How to Identify Risk, Close Gaps, and Validate Your Security Controls Attack simulations continuously mimic real-world threats to highlight gaps in security systems, and unlike traditional ad hoc testing, they provide an ongoing view of dynamic security environments. Can the insights from attack simulations be used to close gaps and strengthen security programs? They can, ...

How to Apply Metrics to Strengthen Security Programs and Articulate Value to Leadership The metrics that security teams traditionally use at the board level often don’t translate into business objectives, creating communication gaps that leave CISOs struggling to explain the value of their security investments. Consequently, security teams suffer from the inability to obtain increased ...

We continue to see increasingly complex business environments and network architectures evolving alongside a more sophisticated threat landscape. All of this magnifies the challenge for security practitioners tasked with defending the organization by reducing their level of visibility into the enterprise’s security posture. For the purposes of this report, we define visibility as how much ...

Enterprises have leveraged cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to facilitate web applications for years, and the platforms have proven effective and reliable. That’s why many enterprises have begun taking advantage of the scalability provided by these platforms to assist with traditional network needs such as ...

The problem today is that there are too many tools, too little integration among them, and more noise than a team can analyze and understand – all of which add up to less visibility into threats and less efficient security teams. Automation is supposed to solve the “tool fatigue” problem, surfacing the most critical issues ...

The key to minimizing security threats and maximizing business insights is logging and monitoring all relevant events from across an enterprise IT environment-but some data sources present unique logging challenges, often leaving them unmonitored and vulnerable to attack. Top 5 Log Sources You Should Be Ingesting but Probably Aren’t offers advice for assessing and improving ...

How to design parsing processes that empower enterprise security and business analytics In today’s enterprise climate, data security isn’t only a must-have, it’s an opportunity to drive additional business value — but it’s only realized by organizations that have the right processes in place. This white paper reveals innovative ways to empower consistent security and ...

Assuming security of data stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is dangerous and potentially costly. The truth is, these cloud platforms offer excellent security options, but require proper configuration and monitoring to ensure consistent security. Read the white paper to learn how to secure your data stored on ...

Logging events from applications is an important process in cybersecurity. Whether it’s a custom-built application, or one hosted by a third-party company, logging and monitoring these applications is necessary to get full visibility into your environment. This type of logging doesn’t come without its share of challenges. This white paper will take a deep dive ...

Transforming the challenge into an enterprise advantage The difficulty and expense of IT security can place a heavy burden on enterprises and their security teams. But when executed correctly, a consistently evolving security program can help manage costs and drive value beyond cybersecurity by delivering key strategic data analysis and insights to other departments. The ...