Extending Falco for Box

The blog post discusses the integration of Falco, an open-source threat detection tool, with Box, a cloud-based content management and collaboration platform. By using the Falco plugin for Box, enterprises can ingest Box's Enterprise Events into Falco, allowing for real-time threat detection and alerting across multiple cloud platforms. This integration enables administrators to create customized Falco rules for detecting malicious activities, like disabling multi-factor authentication, and enhances security through IP geolocation enrichment. The Box plugin also interacts with Box Shield, a built-in security solution, to identify advanced persistent threats by analyzing specific audit activities. The plugin polls the Box Admin Event Streaming API at configurable intervals to collect real-time events, although it does not process historical data. The post emphasizes the importance of such plugins in managing the security challenges posed by the increasing adoption of SaaS services in organizations.