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    User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) analyzes network activity to establish normal user behavior and detect anomalies that could indicate a security incident. It connects activities to individual user accounts rather than IP addresses to spot unusual behavior, like a user moving laterally between systems. UEBA integrates with security information and event management systems to gather and analyze behavioral data across an organization's network, enabling early detection of compromised credentials, lateral movement, and other cyberattacks. Implementing UEBA is important for security as more devices connect to networks and potential entry points for intrusions increase.

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    User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) analyzes network activity to establish normal user behavior and detect anomalies that could indicate a security incident. It connects activities to individual user accounts rather than IP addresses to spot unusual behavior, like a user moving laterally between systems. UEBA integrates with security information and event management systems to gather and analyze behavioral data across an organization's network, enabling early detection of compromised credentials, lateral movement, and other cyberattacks. Implementing UEBA is important for security as more devices connect to networks and potential entry points for intrusions increase.

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    User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) analyzes network activity to establish normal user behavior and detect anomalies that could indicate a security incident. It connects activities to individual user accounts rather than IP addresses to spot unusual behavior, like a user moving laterally between systems. UEBA integrates with security information and event management systems to gather and analyze behavioral data across an organization's network, enabling early detection of compromised credentials, lateral movement, and other cyberattacks. Implementing UEBA is important for security as more devices connect to networks and potential entry points for intrusions increase.

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    User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) analyzes network activity to establish normal user behavior and detect anomalies that could indicate a security incident. It connects activities to individual user accounts rather than IP addresses to spot unusual behavior, like a user moving laterally between systems. UEBA integrates with security information and event management systems to gather and analyze behavioral data across an organization's network, enabling early detection of compromised credentials, lateral movement, and other cyberattacks. Implementing UEBA is important for security as more devices connect to networks and potential entry points for intrusions increase.

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    User and Entity Behavior Analytics

    (UEBA)
    What is user and entity behavior analytics? (UEBA)

    User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA), also known as user behavior analytics
    (UBA), is the process of gathering insight into the network events that users
    generate every day. Once collected and analyzed, it can be used to detect the use
    of compromised credentials, lateral movement, and other malicious behavior.

    The Gartner Market Guide added ‘Entity’ to User Behavior Analytics due to
    increasing threats from external forces, rather than just individual users. These
    external forces include, but are not limited to, routers, servers, applications, and
    other network devices that could possibly be compromising.

    In summary, these other types of behavior analytics deviate from traditional


    consumer behavioral analytics to focus on the behavior of systems and the user
    accounts on them.

    Today’s networks gather endless amounts of information, especially with users


    moving seamlessly between IPs, assets, cloud services, and mobile devices. UBA
    focuses on user activity as opposed to static threat indicators, meaning it can
    detect attacks that haven’t been mapped to threat intelligence and alert on
    malicious behavior earlier in an attack.

    As networks have become more complex, it’s become easier than ever to
    successfully infiltrate a corporate network and masquerade as an internal
    employee, circumventing external defenses. If an attacker is able to penetrate a
    network and remain there undetected, they can repeatedly steal sensitive data
    and cause monetary damage. User Behavior Analytics  exposes stealthy, attacker
    activities by uncovering patterns in user behavior to identify what’s “normal”
    behavior, and what may be evidence of intruder compromise, insider threats, or
    risky behavior on a network.

    How does User and Entity Behavior Analytics work?

    User and Entity Behavior Analytics enables you to more easily determine whether
    a potential threat is an outside party pretending to be an employee or an actual
    employee who presents some kind of risk, whether through negligence or malice.
    UEBA connects activity on the network to a specific user as opposed to an IP
    address or an asset. This means that if a user starts to behave in a way that’s
    unusual or unlikely, even if it isn’t flagged by traditional perimeter monitoring
    tools, you’ll be able to spot the behavior quickly, determine whether it’s
    anomalous, and start an investigation if needed.

    For example, stolen credentials are a common attack vector used by penetration
    testers and real-world criminals alike. Whether the criminal obtains credentials
    via phishing attacks , malware, key logging, or even a third-party data breach, all
    they need is one correct username and password combination to work; once
    they’re able to login they can silently move within a network undetected.
    However, once an attacker is in, they usually start to act in ways unlike a normal
    user, such as by moving laterally between assets. The intruder moves from step
    to step in what’s often called the “attack” or “kill chain,” looking for increasingly
    interesting targets to raid and data to exfiltrate.

    The ability to baseline what kind of user behavior is normal on a network and
    what isn’t is critical. User behavior analytics provides you with the data to
    identify trends and easily spot outliers, so you can more easily and quickly
    identify and investigate potential threats and break the attack chain .

    Getting started with User and Entity Behavior Analytics

    To spot trends and make connections, first you must have a way to gather key
    behavioral data in one centralized location, so it can be parsed by analytical tools
    later. Traditionally, user behavior analytics are added on as a layer to
    existing security information and event management (SIEM)  deployments.

    User and Entity Behavior Analytics are one part of a multilayered, integrated IT
    and information security strategy to prevent attacks and investigate threats. It
    can be an incredibly powerful tool to detect compromise early, mitigate risk, and
    stop an attacker from exfiltrating an organization’s data.

    In summary

    Implementing User and Entity Behavior Analytics is imperative for any


    organization to ensure their safety from internal harm. UEBA has grown
    exponentially in recent years with the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT)
    and more devices that could potentially take advantage of network
    vulnerabilities. Whether you are attempting to locate suspicious insider threats or
    are monitoring privileged accounts, UEBA provides an updated line of security for
    IT infrastructure from intrusive attacks.

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