Gigamon Highlights Critical Role of Deep Observability Across Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure at Black Hat USA 2024

Company sounds the alarm on today’s biggest cybersecurity threat: cloud visibility; showcases how to detect previously unseen threats across hybrid cloud environments

Santa Clara, Calif. – July 30, 2024 – Gigamon, a leader in deep observability, today announced its sponsorship and attendance at Black Hat USA 2024 from Aug. 3-8 in Las Vegas. At booth #3050, the Gigamon team will showcase how its Deep Observability Pipeline helps detect the presence of ransomware and other advanced threats, enabling organizations to close the cybersecurity preparedness gap across their hybrid cloud infrastructure.

In 2023, the global average cost of a data breach was $4.45 million. Security leaders know they can’t protect what they can’t see, yet, despite the desire to have full visibility. The Gigamon 2024 Hybrid Cloud Security Survey of over 1,000 Security and IT leaders revealed 25 percent were unable to detect the root cause of a breach, impairing their ability to prevent future attacks. Nearly 1 in 3 (32 percent) were only made aware of a breach when the data was leaked on the dark web or a ransomware threat was made, further highlighting the vulnerabilities organizations face in today’s threat landscape.

A new infographic based on the survey links the lack of visibility in lateral, East-West traffic and encrypted cloud traffic to the rise in cybersecurity breaches and data leaks, key topics at this year’s Black Hat USA. Highlights from the infographic include:

• Visibility inside the network is limited: 60 percent of organizations lack visibility into lateral, East-West traffic
• Blind spots defy protection from threat actors: Only 25 percent of organizations were able to detect and respond to a threat in real-time
• A new level of visibility is required to defend against threats today: 84 percent agree that gaining deep observability is key to strengthening security posture. In the survey, deep observability was defined as delivering network-derived intelligence to cloud, security, and observability tools
• Boards are prioritizing greater visibility for organizations: 80 percent report that deep observability is discussed at the board level as a priority for hybrid cloud security

“The complexity of today’s hybrid cloud infrastructure is creating a perfect target for cyber criminals,” said Chaim Mazal, chief security officer at Gigamon. “When you combine legacy hardware, hybrid and multi-cloud, and virtual containers, there are obvious visibility gaps as data moves from one location to the next. These ‘blind spots’ are exactly what threat actors are looking for and, until security teams solve this visibility problem, breaches will continue.”

Eliminating Infrastructure Blind Spots: Demonstrations, Trainings, and Discussions for Black Hat Attendees  

Network visibility will be a main point of discussion and training next week as the world’s leading cybersecurity experts gather for Black Hat USA. Gigamon invites attendees to visit the Gigamon booth #3050 to:

• Participate in live demonstrations of the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, including its GigaVUE Cloud Suite and Precryption^™ technology
• Hear technology partners including Armis, Cribl, Dynatrace, ExtraHop, Forescout, and Microsoft share how Gigamon works with leading cloud, security, and observability solutions to deliver deep observability across hybrid and multi-cloud networks
• Enter for a chance to win an Apple Vision Pro and spin the Gigamon prize wheel

For more information

• View the infographic, “Closing the Preparedness Gap”
• Read more about the survey results in the blog, “Hybrid Cloud Security: The CISO Perspective”
• Review insights in the 2024 Hybrid Cloud Security Report
• Read the CISO Executive Summary

About Gigamon

Gigamon^® offers a deep observability pipeline that efficiently delivers network-derived intelligence to cloud, security, and observability tools. This helps eliminate security blind spots and reduce tool costs, enabling you to better secure and manage your hybrid cloud infrastructure. Gigamon serves more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises, 9 of the 10 largest mobile network providers, and hundreds of governments and educational organizations worldwide. To learn more, please visit gigamon.com.

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