Cloud Computing: ForeScout, Splunk Partner on Big Data, Security Intelligence

October 1, 2013 Off By David

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Chris Talbot.

ForeScout Technologies has partnered with Splunk (otherwise known as Those Guys with the Cool T-Shirts at tech conferences) to provide bi-directional interoperability between ForeScout CounterACT and Splunk Enterprise, as well as the new ForeScout App for Splunk Enterprise.

According to the two companies, the partnership combines ForeScout’s dynamic endpoint visibility, access and security capabilities with Splunk Enterprise’s advanced machine data analytics capabilities to provide enterprises with better threat insight and more automated control…

What it comes down to is the two solutions providing end customers with more visibility into devices, users, systems and applications that attempt to connect to or are on an enterprise network. This includes wired, wireless, managed, unmanaged, PC or mobile. Devices are dynamically discovered, classified, profiled and assessed without the use of agents…

Read more from the source @ http://talkincloud.com/big-data-and-cloud-computing/forescout-splunk-partner-big-data-security-intelligence