Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

August 2021

Five Reasons Why Speed is Important in Cybersecurity

Usually, when it comes to cybersecurity spending, people tend to try to calculate risk, savings on breach costs, compliance gaps, reputation costs. Those are all very relevant, but it turns out that for the business, one of the most important aspects of cybersecurity is speed. Below are five different aspects of speed by which a cybersecurity solution (e.g. a SIEM) should be evaluated.

Detecting Security Threats: How to Set up Alerts and Prevent Threats?

Detecting and preventing security threats is a lot easier than fixing already existing ones. With this in mind, you should set up alerts to detect security threats before they occur and do your best to prevent them from happening. There are many ways to set up security alerts. One way to set up alerts is to use a SIEM system such as LogSentinel SIEM, which will send you an alert if something suspicious happens. This way, for example, if you notice a potential security breach, you can turn off your system network in order to prevent the hacker from accessing your network.

Cyberattacks and Their Impact on the Company

A recent study reveals that cybercrime costs the world economy more than $1 trillion, a more than 50 percent increase from 2018. Damage to companies also includes downtime, brand reputation, and reduced efficiency. Besides installing anti-malware software to protect against cyberattacks, however, there is other security software to consider. One option is a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) solution.