ArcSight Protects Swisscom Mobile Customers and Network from Viruses and Malware

(22/11/2006)

ArcSight, Inc. has announced that Swisscom Mobile, the leading mobile communications provider in Switzerland, has deployed ArcSight ESM to correlate and identify patterns within their wireless access infrastructure for the purposes of malware and virus detection.

Chosen as part of Swisscom Mobile's programme to provide monitoring and filters for mobile malware countermeasures, this solution is based on ArcSight's capabilities in identifying varying usage and data patterns.

"Mobile malware is becoming one of the largest single risks to mobile handsets, but our deployment of ArcSight ESM allows us to protect our customers and network," said Marcel Zumbühl, Head of Security, Swisscom Mobile. "The fact that we are among the first mobile operators with this type of solution to specifically target mobile malware reduces customer risk. The advanced event correlation provided by ArcSight ESM allows us to react in a timely fashion on new threats."

Prior to pioneering this implementation, the main challenge faced by Swisscom Mobile was to find robust software for malware detection that performed as a telco-grade solution. The ArcSight solution, together with project services from Genesis Communication, was chosen because of its scaleable and extensible architecture and its automatic pattern detection capabilities. It has the ability to support the largest number of disparate devices and the power to accommodate telco-grade traffic volumes from Swisscom Mobile's current customer base as well as allowing for future growth.

"As handset functionality increases and more mobile business applications emerge, threats previously seen in the IT world are beginning to come to the fore in telecoms networks, and downtime in this consumer led environment is simply not an option," said Iain Chidgey, Managing Director, EMEA, ArcSight. "Security of its customers and the network is of paramount importance to Swisscom Mobile. ArcSight's advanced correlation engine and pattern detection capabilities allowed Swisscom Mobile to be one of the first mobile operators with this type of early warning system, protecting its customers and their network from the costs brought by infection and the lost revenue caused by network downtime."

The acquisition and implementation of ArcSight's ESM software was managed through ArcSight's partner, Genesis Communication, Swiss-based specialists in providing innovative solutions for end-to-end monitoring and management of its customers IT security infrastructure and applications.

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