DarkBox LAN Monitoring System
DarkBox® LAN Network Monitoring System

DarkBox® is a LAN monitoring device that monitors and helps prevent next-generation cyber-attacks and protects against malware and intrusions in a completely different way to what antivirus and firewalls do

Based on traffic and packet analysis, it alerts via e-mail abnormal behaviour or excessive traffic of devices connected to the corporate network.
DarkBox® fulfils the new GDPR obligations by increasing the level of Cyber Security of the corporate LAN.
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Questions and answers about DarkBox®

What is DarkBox® and how it works

DarkBox® is a network device that uses traffic monitoring and packet analysis to help detect potential risks or cyber threats.
DarkBox® acts differently from the protections offered by antivirus or firewalls, which protect the individual endpoint or the network perimeter.

The rise of Cyber Crime in Italy

Cyber Crime in Italy is increasing exponentially. The CLUSIT (Italian Association for Information Security) in its 2019 report records a 57% increase compared to 2018. More than 60% of attacks on corporate networks cause damage in excess of €80.000 (source: Cisco).

When firewalls and antivirus are not enough

In a scenario of exponential growth of Cyber Risk, a new approach to security is needed, with tools that go beyond the limits of firewalls and antivirus. DarkBox® is the solution, because it does not just protect the individual PC or the network perimeter, but monitors the entire network through packet monitoring.

The protection of DarkBox®

Connected to the corporate network, DarkBox® is a device that, by monitoring network traffic, helps detect potential risks or next-generation cyber threats. Thanks to packet analysis, DarkBox® identifies traffic considered abnormal, because it is excessive, or based on non-standard protocols, or routed to remote IPs considered dangerous.

How it works

Easy to install (just connect it to the main switch), DarkBox® constantly monitors the network, blocking certain packets or reporting dangers via e-mail. And if the corporate network falls victim to a cyber-attack, DarkBox® helps to understand the causes and is useful for faster recovery.

DarkBox® and GDPR

As stipulated in the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the Data Controller must put in place security measures, including IT, appropriate to the level of risk. With Cyber Risk constantly on the rise, DarkBox® helps companies to increase the protection of their network and the data passing through it.

DarkBox® and Privacy

DarkBox® respects users’ Privacy because it does not check the content of traffic, but only analyses the “type” of traffic, looking for anomalies in flows or destinations. No content is scanned or read, and alerts only concern devices connected to the network.

Questions and Answers

DarkBox® is a next-generation system that decreases risks from cyber attacks by acting in a different way from “traditional” protections such as firewalls and antivirus. Our device, connected to the main switch, monitors traffic for abnormal behaviour that is blocked or reported via e-mail.

Thanks to packet analysis, DarkBox® is able to detect excessive, abnormal traffic or traffic directed to IP addresses considered dangerous, promptly signalling potentially risky events via e-mail.
In addition to the protection offered in real time, DarkBox® is also useful in the event of a response to a cyber incident, as it helps to understand the causes of the attack. It is also a GDPR-compliant device, due to the additional level of security offered.

Article 32 of the GDPR (Security of Processing) requires the company to adopt a level of security appropriate to the risk. DarkBox® enhances the level of security of the computer network where the data transits, because it constantly monitors the traffic for anomalous and dangerous behaviour.

According to the GDPR, the overall security of the IT infrastructure consists of all the technical and organisational measures governing access to resources. Is your company really risk-free?

No, traffic monitoring and packet analysis systems are already widespread, but are normally installed, due to complexity and cost, in large networks. DarkBox® is a low-budget device that can bring the advantages of technologically advanced protection to smaller networks.

Absolutely, because it is the type of traffic that is controlled, not its content. DarkBox® does not monitor what the user does, as a packet sniffer might do. DarkBox® monitors and reports anomalies in incoming and outgoing traffic, respecting users’ Privacy.

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