Identity Analytics: an Integral Element in Security Analytics

In response to the now near daily revelations of data breaches, ‘security monitoring’ and ‘security analytics’ have been getting plenty of air time in the social networks and in the media. In the minds of most, security analytics is all about malware detection, event log analysis and event management.

While those security measures are all needed and necessary, I think one crucial security analytics resource is missing from the equation: identity analytics and intelligence, or IAI.

Many of the recent data breach attacks show similar patterns. They often start with a phishing attempt after the attacker has researched the subject on personal, professional and social media sites.

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