Among the requirements of a modern XDR solution: speed, remediation and ability to work with disparate toolsets. These are hallmarks of Cisco's new XDR solution, and Mike Storm lays out its capabilities and how he envisions XDR's future.
CrowdStrike has focused on bringing its extended detection and response technology to users with less expensive devices such as Chromebooks by adding support for Google's ChromeOS. The pact will give CrowdStrike clients greater visibility into the security posture and compliance of ChromeOS devices.
As threats continue to increase in frequency and sophistication, managed detection and response or MDR is becoming an increasingly important component of any organization's cybersecurity strategy and can help organizations overcome a major challenge facing security teams - the skills shortage.
Automated XDR platforms are increasingly sought after as organizations grapple with tool sprawl and the complexity of their security stack. But is there a risk of XDR platforms becoming a single point of failure? Microsoft Senior Director Scott Woodgate emphasized building "resiliency" for XDR.
Despite increased investments in IT security, 59% of global security decision-makers say their firm's sensitive data was breached at least once in the past year.
– Adapt Or Die: XDR Is On A Collision Course With SIEM And SOAR, April 2021
It’s been a tumultuous time when it comes to ransomware and breaches....
For the first time in its 11-year history, endpoint security vendor Cybereason will have a new leader. Upon receiving a $100 million cash infusion from SoftBank, the Boston-based firm announced that longtime SoftBank executive Eric Gan will take over as CEO to replace co-founder Lior Div.
Corelight has cemented partnerships with incident response firms and extended its capabilities from large enterprises to midsized enterprises to further the reach of its technology. Corelight allows its product to be used by CrowdStrike's incident response team during network-based investigations.
Microsoft and CrowdStrike once again dominate Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection. Cybereason has risen to the leaders quadrant and Trellix has fallen to a niche player. The endpoint protection market has rapidly matured in recent years - 50% of organizations have already adopted EDR.
77% of organizations say MDR providers improved overall security according to ESG’s Report “What Security Teams Want from MDR Providers”. Many security leaders are using MDR services so they can respond to threats 24/7, gain assurance that sophisticated adversaries have not obtained access to their systems and...
Managed detection and response titan Deepwatch has received a $180 million investment to strengthen its threat analytics, user interface and security scoring for clients. The money from Splunk, Springcoast and Vista will allow Deepwatch to invest in R&D, platform innovation and threat intelligence.
Secureworks has axed roughly 210 employees, and CFO Paul Parrish and Chief Threat Intelligence Officer Barry Hensley are leaving their posts. Secureworks revealed plan to reduce its 2,351-person staff by approximately 9% to help balance continued growth with improved operating margins.
Companies can be blinded by their inside-out view and often benefit from another set of eyes that see their business the same way an attacker would, says IBM's Mary O'Brien. IBM's acquisition of attack surface management firm Randori gives clients another view of areas that need to be remediated.
Incumbent XDR platforms target large enterprises with access to a full security operations center, threat hunters and incident response teams, says Bitdefender CEO Florin Talpes. But firms looking to successfully serve the SMB market need to modify their XDR tools to address the skills shortage.
Trellix will debut a console that offers endpoint, security operations and data protection capabilities and a plug-in for network detection and response. The company has moved FireEye's best-in-class detection engines to the cloud for NDR and examined how to address areas such as packet capture.
eSentire has used the $325 million it received in February to leverage data from its Atlas XDR platform and strengthen customers' positions around cyber resiliency. The Kitchener, Canada-based company has shifted its focus from alerts and data to business worries and business risk.
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