Why SOC Roles Need to Evolve to Attract a New Generation

December 6, 2024 at 10:07AM The SOC analyst role is increasingly seen as high-stress and thankless, contributing to high turnover and talent shortages. To retain skilled analysts, companies must integrate AI to automate repetitive tasks and offer mentorship, training, and growth opportunities, thereby transforming these roles into more dynamic and rewarding positions. ### Key Takeaways … Read more

The Vendor’s Role in Combating Alert Fatigue

November 14, 2024 at 01:03PM The commentary emphasizes the importance of vendor responsibility in addressing alert fatigue in cybersecurity. It argues that vendors should enhance their tools with smart filtering, automation, actionable alerts, and continuous engagement to help customers manage alerts effectively. A partnership approach is essential for combating modern cyber threats. ### Meeting Takeaways: … Read more

Tool Overload: Why MSPs Are Still Drowning with Countless Cybersecurity Tools in 2024

June 20, 2024 at 07:15AM The article discusses challenges for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in managing multiple cybersecurity tools, including integration issues, limited visibility, costs, and alert fatigue. It emphasizes the need for consolidating tools into unified platforms. It specifically highlights Guardz as a unified cybersecurity platform offering solutions to address these challenges and recommends … Read more

SHQ Response Platform and Risk Centre to Enable Management and Analysts Alike

May 13, 2024 at 06:22AM In the last decade, IT and cybersecurity have seen a growing gap between front-line analysts and senior management, leading to challenges like high alert volumes and false positives. The SHQ Response Platform offers AI-driven log correlation and visualization to streamline incident investigation, leading to proactive risk mitigation and a more … Read more

Is XDR Enough? The Hidden Gaps in Your Security Net

February 28, 2024 at 07:45AM Enterprise networks have evolved significantly, with data and applications now spanning a complex array of multi-cloud, on-premises, and legacy infrastructures. Traditional security tools struggle to provide complete visibility amidst this complexity. Extended detection and response (XDR) aims to address these challenges by offering consolidated visibility and advanced threat detection mechanisms, … Read more

How to Achieve the Best Risk-Based Alerting (Bye-Bye SIEM)

February 19, 2024 at 07:27AM Network Detection and Response (NDR) has become the most effective technology for detecting cyber threats, offering adaptive cybersecurity with reduced false alerts and efficient threat response. NDR uses risk-based alerting to prioritize alerts based on potential risk, enabling more efficient resource allocation, prompt response to high-risk alerts, and better decision-making. … Read more

Combined Security Practices Changing the Game for Risk Management

February 5, 2024 at 06:27AM The current challenge in cyber security lies in the lack of effective risk management platforms, leading to alert fatigue and unmitigated risks. Combining NIST, MITRE, and NCSC frameworks offers a solution to mitigate these risks and enable proactive threat response. The SHQ Response Platform incorporates these frameworks to simplify risk … Read more

Detection & Response That Scales: A 4-Pronged Approach

November 17, 2023 at 09:02AM At Black Hat Europe, senior staff engineer Allyn Stott from Airbnb will discuss the need for a proactive approach in detecting and responding to modern attackers. Stott emphasizes the importance of involving the entire organization and aligning skill sets during the design and development phase. He suggests considering third-party security … Read more