Organizations of all sizes are suffering from sophisticated attacks that shirk traditional signature-based defenses, leading to the loss of particular information, multiple dollars, and permanent reputation damage. WatchGuard APT Blocker puts a stop to those fast-paced and protracted threats by using a next-generation cloud sandbox that simulates physical hardware, exposing malware designed to evade traditional network security defenses.
Provides advanced protection against ransomware, zero-day threats, and evolving malware
Thoroughly analyzes a good range of executables and documents, including office file types
Seamless integration with WatchGuard Dimension for complete visibility
Deploy in seconds as a part of an integrated security solution
Delivers Instant threat response with automated alerts
Average analysis time of less than two minutes
As threats continue to evolve and come more complex, there’s not one technology that will give complete threat protection on its own. That’s why at WatchGuard, we take a layered approach to network security, continually staying before the evolving threat landscape with a collection of important security services. Signature-based defenses are still critical as the first line of defense, eliminating known threats at the gateway. * still, you continue to need last-mile protection against unknown attacks that make it past the first layers of security. That’s where APT Blocker comes in, giving you the next level in advanced malware detection and prevention.
WatchGuard APT Blocker focuses on behavioral analysis to work out if a file is malicious, identifying and submitting suspicious files to a cloud-based sandbox where the code is emulated, executed, and analyzed to work out its threat potential. If the suspected file is found to be malicious, APT Blocker quickly takes action to confirm your network and digital assets stay secure.
Modern malware, including advanced persistent threats, ransomware, and zero-day attacks, are designed to acknowledge and evade traditional defenses. APT Blocker’s full system emulation – which simulates physical hardware including CPU and memory – provides the most comprehensive level of protection against advanced malware.
WatchGuard APT Blocker not only provides comprehensive protection against advanced malware, it does with an easy and intuitive interface. From the management console, you’ll access easy-to-use controls that enable you to allow, drop, block, or quarantine by severity level, also as set customized notifications for when APT Blocker detects a threat.
Gain complete visibility into the advanced threats attempting to attack your network, including the protocols used, threat IDs, sender source, and also the specific kinds of malicious activities that might have happened if APT Blocker didn’t take action.
WatchGuard APT Blocker works in tandem with WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus for the final word solution in detecting and preventing advanced malware. If the file passes the Gateway AntiVirus* scan, a hash of the file is shipped to the APT Blocker cloud sandbox to work out if it’s a known threat. If the hash of the file isn’t recognized, APT Blocker prompts the Firebox to send the complete file, which is executed in an environment that simulates physical hardware for comprehensive threat analysis. Administrators are then alerted if the file is suspicious with a threat rating.
*APT Blocker requires a WatchGuard Gateway AntiVirus subscription