The PREVENT/OT solution recognizes possible attack paths to impair the operation of critical infrastructures - KRITIS. Their novel approach uses AI to “think like attackers” and visualize pathways within IT and OT that lead to critical infrastructure.
PREVENT/OT is part of the Darktrace/OT family of products. It protects complex industrial environments from known and unknown attacks. It uses self-learning AI to identify assets and detect subtle anomalies that indicate a cyber threat. Many KRITIS companies are currently using the solution in areas such as electricity, water, oil and gas, shipping and transport.
Intelligence looks for attack paths
“In one of our early adopters, Darktrace AI found a complete, viable attack path from a public email account to a highly protected and active production programmable controller,” said Jeffrey Macre, Industrial Security Solutions Architect at Darktrace. “The company was unaware that this path existed, spanning both IT and OT systems. Some steps were not easy to perform, but basically a dedicated attacker could have followed this path and manipulated the control logic, triggered alarms or, even worse, started and stopped processes to affect the operation of the entire facility. We are proud to support so many KRITIS operators today and excited to bring this new solution to them. You can use it to prevent the worst attacks before they happen. We see a lot of customer interest in their features.”
ITSiG 2.0 applies from May 2023
Darktrace already protects customers in all 8 KRITIS areas designated by the BSI in Germany. The degrees underscore the paradigm shift that is happening around the world. Because authorities are constantly introducing new regulations that call for more robust cyber protection in critical industries such as healthcare, finance, energy and chemicals. In Germany, this includes the IT Security Act 2.0, which will come into force on May 1, 2023.
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About Darktrace Darktrace, a global leader in artificial intelligence for cybersecurity, protects businesses and organizations with AI technology from cyberattacks. Darktrace's technology registers atypical traffic patterns that indicate possible threats. In doing so, it recognizes novel and previously unknown attack methods that are overlooked by other security systems.