Digital Defense Frontline Active Threat Sweep Integration with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Complements Threat Detection

SAN ANTONIO – December 15, 2020 – Digital Defense, Inc., a leader in vulnerability management and threat assessment solutions, today announced its membership in the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and technology integration between its Frontline Active Threat Sweep (Frontline ATS) and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The combined solution increases Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s proven security coverage and efficacy beyond other endpoint detection and response solutions, offering comprehensive endpoint protection for joint clients.

“Dwell time is one of the most common yet challenging tactics that attackers use to obfuscate threats and execute a successful breach,” said Sanjay Raja, vice president of strategy and technical marketing at Digital Defense. “Together with Microsoft, we can offer one of the most comprehensive and unobtrusive next generation endpoint protection solutions for addressing this challenge and significantly improving clients’ security operations effectiveness at early threat detection and breach prevention.”

MISA is an ecosystem of independent software vendors and managed security service providers that integrate their security products and solutions with Microsoft’s to better defend against a world of increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving threats.

Frontline ATS complements Defender for Endpoint capabilities by identifying passive or dormant attacks that leverage dwell time to evade traditional security monitoring solutions. As a result, users no longer have to wait for an indicator of compromise to determine that their systems are infected. With the combined capabilities, customers have one of the most proactive solutions for identifying compromised systems and enabling security teams to be even more proactive in preventing breaches.

Additional joint solution benefits include:

• Better visibility and early detection of passive and active threats.
• Enhanced threat detection by combining targeted active threat scanning with AI-based behavioral anomaly detection, malware signature and file analysis.
• Rooting out of small passive attack artifacts that are extremely difficult to find and planted by attackers for infecting or even re-infecting assets.
• Identification of out-of-date or disabled endpoint protections to quickly flag at-risk devices and prioritize investigation and remediation.
• Immediate clean-up of infections before patching efforts can be implemented.
• Proactive analysis of assets for indications of a malware infection before other agent-based security tools can be deployed.

“We wanted to provide a cloud-native solution to clients that could build on the detection and remediation capabilities in Defender for Endpoint. With MISA, we are part of a collaborative community providing integrated solutions that solve customers’ security program challenges and requirements,” added Raja.

“The Microsoft Intelligent Security Association has grown into a vibrant ecosystem comprised of the most reliable and trusted security software vendors across the globe. Our members, like Digital Defense, share Microsoft’s commitment to collaboration within the cybersecurity community to improve our customers’ ability to predict, detect and respond to security threats faster,” said Rani Lofstrom, senior product marketing manager, Microsoft Security.

For more information about the Digital Defense Frontline Active Threat Sweep and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint integration, visit: https://www.digitaldefense.com/partners/technology/frontline-ats-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint/ or the Microsoft AppSource: https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/web-apps/digitaldefenseinc.ddi-frontline-ats-1-defender-atp?tab=Overview.

About Digital Defense:

Serving clients across numerous industries, Digital Defense’s innovative and leading-edge technology helps organizations safeguard sensitive data and ease the burdens associated with information security. Frontline.Cloud, the original Security SaaS platform, delivers unparalleled accuracy and efficiencies through multiple systems including Frontline Vulnerability Manager (Frontline VM^™), Frontline Web Application Scanning (Frontline WAS^™), Frontline Active Threat Sweep (Frontline ATS^™) and Frontline Pen Test^™, while SecurED^®, the company’s security awareness training, promotes employees’ security-minded behavior. The Digital Defense Frontline suite of solutions, underpinned by patented technology and complemented with superior service and support, are highly-regarded by industry experts, as illustrated by the company’s designation as a 2020 Hot 150 Cybersecurity Company, 2020 Tag Cyber Distinguished Vendor, 2020 U.S. Department of Labor Platinum Medallion Award, a five-star review in SC Magazine and CRN 5-Star Partner Program rating.

Contact Digital Defense at 888-273-1412; visit www.digitaldefense.com, our blog, LinkedIn or follow @Digital_Defense on Twitter.

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ATLANT 3D Nanosystems, a revolutionary Danish deep-tech startup that created the first-ever most accurate and versatile atomic layer 3D printing technology for advanced materials development now started collaborating with Sony Europe B.V. research and development division, in order to test and evaluate the ATLANT3D™ technology for various electronic micro-components. ATLANT 3D received an investment from Sony after participating in Sony’s three-month Sony Startup Acceleration Program for early-stage startups.

Copenhagen, December 09, 2020 -- ATLANT 3D Nanosystems, a revolutionary Danish deep-tech startup that created the first-ever most accurate and versatile atomic layer 3D printing technology for advanced materials development, prototyping and manufacturing of micro and nanodevices, now started collaborating with Sony Europe B.V. research and development division, in order to test and evaluate the ATLANT3D™ technology for various electronic micro-components. Also, ATLANT 3D received an investment from Sony after participating in Sony’s three-month Sony Startup Acceleration Program for early-stage startups.

ATLANT3D™ technology disrupts the existing 60 years of inflexible, expensive, and time-consuming processes of micro and nanofabrication. ATLANT 3D Nanofabricator™ enables smart & cost-efficient electronic materials, micro and nanodevice rapid prototyping in days, instead of months or years, outside of cleanrooms for innovators, scientists and engineers in industrial companies, SMEs & Academic R&D that work with prototyping & manufacturing of microdevices.

“Our vision is to democratise access to nanotechnology on a global scale, making it easily accessible to innovators enabling the creation of a new state-of-the-art electronics we haven’t even envisioned yet. Our Nanofabricator™ will make a paradigm shift to the market of microdevices and will find its implementation in the biomedical, aerospace, IoT, mobiles, communication, and quantum computing fields on Earth and beyond. We very much look forward to our collaboration and are very excited to welcome Sony as one of our investors.” said Maksym Plakhotnyuk, CEO & Founder of ATLANT 3D Nanosystems.

ABOUT ATLANT 3D NANOSYSTEMS:
ATLANT 3D Nanosystems is a deep-tech Danish start-up that develops unique advanced technologies for on-demand atomic layer 3D printing. The company was founded in 2018 by Dr Maksym Plakhotnyuk, Ivan Kundrata, and Prof. Dr Julien Bachmann. The company's vision is to enable and inspire innovators, scientists and engineers on Earth and beyond with the first-ever material versatile atomic layer 3D printing technology. Its sophisticated solution consists of three proven technologies, atomic layer deposition, MEMS, and 3D printing, and it can rapidly accelerate material development and prototyping of micro-/nanodevices at a fraction of the current cost with previously impossible geometries. ATLANT 3D Nanosystems partnered up with more than 20 global leading research institutions and industrial companies to develop market-ready state-of-the-art atomic layer 3D printing technology and it is also funded by the EU Commission and the Innovation Fund Denmark.

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Electric and Communications Line Construction Company to Complement SQUAN’s Plans to Enhance and Scale its Geographic Reach to New England

Englewood, NJ – December 7, 2020 – SQUAN, an industry leader specializing in telecommunications design/build services for network infrastructure, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of ElecComm (ECC), an electric and communications line construction company, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, known for its commitment and emphasis on safety and quality control. The two companies have begun the process of integrating their operations and services to provide enhanced services for the electric utility and telecommunications infrastructure sectors throughout New England and New York.

ECC is one of the largest 24/7 underground and overhead high/low voltage electric and communication line construction companies in New England and provides round the clock overhead and underground emergency outage support. Being in business for nearly 20 years, the ECC team has laid and spliced thousands of miles of cable up to 35,000 volts. ECC is UWUA Local 369 company with its core focus on safety, health, and training.

“With the support, resources and operational expertise of the ECC team, SQUAN will further expand into untapped expanses providing high-performing services and execution efforts,” said Keith Pennachio, CSO and EVP of SQUAN. “As we remain focused on growth and creating long-term value, we are confident that ECC is a great strategic addition to the SQUAN family and we look forward to capitalizing on new opportunities and reaching even greater heights together.”

“The convergence of power and telecom infrastructure is inevitable. In joining SQUAN, we see a clear path for ECC to support the company’s position as a smart infrastructure services leader,” said Sean Martin, President of ElecComm. “My father, Steve Martin and I have built a solid foundation at ElecComm. The SQUAN acquisition takes our vision to a higher level, adding greater depth of resources across a broader base of clients”.

Bolstering SQUAN’s extension, ECC will aid the progress of its core infrastructure services business in New England. Together, both companies will work towards providing additional benefits for new and existing clients as they continue to strengthen their existing presence.

About SQUAN

SQUAN combines its unique and in-depth knowledge of network engineering and fiber construction to solve complex and evolving telecommunications problems around macro networks, small-cell, DAS, 5G, IoT and smart cities for wireless, wireline and enterprise customers. SQUAN is focused on the evolution of communications networks of all types and how new technologies are changing the landscape of infrastructure. SQUAN provides design/build and advisory services for backhaul, small-cells, C-RAN, fiber, Right-of-Way, technical installs and maintenance. For more information visit: http://www.squan.com, or contact SQUAN’s Head of Strategy, Keith Pennachio at kpennachio(at)squan(dot)com.

About ElecComm

ElecComm (ECC) is one of the largest 24x7 underground and overhead high/low voltage electric and communications line construction companies in New England. ECC’s storm response team is available 24x7 for both overhead and underground emergency outages bringing power back to life for customers.ECC is a reputable organization and is the TRUSTED company for both emergency and planned high voltage and communications work. In the 13 years its been in business, its team has laid and spliced thousands of miles of cable up to 35,000 volts. ECC is UWUA Local 369 company with a core focus on safety, health and training. The ECC workforce is highly skilled, and cross trained in order to perform every aspect of electric and communications work in the underground and overhead.

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Work From Home Use of Popular VPN Routers Increases Immediacy of Critical Patch 

SAN ANTONIO – December 8, 2020 – Digital Defense, Inc., a leader in vulnerability management and threat assessment solutions, today announced that its Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) uncovered a previously undisclosed vulnerability affecting D-Link VPN routers. D-Link DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500 and DSR-1000AC VPN routers running firmware version 3.14 and 3.17 are vulnerable to a remotely exploitable root command injection flaw.

These devices are commonly available on consumer websites/ecommerce sites such as Amazon, Best Buy, Office Depot and Walmart. Given the rise in work-from-home due to the pandemic, more employees may be connecting to corporate networks using one of the affected devices.

The vulnerable component of these devices is accessible without authentication. From both WAN and LAN interfaces, this vulnerability could be exploited over the Internet. Consequently, a remote, unauthenticated attacker with access to the router’s web interface could execute arbitrary commands as root, effectively gaining complete control of the router. With this access, an attacker could intercept and/or modify traffic, cause denial of service conditions and launch further attacks on other assets. D-Link routers can connect up to 15 other devices simultaneously.

“Our standard practice is to work in tandem with organizations on a coordinated disclosure effort to facilitate a prompt resolution to a vulnerability. The Digital Defense VRT reached out to D-Link who worked diligently on a patch. We will continue outreach to customers ensuring they are aware and able to take action to mitigate any potential risk introduced by the vulnerability,” states Mike Cotton, senior vice president of engineering at Digital Defense.

D-Link is a global leader in designing and developing networking and connectivity products for consumers, small businesses, medium to large-sized enterprises and service providers. Since 1986, the company has grown into an award-winning global brand with over 2,000 employees in 60 countries. D-Link’s line of VPN routers enable remote workers to connect securely to company resources.

What You Can Do

D-Link’s recent advisory provides more details about the updates that have been released, which should be applied: https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10195​. For additional information, customers should contact D-Link directly.

Digital Defense Research Methodology and Practices

The Digital Defense VRT regularly works with organizations promoting the responsible disclosure of zero-day vulnerabilities. The expertise of the VRT, when coupled with the company’s next generation hybrid cloud platform, Frontline Vulnerability Manager, enables early detection capabilities. When zero-days are discovered and internally validated, the VRT immediately contacts the affected vendor to notify the organization of the new finding(s) and assists, where possible, with the vendor’s remediation actions.

To view Digital Defense’s zero-day advisories to date, please visit: https://www.digitaldefense.com/vulnerability-research-team/vulnerability-research/.

About Digital Defense:

Serving clients across numerous industries, Digital Defense’s innovative and leading-edge technology helps organizations safeguard sensitive data and ease the burdens associated with information security. Frontline.Cloud, the original Security SaaS platform, delivers unparalleled accuracy and efficiencies through multiple systems including Frontline Vulnerability Manager (Frontline VM^™), Frontline Web Application Scanning (Frontline WAS^™), Frontline Active Threat Sweep (Frontline ATS^™) and Frontline Pen Test^™, while SecurED^®, the company’s security awareness training, promotes employees’ security-minded behavior. The Digital Defense Frontline suite of solutions, underpinned by patented technology and complemented with superior service and support, are highly-regarded by industry experts, as illustrated by the company’s designation as a 2020 Hot 150 Cybersecurity Company, 2020 Tag Cyber Distinguished Vendor, 2020 U.S. Department of Labor Platinum Medallion Award, a five-star review in SC Magazine and CRN 5-Star Partner Program rating.

Contact Digital Defense at 888-273-1412; visit www.digitaldefense.com, our blog, LinkedIn or follow @Digital_Defense on Twitter.

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