{"id":7622,"date":"2026-03-27T16:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/?p=7622"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:08:22","slug":"how-fidelis-network-delivers-forensic-level-visibility-across-hybrid-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/?p=7622","title":{"rendered":"How Fidelis Network\u00ae Delivers Forensic-Level Visibility Across Hybrid Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor elementor-38980\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e47634e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110aa8bd ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714841b8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fidelis Deep Session Inspection (DSI) captures full communication sessions across hybrid environments (on-premises + AWS\/Azure\/GCP) for forensic-level network visibility<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reconstructs TCP streams, decodes nested protocols (HTTP\/S, SMB, TLS where permitted), extracts C2 commands, files, credentials<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Agentless cloud coverage via VPC Traffic Mirroring, NSG integration\u2014no cloud agents needed<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Generates court-ready PCAP\/JSON exports with MITRE ATT&amp;CK mapping for investigations<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Network DLP prevents data exfiltration during forensic capture<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Terrain mapping visualizes security posture across IoT\/OT\/cloud infrastructure<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unifies threat detection, sandboxing, incident response in one platform<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917932f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c400c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Hybrid environments combine on-premises data centers with public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. This creates complex east-west traffic and north-south flows where advanced cyber threats hide in encrypted tunnels. Fidelis Network\u00ae addresses this challenge with patented Deep Session Inspection (DSI) technology. DSI captures communication sessions across monitored network segments, recursively decodes nested protocols, data, and extracts network forensic evidence for hybrid networks.<\/p>\n<p>DSI reconstructs communication sessions and unpacks layered protocols like HTTP-over-TLS-over-SMB. This reveals digital forensic artifacts such as embedded files, C2 commands, stolen credentials, and metadata trails that are ready for incident responses and investigations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f52ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Deep Session Inspection Provides Forensic Visibility<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785cbcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Traditional network monitoring tools operate at the packet or flow level. Flow-based tools provide snapshots. Netflow analysis tools deliver flow summaries. All struggle with context from encrypted tunnels or nested payloads. <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/solutions\/network-detection-and-response-ndr\/\">Fidelis Network<\/a>\u00ae DSI follows three clear steps:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session Capture:<\/strong> Records complete traffic across monitored network segments where sensors are deployed<strong>Protocol Decoding:<\/strong> Unpacks HTTP\/S, SMB, RDP, DNS, FTP, and inspects TLS-encrypted sessions where decryption policies permit. This reveals embedded content<strong>Artifact Extraction:<\/strong> Delivers files, commands, C2 beacons, IP addresses, and application data with session context\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1910799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><em><strong>Real Attack Example:<\/strong><\/em> RDP lateral movement from on-premises data centers to Azure VMs. DSI reconstructs the session, showing stolen NTLM hashes, PowerShell commands, and staged files. This is that evidence investigators can trace across hybrid boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/network-security\/deep-session-inspection\/\">deep session inspection<\/a> significantly reduces visibility gaps across monitored network ports and protocols.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9865415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hybrid Deployment Coverage. No Cloud Agents Required<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5af75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><em>Fidelis Network\u00ae captures traffic flow across hybrid environments:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb5a18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-Table\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tEnvironmentDeployment MethodTraffic CapturedKey Benefits\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tOn-Premises Data CentersAppliances via SPAN\/TAP ports, GRE tunnelsVLANs, switches, critical applicationsComprehensive protocol decodePrivate CloudsVMware\/KVM virtual sensorsVM-to-VM flows, storage networksScales with virtualizationAWS<a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/network-security\/amazon-vpc-traffic-mirroring\/\">VPC Traffic Mirroring<\/a>VPCs, EKS clusters, S3 accessNative cloud environments visibilityAzureNSG integration + VNet sensorsAKS clusters, Azure SQLVisibility into NSG-governed trafficGCPPacket MirroringGKE pods, Cloud Run workloadsReal-time cloud workload coverage\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5912d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deployment Options:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3951b1e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Out-of-band monitoring eliminates production risk<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inline prevention where required<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cloud auto-scaling for dynamic workloads<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">High\u2011capacity session data retention supports <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/threat-detection-response\/what-is-threat-hunting\/\">threat hunting<\/a> and deep\u2011dive analysis.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e5ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>IoT devices, IT\/OT systems, smart devices, and containers appear in unified views across private connections and public internet paths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4daa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Network Forensics Evidence for Investigations<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9feaa60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/\">Fidelis<\/a> generates digital evidence that security and legal teams can rely on for incident response and legal review:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7ec7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Capabilities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a914f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Session reconstruction with MITRE ATT&amp;CK mapping<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Search across large-scale session repositories by session data attributes such as IP addresses, domains, file hashes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Visual attack replay from access to <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/data-protection\/data-exfiltration\/\">data exfiltration<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Timestamp preservation supports data integrity<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2476147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Export Formats:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f639a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-Table\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFormatContainsPerfect For\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAlert\u2011triggered PCAP snippetsPartial session capture from <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/data-protection\/data-loss-prevention-dlp\/\">DLP<\/a> or policy\u2011triggered alertsInvestigating specific incidents in Wireshark or packet analyzersJSON ExportsFiles, metadata, commands, and session contextSIEM\/SOAR tools (e.g., Splunk Enterprise Security, Cortex XSOAR, similar platforms)CSV ReportsRisk-scored network eventsCompliance audits and spreadsheet\u2011based analysisSTIX\/TAXII PackagesThreat intelligence, indicator feeds, CTIThreat\u2011sharing and XDR\/SOC integrations\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65dde9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Exfiltration Investigation:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d060e89 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Risk engine flags suspicious data movement to cloud storage<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DSI reconstructs SMB session with embedded transfers<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Extracts files with session context<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Delivers digital evidence package for remediation<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf3350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Network forensics shifts from days of log parsing to hours of focused analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d95be3d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36559e56 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42dd12bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hybrid Network Forensics Readiness Guide: Before your next incident tests your visibility, validate it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2977540a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">This datasheet helps you:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Identify east-west traffic blind spots<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Validate encrypted session inspection<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Confirm full session reconstruction<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ensure investigation-ready evidence<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da7c522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/resource\/datasheet\/fidelis-network-forensics\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the Datasheet<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c459cf0 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e5ca58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/resource\/datasheet\/fidelis-network-forensics\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6a808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevention During Forensic Capture<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512dcd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Fidelis captures evidence while preventing threats:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8991952 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/network-security\/what-is-network-data-loss-prevention-dlp\/\">Network DLP<\/a> scans sensitive information patterns across protocols during inspection<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Inline sandbox analyzes payloads from network traffic<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Threat blocking and policy\u2011based captures generate linked evidence chains, so that blocked traffic, alerts, and captured session data remain associated for later investigation.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01c24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><em><strong>Ransomware Scenario:<\/strong><\/em> SMB enumeration triggers session capture. DSI builds forensic evidence while Network DLP prevents encryption across <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/network-security\/hybrid-networks-guide\/\">hybrid networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f598e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fidelis vs. Other Network Detection Solutions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb31e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Table\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFeatureFidelis Network\u00aeBehavioral NDRFlow-Based ToolsBasic Packet Capture\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tEncrypted AnalysisSession decode + extractionMetadata onlyFlow headersRaw streamsSession ReconstructionPatented DSIAnomaly patternsNetFlow summariesManual sortingForensic ExportsPCAP\/JSON + MITREAlert logsRaw dumpsUntagged capturesCloud CoverageNative VPC\/NSG integrationAgents requiredPartial parsingMirror dependencyInline DLPDLP rules are optional and can be applied to DSI\u2011identified sessions for data\u2011loss prevention and capture.Separate toolMonitoring onlyNone\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb8d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Fidelis provides agentless hybrid coverage through native cloud integrations, unifying <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/network-security\/network-forensics\/\">network forensics<\/a> and security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091c32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proven Hybrid Threat Scenarios<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb73c73 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Manufacturing (on-premises + AWS EKS):  Detects SMB <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/learn\/lateral-movement\/\">lateral movement<\/a> across production networks Reconstructs C2 to S3 buckets Maps ransomware attack chain <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Financial Services (Azure + data center):  Identifies IP exfiltration to personal cloud services Reconstructs complete access patterns Supports termination proceedings <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Healthcare (GCP migration):  Discovers misconfigured GKE workloads Reconstructs unauthorized API sessions Documents compliance issues <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def354b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seamless Security Ecosystem Integration<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c02744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/xdr-security\/cyber-terrain-mapping-with-fidelis\/\">Terrain mapping<\/a> visualizes security posture across on-premises data centers, private clouds, and public cloud platforms. Every connected device, workload, and traffic flow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b485f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Security Teams Choose Fidelis for Hybrid Network Forensics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7b737 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Patented Deep Session Inspection <br \/> DSI reconstructs complete sessions with content extraction from network traffic. These are capabilities that typically require multiple tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Agentless Hybrid Coverage<br \/> Native AWS VPC Traffic Mirroring, Azure NSGs, GCP Packet Mirroring capture east-west traffic without cloud agents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Investigation-Ready Evidence<br \/> Alert details are typically exported as JSON or PDF for analysis; <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/learn\/pcap-packet-capture\/\">PCAP<\/a> is available as an optional export for deeper forensic review.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unified Prevention + Forensics<br \/> Network DLP rules may block data loss during DSI inspection, while <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/threat-detection-response\/sandboxing\/\">sandboxing<\/a> analyzes payloads to stop malware execution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Enterprise-Scale Architecture<br \/> Petabyte\u2011scale data access across large hybrid networks with terrain mapping and automated workflows.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dad400 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe80fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article Summary: Hybrid Network Forensics<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621becb elementor-widget elementor-widget-Table\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tHybrid Visibility GapFidelis Network\u00ae CapabilityForensic-Level Outcome\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tEast-west traffic blind spots across on-premises and cloud environmentsDeep Session Inspection (DSI) session reconstructionDeep protocol decoding across hybrid infrastructure with complete session contextEncrypted tunnel payloads and nested protocolsRecursive protocol decoding and TLS inspection where policy permitsExtracted C2 commands, embedded files, and reconstructed attack activityInvestigation evidence gaps during incident responsePCAP and JSON exports with MITRE ATT&amp;CK technique mappingInvestigation-ready digital evidence for legal and compliance reviewReal-time data exfiltration across hybrid networksInline Network DLP inspection during session analysisThreat blocking while preserving complete session evidenceMulti-environment complexity across data centers and public cloudTerrain mapping with high-capacity session storageUnified security posture <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/network-security\/hybrid-network-visibility-gaps-and-security-complexities\/\">visibility across hybrid environments<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9580d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><strong>Core Relationship:<\/strong> Fidelis Network\u00ae \u2192 DSI technology \u2192 forensic visibility across hybrid environments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8f778f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79048837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Ask Questions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328fba0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\">\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header active-default\">\n<h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">How does Deep Session Inspection differ from DPI tools?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix active-default\">\n<p>DPI tools inspect traffic at the packet level and can miss multi-packet or encrypted sessions. Deep Session Inspection (DSI) reconstructs complete communication sessions and decodes nested protocols and data like HTTP over TLS over SMB. This reveals digital forensic artifacts such as files, C2 commands, and malware payloads that DPI tools often overlook.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Can Fidelis analyze encrypted traffic across cloud platforms?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\">\n<p>Yes, where decryption policies allow. DSI provides deep session inspection into TLS-encrypted sessions plus metadata analysis across AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms through VPC Traffic Mirroring, NSG integration, and Packet Mirroring.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">How does Fidelis achieve hybrid network visibility without cloud agents?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\">\n<p>Native cloud integrations capture traffic flow through AWS VPC Traffic Mirroring, Azure Network Security Groups, GCP Packet Mirroring, plus SPAN\/TAP for on-premises and virtual sensors for VMware. Terrain mapping creates unified hybrid network security.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">What network forensics evidence supports legal investigations?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\">\n<p>Fidelis Network\u00ae delivers session reconstruction, extracted files with metadata, MITRE ATT&amp;CK mappings, and timestamped PCAP exports. These form complete digital evidence packages for data breach investigations and compliance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Can Fidelis scale for large hybrid networks with IoT\/OT?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\">\n<p>Distributed sensors and high\u2011capacity session data access handle IoT endpoints, OT systems, containers, and cloud workloads across large hybrid networks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/network-security\/forensic-level-deep-visibility-across-hybrid-environments\/\">How Fidelis Network\u00ae Delivers Forensic-Level Visibility Across Hybrid Environments<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/\">Fidelis Security<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Fidelis Deep Session Inspection (DSI) captures full communication sessions across hybrid environments (on-premises + AWS\/Azure\/GCP) for forensic-level network visibility Reconstructs TCP streams, decodes nested protocols (HTTP\/S, SMB, TLS where permitted), extracts C2 commands, files, credentials Agentless cloud coverage via VPC Traffic Mirroring, NSG integration\u2014no cloud agents needed Generates court-ready PCAP\/JSON exports with MITRE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7622"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cybersecurityinfocus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}