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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. Here are five notable historical events that influenced cybersecurity assessment and transformed it into what it is today: The Battle of Midway (1942).

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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. Here are a few takeaways: Very Big Data. Fundamentally, SIEMs collect event log data from internet traffic, as well as corporate hardware and software assets.

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MY TAKE: Six-figure GDPR privacy fines reinforce business case for advanced SIEM, UEBA tools

The Last Watchdog

Fortunately, there is a cottage industry of cybersecurity vendors , Exabeam among them, engaged in proactively advancing ways for SOC analysts to extract more timely and actionable threat intelligence from their security information and event management ( SIEM ) and user and entity behavior ( UEBA ) systems.

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The Evolution of SIEM: Where It’s Been and Where It is Going

CyberSecurity Insiders

As a result, security teams are leveraging security capabilities in the form of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software to help identify and respond to security threats in real-time. These early SIEMs married both log files (raw data) and security alerts (summarised events).

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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

Incident responders and managers alike need training before the event. Examples of managed security services include: Threat hunting Detection and response Data loss prevention Firewalls 10. A few key defenses and preparation could save your organization from big data breach disasters.

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API Security Fundamentals

Security Boulevard

They’re not keeping attackers from stealing sensitive data, affecting the user experience, or causing other damage. Security solutions including web application firewalls, API gateways, API management tools, and identity and access management (IAM) tools weren’t designed to prevent attacks on APIs. Why Is API Security Different?

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: Everything the Cisco-Splunk merger tells us about the rise of SIEMs

The Last Watchdog

LW: Why are suppliers of legacy firewall, vulnerability management and EDR solutions also now integrating SIEM capabilities? We use machine learning models on open choice big data lakes to detect unknown threats early in the attack chain. Security teams needed greater visibility across their operating environment.

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