March 8, 2024 at 09:57AM Reach Security, a California startup, has secured $20 million in initial venture capital funding from Ballistic Ventures and Artisanal Ventures, among others. The company aims to enhance security management for businesses, utilizing AI-powered analytics to optimize security operations. CEO Garrett Hamilton believes their technology can revolutionize security infrastructure, offering efficiency … Read more
February 26, 2024 at 10:58AM Open-source security tools are valuable for exploring practice areas and associated technologies, but deploying them for enterprise security needs can lead to higher Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than enterprise-ready solutions. Scaling, performance, management, and support challenges make it crucial to prioritize enterprise-ready solutions for production environments, especially in threat … Read more
February 23, 2024 at 07:21AM The SOC Automation Capability Matrix (SOC ACM) is a vendor-agnostic tool providing techniques for security operations teams to understand and enhance their automation capabilities, as well as respond effectively to cybersecurity incidents. Featuring a customizable matrix of automation opportunities, it has been widely recommended and used in various organizations across … Read more
February 21, 2024 at 04:18AM The SANS 2023 SOC report offers data-driven insights and emerging trends shaping the future of cybersecurity operations. Key findings include budget allocation, metrics usage, calculating SOC value, staffing dynamics, and major challenges such as lack of context, automation and orchestration, blind spots, and shortage of skilled staff. Strategic implications include … Read more
February 16, 2024 at 06:45AM NTT Security is addressing cybersecurity challenges for small to medium businesses (SMBs) by democratizing security operations through its Global Threat Intelligence Center (GTIC), which provides advanced threat research and security intelligence, and by developing the Samurai XDR product, a cloud-hosted application that offers affordable security solutions for SMBs. The product … Read more
February 9, 2024 at 05:59PM CISO Corner is Dark Reading’s weekly digest featuring tailored articles for security operations readers and leaders. This week’s issue covers topics such as exploiting SEC rules, the shift to managed security services, cyber defenses in the Tel Aviv railway project, government and tech giants’ pledge against spyware, and the importance … Read more
February 9, 2024 at 04:09PM LimaCharlie, a startup offering pay-as-you-use technology in security operations, secures $10.2 million in Series A funding led by Sands Capital, with equity stakes for CoFound Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Lytical Ventures, Myriad Venture Partners, StoneMill Ventures, and Strategic Cyber Ventures, totaling $16.5 million raised. CEO Maxime Lamothe-Brassard highlights their flexible … Read more
January 26, 2024 at 09:08AM CISO Corner is a weekly digest of articles tailored to security operations readers and leaders, providing a diverse set of perspectives on operationalizing cybersecurity strategies. This issue covers topics including the struggle for C-suite status, rising cyber-insurance premiums, missing cybersecurity measures, budget constraints, securing AI/ML tools, top priorities for CISOs … Read more
January 18, 2024 at 12:14PM Government modernization of cybersecurity strategies, including FedRAMP adoption and value-driven digital ecosystem development, is crucial to combat evolving cyber threats. Challenges like outdated technology, budget constraints, and disjointed security operations hinder progress. Yet, strategic investments in endpoint detection and response solutions and FedRAMP-authorized products can enhance security operations and empower … Read more
December 19, 2023 at 07:26PM Expel released the report “Frameworks, Tools and Techniques: The Journey to Operational Security Effectiveness and Maturity” by the SANS Institute. The majority of respondents prefer the NIST CSF framework. Results also indicate a lag in training and cyber-readiness exercises. The report provides insights on SOC practices, metrics, and security program … Read more