GTT Launches GTT Defense Halo, an AI-Native Network Defense Platform

GTT Defense Halo is redefining network security for enterprises with converging network, cloud and security operations by remediating vulnerabilities before attackers find them and resolving network anomalies into confirmed threats at network speed.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GTT Communications Inc., a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, today announced the launch of GTT Defense Halo, an AI-native network defense platform built for a threat landscape that no longer moves at human speed. The patent-pending solution is built on GTT’s AI factory and deployed as a dedicated instance for each customer.

GTT Defense Halo changes the paradigm of network defense in three fundamental ways:

• First, it proactively identifies vulnerabilities and policy gaps across the customer's estate and provides AI-generated remediation plans in real time before attackers can discover them.
• Second, it identifies behavioral anomalies specific to a customer’s network and determines in real time whether they are genuine security threats. Genuine security threats can then be remediated at network speed.
• Third, it generates a stateful, real-time model of a customer’s network, visualizing every host-to-host connection and communication, enabling real-time threat hunting and vulnerability exposure assessment.

Proactively detecting and responding to vulnerabilities and security threats at network speed is now a foundational requirement for cybersecurity in the AI era. This reality was clearly communicated in an open letter published in late August that has been signed by more than 100 technology, cybersecurity and financial services companies, warning that AI-enabled cyberattacks will become far more widespread and sophisticated and that defenders have a narrow window to prepare.

"Every security leader I speak with is fighting the same battle against the clock. AI-powered cyber threats complicate and intensify that battle," said Fletcher Keister, Chief Product and Technology Officer, GTT. "Time is the enemy because time equals risk. The longer a vulnerability remains undetected in an enterprise network, the greater the risk of breach and exploitation. We built GTT Defense Halo to combat this risk and help our customers understand and act quickly on previously undetected vulnerabilities in their network.”

GTT Defense Halo is powered by GTT’s AI factory, which is embedded in its global Tier 1 backbone and hosted in the United States, United Kingdom and European Union, to support enterprise scale and sovereignty requirements.

"Most existing security products analyze traffic after it has been collected and normalized, which builds latency, cost and blind spots into the architecture,” said Amy DeCarlo, Principal Analyst, Security and Data Center Services, GlobalData. “Integrating GTT Defense Halo into your security architecture eliminates these blind spots. GTT is doing something architecturally different by placing AI inference inside the network and AI factories it owns, which marks a significant step in GTT's evolution as a security provider. Combined with customer-isolated models and in-region data residency, GTT Defense Halo gives enterprises a defense platform that endpoint-centric and log-centric platforms are not positioned to match.”

GTT Defense Halo is available now, with select customers already using the platform.

Additional information is available here: GTT Defense Halo.

About GTT

GTT is a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, simply and securely connecting people and machines to data and applications — anywhere in the world. We serve thousands of organizations, bringing together the right people, partners and technology to reduce the burden on IT teams and solve the most pressing networking and security challenges. Built on our top-ranked ranked global Tier 1 network, GTT Envision is a single global technology platform to connect, orchestrate, virtualize and automate enterprise networks, enabling customers with consumable solutions to achieve business missions and meet ongoing demand when, where and how needed. Our portfolio includes SASE, SD-WAN, security, internet, voice and other connectivity options, complemented by a suite of professional services and exceptional sales and support teams in local markets around the globe. We partner with our customers to deliver Greater Technology Together. For more information, visit www.gtt.net.

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