The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

When detection and response is siloed between application, workload, and cloud infrastructure levels, it results in fragmented alerts that require security teams to piece together in order to understand the scope of the attack.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

FIPS-203 enables legal PQC deployment, prompting CISOs to overhaul encryption strategies. Despite widespread cloud adoption, most SecOps teams rely on outdated, on-premises alert tools, leading to missed threats and wasted resources on false positives.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Last Watchdog had the chance to visit with Michael Sutton, former longtime CISO of cloud security vendor Zscaler, who recently signed on as advisor to a fresh, new SOAR startup, Syncurity. Demisto launched in May 2016. Based in Bethesda, MD, Syncurity recently announced the close of its $2 million institutional investment round.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2025

This surge is driven by a convergence of factorsfrom a spike in ransom ware attacks to the digital transformation of healthcarethat CISOs and healthcare executives must understand and act upon. Understanding these factors can help CISOs and healthcare leaders prioritize their security strategies.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

11, 2024, CyberNewswire — Sweet Security today announced the availability of its cloud-native detection and response platform on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace. Sweet’s solution unifies threat detection across cloud infrastructure, network, workloads, and applications. Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This affected all levels of the cybersecurity landscape, and it has had a particularly broad impact for those in the C-Suite, specifically, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). So, what is an already over-stressed CISO to do? Building a Cybersecurity Platform for the Future.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Splunk’s inability to migrate to a modern cloud-native architecture makes it difficult to take advantage of these cost-saving benefits or implement advanced data science use cases critical for threat detection. Impactful analysis A decoupled, purpose-built threat detection platform can work across distributed data lake architectures.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

According to ESG research on The Impact of XDR in the Modern SOC , improving detection of advanced cyberthreats is the highest priority for enterprise security operations, with 83% of organizations planning to increase threat detection and response spending over the next 12 to 18 months.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

But as a CISO or cyber risk owner, it’s not just about locking down sensitive informationits about doing it without slowing down your people. According to Microsoft’s Digital Dfense Report 2024 , 37% of the 600 million attacks they face daily can be attributed to nation-state threat actors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

In this blog, we’ll look at the root causes of concern for today's CISO and share some practical strategies to deter cybercriminals. The CISO role can be an unenviable one. Is the cyber deck stacked against today's CISO? As CISO, you are usually accountable for the security of the application fleet.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In this blog, I’ll be exploring some of the main cracks in current cybersecurity defence approaches specifically around Secure Operation Centres (SOCs) and the value that CISOs and ITDMs are currently getting from their internal teams and third-party providers. This is unsurprising considering today’s challenging business landscape.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 12, 2025

CISOs are under immense pressure to protect sensitive data, ensure compliance, and mitigate riskswhile security teams struggle to keep up with the pace of development. About Aptori: Founded in 2021 and based in San Jose, California, Aptori is a leading innovator in AI-driven application security and vulnerability management.By

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Anton on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Beware: Clown-grade SOCs Still Abound Detection Engineering is Painful — and It Shouldn’t Be (Part 1) [now a 10 post series, not yet finished…] Why is Threat Detection Hard? New Office of the CISO Paper: Organizing Security for Digital Transformation Top 10 Cloud Security Podcast by Google episodes (excluding the oldest 3!):

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Insight #1: Chuck the checkbox, seize real risk To achieve a strong security posture, CISOs must avoid a "checkbox mentality" that prioritizes compliance over actual risk management and instead cultivate a security culture that is demonstrated in practice. Insight #3: Tool sprawl is flattening SOCs; ADR & AI to the rescue!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 15, 2023

Everybody within an organization should work to establish and maintain good cybersecurity habits and measures, but much of the security burden falls on the chief information security officer (CISO). Below are some key insights for any CISO to take into consideration.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 28, 2025

EP135 AI and Security: The Good, the Bad, and theMagical We feature insights from Google Clouds CISO, Phil Venables, on the multifaceted impacts of AI on security. Now its time to put this knowledge intoaction!

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Insight #1 Where should a CISO focus — on immediate threats, or on long-term security? A comprehensive cybersecurity strategy necessitates that CISOs allocate resources and planning for both immediate threats and long-term security posture enhancements. The answer is “both.”

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Prioritize continuous threat detection. Maintaining continuous observability of the trading system is essential for early threat detection. Prompt detection and response to potential security incidents mitigate the impact of breaches, ensuring ongoing protection of investor data.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 23, 2025

The 2025 DBIR is a call to arms for CISOs and security leaders to rethink how they detect, respond to, and recover from breaches. Vice President, Security & AI Strategy, and Field CISO at Darktrace: "While GenAI was the talk of 2024, Agentic AI will be a significant focus for organizations in the year ahead.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2025

The 100X effect A similar dynamic was at play at Corelight , a network detection and response provider focused on high-fidelity telemetry. I spoke with CEO Brian Dye who underscored how agentic AI is beginning to boost threat detection but only when closely guided. His bottom line: prompt engineering is now a frontline skill.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

CISOs report a growing focus on managing AI-generated vulnerabilities and addressing insider threats amplified by the misuse of advanced AI tools. On the one hand, AI helps automate security processes and enhances threat detection. Since our 2022 survey, nearly half of the states—23 of them to be exact—have new CISOs.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 7, 2025

From automated threat detection to generative content creation, AI is transforming industries, workflows, and, yes, entire careers. The bigger risk is a skills gap, as security professionals must now understand both traditional threats and AI-driven technologies. "AI AI isn't replacing cybersecurity talent. It's redefining it.

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Anton on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A new CISO comes in, tries to champion the implementation of a new tool, the CISO is gone after a short amount of time?—?like like most CISOs, and then a new CISO comes in and tries it all over again. Buy what you would use, and use what brings value! Shiny new tool syndrome is still rampant in some SOCs.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 9, 2025

Organizations, particularly those in the public sector, NGOs, and media, are advised to: Implement strict access controls and least privilege policies Educate users on recognizing and avoiding social engineering tactics Regularly update and patch systems to mitigate vulnerabilities Utilize advanced threat detection and response solutions Col.

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Anton on Security

MAY 15, 2023

Why Is Threat Detection Hard?” New Paper: “Future of the SOC: SOC People — Skills, Not Tiers”” “Revisiting the Visibility Triad for 2020” “ New Paper: “Future of the SOC: Forces shaping modern security operations” ” “ Beware: Clown-grade SOCs Still Abound ” “Why is Threat Detection Hard?” “A What Does This Even Mean?!” “How

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

Knowing When to Move Threat Detection, Investigation and Response (TDIR) to the Cloud. By Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam. What’s preventing organizations from allocating more funds to technologies that will make it easier to define, implement and operate effective threat detection, investigation and response (TDIR) programs?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2025

Regardless of your political views, we must all agree that equipping our government with best cybersecurity talent, technology, and resources is critical to protecting our national interests," said Bruce Jenkins, CISO at Black Duck.

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Anton on Security

AUGUST 9, 2023

“New Paper: “Future of the SOC: SOC People — Skills, Not Tiers” ” “Revisiting the Visibility Triad for 2020” “A SOC Tried To Detect Threats in the Cloud … You Won’t Believe What Happened Next” “Why is Threat Detection Hard?” Why Is Threat Detection Hard?” Use Cloud Securely? What Does This Even Mean?!” “How

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For example , Accurate Threat Detection was one of our top drivers , but what technologies, processes, and staffing models help achieve success in this arena ? What about insourcing or outsourcing threat management? . Figure 2: Effect of staffing models on perceived threat detection and incident response capabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2024

Cairns Cairns: One of the most vital lessons for CISOs and IAM leaders to take away from the MGM and Okta breaches is that your IAM vendors’ servicing and operations is intrinsic to your own organization’s security posture and, ultimately, end-customer trust. Cairns: Given the ability to input natural language queries (e.g.,

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

The painful impact of cyber attacks on businesses is worsening despite advances in technology aimed at protecting enterprises from malicious network traffic, insider threats, malware, denial of service attacks and phishing campaigns. This has left many CISOs questioning if today’s incumbent cybersecurity solutions are enough.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The post How to Succeed as a CISO in 2021 appeared first on Fidelis Cybersecurity. The post How to Succeed as a CISO in 2021 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2025

The CISOs View: Too Many Alerts, Too Little Context Imagine a SOC analyst under pressure. IOCs used to be the gold standard for cyber threat detection, but today? Attackers dont need malware or The post Why Identity Signals Are Replacing IOCs in Threat Intelligence appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 15, 2024

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture at CISO Global High-Tech Pest Control = Threat Detection & Response Imagine for a moment that your home has a rodent problem. To address this, you install a fancy system designed to automatically detect and trap animals before they can roam around your house and cause any damage.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The CISO: Guardian of Data while Navigating Risk Strategic Insights for the Boardroom and Shaping Future Business madhav Thu, 12/05/2024 - 06:03 CISOs have one of the most vital roles in organizations today. As a CISO, you must elevate your organization’s data security posture. Examples of both are on page 6 of the CISO Guide.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Shannon Lawson, CISO for the City of Phoenix, and Geoffrey Coulehan, Head of Sales for MixMode recently joined forces for a fireside chat at the Evanta CISO Summit in Phoenix, AZ. The post Video: Modernizing Phoenix’s Cybersecurity to Combat Nation-State Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Promote AI security guidelines to mitigate risks posed by generative AI and deepfake-driven cyber threats. Detecting and disrupting cyber threat actors Cybercrime, ransomware, and state-sponsored attacks remain top concerns.

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