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Koen Van Impe

Security Analyst

Koen Van Impe is a security analyst who worked at the Belgian national CSIRT and is now an independent security researcher.He has a twitter feed (@cudeso) and a personal blog (www.vanimpe.eu).Koen is passionate about computer security, incident handling, network analysis, honeypots, Linux, log management and web technologies. He is responsible for the follow-up and coordination of computer security incidents and gives security advice to customers.

Written By Koen Van Impe

How to Use Passive DNS to Inform Your Incident Response

Passive DNS replication can be an essential source of data to contextualize your threat intelligence and inform your incident response plan.

November 5, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

Don’t Dwell On It: How to Detect a Breach on Your Network More Efficiently

Dwell times for data compromises are still shockingly high. Understand how to detect a breach in your network to improve response and mitigation time.

October 22, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

What Metrics Do You Need to Measure the Success of Your SOC?

Your SOC collects mounds of data every day, but not all of it will contribute to a useful, relevant analysis of its performance. What metrics do you need to measure the success of your SOC?

September 24, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

How to Leverage Log Services to Analyze C&C Traffic

Security teams can generate valuable insights about ongoing attacks by using log services and threat intelligence to analyze C&C traffic.

August 20, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

How to Defend With the Courses of Action Matrix and Indicator Lifecycle Management

The lifecycle management of indicators is an important element to support decisions and actions against attackers. This process informs the courses of action matrix to build a response plan.

August 13, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

How Pivoting Can Help Your Incident Response Process

Indicators of compromise are key data points used during an incident response process. Regularly testing the reliability of your indicators can make all the difference in your IT security process.

July 23, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

How Can an ISAC Improve Cybersecurity and Resilience?

Sharing computer security information is now an established practice in IT. But pooling resources in an ISAC can provide greater insight, broader collaboration and improved overall cyber resiliency.

July 16, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

What Are the Different Types of Cyberthreat Intelligence?

Building a cyberthreat intelligence program can be a daunting task. However, it's best to start small and grow continuously.

June 4, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

Analyzing PDF and Office Documents Delivered Via Malspam

Endpoint detection and antiphishing tools can help users filter basic spam email, but detecting malspam in PDF and Microsoft Office documents requires a more thorough investigation.

May 1, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe

How to Choose the Right Malware Classification Scheme to Improve Incident Response

Analysts can improve and automate their incident response processes by adopting the right malware classification scheme according to specific threat management goals.

April 23, 2018  |  By Koen Van Impe