The cognitive tools/technologies of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are impacting the cybersecurity ecosystem in a variety of ways. Applied AI machine learning and natural language processing are being used in cybersecurity by both the private and public sectors to bolster situational awareness and enhance protection from cyber threats. The algorithmic enablers that make ML and AI pinnacles of cybersecurity are automation and orchestration.

Viva Las Vegas! We aliens have landed at AWS re:Invent 2018 (Booth #1506), bringing phenomenal threat detection, response, and compliance to the AWS cloud. As I gear up for a full day of live product demos, I thought I’d take a moment to highlight some of the ways in which AlienVault is delivering phenomenal security to our customers’ AWS environments and beyond.

Segregation of duties is a fundamental information security practice. In simple terms, it means you split out important tasks between two or more people. This prevents one person getting drunk on all the power they wield, and also prevents one person from making a mistake that can have undesired consequences.

The internet of things (IoT) is changing nearly every industry. Smart devices that can collect and process data, and even make decisions based on that data, though artificial intelligence promises to disrupt business as we know it for years to come.

Recently, an AlienVault customer reached out to ask how AlienVault handles the detection of zero-day attacks, which are exploits against previously unknown vulnerabilities. In this blog, I shed light on how we approach this.

Despite the fact that PCI DSS has been in effect for over a decade, and most merchants are achieving compliance, some of the world’s largest retailers have been hit by to data breaches. The sad truth is that achieving compliance doesn’t guarantee data protection, even for large organizations. For example, more than five million credit card numbers were stolen in 2018 hacks of two major retailers.

Are you familiar with all the ways that your smart phone communicates? The other evening, at dinner, I was describing to a friend how the VPN software I use on my phone masks my location when I am on the internet. Sometimes, I am in Helsinki, and other times, I may be in another part of the world.

The use of big data and data from the internet of things (IoT) is changing business so rapidly it is hard to predict what is next, and financial analytics are certainly no exception. While the need for financial analysts continues to rise, the way analysts performs their day-to-day functions is evolving.

Formula 1 is a serious business. It takes years of expertise and practical foot work to design, build and operate a winning Formula 1 team. It's easy to think that success depends on the car and the technology. But in reality, a cutting edge engine in the best car in the world can’t win a race alone. Without an expert driver and a highly experienced and dedicated support team, you just can’t finish first.