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Ransomware protection in the open: Advancing efficacy through community collaboration

Free and open access is one of the core principles upon which Elastic was originally built and continues to operate. Our products are free to use, and much of our code is accessible in public source code repositories. In recent years, this commitment to transparency and availability has extended to our security offerings.

ManageEngine Log360 named in GigaOm radar report on automated security operations management (ASOM)

ManageEngine Log360 was featured in the GigaOm Radar report on Automated Security Operations Management (ASOM), published in October 2022 and written by Logan Andrew Green. The research firm’s report includes an in-depth study of the solutions offered by some of the major vendors in the market and highlights Log360 as a Challenger in the ASOM sector. Log360 is a unified SIEM solution from ManageEngine with integrated DLP and CASB capabilities.

Who's Knocking on the Door? An Overview of Authentication and MFA - And How It Can Uplevel Your Organization's Cyber

Authentication, at its core, is the act of verifying credentials. In the case of human beings, it’s as simple as answering the question, “Who are you, and how do I know for sure it’s you?” Authentication is something we’re constantly engaging with in everyday life.

Risk Based Alerts Using Lookup Tables

Proactive event notification is one of the most valuable components of centralized log management and SIEM. It allows us to identify problems, misconfigurations, and potential security risks at an early stage. One of the ways we can improve event notification within Graylog is through the use of Lookup Tables.

How CISOs Can Transform their SOC: Technological and Economic Considerations

Our SOC Performance Report found that it takes an average of seven months to fill open SOC positions, and 55% of those doing the hiring are struggling to find qualified staff. As a result, SOC resources are strained, putting the team at risk for fatigue and burnout, which can cause them to miss critical alerts. Research has shown this is a widespread issue, too, as most SOCs waste an average of 10,000 hours annually validating unreliable and incorrect alerts.

Detecting Lateral Movement activity: A new Kibana integration

Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent, targeted, and complex. When it comes to sophisticated attacks, one of the most commonly seen tactics is Lateral Movement. During lateral movement, many attackers try impersonating a legitimate user by abusing admin tools (e.g., SMB, SAMBA, FTP, WMI, WinRM, and PowerShell Remoting) to move laterally from system to system in search of sensitive information.

Windows Security Event Log Best Practices

If your company is like many others, it probably invested heavily in the Microsoft ecosystem. Microsoft has been around since the 1980s, focusing primarily on business technologies. It has a reputation for compatibility which gives you more purchasing options across devices and accessories. Unfortunately, this reach across corporate IT environments means that malicious actors target everything associated with Microsoft.

Leveraging Devo Activeboards for Incident Response

How to Create an IP Search Activeboard How to Add More Data How to Create a User Search Activeboard Having the ability to easily visualize and analyze security data is key to being able to quickly spot and thwart bad actors. Devo provides an easy way to do this with Devo Activeboards, an intuitive, interactive way to visualize data being ingested into the Devo Platform. Activeboards can be used to assist analysts in incident response (IR) or threat hunting activities. How?