Summary
This document is a joint solution brief detailing the collaboration between Gigamon and Elastic to enhance security and observability in hybrid cloud infrastructures. It outlines the challenges organizations face, such as visibility blind spots, information overload, and the limitations of traditional SIEM systems. The solution presented involves the Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, which accesses lateral network traffic and provides customized streams of intelligence to security tools. Key features include centralized visibility into all lateral traffic, deep packet inspection for metadata extraction, and proactive threat detection capabilities. The document also highlights the benefits of combining log intelligence with network-derived insights to improve security postures, minimize mean time to resolution, and enhance API security. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of understanding application communications and monitoring encryption effectively. Overall, the collaboration aims to provide organizations with comprehensive visibility and faster threat response capabilities.
