Like the previous years, 2019 also witnessed the surge in data breaches and cyber-attacks. However, organizations having SIEM or/and SOAR system in place were better than those using traditional security tools. The cyber-attacks in 2019 were mostly related to financial crimes, supply chain attacks, phishing exploits, state-sponsored attacks, Grid attacks, health sector attacks, and attacks on IoT devices. Cybersecurity skills shortage was also one of the major concerns in 2019.

Alerts are one of the most important information sources when it comes to cyber security. They notify and inform your IT team about ongoing cyber threats, security events and any other incident that might threaten your organization. In this article, we will focus on alert grouping and why it is important for the security of your organization.

In cyberwarfare, cybersecurity threats and attacks are constantly expanding and evolving. Due to the sophistication and modern approaches used by malicious actors, security professionals in Security Operation Centers (SOCs) are unable to deal with critical threats as effectively and quickly as possible.

SOAR solutions have been on the rise within the framework of cyber security practices. As a result, the use cases and benefits of SOAR have been being discussed recently. In this article, we will take a closer look at how SOAR can improve the overall security posture and threat detection performance of your organization. What is SOAR?

Being one of the most important practices in cyber security, vulnerability management is a rather involved process that requires your time and resources. In this article, we will take a closer look at how SOAR solutions can help you in the process of vulnerability management.

Nowadays, a lot of attention is being paid on the SOAR vs. SIEM debate. To get the most benefit from your security data, it is vital to understand the difference between these essential cybersecurity tools. Although SOAR and SIEM have several components in common, we cannot use these tools interchangeably as they are different in nature.

Watch the full video on our site. If you prefer reading, here’s the full transcript Terry Sweeney - Contributing Editor, Dark Reading Sanjay Ramnath - Associate Vice President, Product Marketing, AT&T Cybersecurity Terry Sweeney: Welcome back to the Dark Reading News Desk. We’re here at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

Information security policy is a set of policies put forward by high ranking members of an organization to assure that all information technology users within the domain of that organization is its networks adhere to the same rules and guidelines related to the security of information that is transferred or stored at any point within the organization’s boundaries of authority.

These days the word ‘intelligence’ pops up in any conversation on security. Why is the industry cannot get enough of it? What is the difference between intelligence and information? What is intelligence-led security? Let’s take a look.