In today’s digital world, cyberattacks often involve hackers compromising company data. By gaining access through an employee or user account, hackers can infiltrate the organization’s IT infrastructure. To prevent this scenario, UEBA (User Entity Behavior Analytics) is the solution to optimize your SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) system.
UEBA , the evolution of SIEM
SIEM has long been a cornerstone of cybersecurity, but the next-generation SIEM, powered by UEBA, is now available. These solutions integrate with existing SIEM platforms and leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze data and identify behavioral patterns. You’ll gain the ability to analyze human behavior patterns. This can help detect up to 50% more insider threats, targeted attacks, and fraud compared to traditional SIEM solutions
The threat comes from inside
Imagine an employee or external consultant with privileged access to IT systems, intending to carry out a cyberattack on the organization. Unfortunately, this can happen, and it can be extremely difficult to detect through log files or routine security incidents. UEBA solutions help you establish a baseline for a user’s typical behavior and identify any abnormal activity,
Detecting compromised user accounts
Hackers frequently compromise privileged or trusted user accounts as a starting point for their attacks. Traditional security tools may miss these activities, especially when attack patterns are unknown, or the attack progresses laterally, using techniques like stolen credentials, altered IP addresses, or manipulated assets.
UEBA detects these anomalies because compromised accounts typically force systems to behave abnormally, diverging from established behavioral baselines.
Internet of Things (IOT) – a new frontier for cyber threats
The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as cameras, sensors, alarms, medical equipment, and industrial tools, introduces additional vulnerabilities.
These devices often have minimal security, making them easy targets for hackers to exploit as entry points into an organization’s IT infrastructure.
How UEBA works in practice
A user logs in from Aalborg and, five minutes later, from Copenhagen—this action earns risk points.
A user attempts to access critical systems without proper authorization. More risk points are assigned.
When a user’s cumulative risk points exceed a predefined threshold, an alert is triggered, enabling security teams to review the user’s current activity, and determine whether further action is needed.
Well, that sounds fantastic – why don’t we just buy it? It solves so many of our problems and gives us even more security; an advanced technology that provides a single method to monitor the company’s safety; an advanced technology that provides a single method to monitor the company´s safety.
A costly investment—but worth it?
UEBA solutions are among the more expensive SIEM options, making them a significant investment for many businesses. However, when comparing the cost of potential downtime and data breaches caused by cyberattacks to the price of UEBA technology, the value becomes clear.
As the Danish market matures and more organizations experience the consequences of severe cyberattacks, the adoption of UEBA is expected to increase.
Through our MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider) partnership with Exabeam, CapMon now offers UEBA as part of our portfolio.
We are ready to help businesses in Denmark enhance their IT security and stay ahead of evolving cyber threats.
