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MY TAKE: Log4j’s big lesson – legacy tools, new tech are both needed to secure modern networks

The Last Watchdog

By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. I’m referring to Security Information and Event Management ( SIEM ) systems and to firewalls. SIEMs failed to live up to their hype in the decade after they were first introduced in 2005.

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MY TAKE: Equipping SOCs for the long haul – automation, edge security solidify network defenses

The Last Watchdog

What’s happening is that digital transformation, while providing many benefits, has also dramatically expanded the attack surface. “An The original function of a SOC was to equip security analysts with everything they needed to detect and respond to any potentially malicious traffic detected inside a company’s firewall.

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NEW TECH: Exabeam retools SIEMs; applies credit card fraud detection tactics to network logs

The Last Watchdog

Security information and event management, or SIEM, could yet turn out to be the cornerstone technology for securing enterprise networks as digital transformation unfolds. The path this San Mateo, CA-based vendor is trodding tells us a lot about the unfolding renaissance of SIEMs – and where it could take digital commerce.

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