Gurucul, a visionary Next-Gen SIEM solution provider with a Five Year Legacy of Wins in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has launched its Gurucul Security Analytics and Operations platform, on the Snowflake Data Cloud enabling customers to seamlessly run Gurucul’s Next-Gen SIEM, Open XDR, User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), and Identity and Access Analytics solutions on the Snowflake Data Cloud.

The platform will allow data, services, and applications to be optimally deployed between Powered by Snowflake and Gurucul’s cloud-native infrastructure.

This new offering will allow organizations to consolidate all their enterprise and security data into a single location and leverage next-gen analytics for real-time threat detection, automated response to data breaches, and internal and external threats.

“Security teams want more accurate and efficient threat detection tools and a unified view of their operations, including the cloud, without increasing costs or forcing changes to other parts of IT,” explains Nilesh Dherange, CTO of of Gurucul.

“Gurucul and Snowflake’s partnership delivers on all these fronts, with Snowflake providing a modern security data lake and Gurucul providing powerful analytics, faster threat detection, and more efficient investigations and resolution.”

“Gurucul and Snowflake’s joint solution provides exciting new ways for security teams to protect their environments at scale,” added John Bland, Cybersecurity Data Cloud Principal at Snowflake.

“Customers are now able to leverage Gurucul’s Security Analytics and Operations platform for advanced threat detection, investigation, and response on top of their Snowflake Security Data Lake.”

“Customers now have a way to quickly identify and address new, emerging, and unknown threats that evade most traditional security solutions. We are pleased to be working with Gurucul to advance cybersecurity use cases in the Snowflake Data Cloud.”

Gurucul’s Security Analytics and Operations solutions improve SOC efficiency, reduce threat detection time, decrease manual effort through automation, and deliver analytics for automated detection and targeted threat response.

(Learn More about the benefits of 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Platinum Award Winner for Best Security Incident & Event Management Solution (SIEM). Courtesy of Gurucul and YouTube.)

In addition to being Recognized for Best Security Incident & Event Management Solution (SIEM) in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, Gurucul was positioned furthest to the right for completeness of vision in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management and ranked in the top three for all SIEM use cases in the 2022 Gartner Critical Capabilities for SIEM.

Gurucul Solution’s Key Capabilities Include:

• Poly-Cloud Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR):

  •  Deployment, analytics, and detection on any cloud

• Threat Intelligence and Content

  • Large library of open threat models, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and curated threat intelligence powered by Gurucul Threat Labs

• Enterprise Risk Engine

  • All-encompassing analytics-derived risk scoring to accelerate investigation and high-fidelity response

• Gurucul STUDIO^TM

  • Customizable analytics and transparent machine learning models to accommodate custom use cases

(See how the Snowflake Data Cloud helps organizations deliver on their most strategic objectives by breaking down silos and connecting businesses to the most relevant content, by innovating across 7 key pillars. Courtesy of Snowflake Inc.)

Customers can also leverage Snowflake’s single, integrated platform for cost-effective and boundless cloud storage for all their security data. Compute power can be scaled for real-time investigations across terabytes of data.

This is especially important as data volume continues to grow, and enterprises need more scalable, cost-effective ways to store data.

By building on Snowflake, client product and engineering teams can develop, scale, and operate their applications without operational burden, delivering differentiated products to customers. Furthermore, with the Powered by Snowflake program, builders can access resources to help them design, market, and operate their applications in the Data Cloud.

Gurucul’s Security Analytics and Operations platform is available now.

To learn more about the Gurucul and Powered by Snowflake joint solution, visit https://gurucul.com/technology-alliances/snowflake.

Gurucul is a global cyber security company that is changing the way organizations protect their most valuable assets, data, and information from insider and external threats both on-premises and in the cloud.

Gurucul’s real-time Cloud-Native Security Analytics and Operations Platform provides customers Next Generation SIEM, Open XDR, UEBA, and Identity and Access Analytics in one unified platform. It combines machine learning behavior profiling with predictive risk-scoring algorithms to predict, prevent, and detect breaches.

Global 1000 companies and government agencies use Gurucul technology to fight cybercrimes, IP theft, insider threat, and account compromise, as well as for log aggregation, compliance, and risk-based security orchestration and automation for real-time extended detection and response.

To Learn More about the Los Angeles based company, please visit https://gurucul.com/.

Gurucul Takes Platinum for Best SIEM in 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its Eighth Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

Gurucul

Best Security Incident & Event Management Solution (SIEM)

• Gurucul Next-Gen SIEM

• SIEM plays a major role for enterprises looking to reduce the overall security attack surface (and false positives) and resource burdens on security teams. But as attackers get more sophisticated and networks more complex, SIEM tools must evolve as well.

• The conventional SIEM paradigm presents Events and Incidents, as identified by rules-based analytics, without context. But Gurucul takes a different approach to SIEM.

• Gurucul’s Next-Gen SIEM is cloud-native, built for speed and scale, and helps to modernize security operations by delivering ultra-high-fidelity detection and automated response. It leverages over 2500 Machine Learning Models powered by data science to produce actionable risk intelligence, and doesn’t rely on signatures, rules, or patterns.

• It allows organizations to identify zero-day threats in real-time and is designed to provide both contextual and situational awareness to detect and stop malicious behavior before cyber criminals or rogue insiders can do harm.

• Gurucul’s Next-Gen SIEM includes a variety of key features, including a cutting-edge lightweight SaaS architecture with cloud elasticity and predictable costs, real-time threat detection, the industry’s most advanced data-science powered Machine Learning behavior analytics, and the market’s most diverse security content library.

• Furthermore, its advanced and intuitive UX provides contextual investigation and intelligent timeline views, blazing fast searches, and risk-based responses. The open, flexible, and extensible platform also unifies SIEM, XDR, UEBA, SOAR, NTA, and Identity and Access Analytics with a single seamless and consolidated view. It supports an open choice of big data repositories and can be deployed flexibly on any leading big data infrastructure.

• This protects existing IT investments, eliminates data duplication, and reduces storage fees. Customers can simply layer Gurucul’s advanced security analytics engine on top of their existing or new Hadoop, Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapR and Elastic/ELK deployments.

• Finally, Gurucul’s Next-Gen SIEM is built to scale. Many agencies have over 250,000 employees. One health insurance customer uses Gurucul to analyze 8 million identities and 500 big data nodes. Another health insurer is using Gurucul to apply advanced analytics to over 15 million identities belonging to employees, partners and customers, and a large financial institution has deployed Gurucul advanced security analytics with its custom cloud big data lake on AWS to risk score access and activity, reduce access risks, and detect unknown threats.

• *Gurucul is a returning ‘ASTORS’ Award Champion, having secured Wins in the 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2016 Homeland Security Awards Programs, respectively.

The continually evolving ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program will highlight the trail of Accomplished Women in Leadership in 2023 and the Significance and Positive Impact of Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in our Next Generation of Government and Industry Leaders. Because #MentorshipMatters.

So be on the lookout for exciting upcoming announcements of Speakers, Presenters, Book Signing Opportunities, and Attendees at the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in November of 2023 in New York City!

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.

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Homeland Security remains at the forefront of our national conversation as we experience an immigration crisis along our southern border and crime rates that are dramatically higher than before the Pandemic across the United States.

These challenges have become a national priority with an influx of investments in innovative new technologies and systems.

Enter American Security Today, the #1 publication and media platform in the Government Security and Homeland Security fields, with a circulation of over 75,000 readers and many tens of thousands more who visit our AST website at www.americansecuritytoday.com each month.

The pinnacle of the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony Luncheon Banquet, an exclusive, full-course plated meal event in the heart of New York City.

The 2022 exclusive sold-out ‘ASTORS’ luncheon featured representatives of law enforcement, public safety, and industry leaders who came together to honor the selfless service of those who stand on the front lines and those who stand beside them – providing the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for generations to come.

Last year marked the 20th anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which came out in force to discuss comprehensive collaborations between private and public sectors that have led to the development of intelligence and technologies which serve to protect our nation.

The keynote address was provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) Diane Sabatino, who described the changes to CBP through the tragedy of 9/11 and the relentless commitment to its mission and ongoing investment in the latest technologies and innovations to protect our borders and Homeland.

The resounding theme of the DEAC’s remarks was her pride in the women and men of the CBP and their families who support them.

AST was also joined by Legendary Police Commissioner William Bratton, who spoke about his love for the City of New York, the Profession of law enforcement to which he has dedicated his life, and for which he continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.

New York City Police Department (NYPD) Chief of Department Kenneth Corey, came out to address Luncheon attendees and shared some of his experiences and the changes in policing he’s witnessed over his more than three decades of service.

FDNY Chief Joseph Jardin honored the men and women of the FDNY, not only those who currently serve but all of those who have selflessly served, with special recognition of those lost on 9/11.

Chief Jardin spoke about the continuing health battle of many following 9/11 with cancer and respiratory disease, yet now knowing the full consequences, would not have made a different decision to respond.

As Chief Jardin noted, mission-driven service is the lifeblood of every firefighter, volunteer, and sworn member, and has been so throughout the history of the Fire Service.

Former head of the FBI’s active shooter program, Katherine Schweit joined AST to sign complimentary copies of her book, ‘STOP THE KILLING: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis, thanks to the generosity of our 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Sponsors. 

The 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by NEC National Security Systems (NSS), ATI Systems, Automatic Systems of America, guardDog AI, Fortior Solutions, IPVideo Corporation, Rajant Corporation, RX Global, and SIMS Software!

We were pleased to welcome the esteemed New York City Fire Department (FDNY); the New York City Police Department (NYPD); and the NYC Hospital Police,  as well as Executive Management from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and many other DHS agencies, Federal law enforcement agencies, and private/public partnerships such as the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), the 30×30 Initiative, a coalition of professionals advancing the representation of women in policing; and Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) (rail safety advocates).

The prestigious Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.

In 2022 over 240 distinguished guests representing Federal, State, and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms gathered from across North America, Europe, and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields.

Each year, to keep our communities safe and secure, security dealers, installers, integrators, and consultants, along with corporate, government, and law enforcement/first responder practitioners, convene in New York City to network, learn and evaluate the latest technologies and solutions from premier exhibiting brands at ISC East, the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management Expo (NDEM EXPO), and the ASIS NYC Expo.

ISC East is the Northeast’s leading security & public safety event, hosted in collaboration with sponsor Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC.

Corporate firms, the majority of which return year to year to build upon their Legacy of Wins, include:

Advanced Detection Technologies, AMAROK, ATI Systems, Axis Communications, Automatic Systems, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., Cellbusters, CornellCookson, CyberArk  Fortior Solutions, guardDog.ai, Hanwha Techwin of America, High Rise Escape Systems, IPVideo Corporation, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, NEC National Security Systems, NICE Public Safety, OnSolve, PureTech Systems, Quantum Corporation, Rave Mobile Safety, Regroup Mass Notification, Robotic Assistance Devices, Rajant Corporation, SafeLogic, Select Engineering Services LLC, Singlewire Software, SolarWinds Worldwide, Teledyne FLIR, Valor Systems, and West Virginia American Access Control Systems, just to name a few!

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old-school basics to what is Today – a fast-changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State, and local levels of government as well as firms allied to the government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers’ eyes throughout the story with cutting-edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

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AST Digital Publications are distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals, in federal, state, local, and private security sectors.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture, and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state, and local levels as well as from private firms allied to the government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website, and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more, please see the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2022 ‘A Year in Review.’

The Annual CHAMPIONS edition reviews ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firm’s products and services, including video interviews and more.

The 2022 CHAMPIONS serves as your Go-To Source through the year for ‘The Best of 2022 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today – and can satisfy your agency’s and/or organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection, and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware, and Networking Security – to name a few), the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION has what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also features guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders and recognized firms in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

For more information on All Things American Security Today, as well as the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

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