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Cybersecurity solutions have evolved from a basic investigation and discovery technology to behavioral analysis solutions that enable real-time detection and response. However, if they are to be truly effective, they must also protect against anomalous behavior that may seem harmless on its own, but after gaining a bigger picture by correlating and contextualizing detections, turns out to be an incident that needs to be responded to as soon as possible.

As the threat landscape continues to evolve, cybersecurity efforts must follow suit and organizations must mature their security operations (SecOps) capabilities to stop threats before damage occurs or minimize their impact. But what is the current average security operation maturity index in the organizations?

The cybersecurity industry is constantly adapting and reinventing itself as the complexity of the threat landscape is increasing each year. Unskilled and insufficient employees are significant barriers making organizations unsafe. The lack of competent cybersecurity partners and the shift to remote working are additional barriers to making organizations secure. Organizations are therefore turning to MSPs to address these challenges.

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ChatGPT, the public generative AI that came out in late November 2022, has raised legitimate concerns about its potential to amplify the severity and complexity of cyberthreats. In fact, as soon as OpenAI announced its release many security experts predicted that it would only be a matter of time before attackers started using this AI chatbot to craft malware or even augment phishing attacks.

The security operations maturity model assesses an organization’s current security capabilities to reduce its cyber risk and incident cost by lowering its time to detect and respond to threats, become more cyber resilient, and draw a plan to mature over time.