The idea of empow intrigued Safety Detectives’ Aviva Zacks, so when Founder and CEO Avi Chesla agreed to an interview, she got ready. She asked him about empow’s technologies and how they work to stop cyberattacks.
i-XDR is an intent-based Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platform designed to work alongside the organization’s existing SIEM and security tools, to get rid of the noise in your network, so analysts can focus on only the truly high-risk attacks.
If you’re a child of the 80’s you’ll remember how Knight Rider talked to Kitt. Back then we thought that in 2020 everyone would be talking to appliances. While that’s still not the case, voice activation is making inroads into some arenas. In the security arena it could be a real game changer.
An African proverb says “Noise and hunting don’t go together.” This is as true in security networks as it is in the African Savannah.
On the cover of Security Magazine today – Field CTO Antony Farrow on how to get noisy IDS tools under control:
Think VPN is keeping you safe? Think gain. empow’s product manager Sivan Omer examines the vulnerabilities inherent in VPNs and what can be done about them, in this article in Infosecurity Magazine.
Where is SIEM going? How far has it come and where is the industry going? Check out the insights in Ben Canner’s interview with empow CEO Avi Chesla in Solutions Review.
As COVID-19 as taught us, focusing on entities can be a lifesaver. VP Products Dr. Haim Zlatokrilov explains how we can take that lesson to improve our cyber defenses, in this article in Solutions Review.
To keep users and networks healthy and secure, security teams need to mimic countries that have taken on COVID-19 with a rapid, disciplined approach. Find out how to do it in Avi Chesla’s contributed article in Dark Reading.
Gartner recently covered the growing arena of Machine Learning Log Analysis, and how it is being positioned as a complement to SIEM. What do CISOs and security directors need to look for to effectively navigate ML in their security platform?
empow Wins Cutting Edge Security Information Event Management (SIEM) award in 8th Annual InfoSec Awards at #RSAC 2020
empow – whose next generation SIEM can be managed by only one security analyst – today announced that its i-SIEM has been recognized as a Trust Award finalist in the Best SIEM Solution category for the 2020 SC Awards.
The SIEM market has evolved and today most solutions call themselves “Next Generation SIEM.” Effective NG SIEM should provide better protection and equally important, if not more, a much more effective, next gen user experience. What you should look for when evaluating a next generation SIEM?
Avi Chesla’s article in Security Magazine on what security professionals intuitively know to be correct – that having analysts sit down and analyze mountains of logs is not only frustrating for them, but ultimately ineffective for the organization. AI can help.
We are excited to announce a partnership with Modern Grid Partners, a premier utility consultancy. Together we will deliver unparalleled next generation SOC services to utilities throughout North America.
empow named one of the top 30 finalists prestigious award for cybersecurity companies who have the potential of being valued at $1B.
Fuzzy Logic lets us use mathematics to represent imprecise information to arrive at decisions. On the history and cyber security use case of Fuzzy Logic in this article.
Speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2019, Iko Azoulay, founder and CTO of Empow, discussed ‘multi-intent malware’ – which he described as malware designed to have multiple attack impacts and methods that do more than just infect a system for a single goal.
empow’s intent-based SIEM – which enables companies to detect and respond automatically to attacks, without human-defined correlation rules – has been selected the Best Emerging Technology by SC Awards Europe 2019 in the Excellence Awards: Industry Leadership category.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could have Cliff Notes to help us “read” attack stories at turbo speed? Avi Chesla shows how NLP can make it happen in this Forbes article.
Following an interview with Avi Chesla at Elastic{ON} San Francisco, George Lawton covered the launch of empow’s Attacker Intent Search open-source module, and how Elastic users will use its NLP capabilities to hunt down attacks.
empow’s open-source module will enable millions of Elastic users to improve their security posture with attacker intent search capabilities. BOSTON, March 6, 2019 – empow, whose intent-based SIEM enables companies to detect and respond automatically to attacks – without human-defined correlation rules – today announced it has released an open-source… Read More
empow, whose intent-based SIEM enables companies to detect and respond to attacks automatically – without correlation rules – today announced that it has been recognized as an Excellence Award finalist in the Best Emerging Technology category for the 2019 SC Awards.
Integration of empow’s intent-based NG SIEM with the Elastic Stack will provide unprecedented, rules-free proactive security coverage BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2018 – empow, whose next-gen SIEM enables companies to detect and respond to attacks automatically – without correlation rules, today announced that it has joined the Elastic OEM partner program. Efficiently… Read More
No two cybersecurity events are exactly alike, so it’s a fool’s errand to plan and protect solely against known threats. The need is greater now than ever for security teams to arm themselves with innovative SIEM technology with automatic threat detection and adaptive response. Read the full article to learn how traditional security rules are no longer the right approach for today’s dynamic environments.
The makers of malware have realized that if they’re going to invest time and money in compromising cyber defenses, they should do everything they can to monetize their achievement. Read the full article to learn more about the impact to cybersecurity organizations
Is there another way to deploy, manage, and maintain SIEM solutions? It’s a question more and more enterprises are asking as threat detection becomes the Archstone of modern cybersecurity platforms. To learn more, we spoke with Avi Chesla, Founder and CTO of SIEM solution provider empow, about no-rules SIEM and what it could represent for enterprises around the world. Read the full article.
Next-gen SIEM recognized for innovative use of native artificial intelligence, natural language processing and cause-and-effect analytics to automatically detect and respond to cyber attacks BOSTON – Oct. 2, 2018 – empow, creator of a new kind of security information and event management (SIEM) system that detects and responds to cyber-attacks… Read More
empow’s native artificial intelligence, natural language processing and cause-and-effect analytics now ingest user and account activity logs to correlate all data source types covering all stages of the attack lifecycle Boston – September 25, 2018 – empow, creators of a new kind of security information and event management (SIEM) system… Read More
[Boston – August 22, 2018] Company’s high patent volume focuses on using true artificial intelligence, natural language processing, security infrastructure abstraction and other innovations to automatically detect and respond to cyber attacks. empow, creators of a new kind of security information and event management (SIEM) system that detects cyber attacks… Read More
In a recent Forbes article, empow CTO and founder Avi Chesla explains how NLP is changing the game for security pros who are using it to stay ahead of the bad guys, once and for all.
A recent urgent FBI cybersecurity warning has prompted companies to reboot their computer routers in order to prevent havoc from malware. What can you do to protect your system? Check out this article, including Avi Chesla’s input on the specific dangers posed by malware.
Check out this article to learn more from Peter George, empow CEO and Avi Chesla, empow Co-founder and CTO, about the history of empow, how we got started and what sets us apart from other cybersecurity companies.
With the recent funding round and new CEO, empow is getting a lot of attention, especially by the business community in the Boston area. How does empow’s technology cut through the noise in the cybersecurity market, and how can it help balance the dire lack of cyber talent? Click here to listen to the radio segment.
[BOSTON, USA, April 12, 2018] Ascent Venture Partners joins existing investors in $10M Round, demonstrating strong support for empow’s ability to transform SIEM from passive to active orchestration by understanding and responding to attacker intent. empow, a Boston-based cybersecurity startup that quickly became a Gartner Cool Vendor company – driven… Read More
empow, one of the over 30 Israeli-founded cybersecurity companies doing business and rapidly growing in Massachusetts, today announced a new round of funding.
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What role can – and should – government play to protect all of us from the dangers of cyber attacks via IoT products? Avi Chesla outlines a plan in this TechTarget article:
Check out empow Co-Founder and VP R&D Iko Azoulay taking the stage at the Cybertech Israel’s Startup Competition
Today’s hottest gifts are pretty much all smart, connected devices, like Cozmo, Zoomer Kitty or Smart Toy Bear. And while they may seem cute, entertaining and sometimes furry, they are actually about as innocent as a hacker sitting in a lab in North Korea.
How can you protect against AI toys?
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Bitcoin is all the rage, but what are Bitcoin’s particular security challanges, and how can we provide it with cyber defense to help it thrive? Check out Avi Chesla’s article today in International Business Times
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Are we in a new era where CTOs should have a path to top-dog status? With IoT and other new tech increasing the attack surface of enterprises, it’s critical for CEOs to have the proper background to counter the threats.
“If an air bag fails and the passenger dies, we can analyze the air bag to determine what went wrong. Equifax needs to reveal their security architecture as a service to the world, so that won’t happen again,” empow’s CEO Avi Chesla on the Equifax fiasco
empow’s patented intent-aware “mind-reading” platform automates malware detection and response to create next-generation security organizations. TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 28, 2017 – empow, a pioneering cybersecurity startup known for its innovative security abstraction and intent-based orchestration, today announced a partnership with Lastline Inc., a leader… Read More
Attackers always want the same things: to steal information, manipulate data, disrupt service with DoS attacks and use ransom to achieve their ends. But while in other industries the risks are financial and reputational, when it comes to health services and IoT connected devices, human lives are at stake. A hacker can be a murderer.
How can you know if a company is making real, valuable use of AI and ML, or if it is just tossing around the words to try and make an impression? Here are some questions you can ask to help assess the real value of a product using AI and ML.
We need an ecosystem that will treat siloed security tools as one defensive system, from detection and identification, to investigation of the attack and then mitigation and remediation – how empow leverages AI to maximize cybersecurity ROI.
Vendors Selected for the “Cool Vendor” Report are Innovative, Impactful, and Intriguing [TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – June 15, 2017] – empow, a pioneering cybersecurity startup known for its innovative security abstraction and intent-based orchestration, has been recognized as a “Cool Vendor” in the Monitoring and Management of Threats… Read More
From Siri to Alexa to Watson, we are living in an AI world; it understands when we ask it to play our favorite song; it knows what book we will want to read next. AI can recognize the face of an individual, and the distinctive look of a cancer cell. Read More
By Avi Chesla “Ransomware” – it’s been screaming from headlines around the globe in the last 24 hours – almost a hundred nations attacked, the British health system paralyzed, likely billions in damages, and an already weary world had its sense of security shaken, yet again. Companies and organizations worldwide… Read More
The huge challenge presented by today’s attack campaigns – multi-stage attacks, with thousands of constantly evolving attack vectors – have led organizations to buy hundreds of security products in order to defend their networks. As exciting new technologies arise – advanced network and end point, anti-malware, network and entity behavioral… Read More
By Israel Aloni, VP Product On March 1st, new cyber-security regulations (23 NYCRR 500) for Financial Services companies went into effect in New York State. The regulations enforce certain minimum cyber-security standards for financial services companies, following the growing cyber threats that information and financial systems face. This is… Read More
Big Data. The phrase conjures a sense of next-gen problem-solving through sheer informational might. There is a whole lot of hype today around Big Data, leaving many to assume that it can only contribute positively, which means – the more data – the merrier. But in truth, Big Data is not making life any easier for security professionals. In fact, it is making them far less than merry.
RSAC 2017 – with its grand mix of speakers, exhibitors, and presentations – was a whirlwind of security news and innovation. While last year’s conference highlighted point products and tools centering around deception and end-point anti-malware, this year’s buzz tended towards more holistic security solutions, with collaboration, intent-based security and… Read More
empow’s unique approach listed among RSA 2017’s four disruptive cyber trends.
At the recent RSA cybersecurity conference, interoperability and cooperation were a common theme, but not everyone is taking it seriously..
TEL AVIV, Israel – February 13th, 2017 – empow, a cybersecurity startup with a revolutionary approach for elevating enterprise security, announced today that Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine and media partner of the RSA® Conference 2017, has named empow the winner of the Editor’s Choice… Read More
Cybersecurity demands the impossible: that we look into the future to see where hackers are heading and what tactics they are brewing up. Of course there is no such crystal ball, so instead we focus on strategies hackers have carried out in the past and try to make predictions about future moves.
Innovative “Security Abstraction” Startup empow Secures $9M in Funding to Accelerate Breakthrough Product and Expand Offices to North America Cybersecurity Company’s New Security Particles™ Paradigm Helps Enterprises Make More of What They Already Have by Coordinating Existing Security Arsenals [TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – February 9th, 2016] – Cybersecurity startup empow… Read More
Research shows that 90% of New Year’s Resolutions fail. That’s not catastrophic if your goal is to lose 15 lbs., learn Mandarin, or spend less on lattes. But if you fail to live up to your Cybersecurity Resolutions, you could end up with the reputational whiplash and consequence cascade of Yahoo!, the DNC and all the others who fell prey to malicious hacks in 2016. Fortunately, the resolutions we’re proposing should be relatively simple to keep.
Check them out and join all of us in keeping 2017 a year safe in cyberspace.
The world of cybersecurity is becoming more and more complicated and – some say – almost unmanageable. This is due to the increasing volume of advanced attack campaigns and subsequent investment by organizations in more and more security tools – tools that are potentially effective, but are also trapped in silos that limit their capabilities. Each of these security tools has its own abilities, with different policy models and different alert languages.
The attacks that Hillary Clinton has blamed in part on her Electoral College loss to Donald Trump raise a critical question: will cyber-attacks targeting political organizations and prominent political players become the new norm?
In today’s market, more does not mean better. We need security innovation that makes more of what the industry already has by turning what we have into what we need.
With 2016 drawing to a close, what are the experts predicting about what we can expect to face in 2017?
Are the good guys well enough armed to handle next year’s level of cyber sophistication and severity?
What does the future of ransomware look like?
It’s time to consider whether proactive defense strategies exist in the realm of real battlefields.
The dangers in cyberspace in 2017 will only increase – most likely with even more sophisticated attacks such as advanced IoT DDoS invasions and ransomware campaigns, not to mention sensitive data hacks with a variety of end goals – from stealing our most critical corporate and personal data to stealing elections. Standard security solutions don’t seem to be working. What, if anything, can be done?
Security technologies must be provisioned with the right policy in order to ensure it complements the neighboring solution, and must also be activated in the right sequence.
A virtual security box transforms all security products and services into virtual security resources, decoupled from the underline security physical infrastructure.
Advanced attack campaigns are typically multi-vector, prolonged and adaptive to the defenses they encounter – unlike the defending side, which is inherently more rigid and structured around products and security solution silos.
Now more than ever, context-based decisions have become a necessity. This is because the identification process of an advanced persistent attack campaign is all about putting events in the right context.
When security technologies are bypassed, they cannot be “programmed” to detect and prevent the new attack behavior, the same attack that has breached their protection-space borders.
In order to be effective, security solutions must become more directly associated, in real-time, to cyber defense planning models.
In order to reap the greatest benefit from virtualization, SDN and NFV concepts, the control and data-plane functions of network security devices should be decoupled.
We’ll show you how we can quickly and economically
turn what you have into what you need.