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Keep Vital Data Safe

When information systems play a central role in delivering essential services, it is extremely important that these systems are secure. Millions rely on them for pension, welfare, and healthcare payments. And, if they should be breached, the unauthorized release of personal information can lead to identity theft or other forms of criminal activity.

Advances in network intrusion detection and prevention technologies help government agencies in their cybersecurity efforts. Predictive analytics solutions from SPSS complement intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and other vulnerability assessment tools, making them more effective. To name just a few examples, SPSS solutions can be used to:

Determine the characteristics that are likely to indicate valid DNS query behavior, enabling security staff to focus efforts on unknown cases that may signal potentially suspicious behavior
Analyze and model historical data to differentiate typical Web surfing behavior from the behavior of malicious Web robots and other potential security risks
Create profiles of malicious behavior to help determine if a behavior pattern signifies a potential new threat, before it causes significant damage
Recognize typical usage patterns for employees and authorized users of a network so that deviations can be quickly identified, and auditors can evaluate whether sensitive data may be at risk
Analyze traffic collected from “honeypots” or “honeynets”— tools that are used to learn about the targets, methods, and techniques used by intruders intent on compromising a system

Because they use open, standards-based technologies, SPSS predictive analytics solutions are interoperable with other software and systems. This enables you to share and update information about potential risks, and quickly identify the situations most likely to represent real threats. As a result, your investigators can be more effective at controlling security risks.

SPSS has extensive experience in working with government offices and agencies to draw meaning from data. Our technologies help government organizations meet a variety of security challenges through a combination of data collection, analysis, measurement, prediction, and real-time deployment of findings.

To learn more about how SPSS solutions help keep vital information safe, contact your SPSS representative today.