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Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service: Fighting cybersecurity fires with Splunk

Everyone at Splunk is very proud of the amazing things that our customers and partners do with their data. It is always extra special when one of those organisations is really doing good and looking after us all in our daily lives. I’m delighted to share one of those stories from the Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) who is using Splunk as its data-driven SIEM.

Splunk Security Essentials 3.1: Enhanced MITRE ATT&CK Matrix: Find the Content that Matters the Most to You, Faster

One of the great things about developing for Splunk Security Essentials is that most of the features and capabilities are requested from customers and the security community. In this latest release (3.1), we added a feature that has been requested frequently: the ability to filter the ATT&CK Matrix for Cloud and SaaS Techniques. The MITRE ATT&CK Framework consists of multiple matrices such as Enterprise, Mobile, and ICS.

COSO-Based Internal Auditing

Internal audit and compliance departments benefit from having a comprehensive framework to use to perform corporate risk assessment and internal control testing as well as fight fraud. The most popular framework is the COSO Framework. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) was originally formed in the United States in 1985 to combat corporate fraud.

Disruption on the horizon

Innovations in technology have been a prime agent for disruption throughout much of human history. Advancements in materials science gave English archers, with their superior longbows, the advantage over the French in many conflicts during the Hundred Years War; such as the Battle of Agincourt. In the late 2000’s, the music industry was forced to reinvent itself in the face of changing consumer consumption models as a result of technological advancements or become irrelevant.

'Glitch' in Illinois' PUA System Blamed for Exposing SSNs, Private Data

Government officials said that a glitch in the State of Illinois’ Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program exposed thousands of people’s Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and other private data. Jordan Abudayyeh, a spokesperson for Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzer, sent a statement to WBEZ on May 16. In it, she revealed that the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) had learned of a security incident involving its PUA program. As quoted by WBEZ.

Legal Risks and Recommendations for Employee Workplace Surveillance in the US

Monitoring employees is one way to ensure a productive and secure workflow within an organization. However, not all employees like being watched. Some even challenge the ethics and legality of workplace surveillance. In this article, we explore the nature of workplace surveillance and consider the laws US employers should know and follow if they want to monitor their employees.

What is MIME in Network Security?

MIME (abbreviation for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extentions) is a worldwide standard introduced in 1991. In this article, we will discuss what it is and why it is important. As the technology introduces new ways to communicate and conduct business, our business operations become much more reliant on the data transfer and the Internet itself.

Understanding Single Sign On as a Means of Identity Access Management

I usually spend my mornings doing some reading and enjoying my coffee. On this one particular morning, I noticed that I had received an email from a gaming company I had created an account with around 10 years ago for my kids. They had sent me a code to confirm a login that was being done from Thailand. I had forgotten that I had even created the account. The account used a set of my credentials that had been compromised many years ago in one of the many data breaches that occur on a continuous basis.