operational security
Rise of the Machines: Staying Ahead of the Next Threat
Did you know that this is the 15-year anniversary of the release of the movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines? Is the world like the movie portrayed it would be? Yes and no. Machines certainly do more than we dreamed possible. And yet…self-actualized robots are not the rise of the machines the mo…
So You Want To Build A SOC: Security Intelligence and Technical Considerations (Part 2)
As security consultants, we go into an extraordinary array of organisations’ security environments, all with very differing levels of maturity. Our clients consistently state a common desire: “We need a SOC.” My last post on this topic focused on the operational considerations. Now le…
So You Want to Build a SOC: Foundations for Your Security Operations Team (Part 1)
As security consultants, we go into an extraordinary array of organisations’ security environments, all with very differing levels of maturity. Our clients consistently state a common desire: “We need a SOC.” Building a SOC doesn’t present a problem for Cisco’ Security Advi…
You’re Only as Secure as Your Weakest Link: Operationalizing Security
I am reminded of the wisdom of the old saw that “no news is good news” as almost every day brings us headline after headline highlighting that yet another company has experienced a systems breach and valuable data has been compromised. Companies continue to increase the amount of money spent on cybe…
Securing Cloud Transformation through Cisco Domain Ten Framework v2.0
Businesses of all sizes are looking for Cloud solutions to solve some of their biggest business and technology challenges—reducing costs, creating new levels of efficiency, transform to create agile environment and facilitate innovative business models. Along with the promise of Cloud comes top conc…
Operational Security Intelligence
Security intelligence, threat intelligence, cyber threat intelligence, or “intel” for short is a popular topic these days in the Infosec world. It seems everyone has a feed of “bad” IP addresses and hostnames they want to sell you, or share. This is an encouraging trend in that it indicates the secu…
Security Automation Live Webcast!
UPDATE: Webcast information is also now available at the Cisco Live 365 site Many network security administrators are struggling to keep their network “up-to-date” with the constant release of new vulnerabilities and software fixes. At the same time, they’re under pressure to provi…
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