How do behavioral analytics improve threat detection in complex networks?

Behavioral analytics tools identify sophisticated threats in complex network environments by constantly monitoring and analyzing users’ activities, network traffic patterns, and system behavior. These tools use advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to establish a baseline of normal behavior for each user and device on the network. When there is a deviation from these baselines, indicating potentially malicious activity, the behavioral analytics tools can alert security teams to investigate further. This approach helps in detecting insider threats, advanced persistent threats, and other sophisticated attacks that traditional security measures may miss.