Is IAM, SIEM, and DLP Enough to Combat Insider Risk?

Despite significant investments in cybersecurity tools like Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), insider risks continue to grow. Why? These tools primarily focus on actions, logs, and event recognition rather than taking a deep, sophisticated approach to understanding human behavior over time. Insider threats—whether from negligence, malicious intent, or compromised users—are notoriously difficult to detect.

Smishing vs. Phishing: 5 Examples of Each

In social engineering attacks like smishing and phishing, the mind is the real target. How often do we quickly glance at a text or email and click without a second thought about its origins? Scammers know this, so they prey on the urgency conveyed in the convincing messages sent to your valued customers and unprepared coworkers. Opportunistic scammers send 3.4 billion spam emails daily.

Faster threat detection, stronger security: The Kibana advantage

In the world of security, every second counts. A shorter mean time to detect (MTTD) translates to less damage, increased customer trust, and a greater likelihood of securing cybersecurity support. An important factor in achieving this rapid response is the power of an intuitive and user-friendly interface.

The CUPS Vulnerability- The 443 Podcast - Episode 308

This week on the podcast, we cover the "9.9/10 severity vulnerability affecting most Linux systems" that a researcher disclosed last week and what it means for Linux systems administrators. We then discuss a research post into Kia's remote control systems that allowed one researcher to compromise any Kia in the last decade by just knowing their license plate number. We end with a new act that was just introduced into the US Senate with a goal to secure the healthcare industry.

What We Know So Far About Zero-Day CUPS Vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-47176, CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, and CVE-2024-47177

On September 26, 2024, security researcher Simone Margaritellidisclosed the details of four OpenPrinting Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) vulnerabilities, that, when chained together, can allow malicious actors to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks on vulnerable systems. CUPS is a widely used, open-source printing system that supports Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It also supports ChromeOS and macOS.

This Month in Datadog: New Cloud SIEM Content Packs, Anthropic integration, Metrics Volume, and more

Datadog is constantly elevating the approach to cloud monitoring and security. This Month in Datadog updates you on our newest product features, announcements, resources, and events. This month, we put the Spotlight on new Cloud SIEM Content Packs..