Risk Management June 2, 2023

Detecting Insider Threats: Leverage User Behavior Analytics

3 min read - Employees often play an unwitting role in many security incidents, from accidental data breaches to intentional malicious attacks. Unfortunately, most organizations don’t have the right protocols and processes to identify potential risks posed by their workforce. Based on a survey…

News May 17, 2023

Swiss Army Knife Malware Slices Through Systems In so Many Ways

4 min read - What if one single malware strain could cut through any security that tried to stop it? In a new study of more than 550,000 live malware strains, the Picus Red Report 2023 has unveiled a trove of over 5 million…

Zero Trust April 17, 2023

How Zero Trust Changed the Course of Cybersecurity

4 min read - For decades, the IT industry relied on perimeter security to safeguard critical digital assets. Firewalls and other network-based tools monitored and validated network access. However, the shift towards digital transformation and hybrid cloud infrastructure has made these traditional security methods…

Incident Response April 3, 2023

The Important Role of SOAR in Cybersecurity

4 min read - Understaffed security teams need all the help they can get, and they are finding that help through SOAR. SOAR — security orchestration, automation and response — is defined by Gartner as the “technologies that enable organizations to collect inputs monitored…

News March 29, 2023

Hack-for-Hire Groups May Be the New Face of Cybercrime

4 min read - Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) recently released a report about growing hack-for-hire activity. In contrast to Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), hack-for-hire firms conduct sophisticated, hands-on attacks. They target a wide range of users and exploit known security flaws when executing their campaigns.…

Zero Trust March 7, 2023

SOAR, SIEM, SASE and Zero Trust: How They All Fit Together

4 min read - Cybersecurity in today’s climate is not a linear process. Organizations can’t simply implement a single tool or strategy to be protected from all threats and challenges. Instead, they must implement the right strategies and technologies for the organization’s specific needs…

Intelligence & Analytics December 21, 2022

When Logs Are Out, Enhanced Analytics Stay In

3 min read - I was talking to an analyst firm the other day. They told me that a lot of organizations purchase a security information and event management (SIEM) solution and then “place it on the shelf.” “Why would they do that?” I…

Intelligence & Analytics October 13, 2022

Tackling Today’s Attacks and Preparing for Tomorrow’s Threats: A Leader in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM

3 min read - Get the latest on IBM Security QRadar SIEM, recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant. As I talk to security leaders across the globe, four main themes teams constantly struggle to keep up with are: The ever-evolving…

Intelligence & Analytics September 21, 2022

How IBM Secured the 2022 US Open

4 min read - Throughout the US Open Tennis Championship, the infrastructure for USOpen.org and the mobile apps can see upwards of 3 million security events. While the vast majority of events are not serious, security analysts must quickly determine which are concerning to…

Zero Trust July 19, 2022

Boost SAP Security With Zero Trust

6 min read - How can your organization improve its Systems Applications and Products (SAP) risk posture? Aligning with the key principles of zero trust through tangible and specific measures is one way. To begin, let’s define the principles of zero trust. We’ve all…