Critical Infrastructure Protection

The Internet has changed the way we do everything. It has irreversibly altered how transactions are conducted, how services are delivered and, unfortunately, how terrorists and other criminals can wreak havoc on society. Banks, power plants, transportation systems, telecommunications networks, weather systems and many other examples of critical infrastructure are protected to a greater or lesser extent against physical threats like car bombs or natural disasters. Yet from these tenuous connection points our most precious resources are connected to public information networks – where potentially the most heinous threats of all reside.

Such attacks are not merely hypothetical; they have already occurred and can happen at any time. Identities and information resources are vulnerable to tampering and disruption by cyber criminals. Denial-of-service and Botnet attacks can shut down communications systems, financial trading platforms and energy generation and delivery. To date, it has been difficult to predict and prevent such incidents, identify and capture the perpetrators, and take corrective measures quickly to minimize the impact and damage of the attack.

Lookingglass ScoutVision provides an unprecedented view of all critical infrastructure connections as data traverses the vast framework of the Internet. Those charged with protecting the integrity of financial institutions, telecommunications, energy and other forms of critical infrastructure, need the ability to root out emerging threats and sharply reduce the risks and consequences of both network-based attacks and damage due to natural disaster.

ScoutVision brings transparency to the emboldening anonymity of organized crime and cyber-terror, revealing suspicious, anomalous behavior and providing the precise data and early warning needed to thwart attacks on our nation’s critical infrastructure and financial resources before they happen. In addition to malicious cyber activities, ScoutVision enables organizations to closely monitor critical infrastructure and quickly react in the event of natural disasters, extreme weather events, power outages and connection anomalies.