Staff time, log processing, and legacy issues can turn free, open-source or low-cost SIEMs into one of your organisation’s most expensive investments. You’re not alone if you’re baulking at the idea of paying upwards of tens of thousands of pounds for a new or renewed SIEM licence. Many security decision-makers feel the same way. One survey showed that almost half (40%) of existing SIEM users feel like they are overpaying for their SIEM.
MITRE ATT&CK Reconnaissance (TA0043) techniques section maps out how threat actors gather information about potential targets. Like other ATT&CK tactics (like initial access and lateral movement), reconnaissance provides useful threat intelligence on adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). It is a realistic approximation of what will happen if you become a target.
Why do 67% of SOC analysts feel like a new job or even a new career sounds like a good idea right now? The reason: alerts. Or, to be more specific, the fact that the time it takes for SOC analysts to deal with security alerts and tickets exceeds the amount of time they have available. The name for this phenomenon is alert fatigue.
