Kaspersky has acquired Brain4Net to build its network security strategy, as well as a secure access service edge (SASE) and extended detection and response (XDR) offering.
Brain4Net develops solutions and services to help enterprises and service providers adapt modern technologies, such as Software-Defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), with existing network infrastructure.
By acquiring Brain4Net, Kaspersky aims to bring a completely new SASE offering to the market as a unified platform which will combine Kaspersky’s security solutions and technologies with Brain4Net’s network orchestration and control capabilities. Due to this strategic move, Kaspersky will be able to offer its enterprise customers both security and connectivity services.
Kaspersky chief business development officer Andrey Efremov said they are excited to join forces with Brain4Net’s talented team who have already built mature world-class technologies and services for network orchestration and control.
“I’m confident that their knowledge and experience, combined with Kaspersky’s most awarded security technologies and recognized threat expertise will blend perfectly with our vision for corporate security, while new offerings will help security officers speed up threat detection, investigation and remediation, reducing mean time to response,” he said.
Kaspersky’s future SASE offering will eventually include a cloud access security broker (CASB), cloud secure web gateway (CSWG), cloud workload protection platform (CWPP), cloud security posture management (CSPM), zero-trust network access (ZTNA), and other services.
The acquisition will also allow Kaspersky to evolve its existing solutions into full-scale XDR with ability to collect telemetry from network traffic, stop an attack anywhere across the edge and the network, and simplify orchestration and management due to a single point of control through SASE.
The new XDR offering based on a cloud-native endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution will provide visibility and advanced functionality for Al-based detection and auto response logic across all endpoints and the network. In particular, it will focus on automated incident response scenarios.
Brain4Net CEO and co-founder Max Kaminskiy said, “The spread of SD-WAN technology needs a strong business scenario, that is why we are partnering with Kaspersky XDR. Brain4Net’s choice of technologies confirms the high level of the company’s products and competencies. Together we will continue to make the world a safer and more comfortable place.”
