CardinalOps

CardinalOps is a scalable, cloud-based platform designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of existing SIEM/XDR systems. According to the vendor, it focuses on automating and optimizing the detection posture of organizations by continuously assessing their detection rules and eliminating coverage gaps. CardinalOps is suitable for organizations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large enterprises. It caters to a range of professionals and industries, such as Security Operations Center (SOC) teams, cybersecurity analysts, IT security managers, security consultants, and the financial services industry.

Key Features

Curated Rule Database: According to the vendor, CardinalOps offers a curated rule database that allows organizations to continuously expand their MITRE ATT&CK coverage based on their business priorities and risk. The platform's mapping engine evaluates existing rules, including custom rules, and finds the best fit for each rule using clustering techniques and log source evaluation.

Integrates quickly via SIEM/XDR APIs: The vendor claims that CardinalOps seamlessly integrates with SIEM/XDR systems through their native APIs, enabling quick setup and configuration in less than an hour. There are no agents or appliances to deploy, ensuring that sensitive log data remains within the SIEM/XDR environment.

Built on MITRE ATT&CK: According to the vendor, CardinalOps is built on the MITRE ATT&CK framework, which is widely recognized as the standard for understanding adversary behaviors and building a threat-informed defense. The platform continuously evaluates an organization's detection posture vis-a-vis ATT&CK, considering the evolving landscape of adversary techniques.

Your Command-and-Control Center: The vendor states that the CardinalOps console provides a comprehensive view of an organization's rule coverage and health, allowing filtering based on organizational priorities. Users can drill down into specific techniques on the ATT&CK map and access the platform's recommendations for new detections, mitigations for broken and noisy detections, and cost-saving recommendations.

Recommendations for Rule Tuning: According to the vendor, CardinalOps offers recommendations to tune queries, reduce logging volume, and eliminate underused tools in the security stack. These recommendations aim to help organizations optimize their detection rules and improve the efficiency of their security operations.

Multiple SIEM/XDR Management: The vendor claims that organizations can manage the detection posture for multiple SIEM/XDR instances from a single console, providing a federated view of ATT&CK coverage and rule health. This feature streamlines the management process and facilitates automated SIEM/XDR migrations.

Continuous Evaluation of Detection Posture: According to the vendor, CardinalOps continuously evaluates an organization's detection posture by considering the relevant security layers covered by existing rules, such as endpoint, network, email, IAM, and cloud. This ensures comprehensive coverage and helps identify any coverage gaps that need to be addressed.

Contributor to MITRE ATT&CK: The vendor states that CardinalOps is not only a consumer of MITRE ATT&CK but also actively contributes to the ATT&CK defender community. Its security research team has contributed multiple sub-techniques to the framework, further enhancing the platform's threat-informed defense capabilities.

Customizable Rules: According to the vendor, rules in CardinalOps can be customized to fit an organization's environment, including log sources, indexes, and naming conventions. This flexibility allows organizations to tailor the platform to their specific needs and maximize its effectiveness.

Seamless Integration with Popular SIEM/XDR Solutions: The vendor claims that CardinalOps seamlessly integrates with popular enterprise SIEM/XDR solutions, including Enterprise Security (ES), Sentinel, IBM QRadar, IBM QRadar on Cloud (QROC), Chronicle SIEM, Falcon Logscale, and Log Analytics. This compatibility ensures easy adoption and integration into existing security infrastructures.