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Best UEBA cybersecurity companies, we’ve seen the havoc these malicious attackers can wreak on an organisation.

With the ever-dynamic nature of today’s networks which permits users to move seamlessly from URLs to IP addresses, assets, cloud services, or applications, having a user and entity behaviour analytics (UEBA) service has become imperative to the security, integrity and continuity of one’s business. Without a UEBA-inclusive cyber defence system, hackers and malicious attackers can penetrate your archaic firewalls and remain hidden while obtaining sensitive information that will leave you with the consequences of a data breach.

As one of the best UEBA cybersecurity companies, we’ve seen the havoc these malicious attackers can wreak on an organisation. For some, they never fully get back on their feet. Mindfire cares about your business, and this is why we’re dedicated to securing all its ends with our user and entity behaviour analytics service.

What is User and Entity Behaviour Analytics?

UEBA deployed to identify the existence of abnormal behavioural patterns in an organisation’s network.

UEBA stands for user and entity behaviour analytics, and it is a cybersecurity solution deployed to identify the existence of abnormal behavioural patterns in an organisation’s network. Such a solution utilises innovative tech like statistical analyses, algorithms and machine learning to detect threats by identifying activities within an organisation’s network that deviate from the expected baseline operations.

User And Entity Behavior Analytics

So, what qualifies as anomalous behaviours in a network?

The user and entity behaviour analytics would flag this new behaviour as an anomaly.

Supposing in your corporate network, a user downloads about 30MB of data daily from the server but subsequently downloads data in gigabytes. The user and entity behaviour analytics would flag this new behaviour as an anomaly. The cybersecurity service provider will then disconnect such users from the network if an automated UEBA solution is in place.

The difference between UEBA and UBA

UEBA was previously called User Behaviour Analytics (UBA), which involved monitoring systems to track, collect and assess user data logs, behaviours and activities.

However, with the increasing threats from external sources and entities like routers, applications or servers that could be compromised, ‘Entity’ was included in UBA by the Gartner Market Guide as individual users weren’t the sole source of a compromise anymore. With UEBA security, cybersecurity experts can detect suspicious behaviours without needing predetermined patterns or rules. Here are more differences between both types of behavioural security analytics.

Essentially, user and entity behavior analytics is an extension of user behavior analytics. This is because UEBA observes anomalies from the user’s behaviors and those from entities separate from the individual user.

Why you need UEBA

UEBA is one of the few cybersecurity analytics tools used by IT companies in conjunction with SIEM systems to bridge this gap in threat detection.

The dynamic nature of technology means that advanced cybersecurity tools are not only fast becoming obsolete, but cyber attackers have more leverage to bypass the cyber defence strategies of their targeted organisations. In addition, security information and event management (SIEM) systems that typically identify threats through aggregating event logs aren’t solely dependable. This is because they cannot detect advanced threats that are void of malware.

There are multiple benefits of UEBA. Here are more reasons why your network needs user and entity behaviour analytics:

How Mindfire’s UEBA Solutions Work?

This is why we integrate our UEBA tools with other cybersecurity systems like IOCs and SIEMs.

Similar premise to that of a credit card company.

Mindfire's UEBA software functions in a similar premise to that of a credit card company. Through multiple uses, the credit card company identifies a spending pattern which becomes a baseline. If the card is stolen and used in a way that deviates from this baseline, the company will notify you to verify the transaction's authenticity; otherwise, the card will be blocked.

We integrate our UEBA tools

At Mindfire Cybersecurity, we know that your IT security strategies need to be reinforced with user and entity behaviour analytics. This is why we integrate our UEBA tools with other cybersecurity systems like IOCs and SIEMs.

UEBA system conducts holistic analyses

In the same vein, once installed, Mindfire's UEBA system conducts holistic analyses across several data sources by collecting user and entity data from the network’s logs. This data includes user roles, titles, access, permissions, security alerts, user activities across geographical locations, etc. Updates to the data, like promotions or added permissions, are also noted.

UEBA system uses this data

Through advanced analytical methods, big data algorithms, statistical analyses and machine learning, our UEBA system uses this data to perform behaviour analyses to establish a baseline behavioural pattern deemed normal or ‘optimal.’

Monitor all users & entities

With this baseline, our effective UEBA solution goes ahead to monitor all users and entities within the network environment to discover compromised identities. In essence, if an employee’s credentials get stolen, and the malicious attacker fails to mimic the precise digital behaviours of the said employee, Mindfire's UEBA compares both behaviours and triggers said behaviour as deviant. Once flagged, we will initiate our threat management protocols.

Mindfire's UEBA Pillars

Mindfire cyber-security satisfies the regulatory compliance requirements of a UEBA service.

Mindfire’s user and entity behaviour analytics service is one part of a multilayered, integrated IT defence strategy for the investigation and prevention of a broader range of cyber attacks. Its use in an organisation should be non-negotiable as it tremendously benefits one’s security posture by providing an updated line of security for assets against intrusive attacks.

This is why our analytics service is inclusive of the pillars of UEBA, which include;

  • Use cases
  • Data sources/Analytics
  • Integration
  • Response

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