Toshiba launches sales of CylancePROTECT AI-driven antivirus solution

Cylance Inc., the company that revolutionised the antivirus industry with AI-powered prevention that blocks everyday malware along with today’s most advanced cyberthreats, has signed a distributor agreement with Toshiba Corp. Industrial ICT Solutions Company Group (Toshiba Industrial ICT Solutions).

Working with Cylance Japan K.K., Toshiba Industrial ICT Solutions has launched sales of CylancePROTECT, an antivirus solution that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent the execution of malware at the endpoint.  

Attacks by ransomware and other malicious programs have increased rapidly in recent years. CylancePROTECT is a revolutionary machine-learning platform that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to detect and prevent the execution of such malware in real time.

Unlike conventional antivirus products that use signatures to detect threats, CylancePROTECT pinpoints both known and unknown malware by breaking down files to the DNA level to analyze and classify millions of attributes per file.

Prior to the launch of sales, the Toshiba Group started in-house deployment in June 2016, installing CylancePROTECT on approximately 5,500 endpoints, including virtual desktop environments.