Stoking fears about the threat landscape is a popular approach, and one that I don’t particularly care for. Many will tell you that the threat landscape is constantly changing, that threats are getting more complex, and that actors are getting more sophisticated. “The whole world is getting more difficult and scarier, so buy our stuff!”There’s a ton of media sensationalism too, … [Read more...] about Debunking Myths About Cyberattack Complexity in 2022
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Debunking the Myth of XDR
One of the biggest buzzwords (or really, buzz acronyms) to pop up in the cybersecurity space in recent years is XDR, or, extended detection and response. The term was coined in 2018 by Nir Zuk, CTO and co-founder of Palo Alto Networks. It was posited as a new way to think about security, where data is taken from several platforms and it gets correlated and analyzed. There are … [Read more...] about Debunking the Myth of XDR
Debunking 4 Cybersecurity Myths About Machine Learning
Machine learning has infiltrated the world of security tooling over the last five years. That’s part of a broader shift in the overall software market, where seemingly every product is claiming to have some level of machine learning. You almost have to if you want your product to be considered a modern software solution.This is particularly true in the security industry, where … [Read more...] about Debunking 4 Cybersecurity Myths About Machine Learning