As organizations increasingly rely on cloud-based services such as Office 365 for their productivity and collaboration needs, it’s critical to understand the importance of correlating logs from both the cloud service and the endpoint devices. This correlation can provide a comprehensive view of the activities taking place within the organization and help ensure the security and compliance of sensitive information, no matter where the endpoint might be.

One of the main benefits of correlating Office 365 and Endpoint Security logs is that it can help identify suspicious or malicious activity. For example, if a user’s endpoint device shows signs of a security breach, geographically-impossible authentication attempts, or attacks such as a virus or malware event, the corresponding Office 365 logs can provide valuable information on what data may have been accessed or exfiltrated.

The Léargas Security platform automatically correlates the data from the sources into single searches and alerts.

Additionally, correlating Office 365 and Endpoint Security logs can also help organizations identify compliance violations, such as unauthorized access to sensitive information. With the right tools, organizations can quickly identify when a user has taken actions that violate their data protection policies, such as downloading confidential data onto a personal device or sending sensitive information to an unauthorized email recipient.

Moreover, correlating logs can help improve incident response time. In the event of a security incident, having a comprehensive view of the activities that took place can help organizations quickly identify the source and scope of the problem, enabling them to respond and resolve the issue more efficiently.

Here are the Top 10 reasons for automatically correlating Office 365 and Endpoint Security logs:

1. IMPROVED VISIBILITY INTO USER ACTIVITY: Correlating logs provides a comprehensive view of what users are doing within the organization, including access to sensitive information and email correspondence, regardless of location and time.
2. DETECTING SUSPICIOUS OR MALICIOUS ACTIVITY: Correlating logs can help identify potential security threats and unauthorized access to sensitive data.
3. IMPROVING INCIDENT RESPONSE TIME: Having a comprehensive view of activities can help organizations quickly identify the source and scope of security incidents, allowing them to respond more efficiently.
4. ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH INDUSTRY REGULATIONS: Organizations can use log data to demonstrate compliance with regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA.
5. AUDITING AND COMPLIANCE REPORTING: Log data can provide valuable insights for auditing and compliance reporting, helping organizations ensure that their security and privacy practices are up to standards.
6. PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATA: Correlating logs can help organizations identify when sensitive data is being accessed, downloaded, or sent to unauthorized recipients, allowing them to take appropriate action to protect it.
7. DETECTING ENDPOINT SECURITY BREACHES: Endpoint devices are a common target for attackers, and correlating logs can help organizations identify when a device has been compromised and what data may have been accessed.
8. IDENTIFYING UNUSUAL USER BEHAVIOR: Correlating logs can help organizations identify when users are engaging in suspicious or unusual behavior, allowing them to take appropriate action to mitigate potential threats.
9. DETECTING DATA EXFILTRATION: By tracking user activities, organizations can identify when sensitive data is being exfiltrated and take appropriate action to prevent it.
10. ENHANCING SECURITY AND PRIVACY: By correlating logs, organizations can gain a better understanding of their security and privacy practices and take appropriate steps to improve them.

Finally, correlating Office 365 and Endpoint Security logs can also provide valuable insights for auditing and compliance reporting. Organizations can use the data from these logs to demonstrate their compliance with industry regulations and standards, such as GDPR and HIPAA, by providing a detailed view of their security and privacy practices.

What is SOAR and how can it help you?

SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) is a technology that enables security teams to automate repetitive tasks, aggregate multiple security tools and technologies into one unified platform, and improve the speed and accuracy of incident response. It helps organizations to streamline their security operations and make them more efficient and effective.

SOAR and platforms such as Léargas Security can perform tasks such as:

• Automating routine and repetitive tasks, freeing up security teams to focus on more complex incidents.
• Integrating with other security tools, such as SIEMs, firewalls, and endpoint protection solutions, to gather data and automate incident response.
• Correlating and analyzing data to quickly identify potential threats and prioritize incidents.
• Providing a centralized and standardized incident response process to improve the speed and efficiency of response efforts.
• Documenting and reporting on security incidents to improve incident response and to meet compliance requirements.

How does this differentiate from a SIEM?

SIEM stands for Security Information and Event Management, and is a type of software that collects and analyzes security data from various devices on a network to provide a centralized view of security events and to identify potential security threats. SIEMs help organizations to comply with security regulations, detect and respond to security incidents, and monitor the security posture of their networks.

SIEM and SOAR are both security technologies, but they serve different purposes and have different focuses.

SIEMs are designed to collect, store, and analyze security-related data from various sources such as network devices, servers, and applications. The goal of SIEMs is to provide a centralized view of security events and to help detect and respond to potential security threats.

Léargas Security, on the other hand, is designed to automate and orchestrate security-related processes such as incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management. Léargas Security provides a platform for security teams to automate repetitive tasks, standardize incident response procedures, and improve the overall efficiency of the security operations.

In summary, organizations may choose Léargas Security that leverages SOAR technology over a SIEM, because Léargas Security offers a more comprehensive and integrated approach to threat detection and response that covers multiple environments, while other platforms are limited to a narrower scope of security events and data.

So, why should your organization leverage this service?

• Monetary Damage: Leaks of sensitive Intellectual Property, have become increasingly more common. With sensitive leaked information and more from Twitter, LastPass, Slack, WhatsApp, InfraGard, it’s clear that no one is immune to a data leak.
• Compliance: Many industries have strict regulations around the handling of sensitive information, and a data leak can result in significant fines and other penalties. Data leak detection can help organizations stay compliant by identifying and preventing unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information.
• Reputation: A data leak can damage an organization’s reputation, especially if it involves sensitive information such as customer data or financial records. Data leak detection can help organizations protect their reputation by identifying and preventing leaks before they occur.
• Security: Data leaks can also compromise an organization’s security, especially if they involve sensitive information such as passwords or login credentials. Data leak detection can help organizations to identify and prevent these types of leaks, which can help to protect against cyber attacks and other security breaches.
• Cost: Data leaks can be costly, both in terms of the financial impact and the time and resources required to investigate and fix the problem. Data leak detection can help organizations identify and prevent leaks before they occur, which can help reduce the overall cost of data breaches.

With Léargas, data breach and leak detection is not a new service, platform, or product, that acts as an extension of your current defenses. The Léargas service is integrated and tied to the existing data flows and logs.

iLéargas Security brings a proactive approach to threat detection and response. It delivers visibility across all data, including endpoint, network, cloud, and physical security data, while applying analytics and automation to address today’s increasingly sophisticated threats.

With the Léargas Security platform, cybersecurity teams can:

• Track threats across any source or location within the organization, using Zeek, Suricata, EDR, and nearly any log source available.
• Apply threat intelligence and behavioral-based detection across all sources of information, including Critical Path Security’s threat intelligence feeds.
• Track threats across any source or location within the organization, as well as in the cloud.
• Increase the productivity of the people operating the technology, by leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to rule out “false positives”.
• Get more out of their security investments, by consolidation.

The Léargas Security platform enables organizations to prevent successful cyberattacks, improve their security posture, and reduce risk, as well as simplify and strengthen security processes, through a seamless user interface that incorporates all physical and cyber intelligence.

Benefits –

• Block attacks with endpoint protection with wire-level analysis: Block malware, exploits, and file-less attacks with integrated antivirus and real-time file analysis on the wire. No endpoint agent? No problem.
• Gain visibility across all your data sources: Collect and correlate data from any source to detect, triage, investigate, hunt, and respond to threats.
• Automated reports: Daily Security Log Review (DSLR) reports are automatically generated and provided to the team for daily review and record keeping.
• Increase productivity: Consolidate security policy management and monitoring, investigation, and response across your physical, network, endpoint, and cloud environments in one pane of glass.
• Shut down persistent advanced threats: Protect your network against insider attacks, extortion, ransomware, file-less and memory-only attacks, and zero-day malware.
• Reduce fatigue and potential lost artifacts: Case management integration will directly integrate into Incident Response Platforms, such as IRIS, ServiceNow, and CyberCPR.
• Trace malicious behavior from the badge swipe to the data exfiltration: Léargas Security correlates all behaviors that permits teams to get to the root cause of security events.

Léargas is proud to announce its latest platform enhancement; Real-time Correlation with vulnerability scans to further increase the accuracy and confidence of alerts.

Data correlation has always been at the heart of Léargas, and this added functionality makes use of the platform’s foundation to tag alerts and notices on the fly with relevant information from the latest vulnerability scans.

This feature has reduced the number of false positives and increased overall confidence in our notifications and alerts. Additionally, this information becomes immediately available to drive next steps in our escalation and remediation process, enhancing network security and further reducing dwell time of attacks.

Just another way Léargas is providing insight.

Legacy Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is typically the solution for enterprises who need visibility into cyber threats across distributed IT infrastructure, essential to meeting regulatory compliance. However, SIEM solutions are cost-intensive, complex to properly configure, and cumbersome to maintain.

That’s why many companies are now migrating managed security service providers (MSSPs), such as Critical Path Security, who offer rapid deployment and through affordable subscription models.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a Critical Path Security managed security service that detects intrusions, malware, and malicious activity in your network and assists in responding quickly to eliminate and mitigate those threats.

Critical Path Security MDR services have a very light footprint on your network and use a combination of cybersecurity experts and advanced technology to eliminate false positives, identify real security threats, and develop actionable responses in real-time.

While the average time across industries to detect a compromise is over 200 days, Critical Path Security’s service regularly reduces that to moments and therefore minimizes the impact of a security event.

Critical Path Security MDR is a necessity for organizations that have a regulatory requirement to provide effective detection and response. Critical Path Security specializes in the delivery of these services to financial services, government, military subcontractors, retail, and energy.

Typically, these organizations struggle to recruit and retain in-demand security professionals. Unfortunately, these organizations are high-value targets for criminals, making an effective response that much more critical.

The Critical Path Security Services provides:

• Security experts who act as direct extensions of the organization
• 24/7 monitoring of events/logs, suspicious activity, and alerts
• Continuous multi-dimensional, multi-contextual network monitoring
• Incident Response Recommendations
• Ongoing Vulnerability Assessments
• Regulatory compliance reporting