AWS Launches Mithra To Detect Malicious Domains Across Systems>
Tech Crunch – Ron Miller
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Mithra, an AI-based tool that detects malicious domains across systems using its global cloud infrastructure
Mithra is part of Amazon’s innovative cybersecurity framework, which combines the latest technologies and traditional security measures to protect against advanced cyber threats
Key points:
1) Mithra is a massive neural network graph model with 3.5 billion nodes that handles trillions of DNS requests per day, identifying an average of 182,000 new malicious domains each day.
2) The high-definition threat intel from Mithra is integrated into Amazon GuardDuty and other services, automatically protecting millions of customers’ AWS accounts against next-gen cyber threats.
3) Mithra can be used to block malicious domains, receive threat alerts, reduce false positives, and provide additional context for AWS security analysts during investigations.
4) AWS actively uses its wealth of threat intelligence to proactively protect both customers and non-customer organizations by alerting affected parties to potential compromises, vulnerabilities, and misconfigured systems.
5) AWS encourages a collaborative security ecosystem that enables informed entities to share indicators of compromise (IOCs) and attack vectors, enhancing its threat intelligence capabilities
By leveraging Mithra and its extensive threat intelligence, AWS aims to help companies prevent attacks rather than simply reacting to events, strengthening the overall cybersecurity posture of its customers and the broader online community.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/05/aws-launches-mithra-to-identify-and-mitigate-malicious-domains