Huntress Announces Managed Antivirus, Host Isolation Beta and 24/7 Threat Hunting
Summary
Huntress announced managed Microsoft Defender Antivirus, beta host isolation that blocks network activity on affected hosts, and 24/7 threat-hunting coverage beginning in October across the US, Canada, UK and Australia.
Key points
- Managed Antivirus provides centralized visibility and management of Microsoft Defender health, status, signature updates, exclusions and remediation actions.
- Huntress says its ThreatOps team will assist with incident analysis and remediation for the managed antivirus service.
- The Host Isolation public beta allows hosts to be isolated manually or automatically after a ThreatOps incident report, blocking incoming and outgoing network activity except connectivity with Huntress.
- ThreatOps is to provide assisted remediation for isolated hosts before they return to the organization's network.
- Huntress said 24/7 threat hunting would begin in October, with coverage spanning the US, Canada, the UK and Australia.
- The company also announced more than 30 new hires, including additions to its Product, Engineering and ThreatOps teams.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Huntress announced platform enhancements, including Managed Antivirus, Host Isolation in public beta, and 24/7 threat hunting.
- Impact
- The features provide centralized management of Microsoft Defender Antivirus, allow hosts to be isolated to block incoming and outgoing network activity after a threat incident, and expand threat-hunting coverage. The article reports no specific cyber incident or victim impact.
Vendors
Products
Host IsolationHost Isolation (Beta)Huntress security platformLearn about Host Isolation, a new feature that's just been added to The Huntress Security Platform.Managed Antivirusconsistently ranked as one of the top antivirus protections), we now offer a rigorously beta-tested Managed Antivirus.Microsoft Defender AntivirusYou’re already using antivirus software, but are you maximizing its full potential? Using Microsoft Defender Antivirus, which is built-in to each Windows OS (and consistently ranked as one of the top antivirusThreatOpslast quarter of the year full steam ahead with 30+ new team members and our most robust features and ThreatOps support to date! But there’s a lot more to the story than just headlines. Here’s a rundown of the new
Countries
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