Internet threats and cyber-attacks – such as phishing, malware, and ransomware – are always going to be out there. Cloud security can offer protection, but did you ever stop to wonder how? These solutions combat all types of Internet threats – ranging from the DNS layer, to email, and even endpoint protection. Most of these threats make their way into the computers through the web or emails.
In regards, to ransomware and phishing, in email, ransomware utilizes phishing or spam messages to gain a position. Users only have to click links in phishing or spam email or open attachments for ransomware to download and call out to its command-and- control server. This security platform utilize the use of security architecture using defenses that span from networks to the DNS layer to email to the endpoint. It protects by intercepting DNS requests before a device can even connect to malicious sites hosting ransomware.
Windows and Mac OS X endpoint footprints impose security at both the DNS and IP layers to prevent system compromise and data exfiltration over any port or protocol. When devices are on or off the corporate network, the cloud security systems block all internet networks intended to malicious infrastructure. The cloud solution endpoint footprint simply forwards DNS requests suspect IP connections to the nearest data center in the Global Network. This makes the cloud solutions very powerful because of the virtual aspect of every connection. They redirect users to a block page and also redirect the proxy for further investigation of the threats.
Uncovering of emerging threats is also the work of the cloud solutions. The as mention having laid their foundation on the Internet’s infrastructure they create a global network. This global network allows them to keep track of global patterns as they link the malicious threats and non-malicious threats to previously found threats. This enables the solution to perform an analysis of the relationship between the threats. The global network creates a broad visibility opportunity that allows the detecting of emerging threats and curbing them. The global solutions can monitor associated DNS structure to tell of emerging threats.
Threats always increase in their sophistication and in their number. However, they never change their infrastructure hence they leave their fingerprints. These happens in the event of multiple attacks by the same attackers. These finger prints can be used to uncover attacks even those which are emerging.
