Using the NIST framework, ThoughtLab recently concluded a cybersecurity benchmark study that spanned across industries, including telecommunications. There is an urgent call to action for organizations to think and implement cybersecurity processes and technologies more strategically. The study shed some positive light for telecom companies as compared to peer industries.

Let’s admit it — switching to a new SIEM can be tough. And expensive. But even when it isn’t tough or expensive, it’s always scary.

One of the universal truths in technology is that security always lags behind innovation. Companies must move quickly as they seek to innovate, increase efficiencies and be disruptive in ever-crowded markets. Living on the bleeding edge means you will get a few cuts, but the risk of not adopting new technologies is greater than those of a few system failures or breaches. One challenge is that it is often not apparent what new risks exist until boundaries are pushed.

Today Devo announced Devo SciSec, which brings together a talented team of threat research, advanced data science, and machine learning experts under the leadership of CTO Gunter Ollmann to help our customers preemptively detect and mitigate entire classes of threats. See and hear what Gunter has to say about SciSec in this video. Even before their formal introduction, the SciSec team has been busy delivering value-added capabilities to Devo customers.

With more and more organizations moving from traditional on-premises infrastructure to the cloud, it remains critical for organizations to have robust security monitoring, regardless of their cloud platform of choice. Sumo Logic Threat Labs has expanded our log parsing, mapping and detection rules for Microsoft Azure. While our Cloud SIEM has broad coverage for AWS and GCP platforms, we wanted to close the gap for Azure coverage, which previously addressed: Azure - Event Hub Deleted Signal Firing.

Fueled by the need to detect new, emerging threats while supplying meaningful feedback upstream to anticipate and prevent future ones, the modern SOC is the engine that protects organizations worldwide. The heart of that engine is common to all SOCs since they debuted more than a decade ago: people.

In our highly connected world, organizations of all sizes need to be alert to the risk of cyberattacks. The genuine threats to today’s enterprises include data leaks, ransomware, and theft of commercial secrets or funds, with the potential for severe financial and reputational damage. Investing in tools to monitor your systems and alert you to suspicious activity as early as possible is vital for strengthening your security posture.

ThoughtLab’s newly released cybersecurity benchmark study revealed that cybersecurity is at a critical inflection point across industries.

Following our February announcement that Devo has been designated as FedRAMP “In-Process,” I’m excited to report that our public sector momentum continues in other key areas. Here are some recent highlights: All of this momentum and growth is an affirmation of the excellence of the Devo Platform and the exceptional quality of our success services to support them. And it also demonstrates Devo’s long-term commitment to serving our customers and partners in the public sector.

Threats knock on your door all the time. In this research piece, we explore BPFDoor — a backdoor payload specifically crafted for Linux in order to gain re-entry into a previously or actively compromised target environment. This payload has been observed across systems for five years, suggesting that the threat actors responsible for operating the malware have been around for some time and have likely operated undetected in many environments.