INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA) has launched a new language framework with the aim of tackling fragmentation between cybersecurity
tools.The OCA is a consortium of cybersecurity vendors whose members include IBM, Crowdstrike, McAfee and others
By removing the need for custom integrations between products such as endpoint systems, firewalls and behavior monitors, the OCA hopes to
help fight fragmentation.OCA's latest open source project is based on the Open Data Exchange Layer (OpenDXL) which is an open messaging
framework created by the consortium to develop and share integrations with other tools
Currently close to 4,000 organizations are using OpenDXL in an effort to improve tool integration.The goal of OpenDXL Ontology is to improve
sharing through a language that can be used by any vendor
This means that vendors can provide one set of tooling which can then be reused across many cybersecurity products.One additional benefit of
the open source framework and tooling, according to the OCA, is the elimination of requirements to update integrations when new software
versions are released or functionalities change
In a blog post announcing OpenDXL Ontology, the alliance explained how tools will work together using its new language framework,
device using a standard message format readable by all
While previously this was only possible with custom integrations between individual products, it will now be automatically enabled between
companies including its newest members Armis, Recorded Future, Gigamon and Tripwire.Via ZDNet
