Cybersecurity Snippets
By Jon Oltsik
Jon Oltsik is an ESG senior principal analyst and the founder of the firm’s cybersecurity service. With almost 30 years of technology industry experience, Jon is widely recognized as an expert in all aspects of cybersecurity and is often called upon to help customers understand a CISO's perspective and strategies.
Network traffic analysis tools must include these 6 capabilities
Organizations want advanced analytics, threat intelligence integration, and IoT support among other things in network traffic analysis (NTA) tools.
07/18/2019
How organizations are bridging the cyber-risk management gap
To bridge the cyber-risk management gap, organizations plan to get CISOs more involved with the business, focus on data security, hire staff, and provide more security awareness training.
07/12/2019
Must-have features in a modern network security architecture
Form factors and use cases are changing, so network security must be more comprehensive, intelligent, and responsive than ever before.
07/08/2019
AWS re:Inforce 2019: Amazon shows its dedication to cloud security
AWS re:Inforce sets the bar for cloud security and the industry. Now Amazon needs to reinforce this leadership in an era of dynamic software development and hybrid cloud computing.
06/27/2019
Cybersecurity pros' haphazard participation in data privacy raises concern
Limited training and unclear roles/responsibilities for cybersecurity teams restrict the effectiveness of data privacy programs.
06/18/2019
Security shines at Cisco Live
Cisco's security team highlighted market results, integrated portfolio, and future plans, but there is still some work ahead.
06/13/2019
The most stressful aspects of being a cybersecurity professional
Keeping up with IT, educating users, and working with the business top the list of the most stressful things of being a cybersecurity professional.
05/16/2019
Cybersecurity professionals are no match for cyber-adversaries
In the battle against hackers, cyber-adversaries have an advantage over cyber-defenders, new research from ESG and ISSA finds.
05/14/2019
Is the cybersecurity skills shortage getting worse?
New research indicates that things are not improving for filling the demand for cybersecurity skills. The ramifications are widespread.
05/10/2019
North Dakota: An innovative and leading cybersecurity state
North Dakota is addressing the cybersecurity skills shortage with policies and programs for government, education, and business.
05/06/2019
5 threat detection and response technologies are coming together
Organizations use too many disparate point tools to detect and respond to cyber threats in a timely manner. As a result, CISOs want tight integration and interoperability across five cybersecurity technologies.
05/01/2019
The growing demand for managed detection and response (MDR)
Threat detection/response is a high priority, but many organizations don’t have the staff or skills to perform these tasks alone. This translates into a growing managed detection and response (MDR) market.
04/25/2019
Endpoint security is consolidating, but what does that mean?
Organizations seeking tightly-integrated endpoint security solutions must determine how far they want to go.
04/11/2019
The case for continuous automated security validation
Organizations must truly understand their vulnerabilities at all times to make the right risk mitigation decisions. Continuous automated security validation can provide that.
04/05/2019
OpenC2 can accelerate security operations, automation, and orchestration
OpenC2, a standards effort from OASIS, has the potential to accelerate and automate risk mitigation and incident response. Users and vendors should jump onboard.
04/02/2019
Vulnerability management woes continue, but there is hope
Prioritizing fixes, workflows, and timely patching are just some of the challenges organizations face, but advanced data analytics may help with vulnerability management.
03/28/2019
The cybersecurity technology consolidation conundrum
As point tools come together as platforms and solutions, cybersecurity professionals need to think outside the box about procurement, implementation, and operations.
03/26/2019
Cyber risk management challenges are impacting the business
Organizations struggle with continuous monitoring, tracking the threat landscape, identifying sensitive data flows, and communication between cybersecurity and business executives.
03/19/2019
The buzz at RSA 2019: Cloud security, network security, managed services and more
The buzz at RSA 2019 included talk about cybersecurity and business leaders coming together, managed services, cloud security, network security and more.
03/11/2019
What to expect at the RSA Conference 2019
The RSA Conference will feature cloud-scale security analytics, endpoint security suites, API security, advanced security services, and a traffic jam of people.
02/26/2019
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