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Challenges and benefits of using threat data feeds
Threat data feeds can help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute. As cyberthreats proliferate, many …
Rapid increase in security tools causing alert fatigue and burn out
On average, enterprises maintain 19 different security tools, with only 22% of such tools serving as vital to primary security objectives, a ReliaQuest survey reveals. The …
Alert overload still plagues cybersecurity industry
Alert overload still plagues the cybersecurity industry, according to Critical Start. Forty-seven percent of respondents reported personally investigating 10 to 20 alerts each …
Why do enterprise SOC teams need CIEM now?
What is CIEM? Among the many changes of 2020, Gartner added a new category: cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM). While CIEM may sound similar to SIEM (security …
Top 10 most used MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques
Which tactics and techniques are cyber attackers favoring? vFeed has compiled a list of the Top 10 Most Used MITRE ATT&CK Tactics and Techniques to help security teams …
Security automation: Time for a new playbook
From increasingly sophisticated threats to the mad concoction of on-premise and cloud solutions that comprise most organizations’ IT infrastructure and the plethora of new IoT …
Which security practices lead to best security outcomes?
A proactive technology refresh strategy and a well-integrated tech stack are, according to a recent Cisco report, two security practices that are more likely than many others …
Organizations plan to use AI and ML to tackle unknown attacks faster
Wipro published a report which provides fresh insights on how AI will be leveraged as part of defender stratagems as more organizations lock horns with sophisticated …
Security teams stretched to breaking point trying to secure new remote working regimes
The cybersecurity skills shortage means that many organizations are in urgent need of talented and experienced security professionals. This has been intensified by the …
Security teams increasingly stressed due to lack of proper tools, executive support
93% of security professionals lack the tools to detect known security threats, and 92% state they are still in need of the appropriate preventative solutions to close current …
Closing the skills gap can minimize the business impact of cyberattacks
CISOs who are successful at reducing or closing the critical skills gap have the highest probability of minimizing the business impact of cyberattacks – even when budgets and …
Infosec is a mindset as well as a job, but burnout can happen to anyone
Time and again (and again), survey results tell us that many cybersecurity professionals are close to burnout and are considering quitting their jobs or even leaving the …