A SIEM solution has become an integral part of an organization’s security arsenal. But organizations often overlook the system’s capabilities, owing to a belief that SIEM functionalities are too complex and the architecture inscrutable. Regrettably, they neglect to meet the requirements of their organization with the features of the product. For instance, an organization that deals with the credit card information of customers needs to comply with the PCI-DSS requirement.

While the internet grows, so does the online presence of businesses of every scale. Although this allows for seamless business operations, you have to also consider the risks involved. Since organizations rely on networks to carry out their activities and utilize a wide range of networking components like routers, switches, servers, firewalls, and VMs, all of which demand continuous end-to-end management, it is critical to protect and defend these networks from threats and attacks.

Protecting data is more mission-critical to businesses than ever before. Nearly every business process is tied to data, meaning that security teams need to streamline their monitoring, detection, and investigation processes. Centralized log management gives security teams the resources they need when they need them. Understanding how to use your log management solution for security monitoring can help you successfully mitigate risk and reduce cost.

In a previous article, I wrote about how — and why — you might want to use the Google Open Source group’s Jib tool to build your Java application container images. Jib builds slim, JVM-based, OCI-compliant images that follow best practice guidelines without the need for a container runtime like Docker, and it removes the need to write and manage Dockerfiles. What if you are building Go applications, though?

DirtyCred is a new Linux kernel exploitation technique that allows kernel Use After Free (UAF) or Double free vulnerabilities to swap a credential or file structure on the kernel heap memory to escalate privileges to root. The replaced credential or file structure provides root access on a Linux host and breaks out of the container at the same time. Ph.D.

Trustwave has been recognized in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Cloud Security Services in the Multicloud Era Vendor Assessment (doc #US48761022, September 2022). Trustwave, a pure-play cybersecurity services provider, is well positioned in the market. It shows the market acceptance for specialized security skills from its MSS providers.