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No Such Thing as Hacker-proof

June 12, 2013

Based on a study of global cyber activity, hackers continue to be responsible for the largest number of data breaches. The general trend of vulnerabilities that allow attackers to compromise availability, confidentiality, or integrity of a computer system is upward. For 2012, there were approximately 101 new vulnerabilities each week. In 2012, the average amount of time needed to resolve a cyber attack was 24 days with an average total cost of $591,780 during this period, a 42% increase from 2011’s average cost. Perimeter defense Classic security controls like firewalls, antivirus, and intrusion detection systems to defend against noisy, opportunistic hackers.

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Hoplite Industries, Inc.

Based in Bozeman Montana Hoplite Industries, Inc. was founded in 2013 to develop beyond next-generation cloud and network security technologies. Recognizing that traditional security technologies can no longer keep pace in the current threat landscape, Hoplite set out to solve two fundamental IT security challenges that have kept network defenders at a technological disadvantage for years: Breach Detection: Delivering more reliable, in-depth threat detection methods without impacting application performance. Breach Response: Developing real-time, cloud-based methods of orchestrating security across an entire commodity network without requiring additional or specialized hardware.

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No Such Thing as Hacker-proof