Nov 14, 2023The Hacker NewsPen Testing / Vulnerability Management In 2023, the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million. Beyond the immediate financial loss, there are long-term consequences like diminished customer trust, weakened brand value, and derailed business operations. In a world where the frequency and cost of data breaches are skyrocketing, … [Read more...] about The Importance of Continuous Security Monitoring for a Robust Cybersecurity Strategy
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The Importance of Managing Your Data Security Posture
Data security is reinventing itself. As new data security posture management solutions come to market, organizations are increasingly recognizing the opportunity to provide evidence-based security that proves how their data is being protected. But what exactly is data security posture, and how do you manage it? Data security posture management (DSPM) became mainstream … [Read more...] about The Importance of Managing Your Data Security Posture
The importance of a unified observability solution in security implementation
Observability is critical for effective security implementation. It allows organizations to monitor their systems, applications, and networks in real-time; detect and investigate security incidents; and quickly respond to them. But having multiple tools and solutions for observability can create a fragmented view of the environment, making it difficult to gain a comprehensive … [Read more...] about The importance of a unified observability solution in security implementation
The importance of runtime fields and schema on write or read for better analytics
In an earlier blog post, Log monitoring and unstructured log data, moving beyond tail -f, we talked about collecting and working with unstructured log data. We learned that it’s very easy to add data to the Elastic Stack. So far the only parsing we did was to extract the timestamp from this data, so older data gets backfilled correctly. We also talked about searching this … [Read more...] about The importance of runtime fields and schema on write or read for better analytics
Small Business and the Importance of Simplified Email Security
Cisco Secure Email Cloud Mailbox was built with one guiding principle – simplicity. Of course, it’s easy for us to talk about the benefits of our cloud-native email security product and how easy it is to use. But don’t just take it from us! Every day, our customers are reaping the benefits of enhanced email security, which in turn increases productivity, profitability, and … [Read more...] about Small Business and the Importance of Simplified Email Security
[New Podcast] Adam Meyers on The Importance of Threat Intelligence
A new CrowdStrike® podcast series hosted by Cybercrime Magazine focuses on the critical role cyber threat intelligence (CTI) plays in an effective cybersecurity strategy. The series features CrowdStrike SVP of Intelligence Adam Meyers, a renowned expert in the field of cyber intelligence and a highly sought-after speaker. In this 12-part series, Meyers will cover a wide array … [Read more...] about [New Podcast] Adam Meyers on The Importance of Threat Intelligence
The Importance of the Network in Detecting Incidents in Critical Infrastructure
As we saw in my last blog, the network plays a key role in defending critical infrastructure and IoT. The devices that we are connecting drive our business, enabling us to make smarter decisions and gain greater efficiency through digitization. But how do we ensure those connected devices are acting as intended? From an industrial operations perspective, we need to know that … [Read more...] about The Importance of the Network in Detecting Incidents in Critical Infrastructure
Watchbog and the Importance of Patching
Threat Research By Luke DuCharme and Paul Lee. What Happened? Cisco Incident Response (CSIRS) recently responded to an incident involving the Watchbog cryptomining botnet. The attackers were able to exploit CVE-2018-1000861 to gain a foothold and install the Watchbog malware on the affected systems. This Linux-based malware relied heavily on … [Read more...] about Watchbog and the Importance of Patching