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on their networks.
They establish a baseline pat-
tern of “normal
“ normal” ” user behavior
and compare any deviations in
those patterns to that baseline. CASBs can be used in conjunc-
tion with behavioral analytics
to form a security stronghold
that’s virtually unmatched.
For instance, one person may
routinely sign into the same ap-
plications, from the same IP ad-
dress and browser, on a regular
basis – that’s their normal be-
havioral pattern. Managers can refer to their CASBs
to see which applications a user
is accessing, the type of data
they’re working with, and so on.
They can detect anomalies in
these patterns and establish
Even a slight deviation in that whether or not that user should
pattern could indicate that some- be considered high risk.
risk .
thing’s wrong – perhaps the us-
detected ,
er’s credentials have been com- If any red flags are detected,
the manager knows to act upon
promised.
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