By Manish Chasta, Co-Founder and CTO, Eventus
Today’s cyber threats are highly advanced and persistent creating pressure on security teams to keep their data and infrastructure secure. To effectively combat these sophisticated attacks, a new-age cybersecurity approach is needed, which is a fusion of XDR (Extended Detection and Response), SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) and SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) technologies.
Defining the technologies – XDR, SIEM and SOAR
- XDR: XDR is a security solution that provides comprehensive threat detection and response across various endpoints, networks, and cloud environments. It provides a fully managed service that enables organizations to outsource the management of their XDR solution to a third-party provider. This can include 24*7 monitoring and alerting, incident response services, and ongoing threat hunting to proactively identify potential threats before they can cause harm.
- SIEM collects and analyzes security events and logs from various sources, including network devices, applications, and endpoints, to identify potential security incidents. It provides centralized visibility into security events across the organization and enables security teams to quickly identify and investigate security incidents.
- On the other hand, SOAR automates the response to security incidents by integrating with different security technologies, such as SIEM, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and threat intelligence feeds. It streamlines the incident response process by automating repetitive tasks, enabling security teams to focus on more complex security incidents.
This integrated security operations platform can provide a more comprehensive, efficient and effective security solution for organisations.
How does integrating XDR, SIEM and SOAR help organizations with new-age cybersecurity challenges?
XDR increases the effectiveness of security operations along with SIEM and SOAR by providing threat detection and response capability. For example, when a threat is detected, XDR along with SIEM can provide additional context by analyzing related security events and logs. SOAR can then automate the response to the threat by isolating affected endpoints, blocking malicious traffic, or launching a threat investigation. This streamlined approach can significantly reduce the time it takes to detect and respond to security incidents, improving the overall security posture of the organization. The advantages of this approach are:
- Improved Threat Detection: XDR uses advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms to detect threats in real time. SIEM can help aggregate and correlate data from multiple sources to provide a more comprehensive view of potential threats. Combining these technologies can help detect threats more accurately and quickly.
- Faster Response Time: SOAR can automate the response to threats, allowing for faster incident response times. Combining SOAR with XDR and SIEM can create a comprehensive incident response platform that can detect, investigate, and respond to threats faster and more effectively.
- Greater Efficiency: Automating security processes through SOAR can save time and reduce the burden on security teams. Combining this with XDR and SIEM can streamline security operations, leading to greater efficiency and lower costs.
- Enhanced Visibility: XDR and SIEM can provide greater visibility into the security posture of an organization. Also, SOAR can provide even enhanced visibility, allowing for more informed decision-making.
- Proactive Security: These technologies can help organizations move from a reactive security approach to a more proactive approach. By detecting and responding to threats more quickly, organizations can reduce the risk of a successful cyberattack.
This integrated security operations platform can provide a more comprehensive, efficient and effective security solution for organizations.