New weapons offer hope against advanced cyber-attacks

One of the most frightening things about modern cyber-attacks is that a breach can remain undetected within networks for weeks, months or even years. This time gives hackers the luxury of lateral movement within a network, meaning they can acquire better credentials, compromise more systems and search for the most profitable and most damaging information. And perimeter defense tools are almost worthless once hackers are quietly rampaging behind the lines. But malware has to communicate back to the hackers somehow, and new monitoring tools have emerged that can identify that traffic.

As such, traffic monitoring tools could very well be the next big thing in network security, protecting networks against cyber-attacks and helping even if a breach has already happened.
We evaluated security programs from Damballa, Lancope and LightCyber with traffic monitoring at their core. Because these programs require real-world traffic, the topography of which in some cases must be predefined, each was evaluated using a production environment provided by the companies. Each program was evaluated based on ease of use, accuracy, how quickly the program could be deployed and what level of customization and automation could be implemented.
While all three programs worked extremely well at identifying malware based on its communications, the Damballa Failsafe product was the easiest to use, had the best user interface and would be the quickest to deploy, an important consideration if an organization suspects that their network has already been compromised.
Lancope StealthWatch provided the most details about the communications going on within a network and the relationships between groups and devices, making it a useful tool for other things beyond security, such as network optimization or even capital planning.
And LightCyber Magna proved a perfect tool for detecting hidden threats that are trying to find specific data inside a network or elevate its privileges. It can also be useful in identifying insider threats.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2887652/new-weapons-offer-hope-against-advanced-cyber-attacks.html

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