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Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion

eSecurity Planet

“Our combined capabilities will drive the next generation of AI-enabled security and observability,” Robbins said in a statement. “From threat detection and response to threat prediction and prevention, we will help make organizations of all sizes more secure and resilient.”

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What Is Log Monitoring? Benefits & Security Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

Log monitoring is the process of analyzing log file data produced by applications, systems and devices to look for anomalous events that could signal cybersecurity, performance or other problems. How Log Monitoring Works Log monitoring is the process of ingesting log files and parsing them for security and operational issues.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

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It simplifies operations by lowering the chance of configuration conflicts and misconfigurations or oversights that could affect security. It also allows for centralized tracking of firewall activity, which simplifies threat detection and response.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

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These checklists include security standards and best practices for SaaS and cloud applications, and B2B SaaS providers use them to guarantee that their solutions match customer security standards. Assess the physical security measures: Evaluate access controls, surveillance systems, and environmental controls.

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Understanding MDR, XDR, EDR and TDR

Security Boulevard

A program with proper threat detection and response (TDR) has two key pillars: understanding the scope and being proactive in threat hunting. The biggest value of the security operations center (SOC) is incident response, but the how and why are just as important — and ultimately drive better security defense.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerability Management Product Guides 8 Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools Top 10 Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools 12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools Threat Intelligence and Detection At the most basic level, threat detection strategies and tools monitor networks for suspicious and anomalous activity.

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Defining Good: A Strategic Approach to API Risk Reduction

Security Boulevard

Organizations first looked to augment their existing web application security tools and processes to “address” API security. Unfortunately, the security challenges associated with APIs can't be solved by simply updating existing testing tools and edge security defenses to check-the-box technologies that claim to provide "API security."

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