VIAVI Solutions has launched Observer Threat Forensics, a new solution designed to strengthen NetSecOps with advanced retrospective analysis. With this release, the company aims to help organizations improve visibility across network and security operations while also accelerating incident investigations and post-breach analysis.

As enterprises deal with increasingly complex cyber threats, many are moving away from traditional siloed teams and toward a more unified NetSecOps model. This shift is happening because separate network and security operations teams often struggle to share context quickly enough during an active incident. As a result, gaps in visibility can delay response times, weaken resilience, and make it harder to understand how a breach happened. VIAVI is addressing that challenge by bringing network performance data and security intelligence together in a single workflow.

Observer Threat Forensics is built on VIAVI’s long-standing expertise in network operations management. In addition, it combines secure network infrastructure with threat intelligence powered by CrowdStrike®. This combination allows the platform to unify packet insights, flow data, and log telemetry into one streamlined NetSecOps process. More importantly, it adds advanced retrospective forensic analysis, giving teams the ability to examine what happened after a threat is detected, where the intrusion began, and what data may have been exposed.

Because of this design, organizations can investigate incidents with much greater clarity. Instead of switching between disconnected tools, teams can use a single environment to review site, application, network, and unified communications views. The platform then presents that information through a simple, easy-to-read dashboard. Consequently, both NetOps and SecOps teams can see the full end-user experience, identify performance issues, trace root causes, and connect those issues to potential security events.

This launch also reflects a broader industry trend. According to VIAVI’s State of the Network study, 79 percent of the 750 CIOs and CISOs surveyed said they want convergence between network and security operations. They believe the old siloed model no longer fits modern networks and lacks the visibility needed to reduce risk. However, despite that interest, only 27 percent of surveyed organizations have actually started making the move. That gap highlights how difficult operational convergence can be, even when leaders clearly understand the need for it.

“That two-thirds of those wanting to switch still have not done so highlights the challenges organizations face when transitioning to a converged operational framework,” said Chris Labac, Vice President and General Manager, Network Performance and Threat Solutions, VIAVI. “VIAVI’s Observer Threat Forensics leverages common datasets already collected for our network performance monitoring platform. Because the network traffic, enriched flow data, and metadata are already there, NetOps and SecOps can use the same data to gain performance insights and investigate security threats. We’ve built in an advanced array of NetSecOps functions that together give better awareness of the situation across the entire enterprise, eliminate noise and close the data gaps.”

VIAVI’s partnership with CrowdStrike also adds an important layer of value. By integrating real-time adversary intelligence into deep network visibility, the platform helps customers connect threat activity with operational impact more effectively. Therefore, organizations can investigate incidents faster, understand the full scope of an attack, and respond across domains with better coordination.

“Security and network teams can no longer operate in silos – because adversaries don’t,” said Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer, CrowdStrike. “By integrating CrowdStrike’s real-time adversary intelligence into VIAVI’s deep network visibility, organizations gain the context they need to quickly investigate incidents, understand impact and stop breaches across domains. Together, we’re helping customers unify NetSecOps workflows with the adversary intelligence required to outpace modern threats.”

Overall, VIAVI’s Observer Threat Forensics positions the company to support enterprises that want stronger incident response, improved operational convergence, and better forensic insight. By combining retrospective analysis, shared datasets, and adversary intelligence, VIAVI is helping organizations close visibility gaps and build a more connected approach to modern threat defense.

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