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Security Operations
Solving Three Major Security Challenges with One Newly Patented Technology
The Promise of Open XDR becomes Possible with Newly Awarded Patent We’re already overwhelmed by XDR, right? [XDR=eXtended or cross-platform Detection and Response] A new vendor-led buzzword craze without any real substance. How is this different from SIEM or EDR or UBA or SOAR? With everyone XDR-washing, it’s not. Especially when there seems to be […]
Re-thinking Security Operations in the New Threat Environment–And Why Open XDR-as-a-Service is Key to its Success
Building an appropriate defense to meet the challenges of today’s complex and chaotic threat and risk environment requires organizations to rethink their cybersecurity. That includes evolving your Security Operations program to be more current, with access to the right mechanics and insights and the ability to focus on the security issues that impact your business most. Like all transformative processes, creating a best-in-class SOC takes time and commitment, but it’s well worth the investment. Fundamental to this […]
How to Integrate Threat and Vulnerability Management into Security Operations
In today’s cybersecurity threat landscape, with its ever-growing volume of incidents, it is remarkable to think that proactive threat and vulnerability management remains a challenge for companies to address effectively. Organizations are adopting threat exposure management techniques to manage business risks stemming from developing and applying technology such as Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, […]
Customer Spotlight: Q&A with Hayley Bly, Manager of Cybersecurity Threat Defense Operations, Nielsen
Welcome to the second edition of our Customer Spotlight series, where we share insights and lessons learned from security leaders. Next up is Hayley Bly, Manager of Cybersecurity Threat Defense Operations at Nielsen. If you would have asked teenage Hayley where she’d end up after gradation, she probably would have told you “medical school.” As […]
New IDG and ReliaQuest Research Finds Many Security Teams at a Critical Tipping Point with “Security Tech Sprawl”
An increasing attack surface promoted by a dynamic enterprise IT environment has had security teams facing more cyber threats and searching for more ways to combat them. However, having an array of security tools doesn’t necessarily make an enterprise more secure. In fact, new research from IDG and ReliaQuest suggests that “tool sprawl” or “tech […]
Security Alert Fatigue? False Positives? Common Problems in Threat Detection And How to Fix Them
If your team is suffering from security alert fatigue, too many false positives, and an overall reactive posture, you’re not alone. Organizations are continuing to invest in a growing suite of cyber security tools, complicating security operations, overwhelming teams, and negatively impacting threat detection. According to a 451 Research Report, 43% of enterprises are unable to act […]
How to Get the Most out of Your Security Monitoring with the Cyber Kill Chain Model
Updated June 2021 In our personal lives, many of us try to get the most out of a tank of gasoline – waiting until the red indicator shines bright and we finally have to stop at a gas station to fill our tank. This mindset extends to many aspects of our lives, both personally and […]
A Journey Through _time: How to Resolve Common Time-Based Issues in Splunk
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” – J. R. R. Tolkien Time is one of the most critical details included in any logs, whether they are security related or not. This is doubly important for Splunk, as it can affect whether alerts trigger, whether analysis […]
A Defense Approach to Mitigating Phishing Attacks
Purpose-built security tools are designed to solve for the ever-evolving threat landscape led by APTs, Nation-States, and Hacktivists, but is your organization accounting for the internal threats posed by your authorized users? Most phishing attacks require help from the end user to be successful Source: Peter Broelman The latest Verizon Annual Data Breach Investigations Report […]
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