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The latest release of Cyber Observer provides new visibility into the risk posture of cybersecurity

Digital Observer, the chief Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) arrangement, today declared a significant upgrade to its foundation that empowers CISOs and other security and danger the board heads to acquire new, constant, bound together perceivability into the viability of online protection instruments that are executed all through their endeavor. By ceaselessly recovering and examining Critical Security Controls (CSCs) from applications on-premises and in-cloud, Cyber Observer's CCM stage improves consistence, lessens mean opportunity to location and reaction, and advances hazard act the executives.

Network protection groups are overpowered with multifaceted nature of overseeing many unique security apparatuses that have been executed across their mixture ventures. In spite of best endeavors to actualize security controls to limit dangers and dangers, venture heads are finding that misconfigured or failing apparatuses are time after time a vulnerable side and probably the most fragile connection in their security guards. Digital Observer's CCM stage disposes of this issue and now empowers ventures to keep a finger on the beat of how their security instruments are performing.

Digital Observer associates and pulls information from a venture's on-premises and in-cloud apparatuses to make a complete perspective on the security instruments executed. Notwithstanding persistently examining in excess of 5,000 CSCs and giving controls status with regards to the executives, consistence prerequisites and different structures, Cyber Observer delivered a bunch of new highlights, including:

Ongoing dashboards. Effectively show the status of each apparatus, status of the distinctive security regions, organize weaknesses, total danger act scoring, and alarm on deviation from ordinary conduct.

Nonstop revealing. New announcing module robotizes gives an account of an association's network safety instruments status and digital stance sees.

Open API upgrades. Empower endeavors to effortlessly share information gathered by Cyber Observer with outsider devices that give security data and occasion the executives (SIEM), mechanization (SOAR), and man-made consciousness.

“Managing risks requires more than implementing security tools and checking the box,” said Shimon Becker, Cyber Observer Co-founder and VP Product. “It requires continuous monitoring, management, and oversight to ensure that people, processes, and technology are in fact protecting your data and your enterprise.”

“The new release offers quick and easy remote implementation,” said Moti Ram, Cyber Observer Co-founder and VP R&D. “We support hybrid on-premises and in-cloud connectivity and deployment.”

Cyber Observer is backed by Merlin Ventures, which strategically invests in and scales innovative cybersecurity companies. “Things like misconfigured or unpatched security tools are such easy targets for adversaries to exploit,” stated Seth Spergel, Vice President of Emerging Technology at Merlin Ventures. “Implementing a simple solution like Cyber Observer's Continuous Controls Monitoring platform should really be a part of any organization’s cyber hygiene protocol and a standard practice for all enterprises.”

About Cyber Observer

Cyber Observer is the premier Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) solution that reduces business losses and audit costs by continuously monitoring and auditing critical security controls and applications. The Cyber Observer platform integrates dozens of the most popular security tools into a single interface, enabling security and risk management executives to monitor tool performance in alignment with cybersecurity, business, and regulatory frameworks. This equips security and risk management executives with unprecedented visibility, control, and strategic oversight that empowers security and risk executives to proactively identify and close critical security gaps while demonstrating the effectiveness and maturity of their security programs and investments.

About Merlin Ventures

Merlin Ventures is a strategic investment firm that rapidly scales visionary companies and introduces disruptive solutions designed to help enterprises address today’s most critical cybersecurity challenges. Merlin Ventures’ unique business model combines robust infrastructure and capital, onboarding and market readiness acceleration, cybersecurity engineering leadership, and deep-rooted customer and market relationships to enable its portfolio of cybersecurity companies to accelerate growth and flourish.

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