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Mastering Security with InsightIDR: Your Guide to Rapid7's CloudSIEM and XDR Solution

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Experience the Power of InsightIDR


Rapid7's InsightIDR is your dedicated security hub, equipped for incident detection and response, authentication monitoring, and endpoint visibility. This cohesive solution forms Extended Detection and Response (XDR), effectively identifying unauthorized access from both external and internal threats, while spotlighting suspicious activity amidst the sea of data streams. XDR revolutionizes threat detection and response, enhancing security across the board. This cloud-native, scalable security solution harmoniously unifies multiple telemetry sources. Dive deeper into XDR in Rapid7's blog.


Unified Capabilities

Harness the Power of InsightIDR's Features

InsightIDR seamlessly integrates endpoint forensics, log search, and sophisticated dashboards into a single, robust solution. Operating as a Software as a Service (SaaS) tool, it collects data from your existing network security tools, authentication logs, and endpoint devices. This data is centralized at an on-premises Collector or a dedicated host machine, creating a centralized data repository.


Efficient Data Processing

From Collection to Analysis

Utilize the Collector to securely gather and transmit your logs to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the host for customer databases and the web interface. Rapid7 applies advanced analytics to correlate users, accounts, authentications, alerts, and privileges, offering insights into user behavior and identifying known indicators of compromise. For optimal results, dedicated Collectors are recommended for on-premises event, log, and endpoint data collection.


Getting Started with InsightIDR

Choose the Right Package

Select from three InsightIDR packages tailored to your security needs: InsightIDR Essential, InsightIDR Advanced, and InsightIDR Ultimate. Each package comes with individualized Quick Start Guides to ensure a smooth onboarding process.

  • InsightIDR Essential: Your basic security incident and event management tool to meet compliance requirements.
  • InsightIDR Advanced: Your core security incident and event management tool for detection and response.
  • InsightIDR Ultimate: Your security incident and event management tool for extended detection and response (XDR).


Not Sure Which Guide to Choose?

If you've purchased InsightIDR without a specific designation (Essential, Advanced, or Ultimate), follow the InsightIDR Quick Start Guide | Advanced for tasks and materials suited to your product.


CloudSIEM for Extended Detection and Response

InsightIDR, Rapid7's native cloud Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solution, accelerates detection and response through:

  • A seamless deployment experience
  • An intuitive SaaS interface
  • Comprehensive visibility across your environment
  • Expertly crafted detections
  • Embedded threat intelligence
  • Powerful investigation tools
  • Automated response capabilities

XDR unifies and transforms security data from various sources to detect real attacks, providing security teams with actionable insights to respond to threats swiftly.


Why Use InsightIDR?

When you connect your data streams to InsightIDR, you gain access to a range of built-in features designed with users in mind:

  • Unified Data View: Track user network resources, devices, and cloud services, all with normalized network data.
  • Data Analysis: InsightIDR consolidates data streams for easy analysis, including raw logs, endpoint data, and network traffic.
  • Alerts for Suspicious Activity: Set up traps to alert you to security gaps, whether suspicious activity is occurring or not.
  • Event Prioritization: Automatically prioritize network events and focus on critical alerts.
  • Detailed Investigation: Gain contextual information on compromised data, time of event, and potential intruder actions.
  • Security Operations Dashboard: Synthesize data for actionable insights, improved alert response, threat trend reporting, and security team effectiveness analysis.


InsightIDR in Action

InsightIDR serves various operational departments, with Information Security (InfoSec) teams relying on it daily to safeguard networks. They use InsightIDR to:

  • Investigate alerts and confirm suspicious behavior.
  • Review incident details, including time, users, activity, and involved assets.
  • Monitor users and assets using watchlists and restricted asset lists.
  • Contextualize suspicious behavior by examining logs, firewall activity, and IP addresses.

Incident Response

InsightIDR contextualizes malicious events, enabling InfoSec teams to respond effectively, from wiping assets to destroying beyond-repair ones in extreme cases.

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