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Spotlight on Zero Trust Network Access

Zero trust network access technologies, also known as SDP, provide a secure alternative to legacy methods. For the first time, IT can decouple application access from network access and make private apps invisible to the internet.

The Right Roles for SIEM and EDR

Companies and their security departments know that if they haven't already, they need to focus on incident response and threat hunting with a SOC. Still - many are uncertain about how to do so while minimizing risk, maximizing efficiency, and bolstering confidence in a safer future for the IT stack.

Five Stages to Create a Closed-Loop Security Process with MITRE ATT&CK

Finding a security framework comprehensive enough to serve the tactical needs of security operations teams can be difficult. MITRE ATT&CK is the first framework to meet these needs and provide a basis for real-time security operations improvements.

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EMA 2019 Report: Network Detection and Response in the Cloud Comes of Age

Until recently, many IT security practitioners turned to legacy tools as a means of securing the growing amount of east-west network traffic in cloud environments. With the introduction of traffic mirroring and virtual network taps, cloud-first network detection and response (NDR) solutions such as ExtraHop Reveal(x)...

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Executive's Guide to Integrating SecOps and NetOps

Security operations (SecOps) and network teams (NetOps) have traditionally acted separately, but increasing IT complexity and scale means that aligning these two groups is a critical step towards delivering a fast and secure user experience.

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SANS Review: Investigate East-West Attacks on Critical Assets with Network Traffic Analysis

Internal threat activities (privilege escalation, lateral movement, etc.) are difficult if not impossible to detect using endpoint and perimeter protection alone. ExtraHop Reveal(x) provides network traffic analysis that helps security analysts efficiently detect and investigate these late-stage threats, as well as...

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SANS 2019 Cloud Security Survey

Complex configurations don't mix well with rapidly spun-up components, and when your company uses multiple cloud providers to host your critical assets, the odds of a major security event get that much higher.

Gartner Market Guide for Email Security

Read this report to understand Gartner's view on how the email security market has changed in recent years.

Blind Spots in the Threat Landscape

There is a key shift in the threat landscape as attackers focus more on attacking key endpoints and infrastructure. As a result, many organizations are developing security blind spots. Read this ebook to learn more about: Shifts in threat activity; Blind spots in cyber defenses & how to regain...

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Embracing the Looming Challenge of 100% Encryption

Encryption is skyrocketing both inside corporate networks and on the public internet--and studies show that more and more attackers are utilizing numerous trends to hide their activities from your SOC. Luckily, there are methods you can use to embrace encryption in the enterprise without sacrificing your ability to...

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Best Practices for Security Operations Centers: Results of the 2019 SANS SOC Survey

The SANS 2019 Security Operations Survey focuses on how organizations worldwide are adapting to technological shifts and keeping their businesses safe against constantly innovating attackers.

Gartner: A Guide to Choosing a Vulnerability Assessment Solution, 2019

Today, the CISO, CEO and board all want to know, ""Where are we exposed?" Answering this question means having complete visibility into the attack surface - not just traditional IT infrastructure, but every networked asset (e.g., cloud, containers, IoT and even OT). It means seeing every vulnerability. So, how...

3 Things You Need to Know About Prioritizing Vulnerabilities

With the number of vulnerabilities on the rise, and their severity increasing, how can you identify the biggest cyber threats to your business - and know what to fix first? Download the "3 Things You Need to Know About Prioritizing Vulnerabilities" ebook now to: Discover the 3 critical steps to building an...

Predictive Prioritization: How to Focus on the Vulnerabilities That Matter Most

Overwhelmed by the number of vulnerabilities your team faces? Uncertain which cyber threats pose the greatest risk to your business? You're not alone. Cybersecurity leaders have been grappling with these challenges for years - and the problem keeps getting worse. On average, enterprises find 870 vulnerabilities per...

Evolving to a Zero-Trust Architecture

Zero Trust is not just limited to human users, but to non-human users as well, e.g. applications interacting with operating systems via service accounts and business (and robotic) automation processes where software bots are connecting, storing and accessing sensitive data and applications. As the security layers slip...