Announced today, AlienVault launched a brand new product, USM Anywhere, an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security monitoring platform designed to centralize threat detection, incident response, and compliance management of cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments from a single cloud-based console.
USM Anywhere includes purpose-built cloud sensors that natively monitor your Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure cloud environments. On premises, lightweight virtual sensors run on Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESXi to monitor your virtual private cloud and physical IT infrastructure. With USM Anywhere, you can rapidly deploy sensors into your cloud and on-premises environments while centrally managing data collection, security analysis, and threat detection from the AlienVault Secure Cloud.
According to the company, the solution was built natively in the cloud so that users could monitor hybrid cloud environments. And because it’s delivered as-a-service, customers can immediately sign-on and start detecting security threats within minutes. USM Anywhere also provides advanced automated response orchestration with external security tools and applications, making it easier for IT teams to respond quickly and efficiently to identified threats.
As a SaaS-based solution, AlienVault manages the USM Anywhere Secure Cloud. You no longer need to worry about system upgrades, uptime, scalability, or the security of the system itself, they take care of all of that for you. Simply drop a sensor into your environment and log into your USM Anywhere account to start managing your incident response and security analysis.
“We believe the security industry has a misplaced focus on complex preventive and protective point solutions,” said Denny LeCompte, senior vice president of products at AlienVault. “AlienVault’s mission is to help organizations of all sizes with what they actually have control over – threat detection and incident response. Our new easy-to-use and affordable cloud-based security monitoring platform is the latest proof point of our efforts to simplify security, so resource-constrained organizations can benefit from the same detection and response capabilities across cloud and on-premises infrastructure as Fortune 500 companies but without the headaches and hassles of deploying and integrating multiple products.”
Key features of USM Anywhere include:
- Centralized Security Visibility Into All Environments – Monitor cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises IT infrastructure from a single location. Lightweight cloud sensors monitor Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure Cloud, and virtual sensors run on VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V to monitor physical and virtual IT infrastructure.
- Powerful Security Analysis – Consolidates data collection, security analysis, and threat detection into one centralized SaaS platform hosted in the AlienVault Secure Cloud, allowing users to focus on finding and responding to security threats, rather than wasting time managing and maintaining their solution.
- Continuous Threat Intelligence – Benefit from a continuous stream of threat intelligence-both from the AlienVault Labs Security Research Team and the AlienVault Open Threat Exchange (OTX) community-to stay up-to-date on the latest threat actors and to better identify and respond to threats.
- Comprehensive Security Monitoring with SaaS Benefits – Lower total cost of ownership by eliminating data center, hardware, setup fees, and maintenance costs; continuously save on operational costs without sacrificing reliability; and scale security monitoring as business requirements change.
Extensibility of USM Anywhere
The essential capabilities offered in USM Anywhere are extended with AlienApps, out-of-the-box integrations with leading security tools such as Cisco Umbrella and McAfee ePO. With the ability to perform data extraction, data visualization, and security orchestration of third-party security applications and tools directly from within USM Anywhere, AlienApps enable users to leverage the USM Anywhere platform as a single point of security monitoring for their entire IT landscape.
Try it out first hand. Check out the AlienVault USM Anywhere on-line demo.
