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Speeding Threat Detection and Automating Investigations with GenAI
By Mark Strassman and Rohit Unnikrishnan · October 15, 2024
Navigating the AI-Driven Cybersecurity Wave
Is your security team drowning in a sea of alerts while attacks sail smoothly on the waves of AI advancements? As artificial intelligence revolutionizes everything from mundane spreadsheets to medical diagnostics and cutting-edge threat detection. And the irony isn’t lost on us: the same technology enhancing our defenses is empowering our adversaries.
Threat detection tools are busier than ever, flagging an overwhelming number of potential threats—and with them, a flood of alerts, many of which are frustrating false positives. Each alert demands attention, investigating each alert to determine impact and scope, and forcing analysts to perform repetitive tasks that saps time and energy only to find out it was completely benign. The consequence? A burnout epidemic among security professionals and a vulnerability gap that widens every day.
Meanwhile, attackers are stepping up their game. With easy access to off-the-shelf tools built on malicious large language models such as WormGPT (for business email compromise), WolfGPT (purportedly for cryptographic malware creation and advanced phishing attacks), and XXXGPT (for RATs and Botnets), launching sophisticated, large-scale attacks has become seemingly effortless. CISO’s and security teams are asking us: How can we be prepared to defend against large-scale threats without collapsing under the weight of our own defense mechanisms?
Let’s be clear, ditching threat detection tools isn't the answer as they are now central pillars of cybersecurity. So, what's the solution? It's time to evolve and hopefully revolutionize our approach. We need to give security teams the right tools that take on more heavy lifting upfront, drastically cut down the time spent on investigating alerts, and enable even junior analysts to ask the pivotal questions they didn't know needed asking. This is why we developed Trellix Wise™.
Alerts that matter, automated Investigations, and targeted response with Trellix Wise
For over 25 years, Trellix has been at the forefront of using machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance our solutions. However, the last decade has seen an exponential increase in their sophistication. Attackers are no longer just trying simple hacks; they're using advanced techniques to bypass sophisticated endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions, email security systems, and masking their network traffic to evade detection.
In this evolving threat landscape, the challenge isn't just detecting threats—it's identifying which alerts truly matter amidst a deluge of data. This is where Trellix Wise comes into play. Designed to handle massive datasets with ease, Wise cuts through the noise to highlight the most critical threats that demand immediate attention.
We didn't stop at just identifying threats. We recognized that the workload on security analysts, especially those who are already burnt out—is a significant bottleneck in effective threat response. Trellix Wise lets junior analysts respond quickly and effectively. By automating the investigation process, it reduces manual workloads and minimizes the risk of human error.
Trellix Wise delivers immediate results including:
- Automated Alert Investigation: Wise sifts through alerts at lightning speed, distinguishing false positives from genuine threats, so your team doesn't have to.
- Targeted Incident Response: With precise threat identification, your response can be swift and focused, neutralizing risks before they escalate.
- Improved SOC Productivity: By alleviating the investigative burden, your Security Operations Center (SOC) can operate more efficiently, focusing on strategic initiatives rather than getting bogged down by endless alerts.
- Reduced Risk of Breach: Catching more threats faster means potential breaches are thwarted before they can cause damage.
In a world where threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, relying on outdated methods is no longer viable. Trellix Wise lets organizations stay one step ahead, ensuring their defenses are as dynamic and intelligent as the threats they face.
Improving MTTD
Relieving alert fatigue is,..well, a relief, but how does that translate into value for your security teams? Trellix Wise directly impacts your MTTD by achieving detection rates that are 40 times faster than traditional methods by triaging 100% of alerts within seconds. This reduces the workload on security operations centers (SOCs), saving up to 8 hours of manual effort for every 100 alerts processed. In effect, Trellix Wise handles the equivalent of 12 SOC shifts, each spanning 8 hours, allowing teams to focus on more critical tasks and greatly enhancing operational efficiency.
Reducing time spent on investigation
Trellix Wise automates some of the most challenging tasks associated with investigation and response, including:
Automated Threat Mapping
Wise automatically maps observed threat behaviors to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, saving countless hours. By intelligently aligning behaviors with known tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), Wise provides an instant understanding of the attack's context, helping you stay ahead of adversaries.
Visual AI-Driven Investigations
Wise automates investigations by correlating all associated artifacts, creating a visual graph that reveals how the dots are connected between various incidents, allowing security teams to understand the full scope of an incident and make informed decisions quickly.
Insight into Related Campaigns and Breaches
Security teams gain insights into associated campaigns and breaches sharing the same TTPs, allowing you to understand how attackers are evolving and prepare a more proactive defense. This also shows if you’re under persistent attack from a specific threat actor so you can properly defend against them.
1-click report generation
Investigations typically end when analysts have created a summary report. With a single click, Trellix Wise generates a summary report for executives, giving them essential information without overwhelming technical details. It also keeps a record of the time it saves so you can easily see, share, or document the time and cost recovered. Additionally, you can instantly generate user-facing email communications, advising on specific actions to stay safe—all as part of your standard workflow.
This is more than just a security tool—it’s an accelerator for your security team. We’re proud to help security teams focus on what matters: keeping organizations safe.
No alert left behind
The majority of generative AI solutions today are designed to be chatbots like ChatGPT. Trellix Wise was built to solve the most challenging problems security teams face: alert investigation and triage. With Wise, every alert is investigated with the root cause identified. The top potential threats are pre-investigated to surface the most urgent ones for an analyst to perform deep dive analysis on. Additionally, Wise spans the Trellix platform, providing alert triage for endpoint, email, network and data security. Wise can also triage alerts from non-Trellix tools.
Trellix Wise is the first genAI tool to automate investigation activities by automatically gathering context, correlating alerts, finding associated campaigns and breaches, mapping MITRE ATT&CK techniques, and generating conclusions across multi-vectored data.
Ready to get your hands on Trellix Wise and see what it can do for you? Sign up here: https://www.trellix.com/request-demo/#wise
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