Webroot and Lynx Partner to Protect Connected IoT Devices from Targeted Attacks
BrightCloud® Threat Intelligence and LynxSecure Virtualization Platform Integration Delivers Advanced Threat Detection and Protection in Real Time BROOMFIELD, CO and BOSTON – Sept. 22, 2015 – Webroot, the market leader in intelligent cybersecurity for endpoints and collective threat intelligence, and Lynx Software Technologies, Inc., a world leader in the embedded safety and security software market, today announced a strategic partnership. The companies are combining unique security technologies which enable developers to build advanced threat detection and protection into Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices. The Webroot® IoT Security Toolkit enables IoT and IIoT system integrators and solution designers to integrate real-time threat intelligence services and intelligent cybersecurity device agents to protect critical systems against modern threats. The LynxSecure Hypervisor from Lynx Software Technologies is a secure virtualization solution that is based on separation kernel technology, originally designed to separate and protect military networks at different classification levels. Combining these technologies involves embedding components of the Webroot IoT Security Toolkit inside the LynxSecure Hypervisor secure virtual space. This allows for detection, identification and containment of threats without the [...]