Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced the expansion of its security-first, AI-powered networking portfolio with the introduction of behavioral analytics-based network detection and response (NDR) capabilities and campus-based Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). These enhanced security solutions aim to protect organizations from growing cyber threats.
The new NDR solution leverages AI models to monitor and detect unusual activity in vulnerable IoT devices, which are increasingly critical to supporting mission-critical business processes. This solution addresses the growing need to detect changes in network traffic patterns, connection status, or dynamic device attributes indicative of a successful compromise.
Additionally, HPE Aruba Networking is enhancing its cloud-based universal ZTNA approach by extending its reach to campus-based local area networks. This new local edge capability brings the same access control policies defined for the cloud directly to campuses and data centers, delivering a consistent user experience and enforcement regardless of location or connection method.
The company’s chief technology and security officer, Jon Green, emphasized the critical need to detect and respond to threats in IoT devices, which can be exploited for initiating larger network attacks. He also highlighted the importance of a single access control policy for application resources, on-prem or off-prem, to reduce overlapping and potentially confusing controls.
Industry analyst Maribel Lopez noted that companies require AI-powered behavioral network detection and response, universal security policies, and edge-to-cloud enforcement to protect users, devices, and applications at scale.
These new tools expand HPE Aruba Networking’s security portfolio, following recent solutions unveiled at the RSA Conference, including AI-powered security observability and monitoring capabilities and the company’s first SSE firewall-as-a-service. HPE Aruba Networking will showcase its solutions at Black Hat USA 2024.
