NTT offers Cyber Threat Sensor to clients as result of SolarWinds attacks

New Delhi: Technology services provider NTT said on Tuesday that it will give qualified clients a free-of-charge specialized sensor capability, which will enable enterprises and public sector agencies to make an initial determination of their risk and potential means to mitigate attacks related to the recent SolarWinds incidents.

A supply chain attack through SolarWinds which is commonly used as network management software, allowed malware to be distributed to a minimum 18,000 organizations around the world last year in December.

NTT said that in response to these supply chain attacks, it will provide companies that believe themselves to be at risk of compromise with their 30-day trial of our Specialized Sensor for SolarWinds Detection and Alerting across all platforms other than Azure, at no charge.

In this offering, the company will deploy specialized sensors in AWS and Google Cloud Platform environments for the detection of Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) specific to the SolarWinds breach. It will provide real time notification to a client’s security organization and an actionable incident report delivered automatically immediately upon detection of IOCs linked to the SolarWinds compromise.


Organizations can then contact NTT for a more in-depth review, analysis, recommendations, and remediation including a rapid incident compromise assessment.


“Threat actors have exploited disruption during the COVID-19 crisis to launch an accelerated wave of cyberattacks around the world. The SolarWinds incidents were orchestrated by sophisticated operators and exploit the broad distribution of commonly-used software packages. NTT has now moved to proactively offer clients a way to identify potential problems in their technology infrastructure and take the steps needed to close those gaps.” said Matt Gyde, President and CEO, Security Division at NTT Ltd.


“At NTT our ongoing commitment is to make the world a better place through the power of technology, as we all navigate the new normal, we have an opportunity to build a better, connected future. With innovation, the possibilities to use technology for good are endless,” he added.