Strengthen cybersecurity with next-gen capabilities powered by Eviden and AWS

Cybersecurity is never a one-and-done project.

A variety of issues makes it difficult for organizations to keep up. Threats constantly evolve, as does the regulatory landscape. Security teams often use multiple point tools, complicating their ability to act fast or gain a consolidated view of their security posture. Plus, globally dispersed workforces with distributed endpoints and complex digital estates have expanded the potential attack surface.

These challenges heighten the need for a new approach, one that is not only comprehensive but also integrated to accelerate detection and response. That’s the power of a cybersecurity mesh architecture.

Many challenges to manage

It’s a matter of when, not if, your organization will be subjected to a security attack. A new ransomware attack is predicted to hit a consumer or business every two seconds by 2031.¹

Yet, cyber resiliency may sometimes feel unattainable given the large-scale challenges organizations face today—such as limited resources, a lack of visibility across the digital estate, an expanding attack surface, and a hyper-sophisticated cyberthreat landscape. Given these issues, it’s not surprising that most security leaders (88%) believe their organizations are falling short in addressing cyber risks. ²

Another hurdle: the multitude of security solutions in use, all of which must be monitored and managed. Many companies have deployed threat detection solutions such as security information and event management (SIEM) systems, threat intelligence, and machine learning (ML) technology. In addition, they have implemented tools to handle incident response such as security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) solutions.

These systems are great first steps on the path to an improved security posture. However, having to stitch together and make sense of all their signals can be time- and resource-consuming. Security professionals often spend a great deal of time correlating threat behavior against known attack patterns, so imagine the efforts required to understand and respond to today’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based cyberattacks. Unfortunately, the longer it takes to respond, the greater the potential business disruption.

Compliance is yet another challenge. No matter how frequently industry and governmental regulations change, organizations must keep controls up to date, especially as workloads move to the cloud. It’s essential to have near real-time visibility into potential compliance risks.

In this new era of cybersecurity, enterprises need a modern, integrated approach to securing their digital estates.

The way forward: A mesh architecture  

Research and consulting firm Gartner has offered a more proactive approach: a cybersecurity mesh architecture (CSMA). It’s defined as:

“An ecosystem of tools and controls that builds on a strategy of integrating composable, distributed security tools by centralizing the data and control plane for more effective collaboration between the tools.” ³

Due to its flexible, scalable nature, a CSMA helps modern enterprises better manage their extended digital estates. Its interconnectedness provides greater visibility, which in turn enhances detection capabilities. The right CSMA also incorporates AI and automation capabilities to accelerate incident response with improved accuracy.

“A CSMA bridges the gap between siloed solutions that don’t talk to each other,” said Zeina Zakhour, VP, Global CTO for Digital Security at Eviden, a global cybersecurity provider. “For example, the mesh architecture enables integration of security tools across clouds, endpoints, applications, databases, and the IT/OT/IoT network.”

Gartner estimates that organizations adopting a cybersecurity mesh architecture can reduce the financial impact of individual security incidents by an average of 90%. ⁴

Thanks to an Eviden partnership with AWS, enterprises don’t have to rip-and-replace systems or build their own CSMA from scratch. Instead, they can lean on powerful resources that best fit their business requirements.

Next-generation cyber resiliency

The AWS Global Partner Security Initiative leverages the deep expertise and differentiated security capabilities of AWS Global Systems Integrators Premier Partners with secure, scalable cloud technology from AWS — including Amazon Security Lake.

Eviden is a proven partner in this AWS initiative and combines the essential elements of managed detection and response with the next-gen capabilities of its cyber mesh architecture to address today’s and tomorrow’s cybersecurity challenges.

The Eviden AIsaac Cyber Mesh is powered by Amazon Security Lake. The solution brings together critical capabilities to address both business and security demands, including:

• High-fidelity exposure management functionality that fuses data and signals across your digital estate to not only improve threat detection, but also prioritize potential risks
• Predictive analytics, AI, ML, and hyperautomation for enhanced cyber resilience by predicting and identifying potential threats before they occur. Eviden’s AI and ML also provide orchestration for rapid response and recovery.
• The ingestion of business data and security signals from a variety of sources across your digital estate, including AWS environments, software-as-a-service providers, on-premises, and clouds
• Real-time access to actionable security insights with a 360-degree view of threats through a single pane of glass, eliminating the need to correlate alert and risk data from multiple sources

The solution is built on the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework, which helps normalize security telemetry and improve integration. Furthermore, AIsaac Cyber Mesh can be customized and optimized to fit your company’s needs, while providing a holistic, centralized understanding of organizational security.

“The Eviden and AWS partnership offers a purpose-built, scalable solution that delivers significant business benefits,” Zakhour said. “With a relentless focus on outcome-driven metrics, we not only improve detection and response time but also enhance time to contain and recover, empowering organizations to swiftly adapt, outpace threats, and avoid business disruptions that can affect the bottom line.”

AIsaac Cyber Mesh together with Amazon Security Lake helps organizations manage complex cyberattacks by providing rapid insights to security teams. The integration of signals across the digital estate also improves the return on existing security investments.

The bottom line

Although cybersecurity will remain a top organizational priority, security and business leaders can build resiliency with the right tools that address today’s—and tomorrow’s—cyberthreats.

“Eviden and AWS share a commitment to innovation that ensures our customers navigate evolving threats with resilience and certainty,” Zakhour said. “Together, Eviden and AWS are reshaping the landscape of threat detection, response, and recovery, providing end-to-end solutions that fortify and safeguard their entire digital estate.” 

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¹ Cybersecurity Ventures; July 7, 2023; https://cybersecurityventures.com/global-ransomware-damage-costs-predicted-to-reach-250-billion-usd-by-2031/

² Foundry 2023 Security Priorities Study; https://foundryco.com/tools-for-marketers/research-security-priorities

³ Gartner; https://www.gartner.com/en/information-technology/glossary/cybersecurity-mesh

⁴ Gartner; Top Strategic Technology Trends; https://www.gartner.com/en/doc/756665-cybersecurity-mesh