{"id":44485,"date":"2026-05-04T18:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligencecommunitynews.com\/?p=44485"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:03:10","slug":"owl-launches-incident-response-data-diode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligencecommunitynews.com\/owl-launches-incident-response-data-diode\/","title":{"rendered":"Owl launches incident response data diode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/owlcyberdefense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owl Cyber Defense<\/a> announced the launch of its Incident Response Diode (IRD), the industry\u2019s first pocket-sized protocol filtering diode (PFD) for incident response and forensics teams. The Owl IRD was developed to help users securely move evidence from compromised endpoints into trusted analysis environments without adding risk. Owl IRD will be made available to select customers for field testing.<\/p>\n<p>When an endpoint is compromised, responders must race against the clock to pull critical data before systems are wiped, reimaged or attacked again. But risky connections and legacy technology may spread malware, break chain of custody, and trigger costly enclave rebuilds. The Owl IRD solves this with hardware-enforced, protocol-aware one-way transfer per U.S. Government PFD requirements. As a PFD, the Owl IRD enhances the unidirectional nature of a simple diode with protocol filtering at the FPGA level \u2014 delivering a secure, repeatable evidence path that reduces reinfection risk and preserves forensic integrity. The Owl IRD extends Owl\u2019s PFD suite to the endpoint, complementing Owl Talon\u2019s always-on network flows with purpose-built incident response capabilities, from endpoint triage to evidence intake and one-way mission data collection. High-stakes collections become a consistent, defensible workflow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery incident responder knows the uncomfortable tradeoffs they face when collecting evidence from a live, compromised system,\u201d said Tim Fahl, chief technology officer at Owl Cyber Defense. \u201cTheir options are to rush ahead with tools that put their clean environments at risk, or slow everything down trying to engineer safer workarounds in the middle of a crisis. The Owl IRD eliminates that tradeoff by putting protocol-aware, hardware-enforced, one-way protection directly into the responder\u2019s go-bag, so teams can confidently collect what they need without opening new paths for the adversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: Owl<\/p>\n<p><em>Your competitors read IC News each day. 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