Capture Advanced Threat Protection from SonicWall
SonicWall—a next-generation network firewall we’ve trusted for years with both our clients’ networks and our own—has just announced a game-changing advancement in cybersecurity technology.
To protect customers against the increasing dangers of zero-day threats and advanced malware, SonicWall has developed a powerful cloud-based service that’s now available with SonicWall firewalls.
Introducing Capture Advanced Threat Protection
The Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Service uses cloud computing and machine learning to stop malware and ransomware before it even reaches your network. When a suspicious file attempts to enter your environment, SonicWall immediately quarantines it and sends it to the Capture Cloud for deep, real-time inspection.
This means that SonicWall, in partnership with SentinelOne, does all the heavy lifting in the cloud, offloading risk and resource consumption from your local systems.
Machine Learning in a Cloud Sandbox
Cloud sandboxing isn't new, but the power behind SonicWall Capture is its use of advanced machine learning. This technology detects previously unknown malware and forces sophisticated malicious files to reveal their behavior—even those that try to stay hidden until reaching their targets.
Modern malware writers use encryption and stealthy delivery methods to evade traditional antivirus and firewall solutions. By testing suspicious files in an isolated cloud environment, SonicWall can expose and stop even the most cunning threats before they reach your network.
Why Netmon Recommends SonicWall
We’ve recommended SonicWall to our clients for years because of its consistent performance, its ease of management, and its proactive threat response capabilities. With the addition of Capture ATP, SonicWall provides another layer of defense that’s especially critical in today’s evolving threat landscape.
The benefits include:
- Real-time threat detection using AI and machine learning
- Cloud-based sandboxing that doesn’t slow your network
- Automated blocking of known and unknown malware
- Seamless integration with your existing SonicWall firewall
If you're already a Netmon Services client and are interested in upgrading your protection, ask us about adding Capture ATP to your SonicWall licensing.
If you’re not yet a client and want to learn more about SonicWall’s protection or other solutions to safeguard your business, contact us today. Our team is ready to help protect your organization against evolving cyber threats.
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Sonicwall; a next-generation network firewall we have trusted with our clients networks and our own for years because of its effectiveness as a firewall, anti-spam and advanced content management filter; has just announced a game changing advancement to their technology.
To protect customers against the increasing dangers of zero-day threats and advanced malware, SonicWall has developed a cloud-based service that is available with SonicWall firewalls.
The Capture Advanced Threat Protection Service uses cloud computing and machine learning to stop potential malware and ransomware before it reaches your network. When it detects a potentially harmful file attempting to enter your network, it quarantines it and sends the file to the Sonicwall Capture Cloud for deep inspection in real-time.
What this means is that Sonicwall and its partner SentinelOne, do the heavy lifting that would otherwise be done in your network.
Testing potentially malicious files in a cloud sandbox is not a new technique. However what is new is how their system uses machine learning to detect previously unknown malware strains and to force sophisticated malware to show its true intentions, which otherwise would have remained dormant until it reaches its target. Below is a diagram of how it works to protect your network.
Modern malware writers have developed techniques to fool antivirus and firewall into seeing the malware as a harmless file. Some of these techniques include using custom encryption so that it cannot be read, or lying dormant until it can make a connection to the attackers server, which then downloads the rest of the attack payload onto the victim’s machine.
As more malware is developed using these techniques, it gets harder for most antivirus and firewalls to detect. This is why it’s important to make the best choice when choosing an antivirus and firewall for your business, and to make sure it is always kept up-to-date.
We have recommended Sonicwall to our clients for many years because of their company’s track record for keeping up on the latest threats, and the low impact on network performance and the simplicity of installation and management that their product provides.