Situation A top-tier security firm needed a cleaner, faster way to identify compromised systems across a large distributed environment. Traditional monitoring was reactive, slow, and produced excessive false positives.
Task Design BEACON, a machine learning platform capable of detecting compromise in near real-time using network behavior analysis at global scale with minimal analyst overhead.
Action
  • Assumed compromised systems alter network footprint in measurable ways
  • Analyzed first and second derivatives of network traffic
  • Detected predictable malicious behaviors (C2, scanning, probing)
  • Built lightweight telemetry agents feeding a real-time detection engine
  • Tuned ML models for high precision
  • Integrated analytics with SOC workflows and automated response
Result
  • 97% faster detection
  • Identified threats missed by traditional monitoring
  • Near real-time detection achieved
Return
  • 85% reduction in analyst workload
  • Up to 17× reduction in remediation cost
  • Improved SOC efficiency
Yield Enabled operationalization of machine learning for real-time security detection at scale, improving automation and cyber resilience.