• Innovative solution to prevent professional cyber attacks
• Joint expertise in network communication and security for complex environments

25  November  2009

EADS Defence and Security (DS) announces the launch of a pioneering new solution for the supervision of information system security. The solution, named ‘Security Cockpit’ is a groundbreaking solution for implementing network security responses in complex environments, which depend on multiple data sources and human inputs.

This solution has been developed by EADS Defence&Security (DS), based on state-of–the art technologies and partly relies on the EBE (Erudine behaviour Engine). Security Cockpit combines DS’ expertise in network communications and security with Erudine’s proprietary behaviour capture and evolution technology.

Security Cockpit is an innovative concept that includes off-the-shelf tools and bespoke applications, and is highly customisable. It addresses the vulnerability of IP technologies and the growth in ‘professional’ cyber attacks, significantly improving the ability to respond to threats and attacks.

EBE was integrated by DS as a discriminating technology enabling Security Cockpit to fulfil reaction capabilities of the cockpit. The solution reduces the treatment time of security incidents and for capturing the expertise of responses. Developed as a legacy evolution tool, EBE ensures that the Security Cockpit remains agile.

DS technology leans on several internal programs developed by EADS’ engineers as events correlation, calculation of metrics and reaction process, based on a specific architecture. The technology allows DS to centralise information, allowing the various people involved to be alerted and to react to complex attacks through a central console.

Management of security at the system level is studied and developed by DS teams through feedback from customer projects, internal R&D projects and collaborative European research projects.

DS adapts the solution to the organisation’s existing capabilities and engages with the customer following deployment, carrying out training of managers, employees and helping engineering in the configuration program. Through this innovative concept, DS secures its customers with assistance, supervision and analysis against cyber criminality and also supports the operation program all during its exploitation.

Thanks to EBE and to modules developed by EADS, Security Cockpit can constantly evolve as required by the user, irrespective of system complexity. It brings particular significance to national governments where the struggle to secure the growing volume of real-time sensitive communications in an ever more complex environment presents an impossible challenge for traditional IT.

Denis Gardin, Head of EADS Cyber Security Customer Solution Center said: “Modern communications involves more policies, hardware, applications and risks than ever before. Security Cockpit is a groundbreaking solution, which can deal with complexity without compromising security or agility.”

Martin Rice, CEO of Erudine, added: “In environments where threats are constantly evolving and unforeseen risks can become mission-threatening, the challenge was to deliver rapid, low-risk system evolution. EBE is uniquely able to capture new behaviour added to the system by users, preventing any system becoming legacy and enabling more comprehensive knowledge capture of decisions taken in real-life scenarios.”
EADS Defence & Security (DS) is a systems solutions provider for armed forces and civil security worldwide. Its portfolio ranges from sensors and secure networks through missiles to aircraft and UAVs as well as global security, service and support solutions. In 2008, DS – with around 23,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.7 billion. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2008, EADS generated revenues of € 43.3 billion and employed a workforce of about 118,000.

Source: EADS