The impact of threat hunting on your security operations
The main goal of threat hunting is to find traces attackers have left behind in the organization’s IT environment. These traces can date back to already solved crises or …
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Laying the foundation for a proactive SOC
Most companies are trying to shift their Security Operations Center (SOC) from a reactive to a proactive posture. To do that, the analysts’ reaction to security events …
Why end-to-end encryption is about more than just privacy
The question of whether regular people need end-to-end encryption will surely be debated for quite some time. But for Alan Duric, CEO and co-founder of Wire, the question can …
KPN CISO paints a greater security picture
Being the CISO of such a huge and diverse company as KPN, the Netherlands’ largest telecom and ISP provider, requires great determination, and the current holder of the …
Getting a start on cyber threat hunting
In this age of advanced persistent threats, waiting for traditional threat management solutions like IDS and SIEM to flag incidents and threats is simply not enough anymore. …
Learning from success: Brian Honan’s infosec journey
When Brian Honan started his information security consultancy thirteen years ago, most of his conversations were with those in charge of IT and/or IT security within an …
Enterprise security culture: Why you need it, and how to create it
Security awareness is a term that most information security professionals are familiar with – security culture a little less so. “Security awareness training is …
Creating the security operations center of the future with Siemplify
Security operations teams are engaged in a constant struggle to keep up with the volume of security alerts, maintain the right skills, and manage incident response processes. …
The future of macOS security: Baked-in protection and third-party tools
Anyone in the information security industry who’s interested in Mac security probably knows who Patrick Wardle is. Apart from being Chief Security Researcher at Synack, …
The role of web filtering in a modern security architecture
In its most basic and simplest form, filtering access to content on the web can be achieved by rather blunt instruments such as DNS black-holes. And, in the early 2000s, this …
Why companies shouldn’t dread the advent of GDPR
The main aim of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to make sure that the data of EU citizens is protected, no matter where it’s held. The regulation, which will …
What’s an IT architect, and could you become one?
If you’re a Computer Science student or an IT professional looking for a new job that’s interesting, well paid, and for which demand is constant, you might want to …
