Gartner defines Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as “a SaaS-based, vendor-specific, security threat detection and incident response tool that natively integrates multiple security products into a cohesive security operations system that unifies all licensed components”. Simply put, the main component of XDR is the ability to correlate data across multiple security systems and tools for better detection and response.
Discovering security threats is good and well. But, in many cases, simply knowing that a threat may exist is not enough. Instead, you also need threat intelligence enrichment. Threat enrichment plays a critical role in helping to evaluate and contextualize threats, root out false positives and gain the insights necessary to mitigate risks as efficiently and quickly as possible.
The cybersecurity industry has talked about security automation for years. We’ve grappled with what, when and how to automate. We’ve debated the human vs machine topic. And when we’ve been burned by machines quarantining a system or blocking a port on a firewall in error, we’ve wondered if there’s any place at all for automation. But deep down we know that automation is the future, and the future is here.
As a CIO, you know that your business faces cyber threats daily. While you may have robust security measures in place, it's impossible to protect your organization from every possible attack. That's where cyber threat intelligence comes in. By incorporating this valuable resource into your security strategy, you can dramatically reduce your risk of a breach.
If you work in an organization, you’ve probably had to take a cybersecurity training course at some point during your time there. Regardless of whether you work in cybersecurity or not, most of us breeze through the slides or videos, halfway listening to the warnings about spear phishing emails and hacking tactics. We complete the training and then we tuck away the lessons learned until the next year when we have to do it all again.
Recently, ThreatQuotient hosted an interactive discussion regarding security orchestration and cyber security automation adoption – what it is, what it’s meant to do, and why it can present a challenge for security teams to set up and maintain. What we heard from attendees was that the most common issues preventing them from integrating some form of security automation into their internal processes are the necessary time and resources.
In the past year, research indicates that nearly a third of organizations have accelerated their plans to automate key security and IR processes, while another 85% plan on automating them in the next 12 months. Despite the positivity of these statistics, many organizations struggle to change to a more automated process. This was highlighted at a recent webinar we held with a panel of senior cybersecurity experts from a multitude of sectors.
“Safe travels!” It’s been a long time since most of us have uttered that phrase. Now we’re saying it with increasing regularity as family members, friends and colleagues are traveling again with greater ease and confidence. I’d like to suggest that when those of us in the security industry wish someone a safe trip, we use the opportunity to remind them of the increased cybersecurity risk they now face and share our expertise for how to protect themselves.
