Securing cloud environments at petabyte scale

SECURING CLOUD

ENVIRONMENTS AT PETABYTE SCALE

Cybereason, the XDR company, has announced the availability of its next-generation Cybereason XDR for Cloud Workloads, leveraging AI-driven behavioural analysis to deliver unparalleled runtime protection, detection and response to protect cloud workloads and containers across both native and hybrid cloud environments at petabyte scale.

Comprehensive visibility across an organisation’s entire network infrastructure is the key to detecting malicious activity targeting cloud workloads and containers. Competing offerings are forced to filter crucial threat telemetry, where the Cybereason MalOp Detection Engine is capable of processing all relevant telemetry at petabyte scale, enabling security analysts to understand the full scope of cyberattacks in real time.

KEY COMPONENTS OF THE SOLUTION INCLUDE:

Protecting Workloads Everywhere with Minimal Impact

Organisations today operate in a complex world with data and workloads on-premises, in the public cloud at the edge and in hybrid configurations. Cybereason XDR for Cloud Workloads is designed to protect workloads and containers wherever they reside or move across infrastructure. The offering extends Kubernetes integration and powerful sensors across the environment, providing effective threat detection and prevention with minimal performance impact and workflow disruption. Delivering Visibility that Bridges DevOps and SecOps

Cybereason XDR for Cloud Workloads provides SecOps and DevOps teams with visibility, automation and customisation capabilities in an intuitive platform. Breaking down silos between SecOps and DevOps teams increases operational efficiency and decreases response times. Built from the ground up to bridge the gap between DevOps and SecOps teams, Cybereason XDR for Cloud Workloads delivers frictionless operations scale, and improves understanding of an organisation’s security posture with minimal operational costs.

Cybereason XDR for Cloud Workloads leverages the proprietary MalOp Detection Engine to transform petabytes of data from the public cloud, on-premises data centres and hybrid environments into a single attack story for a comprehensive view of threats across the network, cloud workloads and the Kubernetes control plane for a comprehensive threat profile.

“This solution was built by security teams who understand the DevOps mentality and the critical intersection with SecOps while allowing for growth, testing and constant refinement,” says Yonatan Striem-Amit, Cybereason Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder.

Providing Correlated Detections and Automated Response at Petabyte Scale

CONTRIBUTING TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

he insatiable demand for new electronic devices is cre-

tating the world’s fastest-growing waste stream, and the United Nations calls it a tsunami of ewaste. It is therefore crucial for organisations to adopt a more circular vision when it comes to ITAD.

THE WORLD’S EWASTE IS A HUGE PROBLEM. 50 MILLION TONS OF EWASTE IS PRODUCED EACH YEAR, AND LEFT UNCHECKED THIS COULD MORE THAN DOUBLE TO 120 MILLION TONS BY 2050. decommissioning and retiring end-of-life THIS IS ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE WORLD ECONOMIC IT equipment, a solution that manages all FORUM. aspects of the IT lifecycle; including transportation, identification, testing, repair, data sanitisation and value recovery. The solution should include collection, data erasure and reporting so that customers can dispose of their equipment knowing that they have complied with relevant legislation and have received the best value for their redundant IT equipment.

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Service providers like Xperien participate in projects that supply computers to IT refresh programs, delivering on functionality and also low on cost. Its refurbished products are especially popular in South Africa’s call centre environment, largely because they match the specification and functionally required by this industry.

Refurbished electronics are also ideal for schools, learning centres and CSI programmes. Annually, Xperien‘s ISO accredited IT refurbishment factory CRS WORX processes more than 30 000 tier 1 laptops, desktops and servers manufactured by Dell, HP and Lenovo. In addition, it distributes CRS equipment to the retail trade with a 12-month warranty.

VALUE RECOVERY

ITAD is about more than recycling ewaste; a good sustainability plan should include the resell of tested, working IT assets and parts.

Disjointed ITAD increases your risks and hurts your bottom line. ITAD service providers need to provide a one-stop solution for They need to offer fair market value for end-of-life and redundant IT equipment by implementing a tailor made value recovery plan for the IT assets, by purchasing the hardware to balance value and velocity, and by promoting reuse while helping recoup value.

DATA DESTRUCTION

Disk drives, flash memory and backup tapes are a major security threat for any business; they store a massive amount of confidential data that can easily be compromised.

Destroying data is only half the challenge; one needs to deliver solutions that allow businesses to remain POPIA and GDPR compliant at any stage of the data or asset lifecycle - whether it’s in a

main centre or remote location.

ITAD service providers need to provide cost-effective solutions to combat the challenges associated with data loss and to mitigate reputational risk. Their compliance must meet the CEGS and NIST SP 800-88 standards, particularly in terms of data-destruction processes.

Data erasure solutions like DestroyData are NIST 800-80 complaint and allow customers to reduce cost without compromising safety. It can be done from any location where

one can guarantee a safe chain of custody for data transfers between the premises and the processing facilities. This is also the most sustainable solution, allowing the drive to be reused.

Xperien boasts a DestroyData truck that crushes hard drives onsite, ideal for clients that need to comply with older physical destruction standards. This usually includes drives that have failed sanitisation and the destruction of data backup tapes.

COMPLIANCE

ITAD service providers need to protect the clients’ personal information and intellectual property that resides on their computers during technology changes and at end-of-service. They need to provide secure cost-effective ITAD solutions to combat the challenges associated with data loss and to mitigate reputational risk. Service providers must obtain ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 accreditations specifically for ITAD. More importantly, it is critical that compliance meets the NIST 800-88, DoD 5220.22-M and CEGS criteria, particularly in terms of data-destruction processes, while adherence to the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (POPIA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is core to many businesses.

SUSTAINABILITY

Always ensure that the lifespan and functionality of IT equipment is optimised for effective service - many years beyond its original intention - before being considered for recycling. This will ensure that our planet’s resources are not squandered by consumerism and apathetic use.

and production patterns. ITAD services enable organisations to achieve maximum return on investment by utilising their IT infrastructure in a sustainable manner, ensuring that IT hardware (that is retired from current use) is sanitised, refurbished and redeployed into the circular economy - in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption

With sustainability at its core, Xperien is redefining the way corporations manage their technology in a more ethical, sustainable and socially responsible way. At the same time, its IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) programme will help business leaders deliver against a growing sustainability agenda by introducing eco-friendly initiatives to reduce ewaste.

The company has a passionate team of professionals who care about the planet, its people and its resources. It strives to make a contribution by redefining the way corporations use IT hardware. BY WALE AREWA, XPERIEN CEO