Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Modern SecOps teams use Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software to aggregate security logs, detect anomalies, hunt for threats, and enable rapid incident response. While SIEMs enable accurate, near real-time detection of threats, today's SIEM solutions were never designed to handle the volume of security data organizations generate daily. As daily log ingestion grows, so do the costs of data management.

Howdy folks, it’s your friendly neighborhood transformational detection engineering evangelist Haylee Mills here. Maybe you’ve already been introduced to risk-based alerting, or maybe you’ve seen one of my many talks on the subject: Even if you haven’t, I’m super excited to share a brand new version of my step-by-step guide to success with the risk-based alerting framework!

An organization is only as secure as its weakest link — and the software supply chain is most often where the weakest link is found. A supply chain attack is a sophisticated cyberattack where malicious actors compromise a service provider to gain unauthorized access to its end users. Since 2018, the number of organizations impacted by supply chain attacks has increased by 2,600%.

APIs form the backbone of modern digital systems, enabling seamless data exchange and integration. However, their critical role also makes them attractive targets for cyber threats. Traditional security measures often fail to address API-specific challenges effectively. Graylog API Security Content Pack emerges as a game-changer, reimagining API defense through innovative threat detection and response approaches.

As the Splunk Industry Advisor to the Australian public sector, I work closely with government organisations and their leaders to understand their goals, objectives and the challenges they face in achieving digital resilience. This blog shares perspectives on how Splunk works with the Australian government to provide a unique approach to solve some of the public sector's toughest challenges.

Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is a cybersecurity service offered by a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) that combines human security expertise with modern security tools to deliver managed threat detection, security monitoring, and incident response capabilities for both SMBs and enterprise clients.

On a Friday afternoon at 5 PM, you’re cruising along the backroads in your car, listening to your favorite music. You’re on vacation and making excellent time to your destination until you notice the long stream of red tail lights a few miles ahead. After sitting in standstill traffic for over an hour, you realize that highway construction created a detour to the two-lane backroad that you were using to skip the rush hour traffic.

Windows devices are the most popular among organizations and these Windows-based operating systems and applications produce an extensive variety of logs, such as Windows Event logs and Windows Activity logs, making it challenging to effectively monitor these applications and systems. To make contextual sense of Windows Event logs and Windows Activity logs, organizations conduct Windows log management to derive insights from monitoring and analyzing these logs.

When it comes to cybersecurity, ransomware is probably one of the first threats you think of. It seems like it’s everywhere — and it is. Ransomware is one of the most notorious cyber threats affecting individuals, businesses, and organizations globally. The frequency and impact of these attacks have surged in recent years, making it crucial to understand their nature and how to protect against them.