Security platform from Kontron protects edge infrastructures and data paths
Kontron has introduced KontronAIShield, a highly integrated AI-powered security platform that covers both existing brownfield and new greenfield environments. The security platform combines classic approaches such as firewall appliances and virus scanners with modern AI support and intrusion detection mechanisms. It addresses scenarios in edge, embedded, and industrial environments.
The KontronAIShield Appliance (BoxPC with software) protects existing legacy systems as an upstream system by shielding them with a classic firewall solution. This function is enhanced by AI capabilities, allowing even encrypted traffic to be analysed. If anything malicious is detected, the connection is immediately blocked and the backend is notified, all without the installation and management of certificates. Ideal for systems with outdated operating systems that cannot be replaced quickly but need to be connected.
The KontronAIShield App acts as an AI-driven virus scanner and is available for all KontronOS systems. Unlike a virus scanner, which requires constant updates, the app is designed to monitor the behaviour of the system and detect any anomalies. Here, too, malicious behaviour is immediately blocked and the backend is notified.
“Traditional virus scanners and firewalls are no longer adequate protection in this age of automated, AI-supported cyberattacks,” explains Stefan Eberhardt, Business Development Manager at Kontron. “With KontronAIShield, we are establishing the next generation of security software on existing systems to equip them for current and future attacks.
Thanks to its modular architecture, KontronAIShield can be integrated into all systems supported by KontronOS. It is also available for third-party systems on a project basis.
The KontronAIShield appliance is available on selected Kontron hardware platforms for which it has been specially optimised. This eliminates the need for an additional AI accelerator.
