Sandboxing is a trusted, reliable method for getting security analysts the answers they need. SOC analysts are used to relying on sandbox tools for malware analysis and alert triage. Unfortunately, security teams are finding that traditional file scanning and sandbox solutions are not enough to handle the increasing volume and complexity of security alerts.
That’s why Intezer use sandboxing as part of it’s AI-driven process for automating alert triage. It’s also why Intezer includes state-of-the-art sandboxing and interactive features for analysts to dig deeper. To us, this gives teams a powerful way to combine automation, advanced investigation tools, and
While Intezer’s roots are in malware analysis, over the years the need for more efficient incident response drove our vision for the platform to become the comprehensive, automated alert triage solution that Intezer is today. Intezer can deeply analyze many types of files and artifacts, but sandboxing is just one piece of Intezer’s powerful analysis capabilities and integrations with existing security tools.
The Limitations of Traditional Sandboxes
Traditional sandboxes, although effective for file analysis, fell short when it came to reducing their team’s workload in handling alerts and managing their SOC or IR. Organizations hoped that individual file detonation would significantly reduce their security teams’ workload and enhance their Security Operations Center (SOC) or Incident Response (IR) capabilities. However, the reality proved more complex, and a more robust solution was needed. A tool that can truly automate alert triage by integrating with their existing tools and alert pipelines, providing comprehensive analysis that takes into account multiple pieces of evidence, and superior customer support.
Intezer’s Comprehensive Automated Alert Triage
We think it’s time to rethink the entire alert triage process.
While Intezer has incredible sandboxing features that set us apart from other products, those are only one part of the solution we offer. Intezer uses its AI Framework and powerful analysis capabilities to provide a comprehensive, automated alert triage experience.
Intezer does this by integrating with your alerting tools, monitoring alerts, collecting evidence, analyzing everything, making triage decisions, and giving you actionable recommendations and insights for response. Intezer automatically handles sandboxing, as part of that comprehensive triage process.
For security analysts, they also get access to Intezer’s interactive and cutting-edge sandboxing tools for deeper, hand-on analysis.
Check out our blog post “How Intezer Works” to see where sandboxing fits in.
Over the years we recognized the evolving needs of security teams, leveraging Intezer’s proprietary Genetic Analysis technology (which provides industry-leading threat classification and context) and expanding its malware analysis capabilities to triage alerts automatically. This addresses the shortcomings of traditional sandboxes, by automating processes so teams can immediately leverage Intezer’s deep analysis for fast incident response.
That’s how Intezer became a top choice for malware analysis… while doing so much more.
Intezer includes integrations with endpoint security (EDR) tools; automated evidence collection; deep endpoint forensics and memory analysis; handling fileless threats; alert annotation and enrichment; auto-escalations for serious threats; and automated remediation for true positive and false positive alerts. And when teams need additional human expertise, Intezer’s team is available for on-demand security expert assistance, ensuring that customers receive the support they need, when they need it.
Intezer is easy for security teams to integrate into their processes, so they can automate many of the tasks (like malware analysis) that would otherwise be handled by SOC Tier 1 analysts or an outsourced provider like an MDR service.
Key Features and Differentiators
| Intezer | Traditional Sandbox | |
| Primary Function | Automates the triage and investigation processes for security alerts | Provides a safe environment for analyzing potentially harmful files |
| On-demand File Scanning | Available | Available |
| Triage Tasks Performed | Alert monitoring; Evidence collection; Malware analysis; Extracting IOCs; Endpoint forensics; Auto-remediation of threats; Escalation of serious incidents | Malware analysis; Extracting IOCs |
| Evidence Collection | Automatically collects multiple evidence associated with an alert and conducts the analysis under consolidated context | Requires to manually collect evidence from alerts then detonate each file one-by-one |
| Alert Coverage | Handles all endpoint and email alerts, including file-based, behavioral (“suspicious activity”), and fileless alerts | Often handles only file-based evidence |
| Benign Applications | Can clearly identify benign applications and code written by trusted vendors via its genetic code analysis technology. Allows users to identify even internally developed software. | Cannot identify benign applications for the purpose of reducing false-positives. Can only highlight malicious behavior findings |
| Integration with Existing Tools | Requires only the API key of your security tools | Typically standalone, does not integrate with other systems |
| Role in Your Organization | Can serve as an extension of your team, automating a significant portion of SOC/IR workload | Typically serves as a manual tool for assisting in specific malware analysis tasks |
| Expert Assistance | On-demand reverse engineer level assistance available | Does not typically include expert assistance |
| Workload for Your Team | Reduced due to automation of alert triage and incident response | Typically reduces workload only for Tier-3 analysts by automating the detonation of files |
Going Beyond Manual Analysis of Individual Files
The old methods of manually collecting evidence and uploading files for malware analysis can’t keep up with the necessity of fast incident response.
As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, organizations need more than just file scanning. Intezer has evolved to a comprehensive automated alert triage system, offering powerful analysis capabilities, integrations with existing tools, and expert support. By embracing Intezer’s robust and versatile engine, organizations can enhance their security operations, reduce workload, and stay one step ahead of evolving threats in today’s complex digital world.
Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you automate alert triage and investigation processes.
Intezer Team
