EP272 More Than Just Packets: Is NDR a "First-Class" Cloud Security Control?

Guest: • Raja Mukerji (  / rajamukerji  ) , Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Extrahop • Rafal Los (  / rmlos  ) , VP of Client Relations and Strategic Initiatives, Extrahop Topics: • Is Network Detection and Response (NDR) coming back after being shoved to the side by EDR a bit? Is this for real? • What's the value proposition of NDR in 2026, because some people still don't understand it? How does NDR apply to the world of WFH, cloud/SaaS, encryption, high bandwidth, etc? • Is the value of NDR the same, or different, when it comes to public (or private) cloud? • How does NDR fill visibility gaps that identity and agent-based solutions cannot? • What does NDR offer that built-in cloud security tooling (as of right now) does not? Would you call NDR a key cloud security control? • Does NDR help with shadow AI (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/cloudsec...) ? • NDR elephant in the room is sometimes cost. How does cost change the value prop when compared to on-premise or physical infrastructure? Resources: • Video version (   • EP272 More Than Just Packets: Is NDR a "Fi...  ) • EP267 AI SOC or AI in a SOC? Cutting Through Hype, Pricing Models, and SIEM Detection Efficacy with Raffy Marty (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/cloudsec...) • EP113 Love it or Hate it, Network Security is Coming to the Cloud (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/cloudsec...) • EP154 Mike Schiffman: from Blueboxing to LLMs via Network Security at Google (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/cloudsec...) • EP115 How to Approach Cloud in a Cloudy Way, not As Somebody Else's Computer? (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/cloudsec...) • EP263 SOC Refurbishing: Why New Tools Won't Fix Broken Processes (Even With AI) (https://cloud.withgoogle.com/cloudsec...) • "The GC+CISO Connection Book" book (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMWJHDWC/...)