Subj : AWS unveils a monster security system to keep it safe from threat
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Aug 06 2024 13:00:06

AWS unveils a monster security system to keep it safe from threats

Date:
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:55:17 +0000

Description:
Huge new AWS security system is able to detect and predict cybercriminal 
behavior before threats arise.

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Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) has unveiled a new large-scale security system 
designed to keep its cloud services secure. 

The Mithra system uses an internal neural network graph model with 3.5 
billion nodes and 48 billion edges to spot and rank the trustworthiness of 
domains and identify potential threats. 

Considering a single AWS region can see up to 200 trillion DNS requests in 
one day, the size of this monster security system is no surprise, and it can 
detect 182,000 new malicious domains per day. Monster Mithra 

Once Mithra identifies a domain queried within AWS, it will assign it a 
trustworthiness score, removing the need to rely on third parties. Not only 
does this remove potential supply chain threats, it also helps AWS maintain a 
high-quality list of malicious domains to observe, and therefore observe 
cybercriminal behavior. 

The massive neural network graph (which AWS says could be one of the largest 
in existence) detects malicious domains with a high level of accuracy, and 
can even predict malicious domains days, weeks and months before they appear 
on the threat feeds of third party security providers. 

Mithra can therefore provide a constantly updated list of malicious domain 
names for security providers to monitor and block. The list can also be 
supplied to third party threat feeds in order to reduce false positives, and 
Mithras detection of millions of security events per day can be used by AWS 
security analysts for investigations and additional context. 

The notifications provided by Mithra to organizations of a potential cyber 
attack from a malicious domain include recommendations on response, such as 
checking security logs for activity from specific domains and blocking them, 
and moving infrastructure behind a firewall. 

"We are encouraged by how our efforts to share our threat intelligence have 
helped customers and other organizations be more secure, and we are committed 
to finding even more ways to help," Amazon Chief Information Security Officer 
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https://www.techradar.com/pro/aws-unveils-a-monster-security-system-to-keep-it
-safe-from-threats


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