California-based cyber-security expert Nozomi Networks is working with Nvidia to strengthen AI-powered cyber-security monitoring, analysis and response in workplaces.

Security professionals now have the option to deploy Nozomi sensors on Nvidia BlueField-3 DPUs. The result is an efficient, accelerated compute platform for security monitoring, offering flexibility to leverage AI for real-time threat detection and response.

“Artificial intelligence has always played a role in the security Nozomi delivers, but it’s quickly becoming a non-negotiable component of effective defences for critical infrastructure operators battling a growing number of sophisticated cyber threats,” said Nozomi Networks (www.nozominetworks.com) CPO Andrea Carcano. “Understanding this, what’s unique about our Nvidia integration is the fact that it includes the advanced data processing that organisations need for AI-powered threat detection and response, AI-assisted vulnerability and risk management, and much more. It’s the first of many advancements we look forward to collaborating on with Nvidia.”

With Nozomi Networks’ purpose-built OT and IoT network and endpoint sensors deployed on Nvidia BlueField, security officers and their teams can:

• Protect critical operations with cyber threat detection and response by leveraging AI-powered monitoring and anomaly analysis at the edge with the BlueField-3 DPUs
• Increase resilience and OT process uptime by offloading Nozomi data processing from CPUs, freeing resources for critical industrial workloads
• Strengthen the security of legacy and mission-critical systems with a security deployment option that performs analysis on BlueField, eliminating the need for network or system configuration changes

The combination of Nozomi Networks’ expertise in OT, IoT and CPS security with Nvidia’s accelerated computing capabilities creates a robust option tailored for the modern threat landscape. Security professionals and industrial operators can combine security insights from Nozomi sensors on BlueField (www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en-zz/Solutions/Data-Center/documents/datasheet-nvidia-bluefield-3-dpu.pdf) with data collected from network, wireless and endpoint sensors deployed across the environment for global visibility and security analytics available through the Nozomi platform. The integration is available now from Nozomi and its ecosystem of partners worldwide. BlueField DPUs are available from all major server makers worldwide.

“Critical infrastructure organisations are seeking advancements to secure essential operational processes in the face of escalating threats,” said Ofir Arkin from Nvidia (www.nvidia.com). “With Nvidia’s cyber-security AI platform and BlueField-accelerated computing, Nozomi’s innovations in OT and IoT security meet the unique operational characteristics of OT networks.”