In cybersecurity as in sports, teamwork makes the dream work. In a world where security analysts can feel constantly bombarded by threat actors, banding together to share information and strategies is increasingly important. Over the last few years, security operations center (SOC) analysts started sharing open source Sigma rules to create and share detections that help them level the playing field.

A structured approach to incident response enables you to create consistently repeatable processes. Your incident response playbook defines responsibilities and guides your security team through a list of activities to reduce uncertainty if or when an incident occurs. MITRE ATT&CK Framework outlines the tactics and techniques that threat actors use during different stages of an attack.

Researchers at AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) recently published a report on the Andariel threat group, a DPRK state-sponsored APT active for over a decade, that has been leveraging RID hijacking and user account concealment techniques in its operations to stealthily maintain privileged access to compromised Windows systems.

After a long day, you sit down on the couch to watch your favorite episode of I Love Lucy on your chosen streaming platform. You decide on the episode where Lucy can’t keep up with the chocolates on the conveyor belt at the factory where she works. Without realizing it, you’re actually watching an explanation of how the streaming platform – and your security analytics tool – work. Data streaming is the real-time processing and delivery of data.

As digital transformation expands the threat landscape, compliance mandates adapt to meet new challenges. In 2020, the European Commission announced its decision to accelerate its revision of the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS2). When carrying out its impact assessment, the Commission realized that it needed to update the NIS Directive in response to new risks.