Real-Time Security: Detect & Respond Before It's Too Late
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Feature article: Real-Time Threat Detection and Incident Response with Datadog
Author: Donovan Mulder Reading time: 6 minutes
Introduction: The Necessity of Real-Time Threat Detection
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, cyber threats evolve rapidly, necessitating real-time visibility for security teams to detect and respond before incidents escalate. Many organisations struggle with fragmented data, delayed alerts, and manual investigation workflows.
Datadog provides a unified security monitoring solution that enables teams to detect, investigate, and mitigate threats in real time, reducing response time and minimising the impact of security breaches.
This guide explores how Datadog facilitates real-time threat detection and response, along with best practices and a real-world case study of how Arc XP enhanced their security posture using Datadog's Application Security Management (ASM).
The Challenge: Slow Incident Response and Fragmented Security Data
Common pain points for security teams:
The Solution: Full-Stack Security Monitoring in Datadog
Datadog bridges these gaps by correlating security logs, application traces, and infrastructure metrics into a single pane of glass for real-time analysis and automated incident response.
How Datadog Enables Real-Time Threat Detection
Anomaly Detection & AI-Driven Insights
Out-of-the-Box Security Rules & SIEM Integration
Automated Security Alerts & Response
Log Correlation & Threat Investigation
Case Study: Arc XP Enhances Security with Datadog's ASM
Arc XP, a cloud-native digital experience platform, sought to boost its security monitoring capabilities to quickly detect and respond to attacks on its web applications and APIs. They needed a solution that provided real-time visibility into malicious activities targeting their environment.
Solution: Implementing Datadog's Application Security Management
Outcome:
"Datadog ASM can quickly pinpoint an attack or unusual activity that we need to check out." — Roman Garber, Application Security Engineer at Arc XP
Best Practices for Implementing Datadog Security Monitoring
Conclusion: Strengthening Security Posture with Datadog
The faster security teams can detect and contain threats, the lower the risk of operational and reputational damage. Datadog’s real-time security monitoring empowers teams to:
Want to see this in action? Join us this week as we continue our deep dive into security monitoring with Datadog.
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