system's advanced detection mechanisms swiftly identified the threat and blocked any communication with the external host, effectively safeguarding CNI's network from potential damage.
• In addition to threat detection, Vulsan X SOC acts as the first responder in critical situations, promptly notifying relevant authorities and performing thorough analyses to deliver detailed reports.
• The system also integrates with a Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT), ensuring rapid and effective responses to cybersecurity incidents, further enhancing CNI's resilience.