by assac networks | Jul 17, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
27 June 2022, Tel-Aviv, Assac Networks – a company specializing in cyber solutions for the complete protection of mobile devices for government agencies, defense and commercial organizations, which recently completed an investment round led by ASPIS Cyber Technologies, Inc., with ICARO as its marketing partner – has signed a cooperation agreement with Gilat Telecom’s Government Division. The two companies will provide a complete protection solution for mobile devices, in all types of communication – satellite, Wi-Fi and cellular, in a new combined solution that adds a controlled layer of secure communication over existing infrastructure.
Military, security and strategic organizations are typically engaged in sensitive communications involving confidential data which must be protected. However, their personnel’s Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) smartphones rely on public and private networks that are easily hackable; they may be operating in an area where there is no GSM reception, or a risk of GSM jamming; or there may be low bandwidth or lack of data connection – all of which put critical communications with headquarters and other team-members at risk. In such cases, a redundant and available means of secure communication is required.
The new ShieldiT with satellite capability provides secure mobile communication in mission-critical activities that involve the exchange of sensitive, and confidential information – such as between government agencies and remote operations at strategic sites in rural areas – even where the only available communication is via satellite.
“Assac Networks’ ShieldiT is the only solution with a unified, managed anti-hacking and anti-tapping capability for Bring-Your-Own-Device smartphones, which fully integrates with existing voice and IT systems,” says Shimon Zigdon, CEO of Assac Networks. “ The company has decades of experience in providing smartphone security and mobile communication encryption solutions that are tailor made to meet the strictest security requirements and operational needs of any government agency or other strategically-important unit. With this new cooperation agreement with Gilat Telecom, we are proud to now enhance both companies’ offerings and provide our customers with integrated, all-in-one smartphone security, with a unique satellite connection capability.”
“We are delighted with our collaboration with Assac Networks, which expands Gilat’s offering,” says Ami Schneider, VP Government Solutions Division of Gilat Telecom. “As a company that has been operating in the security and homeland defense market for decades, we identified the need for full protection of mobile devices for satellite communications users, whether to support a mission, or in remote areas. This integrated solution addresses this need, and we have already seen a great deal of interest in it from our customers.”
ShieldiT works on BYOD smartphones, whether iOS and Android, and offers three layers of security: (a) threat management – robust and AI-powered, with a user-friendly dashboard; (b) anti-hacking – for detection and prevention of cyberattacks, data theft and malware; and (c) anti-tapping – point-to-point, military-grade voice and text message encryption and eavesdropping prevention. All ShieldiT features are controlled centrally via the unified ManageiT management dashboard, enabling incident response to be conducted from the management console. The integration of ShieldiT with a satellite modem empowers its users to have on-demand communications for tactical networks on the move, in a solution that is easily integrated on vehicles, naval vessels, and aircraft, and offers high-performance tracking.
About Assac Networks
Established in 2011 by seasoned veterans of the Israeli defense and security industries, Assac Networks develops and implements unique end-point security solutions.
The company develops, integrates and markets network-forensic and security products and solutions in the fields of mobile and landline communication – as well as cyber protection systems for ISPs, mobile carriers, governmental agencies and commercial organizations. Among its clients are law enforcement and intelligence agencies and large enterprises around the world.
Assac’s flagship product, ShieldiT, integrates two proven smartphone security solutions originally designed to meet the strict, high-level security requirements of the security and defense market, which have been adapted for the consumer and corporate user.
For further information please visit https://assacnetworks.com
About Gilat Telecom – Government Division
Gilat Telecom’s Government Division specializes in providing end-to-end strategic and tactical solutions, including communications over satellite, fiber optics, and radio infrastructure, to governments, defense, HLS, first responders, and other public sector operations around the world.
For further information, please visit: www.gilatgov.net
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Liat Heiblum – Press Relations
liat@hypetech-marketing.com
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by assac networks | May 11, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
2 May 2022, Tel-Aviv
Assac Networks – a company specializing in cyber solutions for the complete protection of mobile devices and secured communications for government agencies, defense and commercial organizations – today announced that it has been awarded contracts for the supply and installation of its unique ShieldiT system, for law enforcement agencies in three African countries, one of them is a returning customer.
Assac Networks’ flagship product, ShieldiT, is the only solution with a unified, managed anti-hacking and anti-tapping capabilities for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) smartphones, which are the most vulnerable point in an organization’s IT network today. The system has been already deployed by governmental authorities around the world, and has been proven to prevent cyberattacks.
“Winning three different projects at the same time, shortly after having won and carried out a contract for installation of the system in a GCC state, evidences Assac Networks’ expansion,” says Shimon Zigdon, CEO of Assac Networks. “We are proud that the company’s government customers, who carry national responsibility for information security, are choosing ShieldiT as an effective solution for protection against cyber attacks. Recently, the company has also raised significant investment, so we expect to further our expansion into other countries as well.”
About ShieldiT
ShieldiT comprises three elements: threat management – robust and AI-powered, with a user-friendly dashboard; anti-hacking – detection and prevention of cyberattacks, data theft and malware; and anti-tapping – point-to-point, military-grade voice and text message encryption and eavesdropping prevention. The unified ManageiT management dashboard centrally controls all ShieldiT features. The synergy of ManageiT and ShieldiT enables corporations to control and conduct incident response from the management console.
About Assac Networks
Established in 2011 by seasoned veterans of the Israeli defense and security industries, Assac Networks develops and implements unique end-point security solutions.
The company develops, integrates and markets network-forensic and security products and solutions in the fields of mobile and landline communication – as well as cyber protection systems for ISPs, mobile carriers, governmental agencies and commercial organizations. Among its clients are law enforcement and intelligence agencies and large enterprises around the world.
For further information please visit https://assacnetworks.com/, or contact:
Liat Heiblum
Press Relations
liat@hypetech-marketing.com
Mobile: +972-50-6333446
by Assac Networks | Apr 27, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Cybertech Europe, Rome is only few weeks away!
Assac Networks brings to Cybertech Europe its innovative mobile endpoint protection and communication security solution. We will present our patented and managed cyber-defense solution against advanced mobile threats, hacking and tapping.
Come to meet our VP Sales & Marketing Alex Rudnicki and learn about the world’s first app to integrate both anti-hacking protection and anti-tapping encryption in one solution.
For more details, please contact at: alexr@assacnetworks.com
See you soon at Cybertech Europe!
by Assac Networks | May 15, 2021 | News
According to a new report released by Check Point, the attack surface stemming from the increased use of mobile devices to access corporate systems has grown substantially.
“In 2020 we saw the attack surface continuously expanding, with 97% of organizations facing mobile threats that originated in multiple vectors including applications, networks, devices, and OS vulnerabilities,” says the report, which was published after polling nearly 1800 organizations. The researched found that almost every organization in the research sample experienced at least one mobile malware attack in 2020.
Mobile Device Manager (MDM) – a single point of weakness
Another vulnerability reviewed by the report is enterprises’ MDM – Mobile Device Managers. MDMs provide enterprises with central control over their mobile network, but this makes them a single security weakness point, as any malware which infiltrates them can easily spread and infect every device connected to them. And once the malware makes its way into the MDM and the entire network, it can be used by hackers to steal credentials, access corporate e-mails as well as infect the entire IT network, with all the obvious dire implications.
Flubot malware impacting Android devices with phishing attacks
Another report which further emphasizes why securing the enterprise mobile network against hacking and tapping is crucial, was also recently published, this time by Zimperium. The report describes the dangers posed by the Flubot malware, which impacts mainly Android devices by employing SMS phishing techniques to lure its victims to click a link to “track a package” from a reputable courier company.
According to the report, once the user clicks the link, the smartphone’s browser is directed to a malicious website, enabling Flubot to steal 2-factor authentication credentials, monitor other applications installed on the device, collect credit card information via a fake Google Play credit card, as well as carry out a wide variety of other malicious activities.
ShieldiT users are protected against Flubot as well as other smartphone malware, thanks to Assac Networks’ Mobile Threat Defense machine learning engine. ShieldiT also secures against man-in-the-middle mobile communication eavesdropping attacks with its military-grade encryption that makes it impossible for hackers to intercept and tap mobile conversations. Assac Networks’ ShieldiT app is the only solution on the market today which provides this type of 360° protection against both hacking & tapping.
For more information and a demo of the ShieldiT app and system solution, please contact us at info@assacnetworks.com
by Assac Networks | Apr 20, 2021 | News
A recently-published Gartner report highlights the importance for enterprises to address the cybersecurity threats stemming from smartphones and recommends that enterprises employ mobile threat defense (MTD) tools to protect their employees’ smartphones against malware which can jeopardize vital organizational data and IT infrastructure.
The report emphasizes that:
“Organizations that should plan to adopt MTD solutions sooner rather than later are:
– Those in high-security sectors.
– Those with large and fragmented Android device fleets (although we must point out that Google has recently made major improvements to the security and consistency of Android devices28,29,30).
– Those in regulated sectors such as finance and healthcare” (Gartner)
The report also provides a number of reported incidences in which smartphones were jeopardized by malicious apps:
– New Wroba Campaign Is Latest Sign of Growing Mobile Threats, Dark Reading.
– Fakespy Masquerades as Postal Service Apps Around the World, IT Security Guru.
– SourMint: Malicious Code, Ad Fraud, and Data Leak in iOS, snyk.
– Malicious Optimizers Hosted on Google Play Amassed 470,000 Downloads, Security Week.
And others.
Assac Networks’ ShieldiT app is a holistic 360° smartphone security solution that provides the most comprehensive protection against the threats listed by the Gartner report, including protection from malicious apps (“time bombs”, self-modifying apps), spear phishing attacks (malicious URLs, PDF files, etc.), network traffic redirection attacks (“man-in-the-middle” attacks), SSL stripping techniques, rogue WiFi access points, rogue base station/femtocell attacks and more. In addition to its anti-hacking technology, ShieldiT is the first and only app to also provide anti-tapping protection by utilizing MIL-STD encryption, safeguarding users from any attempt to intercept mobile communication and tap their conversations.
For more information, please contact us at: info@assacnetworks.com
by Assac Networks | Apr 12, 2021 | News
Smartphone hackers haven’t taken time off during the COVID-19 pandemic. If anything, they’ve gotten smarter. Ransomware attacks were up 485% worldwide last year. Whether it be ransomware, malware, or phishing, smartphones have increasingly become a target for cybercriminals.
According to Bitdefender’s 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report, Americans received the lion’s share of unsolicited spam emails in 2020—a whopping 38 percent of global spam. According to the recently published report, scammers are targeting Americans with spam containing phony COVID-19 stimulus payments, leveraging the economic uncertainty caused by mass layoffs in the US. They are using fear and misinformation to get access via phishing texts, emails, and the like. Android devices in particular are vulnerable to malware and malicious apps, with fake Zoom meeting links, etc.
Surprisingly, a malicious text message is all that’s needed for a hacker to covertly install malware on a smartphone and take control of any app installed on that device. People would be very surprised by how easy it is for hackers to hack their phones, install malware on them and do all sorts of damage like steal data, track keylogging of bank passwords, eavesdrop on their conversations, etc.
Smartphones hold our most precious information and valuables; and as such, they constitute an entryway, or a safe key, to bank accounts, or even virtual valuables in the form of crypto coins. That’s why it’s crucial to protect them with the most advanced technology out there, much like we protect our homes and cars with sophisticated intrusion protection and alarm systems.
Smartphones require the highest level of protection from both hacking and tapping; something that continuously scans the device, detects, in real-time, whenever malware is installed on it, and prevents hackers from gaining control of smartphones and their installed apps.
Assac Networks’ ShieldiT and its management console ManageiT, are the most effective means of mitigating any kind of cyber threat which can compromise valuable information stored on a smartphone. Contact us for more information.
