The Promise of XDR in an AI-Driven World

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As we move ahead in 2023 Gartner predicts that by 2026, 75% of organizations will adopt a digital transformation model predicated on cloud as the fundamental underlying platform. Generative AI (artificial intelligence) is quickly playing a larger and pivotal role in digital transformation. Its capabilities can enable businesses to autonomously create content, include text, images, and even software code, without human intervention.

Generative AI poses new security threats. It has the power to earn trust with persuasive content and images, blurring the line between what is fake and genuine. This technology can enable malicious actors to craft convincing and trustworthy threats, particularly in the context of phishing attacks. Recent research by BlackBerry Global revealed that 53% of IT decision-makers believe ChatGPT can aid hackers in creating more believable and authentic-sounding phishing attempts. The research also unveiled that a substantial majority (82%) of IT decision-makers plan to invest in AI-driven cybersecurity in the next two years, with half intending to invest before the end of 2023. This reflects the growing acknowledgement that traditional, siloed protection solutions are no longer sufficient to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

In today’s globalized era, solving real business and operational challenges at scale is a top priority for executives. As businesses modernize and embrace digital tools, the importance of robust cybersecurity strategies become increasingly evident. To gain a significant advantage over traditional approaches, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) need real-time visibility into the ever-expanding attack surface, reduce dependency on siloed security tools, and a modernize Security Operations Center (SOC).

Here are three ways CISOs can adopt an AI approach to gain advantage over adversaries to enhance speed and accuracy in preventing advanced threats:

Predict Attacker Behaviour

Organizations can transition from labour-intensive, alert-centric security models to predictive, operation-centric models. This shift equips security teams with a multi-layer response framework, enabling automatic threat prevention and guided responses for detected malicious operations. By employing new correlation measures such as Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and key Indicators of Behaviour (IOBs), organizations can capture adversary behaviours.

Achieve Planetary-Scale Protection

Traditional tools, like Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems struggle to correlate and present meaningful insights about malicious behaviours. In the data-driven world, it is essential to adopt a new security paradigm that utilizes AI to correlate behaviours across various channels, including endpoints, identities, and public and private networks, inclusive of IoT devices and cloud infrastructure. AI should distinguish between benign and malicious behaviour and connect behaviours across assets and identities for faster root cause analysis and incident response.

Pivot to Operation-Centric Detection and Response

In a world where petabytes of data created and consumed, AI-driven eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) systems excel at identifying subtle signs of malicious behaviour and predicting an attacker’s next steps. An operation-centric security approach allows defenders to visualize in real-time the entire MalOp from root cause to every infected endpoint with multi-stage visualizations to immediately deliver details of an attack across all devices and users.

Cybereason AI-driven cloud-native XDR platform can provide outstanding detection and prevention efficacy to enhance an organization’s security efficiency. Cybereason has set another perfect benchmark in this year’s 2023 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations achieving 100% prevention, 100% detection, and 100% visibility, coupled with zero detection delays and no configuration changes in this year’s MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations. As Generative AI and targeted content continue to advance, it is crucial for organization to consider intelligent operation-centric solutions. In this landscape, modern cybersecurity prevention mechanisms like XDR plays a pivotal role in securing your environment.

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