Citrix: Real Time Cyber Threat Detection and Remediation

The cyber threat landscape is changing rapidly. In addition to basic IT/InfoSec blocking and tackling of weak passwords, elevated service account permissions, and the human vector, we now have to deal with ransomware and Mirai-like botnet attacks. System logs were once good enough. The speed at which these threats are occurring has shifted from days or weeks to seconds or minutes. Here’s a snapshot of the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR):

Another interesting finding from the Verizon DBIR report is that law enforcement and third-party discovery methods are getting better. On the other hand, internal discovery and fraud detection are getting worse.

Using wire data tools such as ExtraHop, Bro IDS, WireShark, Corvil, and Riverbed or realtime analytics tools, such as Citrix NetScaler MAS (Management & Analytics System) give your InfoSec teams access to possible cyber threat detection data in realtime. In addition to these tools, using solutions like Citrix NetScaler ADC (Application Delivery Controller) in your infrastructure can be your organization’s first line of defense. Citrix NetScaler ADC complements advanced malware protection and other high-profile security products to provide an ideal solution for defending against new threats and protecting more targets. The benefits of utilizing NetScaler in this capacity include:

Read the entire article here, Real Time Cyber Threat Detection and Remediation

via the fine folks at Citrix Systems, Inc.