Fidelis XPS™ Vector provides enterprise customers withgreater visibility and faster speed to detect and block malware used topenetrate networks.

WALTHAM, Mass. -

General Dynamics Fidelis CybersecuritySolutions has introduced Fidelis XPS Vector, a new product in the FidelisXPS portfolio that provides comprehensive detection, analysis and prevention againstinbound malware and associated command and control traffic. Fidelis XPS Vector protects customers against both commonand targeted malware and exploits used by adversaries to penetrate networks.

 

'Wedeveloped Fidelis XPS Vector to help customers target inbound malware, a tacticthat is increasingly being used to attack enterprises,' said Tom Lyons, vicepresident of product management at General Dynamics Fidelis CybersecuritySolutions. 'In this cost-effective product, Fidelis XPS Vector provides customersthe unique ability to look at all network traffic, applications and contententering or exiting their networks, including web, e-mail, messaging and evenpreviously unknown, customized traffic.

 

'FidelisXPS Vector can analyze hundreds of inbound objects per second and can blocksessions containing malware. It identifies and extracts malicious content hidingin e-mails, instant messages, Microsoft® Office files, PDFs and various other formats that are sentthrough applications such as social networks, webmail and over all Internetprotocols including HTTP, SMTP and FTP. Once the malware is detected or blocked,security practitioners are instantly alerted with a detailed analysis report thatincludes information about the source of the malware, the decoding path,details about the protocol, encoding and compressions and execution forensicdetails.

 

Fidelis XPSVector includes an integrated management console and network sensor that startsdetecting inbound malware immediately after being installed. It requires noconfiguration or tuning, and automatically receives updates from Fidelis Insight ThreatIntelligence Feeds. As requirements and needs for visibility and detectionacross the entire threat lifecycle expand, customers can easily upgrade toother Fidelis XPS solutions to provide broad-spectrum visibility and control ofadvanced threats. And for current Fidelis XPS customers, Fidelis XPS Vector canalso be managed through the FidelisXPS CommandPost management console.

 

Aswith all Fidelis XPS advanced threat defense products, Fidelis XPS Vector is builton a patented DeepSession Inspection® platform, which enables security practitionersto discover, investigate and remediate advanced threats quicker, moreefficiently and cost-effectively with visibility and control over the entirelife cycle of the threat.

 

General Dynamics FidelisCybersecurity Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of products, servicesand expertise to combat today's sophisticated advanced threats and prevent databreaches. Our commercial enterprise and government customers around the globecan face advanced threats with confidence through use of our Network Defenseand Forensics Services, delivered by a team of security professionals withdecades of hands-on experience, and our award-winning Fidelis XPS AdvancedThreat Defense products, which provide visibility and control over the entirethreat life cycle. To learn more about General Dynamics Fidelis CybersecuritySolutions, please visit www.fidelissecurity.com.

 

General Dynamics FidelisCybersecurity Solutions is a part of General Dynamics Advanced InformationSystems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).