Caught in the act: Spotting suspicious user activity with behavioural analytics
Teiss
Samantha Humphries
The majority of traditional security systems are only capable of detecting existing ‘known’ threats, via specific detection signatures or through pre-defined correlation rules created by security teams. While this can offer a useful layer of protection for many organisations, in today’s threat landscape, it’s not enough by itself to stop the growing number of more sophisticated attacks appearing on a near-daily basis.
Fortunately, the data security industry is also evolving and behavioural profiling offers a powerful tool that can be used to fight back against previously unknown threats. Just like a security guard who sees something amiss and goes to take a closer look, behavioural profiling helps...