Ransomware is a form of malware where the attacker encrypts a user’s data and demands a ransom from the victim to restore access to their files. It is a pervasive and still growing threat. Ransomware attacks on businesses have increased by 500% from Q1 2018...
Most reading this blog post are aware of the migration to the cloud. But to highlight the scope of it, here are a couple statistics, pulled from an article posted on HostingTribunal.com: 1) 90 percent of companies are in the cloud (source: 451 Research); and...
What’s the most important security tool today, and tomorrow? That’s essentially the question answered by Industry analyst firm, 451 Research, in their new Business Impact Brief titled, “Transforming Network Threat Detection and Response.” They surveyed enterprise SOC employees and revealed some interesting findings, including the extent...
In my recent eBook, The SOC Visibility Triad: Three Core Pillars for Network-Centric Threat Detection and Response, I discussed how Network Detection and Response (NDR) together with SIEM and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) improves threat detection and response. Gartner refers to this as a...
Why Analysts Recommend Integrating Network Detection and Response (NDR) with SIEM and EDR When an organization is starting out with a SOC, it typically implements Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) first. As the SOC matures, it adds Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). While this combination...
An important part of keeping up with the latest digital security threats involves learning what’s top-of-mind for CISOs. Lastline couldn’t agree more. That’s why it assembled a large group of CISOs for a day-long discussion of issues pertaining to IT security. (For full disclosure, some...
In my prior blog post on cloud security, I discussed how migrating to the cloud comes with certain security risks for your company. To summarize, security for your IaaS cloud deployment means securing the applications and your private network that is set up in the cloud....
The pace of technological change makes it hard for me to remember what enterprises were like even a few years ago. Back then, your company probably consisted of employees with smartphones, internal IT systems for a common function such as HR, Marketing, and Sales Management,...
How many times have you seen a trailer for a new movie that makes it looks absolutely fabulous? Special effects, big name actors, promised plot twists. But then when you actually see the movie it’s another Hollywood formula movie that’s not nearly as inspiring or...
Yet another Security Analytics product focused on the network. On the surface that sounds like a not-so-relevant product category. Don’t we already have a plethora of network security products starting with Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Full Packet Capture and Replay, and Web Gateway? And the list goes...
This is an necessary category.
This is an non-necessary category.
