Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

July 2023

Identifying malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections with Elastic Security

The new advanced detection analytics package to detect lateral movement Lateral movement is a dangerous threat in the landscape of highly integrated technologies. If attackers gain access to an endpoint, it’s critical for security teams to identify any and all movements they make. To combat this threat, Elastic Security is excited to announce a new lateral movement detection package that makes use of advanced analytics.

Elastic partners with Chainguard on Software Supply Chain security and SLSA assessment

In the aftermath of supply chain breaches against SolarWinds and Codecov, organizations are focused on protecting their software from malicious tampering and compromise. Addressing the complexity of software development and potential security exposures has been top of mind. The complexity goes beyond traditional application security as the software supply chain encompasses and spans across different services, organizations, roles, and responsibilities.

Retrieval vs. poison - Fighting AI supply chain attacks

While perhaps new to AI researchers, supply chain attacks are nothing new to the world of cybersecurity. For those in the know, it has been best practice to verify the source and authenticity of downloads, package repositories, and containers. But human nature usually wins. As developers, our desire to move quickly to improve ease of use for users and customers can cause us to delay efforts to validate the software supply chain until we are forced to by our peers in compliance or security organizations.

Elastic Security 8.9: Streamline the analyst experience with GAI and advanced analytics

Elastic 8.9 introduces the generative AI sidekick, enhanced rule tuning, new lateral detection capabilities, and more! These new features provide security practitioners with advanced detection and analytics, easy to access information, more ways to customize your security investigations, and additional deployment options.

Top 6 security considerations for enterprise AI implementation

As the world experiences the AI gold rush, organizations are increasingly turning to enterprise AI solutions to gain a competitive edge and unlock new opportunities. However, amid the excitement and potential benefits, one crucial aspect that must not be overlooked is data security — in particular, protecting against adversarial attacks and securing AI models. As businesses embrace the power of AI, they must be vigilant in safeguarding sensitive data to avoid potential disasters.

A game of nations - How nation-states prepare for cyber threats with Locked Shields

This blog is the first post of a two-part series. Part 1 talks about the concept of a nation-state and then provides a high-level overview of Locked Shields — the world's largest cybersecurity exercise — and its increasingly important role in promoting cyber warfare readiness for NATO member states and partners. Part 1 also outlines the steps taken by nations to prepare for a cyber warfare exercise.

Elastic + Cribl help organizations migrate SIEM and keep it simple

SIEM (security information and event management) migration is rarely easy. However, when budget constraints, performance issues, or new requirements to further reduce organizational risk lead you down that path, it’s often a good idea to investigate ways to simplify the process. Elastic® and Cribl® have partnered to provide our customers with tools that simplify the process and provide ongoing value to your security operation.

See it in action: Privacy-first generative AI with Elastic

Get a look at the power of Elasticsearch and generative AI (GAI) in action — always putting privacy first and safeguarding your proprietary data. Several examples show off the art of the possible, with intuitive, personalized results you can’t achieve with just publicly available data.