21CT Inc. today announced enhanced graph search capabilities for LYNXeon, designed to identify embedded cyber attackers, detect fraud, and document criminal behavior.

The company also announced an additional patent award (U.S. Patent 8,316,060) for rapidly and efficiently performing graph searches on massive data sets.

"Machine-based attacks can be caught by machines, but today's advanced human-based attacks, whether cyber or physical, require hunters," said Robert Williams, Chief Product Officer, 21CT. "Global organizations and governments have teams of analysts and investigators that use data analysis to hunt out and mitigate cyber attacks, fraud, and criminal behavior. These hunters don't care about the marketing buzz of Big Data, they want big insights in order to detect patterns and get to the right answer, faster."

The update to LYNXeon, automatically available to all users under maintenance, enhances capabilities for cyber security analysis, fraud detection analytics and digital forensics investigations. The enhanced LYNXeon graph search capability provides users with analysis and visualization of data paths and links. Using this graph search allows analysts and investigators to visualize previously undetectable threats and malicious activity to fortify IT infrastructure, shortening time-to-detect and increasing their ability to investigate potential damage, down to the individual user level, from identified attacks.