Menlo Security and Macnica Launch Menlo Security HEAT Shield to Protect Enterprises from the Latest Threat "HEAT"

Menlo Security, Inc. (Headquarters: California, USA, CEO: Amir Ben-Efraim, hereinafter referred to as Menlo Security), a leader in cloud security, and Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Kazumasa Hara, Macnica) today announces that it will begin providing Menlo Security HEAT Shield (hereinafter referred to as HEAT Shield) in Japan, which protects businesses from the latest threat "HEAT".

■ About the latest threat “HEAT”
HEAT (Highly Evasive Adaptive Threat) is a new threat concept advocated by Menlo Security. These attacks are mainly carried out via e-mail and the web, which are used by many companies for business purposes. Due to their advanced techniques, they can bypass the analysis of URL links, web content, IOCs (indicators of attack), etc., so conventional security products cannot Difficult to detect. HEAT includes a variety of attack methods, but a typical threat is a phishing attack that breaks through multi-factor authentication called Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM). AiTM bypasses multi-factor authentication by allowing attackers to install a proxy server between the user and the website the user wants to visit, and steal authenticated session information. By entering their ID and password without realizing that the phishing site is not a legitimate site, there is a risk that their authentication information will be stolen and misused. Coupled with the spread of generative AI, email texts and phishing sites used in phishing attacks have become extremely sophisticated, and many companies may suffer damage without users being able to judge that it is malicious.

An example of HEAT Features of HEAT Shield that protects companies from "phishing attacks"
HEAT Shield, a solution specializing in HEAT countermeasures, prevents sophisticated phishing attacks by analyzing threats on websites in real time on a virtual container. Specifically, the content of the phishing site (logo, form, etc.) is reproduced and analyzed in the virtual container to determine the threat. If it is determined to be a phishing site, it is possible to prevent access to the site, restrict writing, etc. Vulnerability to phishing attacks depends on user awareness and lack of literacy, but HEAT Shield prevents users from unintentionally entering their credentials into phishing sites.

<Image of anti-phishing with HEAT Shield>

HEAT Shield can analyze all possible communications in a browser, execution of web content such as HTML and JavaScript, and behavior such as file generation in a virtual container, so it is possible to respond not only to phishing attacks but also to other attacks. . We will continue to expand the functions of HEAT Shield and promote support for ever-evolving HEAT.

<Overview of HEAT countermeasures by Menlo Security>

In addition to the isolation (detoxification of web and email threats) that has been introduced by many companies, Menlo Security and Macnica will protect companies from HEAT and improve Japan's cybersecurity with the newly announced HEAT Shield. We will continue to contribute.

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