GCN LAB REVIEW Device spots, stops advanced malware before it
can cripple a network FireEye's virtual machines profile an
attack and then disrupt it before it strikes A lot of
protections are built into most federal and corporate networks
these days. Between firewalls, intrusion prevention systems,
port monitoring and even desktop antivirus, you would think
security is pretty air tight. Yet major breaches such as the
recent hack of the Sony PlayStation Network and other high-
profile attacks show bad guys can still find ways to get through
sophisticated defenses, especially if they are patient and
target attacks specifically at an agency or group. The FireEye
malware protection system, the GCN product of the month for
June, has an unusual approach to these exploits. It uses a
unique system of virtual machines that lets malware do whatever
it wants, and then shuts it down on the real network. As such,
no signatures are needed and even new attacks are caught before
any significant damage occurs. Advanced persist