Define: Man-in-the-middle attack?
In cryptography and computer security, a man-in-the-middle (MITM) or person-in-the-middle (PITM) attack is a cyberattack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communications between two parties who believe that they are directly communicating with each other. One example of a MITM attack is active eavesdropping, in which the attacker makes independent connections with the victims and relays messages between them to make them believe they are talking directly to each other over a private connection, when in fact the entire conversation is controlled by the attacker. The attacker must be able to intercept all relevant messages passing between the two victims and inject new ones. This is straightforward in many circumstances; for example, an attacker within the reception range of an unencrypted Wi-Fi access point could insert themselves as a man-in-the-middle.
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Top Man-in-the-Middle Attack (MITM) Companies and Solutions
This article showcases Threat.Technology’s top picks for the best Man-in-the-Middle Attack (MITM) solutions. We selected these companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Callsign
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Callsign has built a secure mobile multi-factor authentication and authorisation engine, through the introduction of patented machine-learning biometric, behavioural, geo-location and identity analysis, combined with traditional methods. Designed for the Financial Services and IOT markets, Callsign’s crypto-engine provides unparalleled security across the enterprise, retail and consumer sectors to enable secure access, and to combat real-time phishing, Man-in-the-Middle and malware threats.
Their pre-defined API connectors simplify integration into existing directory and fraud solutions, enabling highly configurable, seamless and secure access that replaces costly and unpopular device-based solutions.. .
Distil Networks
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Distil Networks specializes in bot detection and mitigation focused on stopping automated attacks to make the web more secure. With Distil, users can automatically block 99.9% of malicious traffic without impacting legitimate users.
Distil web security defends websites against web scraping, competitive data mining, account takeovers, transaction fraud, unauthorized vulnerability scans, spam, man-in-the-middle attacks, digital ad fraud, and denial of service. Distil API Security protects public and partner-facing APIs against developer errors, integration bugs, automated scraping, and web and mobile hijacking.
Distil Analyst Managed Service brings human intelligence to the science of bot mitigation.. .
Uniken
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Uniken’s mission is to make connecting safe. Instead of trying to make a better authenticator or just adding another layer of application security, we redesigned the security architecture with the 21st century threat landscape in mind.
The result is a game changing security platform that elegantly combines strong, mutual continuous authentication with channel security and secure data-at-rest. Uniken’s REL-ID is a MITM-proof and phishing proof solution that protects against most modern threats, without having it intrude on your customer’s user experience.
Businesses never have to worry about credential compromise, SSL vulnerabilities or DNS attacks again. In fact, REL-IDverify extends the same security and user experience to all your channels, providing a safe, consistent omni-channel experience that cannot be matched, and allows every transaction to be verified by the customer without the need for PII – including a phone call to the advisor or the call center or chat interaction.
For more information, visit www.uniken.com. .
Dispersive Technologies
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Dispersive Technologies is delivering a fast, secure and reliable public Internet with software and cloud-based solutions that divide packet data into smaller, non-duplicated independent streams that roll dynamically based on bandwidth availability, quality of line and other factors. The result? Low-latency, end-to-end secure communications that bypass congestion and remove the threat of man-in-the-middle attacks.
This frees organizations to use the Internet for demanding, mission-critical purposes while saving time, money and reputations. A number of key industries – including utilities, telecommunications, the U.S.
government and financial services – are adopting Dispersive Virtualized Networks.. .
WindTalker Security
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Wind-Talker:tm: makes self-protecting data:tm: that allows cradle-to-grave protection of the data itself. Documents, images, videos, text messages, emails and voice communications can all be customized for distribution on a “need-to-know” basis to any type of user through the capability for Role-based Access Security:tm:.
By allowing role-based, sub-file encryption of specific data, WindTalker reduces file size, encryption time and transmission speed, and eliminates the need for multiple versions of the same file (differential sharing). Mobility, collaboration, and security are all enabled and enhanced.
The WindTalker VECTOR Framework encompasses a centralized command point that allows for secure key serving, user authentication, mobile device authorization, and archival of keys; a Software Development Kit to allow WindTalker to be implemented in any software environment; and a secure tunnel that allows for secure role-based access key serving. By only passing keys, not the data itself, WindTalker is hardened by design against man-in-the middle attacks.
Key values are also never revealed to the WindTalker VECTOR server administrator, for protection against the inside job. WindTalker allows appropriate access to any user, and operates on any device, anywhere, in any application, and on any network, granting you unprecedented ability to Set Your Data Free:tm:..
Authomate
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Authomate’s platform makes strong security easy to use by shifting the burden of authentication from a human’s memory to their smartphone, creating a unique identity which becomes how you access your digital world. Good passwords are hard to remember so users take short cuts to work around.
With Authomate, credentials are stored on the smartphone – eliminating the human element from the authentication flow. Authomate simplifies the user experience by allowing the user’s smartphone in proximity to an application, website, system, or device to seamlessly authenticate the user, while eliminating the need to enter user names, passwords and one-time codes or answering challenge questions – enabling companies to implement stronger, always on security and enforce policies, in each case, without complicating or frustrating their end users and customers.
Key features include: enablement of multifactor authentication using contextually aware, dynamic factors; the ability to share access without sharing credentials; the ability to interface with VPNs and other non-web based applications that require credential input (including login for Macs and PCs); geofencing and geotagging; date and time restrictions; biometrics; defense against phishing sites; mitigating attack surfaces used to steal credentials; and robust logging of access. Authomate allows enterprises to implement strong security policies that can be easily adopted by their users and customers, while eliminating the vulnerabilities of weak and reused passwords, forgotten passwords that lead to costly recovery processes, and password spreadsheets that may be shared between team members, and eliminates attack surfaces used to harvest credentials (e.g., malware, keyloggers, Man-in-the-Middle, Man-in-the-Browser, phishing and social engineering).
Authomate’s solution is designed to fit within the enterprise’s existing security framework so it can be implemented in weeks, not months or years as required by other authentication solutions. While Authomate’s initial focus is on user authentication, the solution extends beyond access to applications and can be used for any transaction requiring credentials to be given to establish trust and access.
The solution architecture reverses the credential flow, thereby eliminating the ability to compromise static devices like point of sale terminals, kiosks, ATMs, or websites for card not present, disabling the ability to use these avenues as an attack vector to steal credentials.. .
Securepush LTD
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Smart. Secure.
Now! IoTen™ is a secured IoT solution for manufacturers, shortest time to market with fully integrated HW WiFi module, mobile app and auto-configured cloud services. Unique hardware based security (SignalWall technology) eliminates man-in-the-middle attacks while providing complete secure access even without an internet connection (since all of the user permissions and security logic are on the HW flash)..
Bankguard
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BankGuard is involved in the research and development of countermeasures against attacks on online banking. The company’s product, Super Random Number Table, defends against man-in-the-middle attacks (MITB), hijacking, and phishing by replacing the receiving bank account number with a random number.
The table can be printed on the back of ATM cards and used for both PC banking and smartphone banking.. .
CipherTooth, Inc
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Internet security technology to protect the data stream from Man in the Middle or other attacks.
Introspective Networks
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Introspective Networks (IN) is a Cybersecurity company focusing on securing data in the network and automating knowledge work to decrease vulnerability points to critical infrastructure. With the patented Streaming Transmission One-time-pad Protocol (STOP) and Processing Units for Multi-Agent Systems (PUMAS), IN is on the threshold of rewriting the rules for network security and automation.
STOP uses proven, uncrackable One Time Pad encryption combined with “port hopping”. Port hopping can be done with physical or virtual ports.
Some basic physics are used to hide the data in the network in both Time and Space (quite literally). This creates a puzzle that, when implemented fully, is virtually unsolvable.
This technique also removes the possibility of Denial of Service, Man in the Middle and Injection attacks. PUMAS is a complete distributed automation solution that allows businesses to grow and scale quickly and easily.
PUMAS is a simple, consolidated stack that removes the madness of multi-vendor integration. IN is positioning to be THE cloud-based platform of the IoT.
When combined with STOP, an impenetrable, industrial level cloud platform is created for the Industrial Internet of Things.. .
Xiid
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Xiid (pronounced like “exceed”) is a software startup that is redefining the way corporations and government entities are approaching hybrid cloud environments, by delivering the strongest level of security conceivable. Our patent pending Xiid.ID is the industries only One-Time-Code password-less and username-less authentication system.
Xiid.ID can also be use with POS systems to provide sales without using your credit card, thus removing credit card skimming, cloning and MITM attacks. Xiid.ID Identity Management, Xiid.Data secure database access, Xiid.IO secure object/file access and Xiid.Micro for secure microservice to microservice transactions.
Our founders are all serial entrepreneurs and technologists with 30+ years of experience and several successful exists on their resumes.. .
Keyri
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Keyri is a passwordless multi-factor authentication solution that uses smartphone biometrics and public-key cryptography to improve login security and ease of use.
Keyri’s solution features two-way authentication that is encrypted end-to-end, ensuring that login requests cannot be intercepted by unauthorized third parties. This proprietary authentication flow eliminates phishing, man-in-the-middle (MITM), and social engineering attacks.
The Keyri authentication user experience is as simple as possible – users’ credentials are automatically managed on their smartphones, meaning they do not have to come up with and remember new passwords. To log in, users only have to scan a QR code with the Keyri app (if logging in on a desktop or laptop) or tap a link (if logging in on mobile devices) to automatically log in. There is no need to type in usernames or passwords. Logins take less than one second.
Keyri can be integrated into any web service or desktop application, including VPNs and Microsoft Active Directory, with 4 lines of code. Keyri is also available as a white-label product, allowing companies to incorporate Keyri credential management and login into their own mobile apps, driving increased app adoption.
DGBK Ltd
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Our experienced team of cyber security experts and top level cryptographers at DigitalBank Vault ® has created what we consider to be the world’s best secure voice, messaging and data transfer device currently available: the DigitalBank Vault ® Device, which provides true end to end encryption. DigitalBank Vault provides Impenetrable solutions for secure mobile communications and includes : 1) Untraceable Anonymous Encrypted Voice Calls 2) Undecipherable Text Messaging Chat 3) Ultra Confidential Email Platform 4) 100% Secure File Transfer and Storage 5) The World’s Most Secure Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Wallet 6) Private Remote Powerful Windows PC DigitalBank Vault is actually an Unbreakable Encryption Device DigitalBank Vault is an ultra secure communication device that protects sensitive and confidential information with top-grade end-to-end encryption on an impenetrable platforms that includes email , voice and text messages , secure voice calls ,and secure file storage .
DigitalBank Vault Clients can use their devices worldwide , in complete confidentiality and without additional roaming charges. DigitalBank Vault protects users from all types of data breaches and withstand any hacking or tampering attempts.
DigitalBank Vault is ensuring full control of the information in the event a device is lost or stolen , no data can be extracted . Our technology makes sure that encryption private keys are generated for milliseconds and are never stored on the device .
In addition no information can be ever extracted from the device because it is not stored at any given time on the device . The DigitalBank Vault is a powerful encryption device , powered by a proprietary OS .
The secure communication apps encrypt , end to end , your emails, chats, calls and file storage to protect you from data leaks, and man in the middle attacks. Users of DigitalBank Vault ® technology are confident in the knowledge that the privacy and integrity of their communications across the spectrum of delivery , will be 100% secure, seamless and invulnerable to interception and hacking.
DigitalBank Vault ® is a Zero-Knowledge Communication Solution What is Zero-Knowledge Encryption? In a nutshell, Zero-Knowledge encryption means that service providers know nothing about the data you store on their servers. The Powerful DigitalBank Vault Encryption protocols protect your chat messages and VoIP calls to ensure absolutely private and untraceable communication.
HRDN
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Security beyond encryption for High Risk Data Networking in geo, space and cybersecurity. Embodied in a hardware appliance and cloud service that immunizes networks and data — in use, transit and at rest — from man-in-the-middle hacks, brute force attacks and quantum decryption.
Hack tested by leading cloud computing companies and now in stealth pilot deployments across industries.. .
SEGURO
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SEGURO is a telecommunication company that specializes in advanced telecommunication systems. The company’s solution provides end-to-end audio encryption in conjunction with efficient well-known codecs such as G.729, between any extensions in your internal group.
This high standard based encryption method (AES) ensures your total privacy during your phone call over the internet and cellular infrastructure. SEGURO interconnects the local public switched telephone network (PSTN) in more than 50 countries with a private global IP backbone.
By joining their cloud-based solution you preserve your privacy avoiding MIM (Man-In-the Middle) to intercept the call. SEGURO was founded in 1995 and is based in Petah Tikwah, HaMerkaz, Israel..
MSK Security
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MSK Security is designed to prevent all of the common website and consumer attack mechanisms without the need for complex or cumbersome systems. The patent pending “Non-Linear Authentication Technology†removes the username and password entry fields from the website.
This step eliminates the attacks against username and password entry fields such as: SQL Injection, Key Loggers, Phishing, Pharming and Man-in-The-Middle attacks. – Security for the Cloud on the Cloud – 2 Factor authentication, SSO, IAM, HASP and Compliance – 80% less than traditional identity management systems – Unlimited scalability – Fast time to market.
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