Sensors are the workhorse of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions. An endpoint sensor is a lightweight software component on devices that collects data and provides a firsthand account of what is taking place on the endpoint.
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Microsoft Defender vs Trellix: EDR software comparison
by Kaylyn McKenna •
Looking to secure your network? Microsoft Defender and Trellix are two of the most popular endpoint detection and response software options. Compare the features of these EDR tools.
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Evaluating XDR Solutions? Caveat Emptor – Buyer Beware
by Anthony M. Freed •
A recent study found that the majority of security professionals said that their organizations are planning to adopt Extended Detection and Response (XDR). The report indicated that 80% of infosec pros said XDR should be a top cybersecurity…
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Who “Wins” the MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations?
by Tony Bradley •
Last week, results were released for the fourth round of MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations. There were 30 participating vendors this year. Cybereason achieved perfect scores in nearly every aspect of the MITRE evaluations. “This latest round indic…
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Cybereason Excels in the 2022 MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations: 100% Prevention, Visibility and Real-Time Protection
by Meg O'Leary •
The MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations for Enterprise has quickly become the de facto authority for measuring the effectiveness of security solutions against real world scenarios that mimic advanced persistent threat attack progre…
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Cybereason vs. Carbon Black: Why Delayed Detections Matter
by Cody Queen •
The U.S. Treasury Department estimates that U.S. companies have paid $1.6 billion in ransomware attacks since 2011. Given the lucrative nature of ransomware attacks, the threat shows no signs of diminishing.
In fact, the ransomware threat …
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Leveraging the X in XDR: Correlating Across Multiple Sources of Telemetry
by Anthony M. Freed •
Several trends are driving Managed Detection and Response (MDR) adoption as a viable alternative for organizations that don’t necessarily have the resources on-hand to conduct intense threat hunting internally. The MDR market is expected to…
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Threat Detection: Making the Complicated Simple Again
by Greg Day •
There are certain immutable things in cybersecurity; the volume of threats will only ever grow, the acceptable time for businesses to be offline will only get shorter. What is clear is the longer you are breached, the greater the potential …
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Why Telemetry Correlations are Essential to XDR
by Anthony M. Freed •
Most organizations will be directing some of their security budget to incorporate an Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solution in 2022. As reported by TechTarget, 70% of organizations intend to allocate budget spend for XDR in this per…
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Three Questions to Ask about Ransomware Preparedness
by Anthony M. Freed •
Ransomware operations, or RansomOps™, have evolved dramatically over the last few years, growing from a small subset of mostly nuisance attacks to a mature business model specialization and an increasing pace of innovation and technical sop…
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Responding to Multi-Endpoint Threats with XDR
by Dan Verton •
Today’s advanced threat actors are capable of gaining access to your network and moving laterally to more sensitive systems in just minutes. Therefore, detection, insight, and speed of response are critical to preventing business disruption…
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Responding to Multi-Endpoint Threats with XDR
by Dan Verton •
Today’s advanced threat actors are capable of gaining access to your network and moving laterally to more sensitive systems in just minutes. Therefore, detection, insight, and speed of response are critical to preventing business disruption…
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XDR: The Key to Empowering Your SOC
by Anthony M. Freed •
Some interesting stats published recently by ITProPortal revealed 55% of technology and security executives said that they intended to increase their cybersecurity budgets by the end of the year. Approximately the same proportion (51%…
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XDR: The Key to Empowering Your SOC
by Anthony M. Freed •
Some interesting stats published recently by ITProPortal revealed 55% of technology and security executives said that they intended to increase their cybersecurity budgets by the end of the year. Approximately the same proportion (51%…
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EDR, MDR and XDR – What Are the Differences?
by Anthony M. Freed •
As attacks get more complex, organizations are increasingly prioritizing threat detection and response capabilities. In a January 2020 survey, the SANS Institute learned that half of IT and security leaders planned on increasing their inves…
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EDR, MDR and XDR – What Are the Differences?
by Anthony M. Freed •
As attacks get more complex, organizations are increasingly prioritizing threat detection and response capabilities. In a January 2020 survey, the SANS Institute learned that half of IT and security leaders planned on increasing their inves…
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Under the Hood of an MDR Company: an Exercise in Innovation [Video]
by Kelly Giles •
Running a successful EDR platform and MDR service is never-ending pursuit to stay one step ahead of hackers. As threat actors find creative ways to attempt to circumvent our customers defenses, we are constantly innovating to ensure we can detect and r…
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Automating the “R” in Your XDR Strategy
by Anthony M. Freed •
The advent of Extended Detection and Response (XDR) offers an edge against advanced attacks, but many of the so-called “XDR approaches” available today are actually little more than extensions of current EDR solutions that rely on known Ind…
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Cybereason Partners with M.Tech to Strengthen Organizations’ Cybersecurity
by Cybereason Security Team •
Cybereason has partnered with M.Tech, one of the largest cybersecurity and network performance solutions distributors in Asia, to provide organizations the ability to predict, detect and respond to cyberattacks at planetary scale and …
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EDR vs. MDR Services: Which is Right for You?
by Kelly Giles •
Cybersecurity is a topic that keeps many business executives, managers, and IT directors up at night, and with good reason. The average cost of a breach in 2021 is estimated at $4.24 million! As information technology grows in sophistication, so do cyb…
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Leveraging the XDR Advantage in the Midst of a Pandemic
by Anthony M. Freed •
The pandemic has changed organizations’ technology priorities profoundly over the last two years. In a study reported on by Business Wire, cybersecurity and hybrid working constituted the top enterprise technology priorities looking ahead to 2022…
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Under the Hood: What Artificial Intelligence on the Endpoint Looks Like
by Karishma Asthana •
In light of a recent Cybereason research report, Organizations at Risk: Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays, regarding the prevalence of ransomware attacks that occur during off-hours, it’s imperative that we look towards robust AI security …
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Managed Detection and Response 101 [Video]
by Kelly Giles •
Cyberattacks are at an all-time high. Ransomware is all over the news, and killware is the next big fear. Hackers are growing more competent at detecting gaps and loopholes in corporate security systems. They can obtain access to secured files and data…
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RansomOps: Detecting Complex Ransomware Operations
by Cybereason Security Team •
In a recent blog post we discussed how today’s more complex RansomOps attacks are more akin to stealthy APT-like operations than the old “spray and pray” mass email spam campaign of old, and how there are multiple players from the larger Ransomw…
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How an MSSP successfully fought off a major cyber attack
by Chris Gerritz •
Here at Infocyte, we are helping our customers and partners respond to major attacks on almost a weekly basis. When I say attack, I don’t mean an antivirus notification about a bad file that a user inadvertently downloaded. The attacks I am talking abo…
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Ransomware Whack-a-Mole
by Lior Div •
Pretty much everyone is familiar with the carnival game Whack-a-Mole. No matter how many moles you bash with the mallet, it seems like two more pop up in its place. It’s commonly used to describe cybersecurity and the ransomware news this week il…
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Why XDR is a ‘Must Have’ for Organizations of Every Size
by Cybereason Security Team •
According to Grand View Research, the global Extended Detection and Response (XDR) market is expected to reach $2.06 billion by 2028 after climbing at a CAGR of 19.9% over seven years. This forecast is predicated on market optimism that XDR will …
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Cybereason Earns Gold OPSWAT Access Control Certification
by Cybereason Security Team •
Cybereason has earned the coveted Gold-level OPSWAT Certified Security Applications verification for the Cybereason Sensors ActiveProbe 21.X for Windows, Mac and Linux endpoints. The OPSWAT Access Control Certification Program is the industry sta…
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The CISA Directive Is Crucial for Cybersecurity
by Lior Div •
As the CEO of a cybersecurity company, it’s important to stay informed–to know about breaking news, emerging threats, and rising trends to provide direction for the company and protection for our customers. One story that stood out to me last we…
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Actionable XDR Telemetry vs. Uncorrelated SIEM Alerts
by Cybereason Security Team •
As a class of security tools, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) finds itself in a curious position. On the one hand, the global SIEM market is expected to continue growing over the next few years.
PRNewswire reported that the marke…
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Cybereason and Tech Data Partner to End Cyberattacks in Asia Pacific Region
by Cybereason Security Team •
Cybereason is joining forces with Tech Data, a TD SYNNEX company and a leading global distributor of IT solutions, to protect enterprises across Asia Pacific from sophisticated cyberattacks.
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How Can State and Local Municipalities Protect Themselves from Ransomware?
by Kelly Giles •
The extent of ransomware attacks among government entities was especially revealed when the world, particularly the US, was countering the pandemic. It’s now clear that cybercriminals might continue halting delivery of essential services unless state a…
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Webinar November 11th: Live Attack Simulation – Ransomware Threat Hunter Series
by Cybereason Security Team •
Ransomware has the potential to affect any organization with exposed defenses. The challenges presented by a multi-stage ransomware attack to large organizations with a mature security team in place are unique and require an informed response.
T…
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THREAT ALERT: Malicious Code Implant in the UAParser.js Library
by Cybereason Global SOC Team •
The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (SOC) issues Cybereason Threat Alerts to inform customers of emerging impacting threats. The Alerts summarize these threats and provide practical recommendations for protecting against them.
The po…
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What is XDR? Understanding Extended Detection and Response
by Cybereason Security Team •
XDR, shorthand for the product category of Extended Detection and Response, is a security approach that extends the power of EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) capabilities to create integrated detection and response across not only endpoints,…
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Webinar: Live Attack Simulation – Ransomware Threat Hunter Series
by Cybereason Security Team •
Ransomware has the potential to affect any organization with exposed defenses. The challenges presented by a multi-stage ransomware attack to large organizations with a mature security team in place are unique and require an informed response.
T…
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How Does XDR Solve the IT Infrastructure Visibility Gap?
by Cybereason Security Team •
Network visibility is a persistent problem for organizations. Back in 2019, Business Wire shared the results of a survey in which 65% of respondents said that a lack of visibility into their organizations’ IT security infrastructure was the top o…
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Threat Analysis Report: PrintNightmare and Magniber Ransomware
by Cybereason Global SOC Team •
The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) issues Cybereason Threat Analysis reports to inform on impacting threats. The Threat Analysis reports investigate these threats and provide practical recommendations for protecting against t…
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How XDR is Changing Security for the Better
by Cybereason Security Team •
The future of XDR (Extended Detection and Response) looks bright. As reported by MarketResearch.com, analyst firm Frost & Sullivan predicts that the global XDR market will grow by triple digits in the coming years. This optimistic prediction …
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Cybereason Partners with Sysware to Secure Indonesian Companies
by Cybereason Security Team •
Cybereason Is partnering with Sysware, a leading software distributor in Indonesia, to protect Indonesian companies from sophisticated cyber attacks on endpoints and across their networks.
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