Strengthening Cybersecurity Posture With AI-enhanced Managed Detection And Response - Lanner Electronics | Network Appliance | uCPE SD-WAN| MEC Server | Intelligent Edge Appliance

Introduction

A mid-sized construction company was having a tough time dealing with several cybersecurity challenges in spite of their existing security measures, one of these challenges was keeping up with the volume of security alerts generated by their security tools, not to mention the existing network security team and measures lacked the experience and expertise in dealing with the more sophisticated threats. They found Lanner while seeking for a robust hardware solution on which an AI-enhanced managed detection and response (MDR) service can be built for enabling advanced threat detection, continuous monitoring and real-time response capabilities.

Challenges

The ideal appliance would be relied upon for alleviating the following challenges:

1. Alert Fatigue:
The volume of security alerts generated by their existing security tools led to alert fatigue, resulting in delayed response times for even critical incidents, making their network increasingly vulnerable to more sophisticated cyber attacks.

2. Limited Internal Resources:
Making matters worse, their IT team was already stretched thin, not only making maintaining a high level of security without external support extremely difficult but also struggling to keep pace with today’s evolving cyber threats.

3. Inadequate Threat Detection:
Challenges 1 & 2 eventually resulted in inadequate detection, leaving the company opened to many potential breaches and impacting their reputation and operations.

4. Compliance & Regulatory Pressures:
Having to meet industry-specific compliance requirements added another layer of complexity to their security needs, as failing to comply could result in significant penalties.

Lanner Solution

Lanner’s NCA-5540 is a high performance 1U rackmount network security appliance with

the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors, it is ideal for delivering improved performance for security workload such as NGFW, DPI and IPS/IDS. This appliance aims to fulfill network service providers’ demand for a more robust and flexible hardware platform that enables optimal network computing performance and modest ownership costs.

The built-in accelerators such as Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator, Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer, Intel® QuickAssist Technology and Intel® In_Memory Analytics Accelerator together

greatly maximize packet processing efficiency for virtual network functions, cryptography acceleration (for deep packet inspection) and next-generation firewall and UTM/IPS/IDS applications.

Further more, the NCA-5540 supports up to 768GB of DDR5 system memory at 5600MHz and comes with either 4x NCS2 or 2x N2S NIC module slots, compatible with both the N2S-MBF301, a smart NIC with NVIDIA BlueField-3 SoC and the N2S-MHM203, a NIC module with ConnectX-6 and dual 100G QSFP28 Ports.

Other outstanding features include 2x GbE RJ45 Ethernet ports, 1x RJ45 console port, 2x USB 3.0, 2x 2.5” HDD/SSD bays, 5x smart fans, 1x M.2 (SATA) 2280 B+M Key, 2 x M.2 NvME (PCIe) 2280 M Key, 1300W CRPS AC PSU, optional TPM and 1x optional PCI-E*8 HH/HL.

Benefits

After having seamlessly integrated with a 3rd party’s advanced cybersecurity AI platform designed for proactive threat hunting and response, a comprehensive MDR service built with Lanner’s NCA-5540 was made capable of delivering the much-needed services, including:

-    24/7/365 Monitoring and Threat Detection:

No longer having to depend heavily and only on manpower, a MDR solution based on Lanner’s NCA-5540 offered round-the-clock monitoring using the said platform’s built-in AI-driven tools, ensuring that threats were detected in real-time as network traffic, user behavior and system activities were continuously analyzed, resulting in accurate and timely identification of anomalies and security incidents.

-    Proactive Threat Hunting and Incident Response Compliance:

Proactively searching for hidden threats and Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs) within the organization’s network infrastructure; and in the event of an incident, responses customized using this particular company’s incident response playbook and actions tailored to their specific setting dnd threat landscape could be taken.

-    Vulnerability Management and Assessment:

Regular vulnerability assessments to identify and address security gaps that might be been overlooked so that their security posture could evolve alongside emerging threats.

-    Compliance Support:

A complete MDR solution based on the NCA-5540 would suffice industry-specific compliance/standards and facilitate the acquirement of detailed reports and documentation, making demonstrating compliance easier during audits.

Results

The deployment of a NCA-5540 based enhanced MDR solution resulted in the following significant improvements in this particular construction company’s cybersecurity posture:

1. Increased Threat Visibility:
Full visibility into potential threats is now possible, allowing for significantly more effective incident detection and response. The key to a successful implementation of MDR service is the availability of continuous monitoring and advanced threat detection capabilities, making sure no threat went unnoticed.

2. Reduced Response Time:
With incoming alerts consolidated, centralized, correlated and prioritized, critical incidents can now be dealt with in a much faster manner, minimizing the impact of potential breaches.

3. Improved Compliance:
Compliance requirements can be met more precisely because of the detailed reporting and vulnerability management made possible by the MDR solution.

4. Optimized Resource Allocation: 
Time/resource/manpower can all be redirected to their core business operations, seeing as network security issues can by and large be managed and responded to using automation presets. 

Conclusion

An AI-enhanced MDR solution put together using Lanner’s NCA-5540 delivered comprehensive security capabilities needed to protect against today’s evolving network threats. The said company was able to strengthen its cybersecurity posture, improve compliance, achieve greater peace of mind and focus on growth and innovation, knowing for certain that all critical network services and assets were protected.

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