What is our primary use case?
When we receive a ticket about a SentinelOne detection on a specific host, we will first go to the SentinelOne console and look up the endpoint and the case. If there are any threats related to the host, we will then review the activities that have taken place within a specific time frame. We can look at the processes that have run, and how they have propagated from one process to another. We can also look at the timeline of events, from the top down, to see what happened when each process was run. This will help us to determine if any malicious activity has taken place.
We use the cloud-based management console to install SentinelOne on each employee's or host's device. SentinelOne can be installed through the cloud.
How has it helped my organization?
Singularity Cloud Workload Security provides us with better security detection and more visibility. It is another resource that we can use to detect vulnerabilities in our company's systems. For example, it can help us detect new file processes that we are not familiar with, which could be used by attackers to exploit our systems. Singularity Cloud Workload Security can also help us diagnose and analyze data to determine whether it is malicious or not. Singularity Cloud Workload Security is like another pair of eyes that can help us protect our systems from cyberattacks.
The real-time detection and response capabilities of Singularity Cloud Workload Security are very helpful. When we receive alerts in real-time, we can take action immediately. Within Vigilance, they look at things for us in real-time and let us know if they detect something malicious. This allows us to investigate the incident and see what is happening. If it is a zero-day attack, we can take action immediately to try to mitigate the damage. Having real-time alerts helps us take action more quickly than waiting for a few days for something to happen.
The automated remediation feature works from a database. We upload anything that we have detected before or anything that we can filter into this database. For example, we would upload the known IP addresses of analysts who do penetration testing for us within the company. If one of these IP addresses comes in and is malicious to the company, the solution will detect it. Singularity Cloud Workload Security will check the IP address and automatically classify it as benign. This saves us time because we don't have to manually review the IP address or contact our colleagues. This frees up our time so that we can focus on other things, such as investigating more malicious threats. IP addresses are just one type of data that can be filtered. File processes can also be filtered. Any type of automated filtering helps us reduce the time it takes to investigate a ticket so that we can focus on the most malicious threats.
The historical data record provided by SentinelOne after an attack is helpful in identifying what we can do to protect ourselves from future attacks. We can use this data to understand the cause of the attack and put in place preventive measures, such as educating employees about security best practices. SentinelOne allows us to access up to three or four months of historical data without a request. For data that goes back six months to one year, we need to submit a request. This data can be specific to a particular host, if necessary.
Singularity Cloud Workload Security is a great product. It is very robust and versatile. There are many things we can do with it, even things I have explored in the past two years. We can use different types of queries to narrow down our searches. It is a very powerful tool that has been very helpful to our SOC in analyzing specific incidents.
The solution has decreased our mean time to detect through the automated response process and visuals that give us time to focus on other important things. It definitely gives us the actual time to look at other things instead of focusing on one ticket that may take us 30 minutes to an hour to resolve. This could definitely decrease the coverage time.
The solution has decreased our mean time to remediate. We have many detection systems in our organization, and it takes a lot of manpower to focus on all of them. Integrating SentinelOne into our organization has given us more time to focus on other things, rather than having to look at minor incidents, such as low-severity incidents. SentinelOne detects and remediates these incidents for us, so we don't have to worry about them. This has been a great help, and we no longer need to dedicate as much manpower to these incidents.
The solution helps to free up our SOC staff time to work on other projects and tasks. Thousands of false positive tickets no longer have to be looked at by our SOC team, saving them a lot of time.
The solution has helped our organization become more productive by allowing us to focus on more severe issues instead of wasting time on minor ones.
What is most valuable?
The management console is the most valuable feature. It offers a variety of options for us to view. If a threat is detected, there is a specific area where we can view the different incidents that have occurred. This is the threat that is associated with that host.
We can also have deep visibility into the activities within the host within a specific time frame. This is very useful, especially when we can view the process tree. This allows us to see how one process propagates to another process, and so on. We can then look back to the beginning of the process to see where it came from. How was it downloaded? Which URL did it come from? Was it internal or external? This information has been very helpful when we are diagnosing a specific incident.
The File Fence feature is also useful. When we view a file within Singularity Cloud Workload Security, we can put it into our sandbox to see what type of file it is and whether it is malicious or not. There is also the scan feature, which is very helpful. When we scan a host remotely, it can return to us with information about the detections that were made on that host. This can help us to identify and alert others about any potential threats.
What needs improvement?
Whenever I view the processes and the process aspect, it takes a long time to load. I think this is because the dashboard or management console is slow, especially during downtime or when updates are being applied. Even when I search for a specific query, it takes a while to load. I believe that increasing the bandwidth for query processing would help.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SentinelOne Singularity Cloud for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I think the stability is decent. However, if they fixed the bandwidth issue, it would be a top contender. Sometimes, when I need to look at the process timeline, it is very difficult to load and takes a long time. We don't always have the time to wait for it to load. I think the stability is okay, but it could be improved.
We used Carbon Black. Carbon Black's stability is pretty good. Its downtime is not as high as SentinelOne's. Carbon Black is a little bit easier to use than SentinelOne. Its user interface is a little bit easier than SentinelOne's. In terms of stability, I think SentinelOne is just a little bit behind Carbon Black. Not by much, but just a little bit.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is very responsive, and courteous, and provides great customer service. If we need something right away, they will definitely put us on the priority list. We have a special chat channel or a specific team dedicated to our company. We can also email them, and they will usually respond quickly.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used Carbon Black and Tanium for a short time. When I first started at my current organization, they were using both Carbon Black and SentinelOne. However, SentinelOne provides the same level of security as Carbon Black at a lower cost, so the organization stopped using Carbon Black.
If I were to compare SentinelOne to Carbon Black, I would say that they have the same functionality, but Carbon Black has a faster response time. If SentinelOne could improve its bandwidth in this area, it would be a more competitive product.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Singularity Cloud Workload Security a seven out of ten. I noticed some lagging, especially when loading a specific storyline. I also experienced some lag when I had too many windows open.
Based on the company's size and infrastructure, SentinelOne offers different tiers of service for small, medium, and large businesses. For a really small company that doesn't generate a lot of logs, a robust system like SentinelOne may not be necessary. However, for a medium-sized company, SentinelOne can be a valuable asset. It has helped us to reduce our response time, gain more visibility into our security posture, and receive alerts if any devices are lost or stolen. SentinelOne is also more versatile than other solutions in terms of the resources it uses to detect malicious activity. I would recommend that any company considering SentinelOne do their research and talk to other users to see if it is the right fit for their needs.
Singularity Cloud Workload Security is a cloud-based solution that does not require much maintenance. The only maintenance required is to keep the filtering list up to date. This can be done with the help of the SentinelOne team.
The interoperability of the solution is fine. I don't have any issue with it.
In my line of work, we innovate by detecting and analyzing specific incidents. Singularity Cloud Workload Security definitely helps us out a lot in terms of detection, creating new queries, and creating new filters.
I suggest they research the solution and test it out. I believe SentinelOne offers a trial version, so they can try it before they buy it. See how they like it. We love it and don't think we can live without it. It gives us so much free time to focus on other things. It's like a home security system. If we miss something, they contact us. If the doors unlock, they let us know. If the battery is dying, they let us know. It has helped us out a lot. It gave us the visibility we didn't have before and continues to give us the visibility we need. I don't know what we would do without it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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