Auckland, New Zealand & Bristol, England – Endace, a provider of packet capture solutions, and Immersive, a specialist in people-centric cybersecurity, have announced a technical partnership. This collaboration aims to strengthen cyber readiness and accelerate threat response by integrating Endace’s forensic packet capture technology with Immersive’s technical exercises and simulations.
The partnership is designed to equip Security Operations Center (SOC) teams with enhanced skills, improve investigation speed, and reduce response times. The integration allows organizations to upskill their security personnel in a realistic, controlled environment, utilizing the same tools they employ in live networks. Analysts can gain hands-on experience with EndaceProbe for forensic packet analysis and network visibility within minutes of beginning a scenario on Immersive’s platform, enabling practice in detecting, analyzing, and responding to real-world threats.
Cary Wright, VP Product Management at Endace, stated, “We’re excited to collaborate with Immersive to improve cyber resilience. SOC teams learn rapidly when they can exercise with tools they use daily, against simulated threats that closely represent real-world attacks. With EndaceProbes integrated into the Immersive platform, teams can build skills in a safe environment and learn how to hunt for, and combat, even the most serious threats. When faced with a critical cyber situation, individuals can then act swiftly to understand and neutralize threats.”
Key benefits of this partnership include: building and strengthening cyber readiness through live attack simulations that incorporate packet forensics investigations using EndaceProbe packet capture; testing and validating cyber capabilities under pressure to ensure effective detection, response, and recovery; leveraging data-driven insights to assess capabilities, identify and address skill gaps, and continuously enhance performance; improving response efficiency with a workforce proficient in using forensic evidence for faster threat resolution; maximizing EndaceProbe’s capabilities through hands-on, gamified labs and real-world threat scenarios; and measuring team readiness via performance benchmarks against industry peers to inform cyber resilience strategies.
Thanos Karpouzis, CTO at Immersive, commented, “Realistic, hands-on experience is critical to preparing cyber teams for today’s fast-moving threats. By integrating Endace’s enterprise-grade packet capture with the Immersive platform, we’re removing barriers to working with the tools professionals rely on every day. This partnership enables organizations to prove and improve their readiness in a true-to-life environment, empowering teams to investigate, respond, and adapt with greater speed and confidence.”
Endace provides scalable, always-on packet capture, offering Network Operations and Security teams deep visibility for rapid, accurate incident investigation. EndaceProbes deliver enterprise-class packet sniffing in on-premise, public, and private cloud environments, with centralized search and one-click access to full pcap data from various security and performance solutions, including Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, Splunk, and Elastic. The technology allows for network traffic analysis using a unified console across hybrid cloud infrastructure for comprehensive visibility.
Immersive focuses on people-centric cyber resilience, assisting organizations in continuously proving and improving their ability to prevent and respond to cyber threats. The company’s approach is tailored to individual roles, ensuring readiness for evolving threat landscapes, including those influenced by AI. Immersive offers an enterprise platform for individuals, teams, and the entire workforce, providing visibility into cyber resilience. Immersive’s clients include Citi, Pfizer, Humana, HSBC, the UK Ministry of Defence, and the UK National Health Service. The company is backed by investors such as Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Summit Partners, Insight Partners, Citi Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, and Menlo Ventures.
