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CORRECTION — Mekorot and Watersight Expand Partnership with AquaRing Deployment at New Locations in Israel

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NESS ZIONA, Israel, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a release issued by Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp. under the same headline earlier today, please note that the statement by Yossi Yaacoby, VP of Engineering of Mekorot, in the fifth paragraph was corrected. All other information remains the same. The full release follows.

Mekorot, the Israeli national water company, and Watersight LTD, a joint venture company of Mekorot and Newsight Imaging Ltd. and leading provider of online water AI condition-based water monitoring solutions, today announced the planned installation of the AquaRing system at new locations in Israel, targeting additional Mekorot water monitoring stations.

Watersight’s patent-pending AquaRing is based on the game-changing spectral chips developed by Newsight, powered by Machine Learning and AI, and supported by a cloud-based dashboard. The device provides an advanced Real-Time, IoT monitoring solution that provides alerts based on water conditions. From source to tap, inlet to outlet, Watersight’s solution is fast, smart, and scalable at a market-leading price.

The AquaRing pilot program was launched in November 2022, and has since attracted some of the leading U.S and Europe water and beverage industry companies. The pilot program’s positive results have led Mekorot and Watersight to expand AquaRing installations with early product deployments at additional Mekorot remote locations in northern Israel.

Watersight’s program is targeting key strategic markets including the water utilities, beverage and water purifier industries. Globally, the water and wastewater utility sector expenditure on digital solutions is forecasted to grow 8.8% annually, from US$25.9B in 2021 to US$55.2B in 2030, according to a report from Bluefield Research. Revenue in the Beverages segment is projected to reach US$235.0B in 2023 according to Statista, which relies on beverage quality process water checks during production. Watersight recently released a new use case support of monitoring the efficiency of water purifying systems, recognizing the global water purifier market size has reached US$46.3B in 2022, with Research and Markets expecting the market to reach US$78.1B by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 9.11%.

“With the success of our pilot program with companies representing some of the largest and most innovative water technology companies in the world, we are now ready to expand into new locations,” said Yossi Yaacoby, VP of Engineering of Mekorot. “The AquaRing is an effective tool for low-cost and affordable online water monitoring solutions. By expanding early deployments, we will be able to implement additional layers of innovative water quality devices at Mekorot’s water supply system. This new implementation is another positie milestone in our innovative joint journey.”

Eli Assoolin, CEO of Watersight, added, “We continue to believe that Watersight and AquaRing represent a significant step forward in smart water quality monitoring and management, with ongoing momentum of our online water condition-based monitoring based on spectral analysis, and powered by Machine Learning and AI technology. We are confident that AquaRing expansion into additional locations will have a positive impact on the environment, as well as on the economic and social well-being of the communities we serve.”

The AquaRing pilot program is part of Mekorot’s broader efforts to implement advanced technologies in its water management systems. For more information about the AquaRing pilot program and Watersight’s online water condition-based water monitoring solutions, please visit www.watersight.ai.

About Watersight

Watersight Ltd. is a joint company of Newsight Imaging and Mekorot. Based on Newsight’s validated spectral chip technology, the AquaRing™ is Watersight’s flagship device for online condition-based monitoring (CbM). This technology allows for real-time water and liquid analysis alerts at an unbeatable price. Enhanced by ML and AI, the device enables accurate diagnosis of the water’s quality, safety, and security.

About Newsight Imaging

Newsight Imaging develops advanced CMOS image sensor chips for 3D machine vision and spectral analysis. Newsight’s depth camera sensors for machine vision serve verticals such as Mobile & Metaverse, Robotics, Industry 4.0 and Automotive Safety. The Company recently launched its innovative solid-state LiDAR reference design, the eTOF™ LiDAR, based on the NSI1000 sensor. In addition, Newsight has developed its spectral chip backed by AI technology that has multiple uses in rapid pathogen detection and in continuous, condition-based monitoring of fluid flows, including water quality. Newsight’s Virusight subsidiary’s SpectraLIT™ offers a targeted and cost-effective solution for remote healthcare, real time diagnosis, and quality inspection solutions for water and food & beverage, including COVID detection under certain circumstances in less than 20 seconds with 96% accuracy. Newsight’s Watersight subsidiary’s AquaRing provides real-time, AI-based monitoring of flow systems or processes, including installations for water quality monitoring, The Company has US and EU patents and has received multiple grants by the Israeli Innovation Authority. For more information visit www.newsight.com.

On August 30, 2022, Newsight Imaging announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to become publicly listed through a merger transaction with Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: VSAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, at which point the combined company’s common stock is expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “NSIM”.

About Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp.

Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp. (“VSAC”) is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) that has been established to focus on the acquisition of vision sensing technologies (“VST”) including hardware solutions (chips / modules / systems), related application software, artificial intelligence and other peripheral technologies that assist to integrate and/or supplement VST applications. For more information visit www.vision-sensing.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release is provided for informational purposes only and contains information with respect to a proposed business combination (the “Proposed Business Combination”) among VSAC and Newsight. No representations or warranties, express or implied are given in, or in respect of, this press release. In addition, this press release does not purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that may be required to make a full analysis of the Proposed Business Combination.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. VSAC’s and Newsight’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “might” and “continues,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, VSAC’s and Newsight’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the transactions (the “Transactions”) contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Most of these factors are outside of the control of VSAC or Newsight and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: (i) the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the Transactions, (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to a failure of the conditions to or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement; (iii) the ability of Newsight to meet Nasdaq listing standards following the Transactions and in connection with the consummation thereof; (iv) the occurrence of a material adverse change with respect to the financial position, performance, operations or prospects of Newsight or VSAC; (v) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination or risk relating to the uncertainty of any prospective financial information of Newsight; (vi) the failure of Newsight to meet projected development and production targets; (vii) the possibility that the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors, and (viii) other risks and uncertainties described herein and other reports and other public filings with the SEC by VSAC, including VSAC’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 as filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023 (the “10-K”) and VSAC’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 as filed with the SEC on May15, 2023 (the “First Quarter 10-Q”), or that Newsight has filed or intends to file with the SEC, including in the Registration Statement. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither VSAC nor Newsight presently know, or that VSAC and Newsight currently believe are immaterial, that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. To the fullest extent permitted by law in no circumstances will Newsight, VSAC or any of their respective subsidiaries, interest holders, affiliates, representatives, partners, directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit arising from the use of this press release, its contents, its omissions, reliance on the information contained within it, or on opinions communicated in relation thereto or otherwise arising in connection therewith. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing VSAC’s and Newsight’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. VSAC and Newsight undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made except as required by law or applicable regulation.

Additional Information About the Proposed Business Combination and Where to Find It

In connection with the Proposed Business Combination, Newsight has filed relevant materials with the SEC, including an Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-4, which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus of VSAC, and a prospectus for the registration of Newsight securities in connection with the Proposed Business Combination (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement has not yet been declared effective. The parties urge its investors, shareholders, and other interested persons to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and definitive proxy statement/prospectus, in each case when filed with the SEC and documents incorporated by reference therein because these documents will contain important information about VSAC, Newsight and the Proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be mailed to the shareholders of VSAC as of the record date in the future to be established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination and will contain important information about the Proposed Business Combination and related matters. Shareholders of VSAC and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, these materials (including any amendments or supplements thereto) because they will contain important information about VSAC, Newsight and the Proposed Business Combination. Shareholders and other interested persons will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant materials in connection with the Proposed Business Combination, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: VSAC Acquisition Corp., Attention: Garry Stein, telephone: +852 9858 0029. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites or links referenced in this press release in each case is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.

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Economic Shifts Ahead as AI Integrates Deeply into Work and Society, Fueling $4.4 Trillion Growth

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VANCOUVER, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —  USA News Group News Commentary – New developments in AI technology are currently changing the face of work, economies, and society as we know it, according to analysts at McKinsey & Company who are projecting generative AI (gen AI) could add $4.4 trillion annually to the global economy. Between January and March of this year alone, the world’s largest cloud-computing giants have collectively invested $40 billion mostly into data centres equipped to deal with growing AI workloads, according to The Economist. The shift is leading experts to witness how AI companies are leading a transition from Software-as-a-Service to Service-as-Software, turning the table on the very essence of SaaS, representing a $4.6 trillion opportunity. A variety of tech companies have recently advanced the integration of AI, providing swift, safe, and cost-effective solutions for businesses to adopt artificial intelligence technology this past week, including: Scope AI Corp. (CSE: SCPE) (OTCQB: SCPCF), Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI).

The article continued: Seeing the extraordinary speed of AI’s advancements and impacts, combined with surging private- and public-sector demand, is causing regulators in the USA and EU to issue legislation calling for action. Now analysts are trying to determine whether the GenAI boom is setting up to be another bubble, or a legitimate long-term investment opportunity.
SCOPE AI PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATE
Scope AI Corp. (CSE: SCPE) (OTCQB: SCPCF) (FSE: VN8) (“Scope” or the “Company”) today provided an update  on new developments of Scope’s artificial intelligence driven recognition technology called GEM (General Enterprise Machine Learning) system. Built on advanced visual recognition and neural network technology, GEM could advance industries, including Advertising and Gaming, by providing them with new insights and capabilities.
Advertising: GEM aims to enable advertising businesses to personalize ad content based on real-time user behavior analysis. By leveraging visual recognition technology, companies can create highly targeted and engaging ads, maximizing return on ad spend and driving customer engagement to new heights.
Gaming:  In the gaming industry, GEM aims to enhance user experiences by customizing gameplay and recommendations. By analyzing player behavior using neural networks, GEM provides customers and developers with invaluable insights with the intention of optimizing game design, increasing user retention, and maximizing revenue potential.
Unveiling Neural Networks: Neural networks are the foundation of GEM’s technology. These complex algorithms mimic the structure and functionality of the human brain, enabling machines to learn from vast amounts of data and make intelligent predictions and decisions. By harnessing the power of neural networks, GEM offers comprehensive capabilities in advanced pattern recognition, data analysis, and decision-making across industries.
“We’re very pleased at how seamless we were able to streamline, enhance, and strengthen our platform with the latest performance and security upgrades made to our infrastructure”, said Sean Prescott, Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Scope AI. “The next generation of our platform will set us apart in the kind and sensitivity of data we can process and store. It’s a potential game-changer for the industry.”
Scope’s GEM platform includes advanced features designed to enhance user experience and security, all while streamlining operations. Built-in customer support and user management modules allow for seamless assistance, while the native referral system fosters user engagement and growth. Along with the full admin suite for comprehensive analysis and reporting, businesses are fully empowered with unparalleled capabilities and insights.
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In other industry developments and happenings in the market this week include:
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, recently teamed up with the Georgia Institute of Technology to create a massive open dataset to advance AI solutions for carbon capture, a technology with promising potential to address global climate concerns. As per the collaboration, Georgia Tech and Meta say their massive database could potentially make it easier and faster to design and implement new direct air capture technologies.
“The open-source database enabled the team to train an AI model that is orders of magnitude faster than existing chemistry simulations,” said Georgia Tech in a press release. “The project, named OpenDAC, could accelerate climate solutions the planet desperately needs.”
Researchers at Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team were already looking for ways to harness their machine-learning prowess to address climate concerns. They ultimately landed on direct air capture as what they believed to be a promising technology, and immediately reached out to Georgia Tech. FAIR’s lead authors generated the database by running quantum chemistry computations on inputs provided by Georgia Tech’s team, using about 400 million CPU hours along the way, and surpassing several hundreds of times more computing than the average academic computing lab can do in a year.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) through its global Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud system subsidiary recently rolled out its new AI system called Q, which it has dubbed as “the most capable generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant for accelerating software development and leveraging companies’ internal data.”
As well, Amazon also recently launched its Custom Model Import for Bedrock tool, which CEO Andy Jassy called a “sneak big launch as it satisfies a customer request we’ve heard frequently and that nobody has yet met.” The tool allows customers to import custom models they’ve built in Amazon SageMaker into tits Amazon Bedrock platform. Doing so lets enterprises utilize AI investments they’ve already made, while also leveraging Bedrock’s capabilities to scale their models and applications.
“Customers are excited about this, and as more companies find they’re employing a mix of custom-built models along with leveraging existing LLMs,” said Jassey. “The prospect of these two linchpin services in SageMaker and Bedrock working well together is quite appealing.”
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), whose iPhones currently hold the Top 4 (and 5 of the Top 10) best-selling smartphone models by sales, recently reported an all-time revenue record in sales in its most recent financial results. While being seen as potentially late to the game on AI, several reports in recent weeks has suggested that Apple is not only talking to OpenAI and/or Google about powering some of its AI features, it’s also been reportedly spending “millions of dollars a day” training its own AI model, called Ajax.
Now industry experts are saying the iPhone is about to become an “AI phone”, in anticipation of Apple’s upcoming iOS 18. A key anticipated feature of iOS 18 is Apple’s own large language model (LLM), similar to the technology behind AI chatbots like ChatGPT. It’s widely speculated that this Apple-developed LLM will be integrated with Siri, enhancing the capabilities of the iPhone’s digital assistant. As indicated by Bloomberg in late April, it’s suggested that Apple’s  LLM will be entirely on-device, meaning the tech will be powered inside by the iPhone’s processor, rather than in the cloud—which may be a bit less powerful and knowledgeable, but with far quicker response times.
C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI), an Enterprise AI application software company, is actively working to enhance the petroleum industry in Houston, through a cooperative effort that allows oil and gas companies to share AI technology and applications with each other. This effort is meant to curb companies from withholding information from competitors, with the goal of collaboration instead.
“We’re building the applications that are, you know, monitoring every device on every offshore oil rig in real time so that they can see with 18 hours in advance before something fails and just shut it down,” said Tom Siebel, CEO of C3.ai. Siebel has explained that AI is at work in oil and gas, diagnosing issues and assisting with maintenance, giving the example of a giant like Shell uses AI to track their half a million valves around the world.
“They can see what’s going on,” said Siebel. “They can predict when a valve is going to be stuck open or closed before it happens, and if one of these valves gets stuck open or closed, things go real bad, real fast, right? And so, they’ve decided to make these applications available to Aramco, Eni, Chevron, Phillips.”
A recent report from Research and Markets predicted that the global AI in oil and gas market is expected to surge to an impressive $5.96 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 13.3%.
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Heimdal Welcomes Jesper Frederiksen as its new Chief Executive Officer

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Frederiksen joins Heimdal to accelerate its rapid revenue growth and enhance the delivery of its unified cybersecurity platform
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Heimdal®, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, is excited to announce the appointment of Jesper Frederiksen as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Bringing a wealth of experience from the SaaS and cloud security sectors, Frederiksen is renowned for his expertise in scaling IT technology organizations and enhancing their global presence through innovative Go-to-Market strategies.
His leadership is characterized by a relentless focus on partner and customer centricity alongside technological excellence.
Frederiksen joins Heimdal with over 25 years of experience in spearheading IT technology organizations toward exponential growth. Prior to his new role, he successfully led the EMEA operations at Lacework as General Manager, served as EMEA VP and General Manager at DocuSign and Okta, and holds ongoing roles as a non-executive board member for Keepit, Siteimprove, Signaturit and LearnUpon.
Under Frederiksen’s leadership, Heimdal aims to build on the significant growth and global expansion achieved over the past decade.
As CEO, Frederiksen will focus on accelerating the company’s rapid revenue growth, expanding its customer and partner base, and enhancing the delivery of Heimdal’s unified cybersecurity platform.
Heimdal offers partners substantial cost efficiencies through consolidation and automation, while enriching their service offerings with advanced SOC services. Furthermore, it supports end customers in significantly elevating their security postures through the widest attack surface coverage.
Jesper Frederiksen expressed his enthusiasm about his new role, stating:
“As the digital landscape evolves and automation becomes increasingly integral, the need for robust cybersecurity measures has never been greater. I am thrilled to join Heimdal at this pivotal moment. My commitment is to ensure that we meet and exceed the cybersecurity needs of our customers by safeguarding their operational integrity with cutting-edge solutions, and to enable our partners to enrich their offerings and maximize growth potential. All the while, we will continue to make Heimdal a great place to work.”
Morten Kjaersgaard, the founder of Heimdal who has driven the company’s transformative journey over the last decade, will pass the leadership torch to Jesper Frederiksen and assume the role of Chairman.
With this transition, Kjaersgaard will shift his focus to strategic partnerships and brand evangelism. Leveraging his unique understanding of Heimdal’s customers and partners, he will collaborate closely with Frederiksen to elevate the organization to the next level of growth.
“Jesper Frederiksen is the leader Heimdal needs to propel the legacy that has been built so far and to take our unique platform to the next phase of growth.” said Kjaersgaard. “With Jesper at the helm, I am confident that our thought leadership, innovative culture and global growth momentum will continue to strengthen in his capable hands. Meanwhile, I will dedicate my efforts to helping land new business and ensuring that our product strategy and offerings continue to outpace the market.”
With these changes, Heimdal is poised to continue its trajectory of growth and innovation in the cybersecurity industry. The company looks forward to achieving new milestones under Jesper Frederiksen’s leadership while benefitting from Morten Kjaersgaard’s continued support and guidance.
About Heimdal
Heimdal is an industry-leading unified and AI-powered cybersecurity solutions provider established in Copenhagen in 2014. With an integrated approach to cybersecurity, Heimdal has dramatically boosted operational efficiency and security effectiveness for over 15k+ customers globally. Heimdal empowers CISOs, Security Teams, and IT admins to enhance their SecOps, reduce alert fatigue, and be proactive using one seamless XDR security platform.
Our award-winning line-up of 12 fully integrated cybersecurity solutions span the entire IT estate, allowing organizations to be proactive, whether remote or onsite. That’s why Heimdal’s XDR platform and managed services offer solutions for every attack surface, whether at the Endpoint or Network, in Vulnerability Management, Privileged Access, implementing Zero Trust, thwarting Ransomware, preventing Business Email Compromises, and much more.
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Secureworks Brings AI-Powered Threat Prevention and Detection To The Network With Taegis NDR

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New solution empowers organizations to integrate their network with all security controls to mitigate risk
ATLANTA, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX), a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced the release of Secureworks Taegis™ NDR, to stop nefarious threat actors from traversing the network. The dominance of cloud applications and remote working has created an explosion in network traffic, up over 20% from 2023 to 20241. Adversaries are taking advantage of these increased volumes to lurk unseen and slip past defenses. Taegis NDR leverages AI to uncover hidden threats, integrating threat prevention, detection and response to halt malicious activity on the network.

Secureworks data, as measured across the company’s global customer base, shows that Taegis NDR can block 99% of malicious activity identified on the network. With threat actors obfuscating their behavior, legacy network controls such as IDPs and firewalls are no longer able to keep pace or offer sufficient protection against evolving adversarial tactics. Organizations need a multi-layered cybersecurity strategy. Taegis NDR provides a complete picture of all internal traffic moving between endpoints as well as traffic entering and exiting the network at the edge. This visibility is crucial to identifying the presence of threat actors and how they are moving within the network. When integrated with the Taegis XDR platform, NDR correlates telemetry across different threat vectors to detect adversarial behavior that would otherwise be analyzed in silos and potentially missed.  
“Taegis NDR empowers us to proactively mitigate cyber risks to our business,” said Steve Hey, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, Infrastructure, and Operations, National 9/11 Memorial & Museum. “It adds an extra layer of intelligence that fortifies our cyber defenses. When Taegis NDR sends us an alert, I know there’s an issue so I can quickly assign my resources to tackle it and protect our business.”
Managed centrally in the Taegis Platform, Taegis NDR is updated continuously with curated countermeasures based on global real-world threat intelligence to protect customer networks from the latest attack vectors. Its AI engine analyzes network traffic for anomalous application and port usage, identifying potential internal and external threats before they can cause harm, such as data exfiltration or ransomware attacks. Automated response actions fuel faster and more accurate response times. Lastly, customers don’t have the burden of managing endless rules and signatures, saving them time and resources that can be deployed elsewhere.
“Network connected devices represent an opportunity for cyber criminals, as few organizations have the central governance, and strong policies, to ensure 100% up-to-date coverage at the endpoint. Threat actors continue to develop stealthy and evasive techniques to enter networks, that if not detected, inflict serious operational and financial damage on an organization,” said Kyle Falkenhagen, Chief Product Officer, Secureworks. “Companies need a layered cybersecurity defense, but many lack the resources and expertise to execute on this strategy. Taegis NDR solves this challenge, optimally delivering reliable network protection. By integrating into the Taegis platform, we can provide partners and customers with a more streamlined and cost-effective, yet holistic, solution for reducing their cyber risk.”
Generally available today, and fully integrated with the Taegis platform, key features of Taegis NDR include:
The flexibility to inspect all network traffic and choose to block immediately or be alerted to malicious traffic.The ability to continuously analyze network telemetry with deep packet inspection (DPI), without impacting network performance.24/7 protection leveraging global real-world threat intelligence and expertly tuned countermeasures from Secureworks Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU™).Anomalous application and port usage detection powered by AI engine.Full device management, eliminating the burden on in-house teams as it includes all updates, patches, as well as hardware and software refreshes.Detailed change reporting reflecting daily management of countermeasures applied to secure the network helps organizations comply with audit requirements.A daily audit of NDR detections and emergency detection updates for urgent situations.The capability to be deployed both physically and virtually based on customer needs and budget.About Secureworks
Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a global cybersecurity leader that secures human progress with Secureworks® Taegis™, a SaaS-based, open XDR platform built on 20+ years of real-world detection data, security operations expertise, and threat intelligence and research. Taegis is embedded in the security operations of thousands of organizations around the world who use its advanced, AI-driven capabilities to detect advanced threats, streamline and collaborate on investigations, and automate the right actions.
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