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Mon 3 Aug 2020
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Attivo Networks is a US-based technology vendor in the cybersecurity space. The company focuses on threat detection and deception.
In this interview, we speak with Attivo Networks solutions engineer Vlado Vajdic about Attivo Network's new Endpoint Detection Net (EDN) Deflect feature, the company's newly-released advanced cyber threat detection tool.
In this video, Vlado talks about:
- The company's new Deflect feature, launched in July 2020
- What kinds of attacks and adversaries Deflect can protect against
- How it delays the attack progress
- How investigators can remediate attacks.
Watch the video here.
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