Spirent Strengthened the Network Security for Interop Tokyo 2017
June 08 2017 - 11:15AM
Business Wire
Spirent’s New Automated Scanning Service
Exposed Vulnerabilities and Bolstered Security for the Event’s
140,000 Attendees, Exhibitors, Suppliers and Staff
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT) today announced it has
strengthened the network security of Interop Tokyo, a leading
global technology event that kicked off this week at the Makuhari
Messe convention center. At Interop’s request, Spirent provided a
managed scan of the event network through Spirent’s SecurityLabs
service, successfully detecting potentially serious issues. After
these issues were remediated, Spirent performed a further test of
the network before the event’s opening, in time for the 140,000
attendees, exhibitors and staff to log on with assurance.
“As a result of the outstanding security assessment performed by
Spirent/Toyo, overlooked vulnerabilities were found on more than
600 products and operating systems,” said Takashi Tomine, ShowNet
NOC Generalist. “The remediation recommendations in the assessment
report helped us take the required measures quickly, which enabled
us to have a more secure network in place in a timely manner for
both the show exhibitors and visitors.”
As part of the unauthenticated managed scan, SecurityLabs
performed numerous tests on the exposed hosts and services using
both automated and manual techniques. Industry-leading proprietary
software was used for fingerprinting the network to find issues
that could potentially lead to hacks. Had Interop not requested the
scan of the event’s communications backbone, despite its best
efforts at security, hackers could have used remote code execution
to access the devices of registrants, exhibitors and staff, steal
personal information, crash the system entirely and do other
damage.
“It means a lot to us that Interop Tokyo chose Spirent
SecurityLabs to boost the network security of such a high-profile,
globally respected event,” said Sameer Dixit, senior director of
security consulting at Spirent. “The SecurityLabs automated
scanning service is an on-demand system for hunting down possible
exploits such as unsupported operating systems, missing patches,
outdated software, misconfigured hosts, common web application
vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, and more. It’s the best
service out there to detect vulnerabilities for a network perceived
to be secure.”
It’s not the first time Interop has sought out Spirent’s support
in improving cyber-security for the event. Last year, Interop
worked with SecurityLabs for a smaller-scale test—a scan of the
event’s web properties.
About Spirent Communications
Spirent Communications is a leader in assessment, validation and
monitoring solutions that test and verify the performance and
security of enterprise network and application infrastructures in a
broad range of environments, including enterprise, IoT, automotive,
mobility and critical infrastructures. Global 2000 customers in
government, industry, healthcare, and financial services employ
Spirent Security products and services to ensure an unsurpassed
service experience while meeting business objectives of reducing
churn, increasing revenue and strengthening market share. For
more information about Spirent Security solutions and services,
visit www.spirent.com/security.
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