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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

Primary vectors take the form of phishing campaigns, supply chain corruption and ransomware attacks, like the one that recently resulted in the shut down of Colonial Pipeline. What’s happening is that digital transformation, while providing many benefits, has also dramatically expanded the attack surface. “An

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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. Related: How NSA cyber weapon could be used for a $200 billion ransomware caper. The earliest SIEMs cropped up around 2005 or so.

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