Cybersecurity is constantly evolving, and staying ahead of threats requires more than just tools—it demands strategy, leadership, and expertise. The unfortunate reality is that the threat landscape affects all companies regardless of industry or size, but many companies simply do […]
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During the work-from-home boom of 2020, GitLab, a company that largely employs tech-savvy individuals, decided to test its security by sending fake phishing messages to its WFH workers. About one out of every five tested employees fell for it, and
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I recently sat down with my long-time friend and cybersecurity expert, Michael Farnum, to discuss his journey in the industry, his role as an advisory CISO at Trace3, and the evolution of the Houston Security Conference—more commonly referred to as
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In the latest episode of the TechSpective Podcast, I sit down with Anthony Freed, Director of Research Communications at Halcyon, to dive deep into the ever-evolving ransomware landscape. We explore how ransomware has transformed from a financial cybercrime tool into
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Eight years after Gartner coined the Managed Detection & Response (MDR) term in its first MDR market guide, more organizations continue to shift to an outsourced model to protect against cyber threats. MDR mind share is increasing – up 29%
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TechSpective Podcast Episode 148 Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions were once hailed as the cornerstone of modern cybersecurity, promising centralized visibility, streamlined threat detection, and efficient response. Over time, though, many organizations have struggled with SIEM’s complexities, high
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Okay, so this is all going to sound a bit dramatic, but it’s with good reason. I manage a cybersecurity response team for a top-level MSSP. If there’s one thing I know, in the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, there’s a
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Security teams struggle with a flood of daily threats and siloed tools. CardinalOps just announced enhancements to its AI-powered Threat Exposure Management platform that unifies prevention and detection in one comprehensive approach. A press release from CardinalOps explains, “The newly
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TechSpective Podcast Episode 147 I sat down with Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions at Illumio, to unpack the findings of Illumio’s Global Cost of Ransomware study. The results? A wake-up call for organizations that believe they have
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The cybersecurity industry is at a critical crossroads, grappling with the challenge of managing an overwhelming volume of alerts while combating increasingly complex threats. ReliaQuest, a prominent name in the security operations space, recently announced groundbreaking results from its autonomous,
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