Diode are excited to announce our partnership with New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to provide the Malware Free Networks (MFN) threat feed to our customers.

MFN Overview

Strengthening Cyber Defence

Through this partnership, Diode have integrated MFN’s cutting-edge threat intelligence into our suite of cybersecurity services. This integration enables us to offer enhanced detection and blocking capabilities against the latest cyber threats targeting New Zealand organisations.

How MFN Works

Leveraging a combination of international security partnerships, internal analysis and research, commercial threat intelligence, and return telemetry from MFN partners – the NCSC carefully curates the MFN threat intelligence feed to provide up-to-date protection against the latest threats specific to New Zealand organisations and infrastructure.
Integration of the MFN threat intelligence feed enables organisation to defend against malicious actors and provide telemetry to assist in uplifting the protection capabilities of organisations New Zealand wide.

Deployment Options

MFN is available via a range of deployment options to suit our customers environments. Diode have included MFN in our CloudWatch (Cloud Access Security Broker – CASB) and Firewall Managed Service. We are happy to work with customers to connect existing solutions to the MFN threat feed – we are dedicated to working with you to find the right solution for your environment.

MFN FAQ

Does the NCSC see my data?

MFN is designed to function without private data being visible to the NCSC.
As part of the solution, analytical feedback is provided back to the NCSC to increase the efficacy of the threat feed. With customer consent, information is provided back to the NCSC when an MFN indicator has been triggered, providing important data that the NCSC can leverage to protect New Zealand’s infrastructure.

What is included in the analytical feedback sent to the NCSC?

Limited information is returned to the NCSC as part of the MFN integration, which includes: the NCSC partner’s ID, the indicator that was triggered, and the time and date for the event.

For further information, and frequently asked questions, please see the NCSC Malware Free Networks page.