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Nominum and F-Secure: A partnership to win the battle for clean networks
November 2013 by Marc Jacob
NominumTM, the provider of integrated subscriber, network and security solutions for Service Providers, and F-Secure, the leading provider of consumer security solutions, have today announced a strategic partnership to deliver a comprehensive solution to protect subscribers from botnet threats. Botnet infections vary regionally and can be as high as 25% of the subscriber base. This growing threat typically executes malicious behaviour either by exploiting the target directly, interfering with internet business models or amassing zombie-devices to make attacks against unsuspecting organisations.
The comprehensive security solution protects the subscriber, and the network, on a number of different levels. A botnet infection is detected at the network level without compromising subscriber privacy. The infected subscriber then receives a notification and instructions for remediation and is protected from further infections by the system. The integrated solution allows unparalleled visibility to identify the infected device from a typical household network, behind a NAT-based router (Network Address Translation).
Nominum’s Subscriber Safety solution offers comprehensive malware protection to service providers’ subscribers, including detection of botnet infections. It leverages Nominum’s Global Intelligence Xchange which provides a database of threats that is continuously updated, enabling service providers to identify emerging threats and stay one step ahead of cyber criminals. Notifications are delivered using Nominum’s world-class in-browser messaging capability, which is compatible with any device supporting a browser, including PCs, smartphones and tablets.
The remediation is performed using F-Secure’s Antibot client product which is able to identify a wide range of botnet families including rootkit infections. During the process the client sends anonymous telemetry data back to the service provider and connects to common customer care systems, allowing performance review of a full closed-loop service.
