Vectra NDR gives customers the most formidable network Attack Signal Intelligence.
On Thursday, November 21, IDC released their MarketScape for Worldwide Network Detection and Response 2024 Vendor Assessment where they evaluated 15 of the leading network vendors. This is IDC’s annual findings from assessing the NDR vendor landscape. IDC named Vectra NDR a leader in the industry, reinforcing our dominance in network security and fortifying the fact that network security is critical to keeping organizations worldwide safe.
As stated in the report, “Network Detection and Response (NDR) has a storied history. Roughly two decades ago, the initial use cases for NDR included a network parser capable of full packet capture (PCAP), which included various forms of on-premises network attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks. In theory, network metadata can be expressed as filter rules within a security information and event management SIEM) but that would require a dedicated practitioner with the patience to continually tune SIEM filters. PCAP proved to be expensive. Fast forward to today, NDR holds a unique place in cybersecurity. The network is the hub of business and employee productivity.”
To expand on IDC’s original assessment, not only is NDR a critical component of an organization's security stack, but we at Vectra AI also believe NDR is very unique in that once an event takes place on the network, you know it is a real breach because attackers need the network to not only execute, but succeed in their attack. Additionally, Threat Detection Investigation and Response (TDIR) technology gets bolstered by combining NDR with other TDIR solutions such as Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Cloud detection and Response (CDR), and Endpoint Detection and response (EDR) to provide a single source of truth for all activity occurring in your environment — and Vectra NDR does just that.
An innovator
Vectra AI has been a pioneer in AI-driven TDIR through our flagship product – Vectra NDR for over a decade. A direct quote from the report states, “Vectra AI has evolved to offer more holistic detection and response capabilities (as well as better developed NDR), cloud detection and response (CDR), and managed XDR. The concept of 'coverage, clarity, and control' helps Vectra AI chart its product development."
We believe that network and SOC teams need the necessary coverage, clarity, and control to adequately stop attackers leveraging network vulnerabilities with a NDR solution that:
- Covers over 90% of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework with dedicated AI-driven detections for network (including IoT/OT, on-premises, and hybrid), AWS, Microsoft Azure, Azure AD, 0365 (including Copilot), and GCP.
- Provides defenses for post-compromise attacks that evade your permitter including IDS, firewalls, and EDR’s (to name a few).
- Only NDR powered by Attack Signal Intelligence can break down siloes around network traffic automatically to stop network attacks early in their progression.
- Automates and removes the manual activities on network and for SOC teams on maintenance activities such as tuning, ingesting data, and writing rules.
- Protects your network out-of-the-box with no steep learning curve for any level of analyst to get up and running fast.
A partner
As quoted in the report, “Vectra AI is widely integrated with various SIEM, SOAR, Public Cloud providers, and EDR vendors. There are strategic integrations with OT and virtual environment tools... It is likely that a company will have a minimal amount of friction deploying Vectra NDR in its environment”.
At Vectra AI, we know that most organizations have a diverse security stack and therefore we have carefully chosen our technology partners by integrating with 20+ of the leading providers in SIEM, SOAR, Endpoint, Firewall, Cloud, Ticketing, Packet Brokers, Virtualization, and more. We aim to make integrating Vectra NDR as seamless as possible to avoid any disruption to your day-to-day operations.
A solution for SOC teams
As stated in the report, “It can be argued that in all cybersecurity, the biggest problem is separating the signal from the noise. Vectra AI is designed to condense alerts into a workable, well enriched handful of alerts”.
Piggybacking directly off of the above statement, we are ecstatic that IDC was able to understand what we at Vectra AI firmly believe to be the biggest problem SOC teams face today — which is separating signal from noise. Vectra NDR was purpose-built and designed to condense network alerts into a prioritized, workable, and actionable handful of alerts through an entity-centric approach to TDIR that supports an AI-driven XDR.
Our customers see the value we provide through the type of telemetry we automatically gather and correlate with AI, to look for attacker behavior (whether by a human or machine) that deprioritizes benign activity so your team can focus on what matters — thus reducing MTTD/MTTR and stopping network attacks fast. IDC was also kind enough to point out in the report how we at Vectra always want to “provide flexibility and customization” to fit our customers’ needs. Therefore, Vectra NDR is available as a SaaS solution as part of the Vectra AI Platform and physical and virtual appliances.
“ We are pleased that IDC confirmed Vectra’s position as leader in the IDC Marketscape report. All of our R&D for Vectra NDR has been and will continue to be treated with the utmost care and thoughtfulness to continue to deliver a best-in-class NDR solution. We constantly strive for continuous innovation with our monthly releases including cutting-edge new AI to detect encrypted C2, leveraging the power of AI to streamline analysts' workflows, and bringing the clearest possible attack signal to our customers.” - Brad Woodberg Sr. Director of Product Management at Vectra AI
We have proven over and over that Vectra NDR detects attacker behavior that other NDR solutions cannot, hence why we have been named a leader in the 2024 IDC NDR Marketscape and are very humbled to be included.
What’s next?
Learn more in the official report 2024 IDC NDR Marketscape report here.