The terms machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are way overused terms in our industry. Every vendor seems to have the latest and greatest ML/AI solution to solve your security problem. But when you really dig into the math, there are mathematical models that can actually help us. So why don’t we focus on […]
There are a lot of endpoint security solutions on the market. How do you pick and choose which solution is right for you? The answer may depend on which endpoints you want to protect. Windows? MacOS? Linux? All of the above? What about containers and cloud infrastructure? When we think of traditional endpoints, we immediately […]
When we talk about legacy security challenges and solutions, we can’t forget about our old friends email and phishing. Phishing has been around for over 20 years and is still one of the most effect attack paths to steal credential, exploit endpoints, and deploy malware. After 20 years, you’d think we could find effective solutions […]
Paul and I have talked a lot about his enchanted quadrants on the podcasts, but for those who haven’t watched, here’s a quick summary… An effective security program requires the integration of four key data sources: Logs (firewall, network, application, etc.) Endpoint (files, processes, logs, etc.) Network (flow and packets) Threat Intelligence Most organizations build […]
The endpoint market has been hot for years. At one point, there were over 80 new endpoint vendors trying to displace the traditional anti-virus vendors. The endpoint security market was transitioning from endpoint protection to endpoint detection and response (EDR). EDR is all the rage, but do you really need one? While the endpoint market […]
We’ve been told for years that we don’t have enough data for security. Then we see the headlines and quotes… “Organizations must prepare for collecting, processing, analyzing, and acting upon terabytes of security data.” “All decisions about cybersecurity strategies, program priorities, investments, etc. should be made based upon analysis of real-time and historical data.” New […]
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