KuppingerCole ‘Executive View’ Praises CyberArk’s Real-Time Analytics
Capabilities for Reducing the Window of Opportunity for Attackers
NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2014--
CyberArk
(NASDAQ: CYBR), the company that protects organizations from cyber
attacks that have made their way inside the network perimeter, continues
to gain industry recognition for delivering privileged account security
intelligence that can help customers reduce the window of opportunity
for attackers, according to a new report from leading analyst firm
KuppingerCole. The firm “strongly recommends evaluating CyberArk
Privileged Threat Analytics both in the context of existing CyberArk
deployments and in the context of security operations center
infrastructures.” To download a free copy of the report examining the
recently released CyberArk Privileged
Threat Analytics 2.0, please visit: http://www.cyberark.com/resource/kuppingercole-cyberark-privileged-threat-analytics
In the report, KuppingerCole recognizes that privileged accounts are the
primary target for attackers, and that traditional perimeter security
systems such as firewalls are no longer effective against targeted
attacks. CyberArk Privileged Threat Analytics specializes in detecting
and analyzing potentially malicious use of privileged accounts across
systems and users, requiring fewer skills to operate than a traditional
security information and event management (SIEM) solution. Real-time
analytics on targeted data is a departure from the ‘boil the ocean’
approach of general security analytics tools and enables companies to
quickly identify in-progress attacks and respond appropriately.
“Having a specialized offering for behavioral analytics that returns
targeted data on privileged account usage provides visibility that other
analytics approaches do not,” said Martin Kuppinger, founder and
principle analyst, KuppingerCole. “CyberArk Privileged Threat Analytics
is a well thought-out solution focused on solving a major deficiency
among most security strategies: understanding anomalies in the use of
privileged accounts and thus increasing the ability to quickly identify
and respond to attacks.”
“Attackers steal and exploit privileged and administrative credentials
and are able to navigate the IT network anonymously as insiders, often
for months. Once an attacker gains this foothold, they conduct
reconnaissance on network architecture, elevate privileges for further
access and gain a better understanding of the security systems they need
to avoid,” said John Worrall, chief marketing officer, CyberArk. “This
level of insider access is critical for attackers to pinpoint targets
inside the network and reach their operational goals without detection.
Identifying this type of malicious privileged behavior is what has been
missing from general security analytics tools.”
CyberArk Privileged Threat Analytics provides out-of-the-box integration
of data feeds from leading SIEM systems such as HP
ArcSight ESM and Splunk
Enterprise. This enables customers to prioritize threats that
involve privileged account usage amongst the wealth of data their SIEM
collects. For example, if an attacker tries to access a server, firewall
or other endpoint directly without going through the policy-mandated
workflow, CyberArk Privileged Threat Analytics can identify and alert on
this.
The report highlights ease-of-use, noting that CyberArk Privileged
Threat Analytics “provides a simple, intuitive user interface and well
thought-out dashboards.” KuppingerCole adds that CyberArk Privileged
Threat Analytics could serve as an entry into a more advanced privileged
account security solution by focusing first on the analysis of account
behavior.
To obtain a free copy of the KuppingerCole Executive View, please visit: http://www.cyberark.com/resource/kuppingercole-cyberark-privileged-threat-analytics
About CyberArk
CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) is the only security company focused on
eliminating the most advanced cyber threats; those that use insider
privileges to attack the heart of the enterprise. Dedicated to stopping
attacks before they stop business, CyberArk proactively secures against
cyber threats before attacks can escalate and do irreparable damage. The
company is trusted by the world’s leading companies – including more
than 35 percent of the Fortune 100 and 17 of the world’s top 20 banks –
to protect their highest value information assets, infrastructure and
applications. A global company, CyberArk is headquartered in Petach
Tikvah, Israel, with U.S. headquarters located in Newton, MA. The
company also has offices throughout EMEA and Asia-Pacific. To learn more
about CyberArk, visit www.cyberark.com,
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