Our focus is to enable teams to work together effectively and engage more of the organization in the security fight

One of the first-use cases the company earmarked was insider threat. ASTUTE helps organizations to ingest and process large amounts of data, from across systems, both on-prem and cloud-based, and then assembles seemingly benign events into a comprehensive risk picture. ASTUTE is also equally adept at constantly monitoring for anomalies in the environment. Through advanced machine-learning techniques, the platform scores events and actions and escalates high-risk threats. While traditionally alerts often go directly to the security operations center (SOC) for review and triage, ASTUTE can direct alerts to others in the organization for review. “This facilitates quick decision-making by eliminating the unnecessary bouncing of messages between different teams,” Beecher added.

Other features that make ASTUTE a cut above many other security solutions is the fact that it is highly flexible, agile and complements the existing tools in an enterprise, including SIEM and UEBA. The platform can be deployed on-premise, as a cloud solution, or in a hybrid model. The platform is not a cookie-cutter approach, so it is adaptable to changes in the security landscape or the risks facing an organization. “Other solutions prescribe how pre-defined security rules should be applied to business and data,” Beecher said. “With ASTUTE, we allow clients to easily tailor the rules and scoring models to their organization’s risk tolerance.”

At a time when the market is suffering from an acute talent shortage in the area of enterprise security, Astute Security is leading the pack with its in-depth knowledge and vast experience in tackling real-world security challenges. Beecher and his team are clearly committed to applying a fresh perspective to both the long-standing and emerging challenges facing modern cybersecurity teams.