(Live) Webinar – XDR and Beyond with Autonomous Breach Protection

XDR is a new technology approach that combines multiple
protection technologies into a single platform. All the analyst
firms are writing about it, and many of the top cybersecurity
companies are actively moving into this space.

Why is XDR receiving all the buzz? Combining (or orchestrating)
security technologies in a usable manner has become the bane of
cybersecurity as technology spread has overwhelmed the space.
There’s a massive market for cybersecurity technologies that
combine and rationalize other cybersecurity technologies (see SIEM
and SOAR).

However, most companies find selecting, implementing,
integrating, normalizing, operating, and maintaining a fully
combined set of cybersecurity technologies far too daunting and
only within reach of the largest companies with the deepest
pockets.

XDR Insights

Next week, Senior Analyst Dave Gruber of ESG will join
cybersecurity company Cynet for a webinar (register here) to help companies better
understand the promise and realities of emerging XDR technologies.
Honestly, this couldn’t come at a better time as multiple
cybersecurity providers are jumping onto the bandwagon of this
nascent technology.

Some companies, like Cynet, have had an XDR solution in the
market for some time while others are providing mostly marketing
materials for technology that is still under development and has
not been deployed in a meaningful way.

More Buzz – A New Incident Engine

In the webinar, Cynet will also introduce a new ‘Incident Engine’
that automates the full response workflow. The Incident Engine
automatically analyzes high-risk threats and finds the root cause
and the full extent of the attack across the environment. It then
automatically implements remediation actions to eradicate all parts
of the threat.

Fully automating incident investigation and response is a boon
to companies that do not have the cybersecurity expertise to
adequately investigate alerts, determine the full extent of the
danger, and then take appropriate remediation actions.

It’s also a huge help to overworked cybersecurity analysts that
might spend hours or days fully investigating and responding to
dangerous threats. Cynet’s Incident Engine promises to fully
automate this process, in the background, in a few minutes,
allowing cybersecurity analysts to focus on other important tasks.
Automating repetitive or complex tasks will become increasingly
important in the world of cybersecurity.

The Future

While I don’t believe AI robots will fully replace cybersecurity
experts, I’m confident that many cybersecurity tasks will.
Companies spend increasing amounts on cybersecurity every year but
are busier and more frazzled than ever.

We have expanded capabilities and coverage areas, but now it’s
time to simplify, consolidate, and automate. And, we need to do
this with less technology and fewer providers, not more. I think
XDR and response automation is undoubtedly a step in the right
direction.

Register to the live webinar here^[2].

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