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Arctic Wolf, a global pioneer in security operations, announced enhancements to the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform through new integrations with Microsoft, Oracle, OneLogin, and CyberArk.  As one of the industry’s first open security operations platforms, Aurora is uniquely designed to offer a flexible approach to both data ingestion and core functionality, empowering customers to build and customise their ideal security stack.  These new integrations expand the platform’s openness and flexibility, enabling organisations to address the challenges of fragmented security tools and increasingly dynamic environments. Security teams Security teams today face an overwhelming volume of alerts and data from disconnected tools Security teams today face an overwhelming volume of alerts and data from disconnected tools. The rapid adoption of AI technologies has added further complexity, introducing new attack surfaces that must be secured. This fragmentation creates operational inefficiencies, drives alert fatigue, and makes it harder to identify which threats truly matter. As organisations grow, consolidating and analysing telemetry from endpoints, identity, and cloud services becomes more challenging, often delaying critical response actions and leaving gaps in coverage. Aurora Platform The Aurora Platform tackles these challenges with an open XDR architecture that unifies telemetry across the organisation into a single system of record. With more than 200 technology integrations, it breaks down data silos, streamlines operations, and delivers end-to-end visibility across multiple threat surfaces, enabling security teams to focus on the risks that matter most. Powered by Alpha AI, the platform rapidly correlates massive volumes of telemetry to identify and prioritise high-impact threats. Each event is enriched through AI-driven analysis before reaching Arctic Wolf’s Security Operations Centre, where expert analysts provide swift triage and response. AI automation This powerful combination of AI automation and human expertise cuts through noise, speeds detection, and equips customers with the insight needed to stay ahead of advanced attacks. These new integrations enhance the Aurora Platform by extending visibility, detection, and response capabilities across key technologies, including: Microsoft Defender XDR – A unified enterprise defence suite coordinating detection, investigation, and response across endpoints, identities, email, and cloud applications. Oracle Cloud Guard – A cloud-native solution for identifying and remediating misconfigurations and risky activities within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. OneLogin – A trusted identity platform securely connecting users to applications, providing rapid detection and response to identity-based threats. CyberArk Privileged Access Manager – A secure vaulting and access-management solution that protects privileged credentials using encryption, authentication, and access control within Privileged Threat Analytics (PTA). Customer choice “Openness isn’t just a feature of the Aurora Platform—it’s the foundation that allows us to deliver superior outcomes and offer customer choice,” said Dan Schiappa, president of technology and services, Arctic Wolf. “By supporting a wide range of technologies and enabling rapid integration as customer environments evolve, we help organisations make security work in the real world—on their terms, with their tools, and without compromise.” Endpoint innovation Arctic Wolf is committed to giving customers choice and flexibility in endpoint protection. While continuing to advance its own Aurora Endpoint Security, the company also supports other tools customers may already rely on, including more than a dozen third-party endpoint solutions. The new integration with Microsoft Defender XDR underscores this commitment, ensuring organisations can achieve strong security outcomes regardless of endpoint vendor. This focus on interoperability is matched by ongoing innovation across the Aurora Platform, helping organisations simplify operations and strengthen defenses.

Proofpoint, Inc., a pioneering cybersecurity and compliance company, and CyberArk, the identity security company, announced an extended strategic collaboration, working together to help organisations around the world secure identities everywhere. Supporting this joint aim, the expanded partnership includes the launch of new integrations and solutions to address critical cyber challenges. Securing Identities Digital transformation and the cloud have altered infrastructures, while mobile technologies and remote access have changed how people work. Traditional endpoint and network-based controls are inadequate given the threat landscape—one where identities are the new perimeter and have become critical for organisations to secure. 93% of organisations suffered 2 or more identity security breaches in the past year With attackers increasingly exploiting identities thanks to the potential wide-ranging access they enable, 93% of organisations suffered two or more identity security breaches in the past year. The exponential growth of identities coupled with evolving attack techniques underscores the critical need for a paradigm shift towards identity-centric security strategies. Cyber adversaries’ Threat actors continue to target identities as the most effective way to land in and expand their access to the targeted organisation.  From workforce users to IT admins with privileged administration rights, to an executive with access to confidential data, to a developer with access to code repositories or a machine identity such as an IoT device, identities are cyber adversaries’ preferred path to an enterprise-wide breach. Connecting a human-targeted attack with its potential impact has never been more critical. Identity security policies Proofpoint and CyberArk features a blend of layered defences designed to stop threats before they reach users The integration between Proofpoint and CyberArk features a combination of layered defences designed to stop threats before they reach users and applies preventative policies and controls that ensure access accuracy. Proofpoint prevents email attacks from reaching users and helps to identify the individuals and systems that are targeted by the most sophisticated, highest impact threats using its expansive data set comprised of trillions of data points every year. CyberArk takes this insight and applies adaptive controls and identity security policies to ensure legitimate users are only able to access what they need and nothing more. Advancement in identity-centric security “Because attackers now see people and their digital identities as their target of choice, it's time to shift security strategies to protect people and defend the data they create, placing identity at the centre of security,” said Ryan Kalember, chief strategy officer, Proofpoint. “Our strategic partnership with CyberArk represents a significant advancement in identity-centric security, empowering organisations to connect their key platform to understand human risk with their platform to mitigate it.” Centre of security strategies “Approaching how we secure identities must drastically evolve. With a single compromised identity, threat actors can attain an initial foothold that unlocks significant opportunities for all kinds of downstream attacks, including data theft and ransomware,” said Clarence Hinton, chief strategy officer at CyberArk. “Both CyberArk and Proofpoint are innovators in their respective security domains and share a commitment to placing digital identities at the centre of security strategies to deliver better outcomes for our joint customers.” Proofpoint’s ZenWeb browser extension Proofpoint’s ZenWeb browser wing solution protects employees and contractors from cruel URLs Web browsers—often consumer-focused and lacking in essential security, privacy and productivity features—are essential to how organisations operate. They are the connective tissue between identities, applications, and data, making them a primary target for cybercriminals and a prominent vector for security breaches. Powered by Proofpoint’s industry-pioneering threat intelligence, Proofpoint’s ZenWeb browser extension solution protects employees and contractors from malicious URLs that can download malware or steal corporate credentials and sensitive data. When deployed with CyberArk Secure Browser, organisations can, in real-time, detect and block malicious URLs, one of the pioneering attack vectors used by cyber adversaries. Additional benefits Additional benefits of Proofpoint’s ZenWeb and CyberArk’s Secure Browser integration include: Stopping targeted threats and malicious URLs in real-time, independent of how the user encountered the URL Identifying and securing privileged users by applying granular policies and minimising the risk of unauthorised access Enhancing user safety with adaptive controls and policies Reducing the risk of unauthorised access to sensitive data Streamlining incident response and automating remediation processes Deeper integrations Deeper integrations for innovative identity-centric threat remediation include:   Leveraging Proofpoint’s Nexus TI (Threat Intelligence), email threats are identified and dynamically assessed for risk, then passed to CyberArk Identity Flows for adaptive response and remediation. Privileged users with high-risk access are singled out for enhanced layers of protection and real-time remediation when threats occur. Proofpoint also automates privileged account and local admin discovery, integrating with CyberArk to manage and secure them. CyberArk and Proofpoint will be showcasing their latest integration at Proofpoint’s upcoming ‘Protect’ event series, which commences in New York City on September 10, 2024.

CyberArk, the identity security company announced that Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has selected the CyberArk Identity Security Platform to power its mission-critical identity and access management modernisation initiatives and improve security for its more than 27,000 staff and students. Protecting access The top-performing modern university in Scotland, GCU has campuses in the centre of Glasgow and London and is well known for its academic teaching and research programmes, especially in the area of healthcare. As colleges and universities around the world continue to be a target for damaging cyberattacks, especially ransomware attacks, there has been an intensifying focus on protecting access to the applications and systems students and staff rely on, while preventing credential theft that could put intellectual property and sensitive data at risk. Cybersecurity, identity, and access management It could offer additional identity security capabilities as we mature and expand our security programmes" “In recent years GCU and others within the sector have increasingly been the target of cyberattacks. These risks drove us to completely reassess our approach to cybersecurity in general, and identity and access management in particular,” said Tahir Yousaf, IT Director at GCU. He adds, “We needed to closely examine every aspect of our security stack. We selected the CyberArk platform for its well-established privileged access management and access management capabilities, knowing it could offer additional identity security capabilities as we mature and expand our security programmes.” CyberArk Identity Security Platform  Centered on intelligent privilege controls, the CyberArk Identity Security Platform secures human and machine identities and flexibly automates the identity lifecycle, all with continuous threat detection and prevention to enable sero Trust and enforce least privilege. In addition to supporting ongoing audit and upcoming regulatory requirements, boosting productivity, and securing privileged access for its team of IT administrators, the CyberArk Identity Security Platform, once implemented will enable GCU to: Authenticate users with adaptive multi-factor authentication. Securely access and share student and staff application passwords. Secure web applications from threats originating on the endpoint and prevent data exfiltration. Provide greater insight into user risk and potential threats. Demonstrate compliance. Improve user lifecycle management. Continuously review and verify access. Prevent credential theft and limit privilege escalation and lateral movement. A comprehensive identity security programme “According to our research, 89% of organisations indicated they were targeted by at least one ransomware attack in the last 12 months,” said Matt Cohen, CEO, of CyberArk. He adds, “And when you consider high-value information universities generate, like research data, combined with a varied set of users with various levels of access and permissions, it’s no wonder higher education is a frequent target. CyberArk is committed to our role as a long-term partner and working closely with GCU to help the University construct a comprehensive identity security programme mapped to protecting against future threats."