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How to Foster a Productive SOC Culture

According to the 2021 Devo SOC Performance ReportTM — which is based on the results of a survey of more than 1,000 security practitioners — having an understaffed SOC or constant turnover of security talent can cripple an organization’s security posture. Let’s look at some of the root causes that can lead to these two interconnected problems.

Elastic's James Spiteri: Why SecOps teams need to focus on small incremental wins and not try to boil the ocean

In our second episode, we speak with Elastic’s Product Marketing Director James Spiteri, an experienced security practitioner turned product marketer with a passion for making security accessible and easy for anyone and everyone.

Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities Disclosed in VMware Products

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, VMware disclosed several critical-severity vulnerabilities impacting multiple VMware products. If successfully exploited, the vulnerabilities could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) or Authentication Bypass. In addition to the critical severity vulnerabilities, VMware disclosed several high and medium severity vulnerabilities, which could lead to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Local Privilege Escalation (LPE), or Information Disclosure.

Top Cyber Attacks of March 2022

In an unsettling new phase of the cybersecurity era, Russia’s ground war in Ukraine and behind-the-scenes war on the internet have dovetailed into an upswing of cybercrime that may or may not be politically motivated. Time will tell how this online maneuvering ultimately plays out, but for the moment tension abounds as the cybersecurity community anticipates the next big attack.

Training Will Be Key to Retaining SOC Analysts

Working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) is like working in an emergency room on a weekend shift at 2 AM. The steady stream of new alerts screaming for attention and combined with the lack of enough trained personnel make it a miracle that it all seems to work through on a string and a prayer. The question is though, when will the luck run out?

Casino Cybersecurity: A Winning Bet

According to the American Gaming Association, there are 981 casinos in the United States, raking in more than $57 billion annually in gross gaming revenue. With that much money at play, it’s no wonder hackers view casinos as potential jackpots. And while the public tends to consider casinos as exceptionally secure, the reality is this: When it comes to cybersecurity, the house doesn’t always win.

Modern Security Operations Center Framework

With agile development, the software development life cycle has evolved, with a focus on customer satisfaction to enhance product features based on user feedback. This helps shorten the time to market, since teams can release a minimally viable product, then continuously improve its features. The agile technique encourages team cooperation through sprints, daily standups, retrospectives, testing, quality assurance and deployment.

GitLab Password Security Vulnerability - CVE-2022-1162

On Thursday, March 31, 2022, GitLab released an advisory for a critical password security vulnerability in GitLab Community and Enterprise products tracked as CVE-2022-1162. GitLab is DevOps software that combines the ability to develop, secure, and operate software in a single application. The exploitation of CVE-2022-1162 can allow a threat actor to guess a hard-coded password for any GitLab account with relative ease.
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5 Challenges to Security Operations Strategies

Do you love SecOps in theory, but just can't seem to make it work in practice? Or, maybe you've already implemented a security operations strategy to some degree within your organization, but struggle to make IT operations and security jive as seamlessly as you would like? Either way, there's a good chance that your troubles stem from one or more of the common barriers to SecOps strategies. This article explains why businesses often fail at implementing SecOps successfully and how they can work around the roadblocks.