Over the years, the way that we operate in both our personal and corporate lives has changed dramatically. Cloud platforms such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and a large, growing list of SaaS applications have become the backbone of our day to day operations.
From email and cloud storage to collaboration and critical business systems, our work environments can now live outside of the traditional network perimeter.
That is where Cloud Detection & Response from WatchGuard can help.
BUT HOW DOES THIS AFFECT ME?
Unlike on-premise environments, where IT teams and Managed Service Providers have full control and clear oversight, cloud environments are dynamic, constantly evolving, and are often decentralised.
Users can connect new applications, adjust permissions, and share data externally all without you being aware of what's happened. Before you know it, a potential threat actor has unintentional access to your environment or data. This creates a major risk that for years has gone relatively unmonitored in the SMB (and sometimes E) market.
That's where WatchGuard Cloud Detection & Response comes in. Instead of relying on periodic audits or reactive alerts, it provides ongoing visibility into the areas that are most likely to be exploited. Such as
DISCOVER YOUR RISKS
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IDENTITIES
In the age we are living, identities are often targeted more than anything else. Why try and break into a system, when you can simply log in as the user. CloudDR helps you identify unusual login patterns, suspicious user behaviour, accounts with excessive permissions and signs of credentials misuse. These types of risks are particularly difficult to detect with built-in tools.
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MISCONFIGURATION
Ever make a change to test something and forget to revert it post-testing? That happens a lot, and often it leaves gaps in your environment you may have forgotten about. CloudDR continuously monitors for overly permissive sharing settings, weak authentication or access policies, configuration drift and gaps in security controls across applications. Even a small misconfiguration can result in significant exposure.
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SHADOW IT
One of the biggest blind spots in a cloud environment is the use of applications and integrations that your IT team are not aware of. CloudDR identifies, unknown SaaS applications connected to your environment, risky third-party integrations, unapproved AI tools and applications accessing potentially sensitive data. This gives your business the visibility into what users are actually connecting to your cloud applications.
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DATA ACCESS
Data access is the ultimate goal for many threat actors. CloudDR allows you to uncover, unusual file access or download behaviour, data being shared externally without consent, abnormal access patterns and potential data exfiltration activity. This allows organisations to detect potential data breaches early.
DETECT & PRIORITISE
Cloud platforms generate vast amounts of data, logs and telemetry. So where does all of this data go and how do you prioritise what to look at first?
The simple answer to both of these questions, is CloudDR does it for you. It ingests, correlates, analyses and prioritises each security signal across your cloud environments and presents them in a centralised, easy to use portal. Instead of manually reviewing multiple data sources, or logging into each cloud platform, you are given a clear picture of the risks that require attention.
Your risks are then categorised into defined severity levels and risk identifiers allowing you to easily identify what you need to remediate with urgency across all of your cloud platforms.
RESPONSE & REMEDIATION
Identifying your risks is only part of the challenge, responding to your risks with haste and doing so consistently is just as important.
CloudDR helps streamline this process by enabling you to take direct action, directly within the platform. For example, if you have a new risk for an unknown shadow application, you can setup an automation rule to notify the application owner to remove the application and notify the IT team that the app exists.
Rather than relying on guesswork or manual investigation into the risk, CloudDR enables you to take controlled, informed action directly from the platform. This approach reduces response time, improves consistency, and ensures that risks are addressed in a structured and efficient way across your entire cloud environment
CONTINUOUS PROTECTION
You may think, well I've remediated all of my risks, why do I need to have CloudDR moving forward? Well, addressing your risks at this point in time is important, but maintaining visibility and control of your cloud environment is critical. Are you aware of what all of your staff members are doing all of the time?
CloudDR provides you with continuous monitoring across your cloud platforms, ensuring that new risks are identified as they emerge and previously remediated issues remain under control. This proactive approach helps reduce long term exposure, strengthens your overall security posture, and ensures your cloud environment remains protected as your business continues to grow and adapt.
WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR CLOUD RISK?
If you're unsure what risks exist in your cloud environment, or want to check how exposed your organisation might be, now is the time to take a closer look.
The cloud is constantly evolving, with users, applications, and configurations changing daily, often without full visibility. Without the right insight, risks can go unnoticed until they're compromised by a threat actor.
Get in touch with our team to explore how CloudDR can provide the visibility and control needed to secure your cloud environment.
