WASHINGTON– CounterCraft, a vendor of network cybersecurity solutions, stated it won an agreement that provides the Government and also the whole federal government accessibility to the firm’s “high-interaction deceptiveness technology” for energetic cyber protection.
The sole-source agreement granted by the united state General Solutions Management deserves as long as $26 million, the San Sebastian, Spain-based firm stated in a declaration. It’s the conclusion of a three-year initiative beginning with tests with the Protection Advancement Device, where CounterCraft took on 20 various other cybersecurity companies, it stated.
CounterCraft’s dispersed Deceptiveness System produces automated “electronic breadcrumbs” to lure cyberpunks right into believing they are passing through local area network. The technology strategy permits federal government companies to obtain details on assailants’ and also goals while misdirecting them, in actual time.
” Allowing industrial services and also progressing public-private collaborations is a solid relocation by GSA and also various other forward-thinking government companies to remain in advance of dangers from nation-state foes,” states CounterCraft’s COO Amyn Gilani. “We are dedicated to sustaining our warfighters with ingenious services for protection cyber procedures and also ultramodern cyber efforts.”
Previously, today, the Cybersecurity and also Framework Safety Company stated cyberpunks penetrated an unrevealed protection commercial base company and also preserved “consistent, lasting” accessibility to its network while making off with delicate information.
The unknown trespassers made use of an open-source device set called Impacket to acquire a grip in the company’s systems, according to a federal government notice. They after that made use of a customized exfiltration device called CovalentStealer to steal documents.
Established In 2015, CounterCraft exists in London, New York City and also Madrid, with R&D in San Sebastian. The firm just recently elevated added financing from equity capital companies consisting of cybersecurity-specific funds Adara Ventures, eCAPITAL, In-Q-Tel and also Development Equity, bringing the complete financial investment to day to $10 million.
Participants of CounterCraft’s expanding united state assistance group has actually held placements at the NSA, CIA, FBI, DHS, United State Flying Force, United State Military and also much more, bringing years of government experience.
