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7 critical steps for successful security onboarding
Creating a culture of security starts on day one, say veteran security leaders. Here’s their advice for making that initial security training more effective.
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Palo Alto debuts Unit 42 team for managed detection and response
Live expert service builds on Palo Alto’s Cortex extended detection and response (XDR) platform provide, offering a managed detection and response (MDR) team for more personalized cybersecurity management and incident response.
5 best practices for secure collaboration
How successful companies are facing the challenges of securing emerging communication technologies.
Defense in depth explained: Layering tools and processes for better security
Defense in depth is a security strategy in which multiple security tools, mechanisms, and policies are deployed in tandem on the assumption that if one fails, another will hold.
Best practices for recovering a Microsoft network after an incident
Follow this advice to minimize stress when recovering credentials, systems and settings after a ransomware or other cyberattack.
Cybersecurity is a constant fire drill—that’s not just bad, it’s dangerous
Security efforts based on heroism and tribal knowledge can’t scale. CISOs must address this situation as soon as possible.
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Sophos unifies threat analysis and response units into X-Ops team
Cybersecurity vendor Sophos reorganized three prominent organizational teams into a single new entity, for more efficient responses to modern threats.
How to conduct a tabletop exercise
Testing your security policies and procedures in real-life scenarios can help you improve your security posture—if you implement the lessons learned.
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New Flashpoint offering automates incident response workflows
Low-code platform enables security teams to build security workflows with drop-and-drag ease.
How Code42 automates insider risk response
When insiders exhibit risky behaviors, good-natured bots reach out to provide support in this CSO50 award-winning project.
Revelstoke’s SOAR to improve case management with replicable sub-workflows
The company’s Case Automation Security Execution (CASE) management platform will use its in-house unified data layer (UDL) to develop and deploy automated, logic-based, sub-workflows for replication.
5 things security pros want from XDR platforms
New research shows that while extended detection and response (XDR) remains a nebulous topic, security pros know what they want from an XDR platform.
How Aflac maximizes security ROI
Return on security investment is more than a matter of dollars and sense, it’s also about ensuring the security technologies you’re employing stand up to today’s threats.
Raytheon’s John DeSimone on building the offensive line
Security teams need to become more proactive and go after malware, says DeSimone.
Equifax’s Jamil Farshchi: Security shouldn’t be a trade secret
Farshchi joined the credit reporting agency in 2018 with a mandate for change following the company’s high-profile data breach. Today, he’s calling for greater transparency and collaboration in the security community, with Equifax...
Cybereason launches DFIR solution to automate incident response
Vendor says new solution takes forensic-driven approach to incident response that extends deeper value to defenders.
