Santander Bank Polska and SparkBeyond: Pioneering AI-Driven Cybersecurity Audit

In the fast-paced realm of cybersecurity, where the landscape is a perpetual battleground against emerging threats, attack vectors, and evolving technologies, the frequent and detailed audit of cybersecurity ecosystems emerges as a key operational pillar for Security Operations Centers (SOCs). This becomes particularly crucial in the context of prioritizing investigations and deriving essential insights for effective threat hunting.

Effectively auditing the cybersecurity ecosystem demands successfully navigating its intricate complexity and managing the substantial volume of data it generates, posing formidable challenges.

In response, Santander Bank Polska's internal audit team collaborated with SparkBeyond to craft an AI solution that adeptly addresses these hurdles. This innovative approach seamlessly incorporates critical cybersecurity components like WAF, IPS, and SIEM with SparkBeyond's AI. It autonomously & systematically uncovers non-obvious patterns, conducts "re-performance tests" while providing detailed explanations on an alert level, surpassing the limitations of traditional auditing methods.

Malgorzata Kalach, Audit Director at Santander Bank Polska says: “The unique solution deployed in partnership with SparkBeyond signifies a shift in approach and development of modern audit practices, thereby presenting an opportunity to redefine the role of the auditor to maximise the value gained from the growing volume of information available. SparkBeyond-supported audit processes can help improve the efficiency, significantly increase precision and improve the quality of audit testing. This initiative may also reimagine security operations based on artificial intelligence, setting a new standard for cyber security resilience.”