The Winning Hand in Cybersecurity: UEBA, NDR, SIEM, and AI

Understand the Table Before You Place Your Bet

In cybersecurity, defending your organization is a lot like sitting down at a high-stakes poker table. You’re up against adversaries with varying tactics—from amateurs to nation-states—and the game keeps getting more complex. What used to be a straightforward hand now requires split-second decisions, real-time analysis, and the ability to call a bluff before it costs you everything.

To win, you need more than just a good read; you need the right tools working together.

Know the Players and Their Tells

Each data source offers a different perspective on adversary behavior:

• User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) helps you understand what’s normal for each user or system and when something deviates.
• Network detection and response (NDR) provides visibility into east-west traffic, data exfiltration attempts, and command-and-control activity.
• Endpoint detection and response (EDR) gives you a window into what’s happening on the device, from lateral movement to malware execution.
• Security information and event management (SIEM) brings all this data together, providing context and correlating activities into a single timeline.

You could try to play with just one or two of these tools. But like trying to win with half a hand, it limits your ability to make smart moves. Only when these capabilities are integrated—working from the same deck—can you see the full picture and act decisively.

AI Raises the Stakes—and the Risks

Attackers have already embraced artificial intelligence. From crafting convincing phishing lures to automating lateral movement, they’re leveraging AI to outpace traditional defenses. Some are even building their own behavioral models to mimic legitimate activity and evade detection.

If they’re bringing AI to the table, you should too.

With the New-Scale Security Operations Platform, AI isn’t a gimmick; it’s your edge. AI-powered detections spot anomalies that human analysts might miss. Automated investigations create threat timelines that surface high-risk activity in seconds. Your team doesn’t have to dig through logs or wait for alerts. The insight is already in their hands.

Seeing the Table From Every Angle

Here’s how the New-Scale Security Operations Platform—sold as Exabeam Fusion—helps you play to win:

• UEBA reveals changes in behavior so you can identify privilege escalation or credential misuse before damage is done.
• NDR monitors internal traffic so you can detect stealthy lateral movement.
• EDR surfaces malicious processes and compromised endpoints.
• The New-Scale Security Operations Platform ties it all together into a timeline so your team sees what happened, when, and why it matters.

No more siloed tools. No more missed signals. Just complete visibility and faster response.

Call the Bluff, Protect the Pot

Think of your “chips” as everything at risk: employee identities, sensitive data, trade secrets, and revenue. Every day, attackers try to steal a piece of that stack. With the right hand—UEBA, NDR, EDR, SIEM, and AI—you can spot the bluff and force them to fold before they gain ground.

And with an AI agent at your side, you won’t just keep up; you’ll stay ahead.

Want to Dig Deeper?

Choosing the right combination of tools can feel like a gamble. Our guide, Five Key Ways to Navigate XDR, EDR, NDR, and SIEM for Effective Cybersecurity, breaks it down so you can align the right technologies to your security priorities and simplify your strategy.