{"id":6311,"date":"2021-12-01T11:12:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2021-12-01T11:12:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:12:58","slug":"sophos-cloud-opix-automates-simplifies-security-response-across-aws-infrastructure-%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2021\/12\/01\/sophos-cloud-opix-automates-simplifies-security-response-across-aws-infrastructure-%ef%bb%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophos Cloud Opix automates, simplifies security response across AWS  infrastructure \ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophos.com\/\">Sophos<\/a>, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today&nbsp;unveiled advancements to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/cloud-optix.aspx\">Sophos Cloud Optix<\/a>&nbsp;that automate and simplify the detection and response of security incidents across Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powered by new machine learning models from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ai.sophos.com\/\">SophosAI<\/a>, the Sophos Cloud Optix cloud security posture management solution now continuously analyzes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/cloudtrail\/\">AWS CloudTrail<\/a>&nbsp;to build a picture of individual&nbsp;user activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It brings AWS CloudTrail events to life in a clear and detailed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Iq0DIPswbZU\">timeline view<\/a>&nbsp;of user activities, high risk anomalies and security and compliance incidents across all AWS accounts with remediation guidance for security teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSorting through and making sense of potentially thousands of user activity events to identify suspicious activity used to be near impossible,\u201d said&nbsp;Scott Barlow, Sophos vice president of global MSP and cloud alliances.&nbsp;\u201cSophos is transforming this resource intensive process, giving security teams the answers they need with the click of a button. Security teams can instantly pinpoint unusual activity \u2013 such as actions not previously taken by a user or actions being performed outside of normal business hours, for example \u2013 and focus their investigations on the most high-risk alerts with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accelerate with AWS, Secure with Sophos Cloud Optix<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophos Cloud Optix provides&nbsp;unmatched visibility into risky blind spots. It secures AWS and other cloud workloads against&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/labs\/security-threat-report.aspx\">advanced threats<\/a>&nbsp;and cloud environment misconfigurations, and is easily managed&nbsp;in the cloud-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/sophos-central.aspx\">Sophos Central<\/a>&nbsp;platform&nbsp;alongside Sophos\u2019 entire portfolio of next-generation cybersecurity solutions and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophos Cloud Optix offers extensive&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/cloud-optix\/integrations.aspx\">AWS security service integrations<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 including integration with the new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/sophos-announces-support-for-new-amazon-inspector-next\/\">Amazon Inspector<\/a>. Sophos Cloud Optix also integrates with&nbsp;AWS Security&nbsp;Hub,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/05\/24\/respond-faster-with-sophos-and-amazon-guardduty\/\">Amazon GuardDuty<\/a>, AWS&nbsp;CloudTrail, Amazon Macie, AWS Systems Manager and Patch Manager, AWS Firewall Manager,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/cloud-optix\/aws-iam-access-analyzer.aspx\">AWS IAM Access Analyzer<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/cloud-optix\/amazon-detective.aspx\">Amazon Detective<\/a>, and Amazon Elastic File System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/mssp\/partner-solutions\/?partner-solutions-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.partnerNameLower&amp;partner-solutions-cards.sort-order=asc&amp;awsf.partner-solutions-filter-partner-type-storage=*all&amp;awsf.partner-solutions-filter-partner-location-storage=*all\">AWS Level 1 Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Competency program partner<\/a>,&nbsp;Sophos\u2019 unique&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/solutions\/public-cloud\/aws\/managed-threat-protection.aspx\">threat protection, monitoring and response package<\/a>&nbsp;fulfills a critical market need for managed security services, validated by AWS. Now available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/marketplace\/pp\/prodview-lf3bvvntwjlei?ref_=srh_res_product_title\">AWS Marketplace<\/a>, the&nbsp;package&nbsp;fuses automated protection and 24\/7 managed threat response into a single, comprehensive offering. Designed specifically for AWS customers, the offering&nbsp;combines cloud security posture management;&nbsp;endpoint, cloud workload and network security; vulnerability scanning; inventory visibility; and compliance tracking. Organizations further benefit with&nbsp;a dedicated 24\/7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/managed-threat-response.aspx\">Sophos Managed Threat Response<\/a>&nbsp;security team that monitors AWS environments and responds to neutralize threats and in-progress attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sophos at AWS re:Invent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AWS re:Invent attendees are invited to attend a session, \u201cAWS cybersecurity as a system,\u201d to learn how workforce management software provider&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celayix.com\/\">Celayix<\/a>&nbsp;secures its AWS environments with Sophos to ensure maximum uptime, speed and efficiency. The session will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 4:45 pm PST at the Venetian Resort, meeting room Lando 4305.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees can&nbsp;schedule a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sophos.com\/cloud-security-assessment\">complimentary cloud security assessment<\/a>, addressing their cloud security risks with prioritized actions to yield immediate and significant improvements at&nbsp;Sophos\u2019 AWS re:Invent booth #263.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today&nbsp;unveiled advancements to&nbsp;Sophos Cloud Optix&nbsp;that automate and simplify the detection and response of security incidents across Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. 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