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FirewallToday’s firewall platforms need to be intelligent and proactive, featuring machine learning to empower you to stay ahead. | ||
Intrusion Detection & PreventionIndustry-leading IPS solutions should stop known exploits, malware, malicious URLs, spyware, and unknown command and control (C2) by leveraging inline deep learning and machine learning models. | ||
URL FilteringEnable safe web access for your organization and prevent sophisticated web-based threats, such as phishing, in real time. | ||
Sandbox DetectionTo ensure known and unknown files are safe, today’s leading sandboxing solutions must utilize threat intelligence and malware prevention engines to automatically detect and prevent threats faster. | ||
DNS SecurityLeading DNS Security solutions must help organizations gain more DNS-attack coverage and disrupt attacks that use DNS for command and control and data theft, without requiring any changes to infrastructure. | ||
IoT SecurityLeading IoT security solutions safeguard unmanaged IoT and IT devices, delivering ML-powered visibility, prevention and Zero Trust enforcement in a single platform. | ||
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)In order to minimize the risk of a data breach, leading DLP solutions provide cloud-delivered protection that consistently protects sensitive data across all networks, clouds and users. | ||
Cloud Access Security BrokerTo stay ahead of the SaaS explosion, a next-generation CASB helps organizations automatically see and secure all apps at scale across public, private and hybrid clouds. | ||
Secure Access Service Edge (SSE - SWG, CASB, ZTNA 2.0, FWaaS)A secure access service edge brings together networking and network security services in a single cloud-based platform. Today’s comprehensive SASE solutions include secure service edge, secure web gatewayy, firewall as a service, cloud access security broker, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA/VPN) and SD-WAN. | ||
Secure Access Service Edge (SD-WAN)Today’s leading SD-WAN solutions are powered by ML and automation to connect and extend enterprise networks. | ||
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs) integrate and centralize otherwise disparate security functions into a single user interface. These functions include IaC Scanning, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP), Web Application API Security (WAAS), Identity-Based Microsegmentation, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM). | ||
eXtended Detection & Response (XDR)Traditional EDR lays the foundation for protecting organizations, but addressing today's security challenges requires the unified view provided by XDR. Today’s comprehensive XDR solutions include antivirus (AV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), network detection and response (NDR), user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) and Managed Threat Hunting. | ||
Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) technology helps coordinate, execute and automate tasks between various people and tools all within a single platform. This allows organizations to not only quickly respond to cybersecurity attacks but also observe, understand and prevent future incidents, thus improving their overall security posture. | ||
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Security information and event management (SIEM) combines security information management (SIM) with security event management (SEM) and provides the foundation for cybersecurity threat detection capabilities. Security operations center (SOC) analysts use SIEM tools to manage security incidents, and detect and respond to potential threats quickly. | ||
Attack Surface Management (ASM)Attack surface management (ASM) is based on the understanding that you cannot secure what you don’t know about. Organizations must have a comprehensive and continuously updated inventory of all internet-facing assets and the risks associated with them. | ||
Threat ResearchExtensive threat research usually includes threat briefs and assessments, details on the latest cyberthreats, intelligence-driven security recommendations, tools, threat reports and in-depth research reports. | ||
Cyber Consulting ServicesToday’s top cyber consulting teams bring together world-renowned threat researchers, incident responders and security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response-ready organization that's passionate about helping organizations proactively manage cyber risk. |
Note : This view has been derived from publicly available informaiton and may not change as often as vendor websites
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