What is Anomaly Detection in Cybersecurity?

Anomaly detection, the “identification of rare occurrences, items, or events of concern due to their differing characteristics from the majority of the processed data,” allows organizations to track “security errors, structural defects and even bank fr… Continue reading What is Anomaly Detection in Cybersecurity?

A Modern SOC Should Not Be Entirely Dependent On Human Operators and Their Personal Experience

A modern SOC should not be entirely dependent on human operators and their personal experience. The issue has been a foundational problem with not only the methodologies used by SOCs for the past 15 to 20 years, but it should be questioned whether the … Continue reading A Modern SOC Should Not Be Entirely Dependent On Human Operators and Their Personal Experience

Why Responding to a Cyber Attack with a Traditional SIEM Leaves You Vulnerable

An enterprise’s inability to detect cyber attacks has tangible effects on its productivity and profitability. Various reports have noted a correlation between the time it takes to spot an intrusion and the cost of recovery.
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Whitepaper: The Failed Promises of SIEM

The fundamental SIEM flaws lie in the platform’s need for continual adjustment, endless data stores, and a tendency to create an overwhelming number of false positives. When organizations instead turn to a next-generation cybersecurity solution, which … Continue reading Whitepaper: The Failed Promises of SIEM

3 Reasons Why a Rule-Based Cybersecurity Platform Will Always Fail

When it comes to advancements in cybersecurity, rule-based systems are holding the industry back. Relying on humans to constantly input and label rules in order to detect and stay ahead of threats is a bottleneck process that is setting security teams … Continue reading 3 Reasons Why a Rule-Based Cybersecurity Platform Will Always Fail

Magnify Podcast: Discussing the New Normal with AI Based Cybersecurity Specialists, MixMode

Geoff Coulehan, MixMode’s Head of Strategic Alliances, joined Secrutiny’s “Magnify Podcast,” to discuss the priorities CISOs should focus on to better protect their now-remote team of employees.
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Why The Future of Cybersecurity Needs Both Humans and AI Working Together

A recent WhiteHat Security survey revealed that more than 70 percent of respondents cited AI-based tools as contributing to more efficiency. More than 55 percent of mundane tasks have been replaced by AI, freeing up analysts for other departmental task… Continue reading Why The Future of Cybersecurity Needs Both Humans and AI Working Together

4 Challenges of Stand-Alone SIEM Platforms

While SIEM is undoubtedly a step up from unmonitored network environments, the inherent nature of today’s SIEM software often falls short in several important ways. SIEM is an outdated solution for adequately protecting networks within the modern… Continue reading 4 Challenges of Stand-Alone SIEM Platforms

The Cybersecurity Processes Most Vulnerable to Human Error

The world’s reliance on fast, reliable, secure networks has likely never been as apparent as it became in early 2020, when the world responded to the Coronavirus pandemic. Suddenly, vast swaths of the global workforce needed to access and send enormous… Continue reading The Cybersecurity Processes Most Vulnerable to Human Error

Our Top 5 Cybersecurity Insights from 2019

This year on the MixMode blog, we have covered headline stories, analyzed every pain point within network security, and shared what we believe to be some of the most innovative solutions to help you analyze network traffic, surface threats and anomalie… Continue reading Our Top 5 Cybersecurity Insights from 2019