Darktrace, a leading cyber AI company, has announced a multi-year partnership with McLaren Racing, as its AI cybersecurity partner.
The partnership will involve a technical integration of Darktrace’s cyber Artificial Intelligence across the McLaren Group, as well as across McLaren Racing to protect the Formula 1 team against cyberattacks.
Darktrace’s cyber AI technology will empower McLaren to gain complete visibility across its entire digital infrastructure – from IoT sensors on each Formula 1 car to the cloud-based software that fuels their operations – and identify threats as they emerge. With strategists and engineers making critical split-second decisions, time is of the essence for McLaren. As such, they will be using Darktrace’s ‘machine fights back’ innovation – a cyber AI technology that can automatically block cyber-attacks at a speed and scale beyond human capabilities.
As part of the partnership, the Darktrace brand will be represented on the rear wing of the McLaren MCL35 race car and on the race suits of the team’s race drivers, Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris.
Zak Brown, Chief Executive Officer at McLaren Racing, said: “We’re proud to welcome Darktrace for the first time into the fast-moving world of Formula 1 and to the McLaren Racing partner family.
“Data is the lifeblood of our racing strategy and so strong cyber resilience is key to our success on the tracks. We look forward to starting our partnership together this season as Darktrace’s Cyber AI will, for the first time, allow our infrastructure to be self-defending.”
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