Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

July 2024

Forescout

11 Questions to Ask When Shifting Your SOC Strategy

Jul 24, 2024 By Michael Bacon In Forescout
No one feels the pain of ransomware and other disruptive and costly digital cybersecurity attacks more than the people managing the day-to-day in your SOC (Security Operations Center). At 13 attacks every second in 2023, cybercriminals, fraudsters and nation-state hacktivists are overwhelming SOC analysts. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of SOC analysts report the size of the attack surface has increased. At the same time, CISOs and SOC managers are struggling to handle on-the-job analyst burnout and turnover.
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Security Live with AWS and Arctic Wolf

Jul 22, 2024 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
Each episode of Security Live features AWS and AWS Partners who are working to solve security challenges for customers. And few companies are doing that with the scale, speed, and efficiency of Arctic Wolf. In this episode, Arctic Wolf CISO Adam Marre explains how Arctic Wolf is solving the operations problem in the cybersecurity industry by providing the platform and human element to help organizations get the outcomes they need out of the tools in their tech stack.
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Tips To Stop Social Engineers Exploiting The Global IT Outage

Jul 22, 2024 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
The recent global IT outage on Windows hosts will likely lead to a surge of threat actors posing as support agents offering “help” as a part of a social engineering attack. Here are some quick tips from Arctic Wolf to help you spot and stop these attacks.
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Arctic Wolf

The Top Cyber Attack Vectors Organizations Face

Jul 19, 2024 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
Recent research by Arctic Wolf has revealed that, within the last 12 months, 48% of organizations identified evidence of a successful breach within their environment. As The State of Cybersecurity: 2024 Trends Report highlights, “To fully understand the gravity of this statistic, it is important to understand that, although 48% of these environments found evidence of a data breach, that does not inversely mean that 52% of organizations did not suffer a breach.”
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Torq

Why the World's Top MSSPs are Ditching Legacy SOAR for Hyperautomation

Jul 17, 2024 By Torq In Torq
Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), desperate to automate repetitive tasks, initially turned to SOAR to reduce their workload and improve threat response times. Unfortunately, legacy SOAR tools still face scalability, flexibility, and integration challenges. As the complexity and volume of cyber threats continue to grow, the limitations of legacy SOAR have become more apparent, necessitating the move towards more advanced automation technologies like Torq Hyperautomation.
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Arctic Wolf

How To Stop MFA Fatigue Attacks

Jul 15, 2024 By Sule Tatar In Arctic Wolf
As organizations continue to digitize and passwords proliferate across systems, applications, and even assets, identity and access management (IAM) has become a pillar of cybersecurity. One component of IAM has become ubiquitous with access security: multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA is an access control technique that adds a layer of security to user logins and access by making the user verify their identity.
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Torq

Global SOC Survey Reveals Hope for SecOps Teams As Post-SOAR Hyperautomation Boosts Analyst Retention and Tenure

Jul 12, 2024 By Torq In Torq
The SANS 2024 SOC Survey, a comprehensive new Torq-sponsored study, reveals that for the first time in decades, the tenure of SOC and Security Analysts is increasing. They’re choosing to remain at their posts for three-to-five years, up from an average of one-to-three years. Modern post-SOAR hyperautomation solutions are playing a significant role in alleviating the burdens these cybersecurity pros face.
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securitysenses

Securing the Future: The Synergy of SOC as a Service and Cloud Security Consulting

Jul 9, 2024 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
In an era where digital transformation is no longer a choice but a necessity, the importance of robust cybersecurity measures cannot be overstated. Organizations worldwide are increasingly turning to cloud solutions to drive efficiency and innovation. However, this shift brings new challenges in securing digital assets. Two pivotal services in this landscape are SOC as a Service (SOCaaS) and Cloud Security Consulting. These services not only provide essential protection but also deliver strategic insights into managing and mitigating cyber risks effectively.
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