Armorize Identifies Attacks in Real Time

Armorize Technologies announced today version 3.0 of its HackAlert cloud computing service, along with an expansion into the U.S. market, that identifies what types of security attacks are taking place in real time.

According to Armorize Technologies CEO Caleb Sima, the HackAlert cloud computing security service provides real-time identification of zero-day malware to enable IT organizations to take corrective action as soon as possible. That capability is provided via a service that runs instances of a customer’s application on virtual machines that act as a “honeypot” for malware. HackAlert can then identify those attacks and assign them a signature that makes it easier to implement security policies to defend against those specific types of attacks.

With the growth rate in the types of attacks being launched, Sima said scanning tools don’t provide much security value because they can only defend against known threats. HackAlert is designed to give IT organizations the tools they need to be proactive about application security without having to make massive investments in capital equipment, he said.

Version 3.0 of the service, which has been widely available in Asia, adds the ability to identify so-called “drive by” download attacks and adds a new feature designed to protect sites from being mistakenly identified as a malware-infected site by Google. In addition, the new release adds an application programming interface (API) and expanded malware detection capabilities such as modern malware evasion schemes.

Available June 1, pricing is based on the number of URLs monitored and the frequency of scans required.