Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

In today's digital age, the prevalence of cyber attacks has become a major concern for organizations across various industries, with higher education institutions particularly vulnerable. As the volume and complexity of cyber threats continue to escalate, there is a growing need for innovative solutions to bolster cybersecurity defenses.

There are lots of hurdles to jump when trying to set up and maintain a SIEM. Preparing infrastructure and installing the software components, getting logs ingested into the system, parsing and normalizing those log messages properly, configuring alerts for detection, etc. These are all large tasks that require thoughtful planning and a lot of work to get right. But let’s say you’ve managed to clear all those hurdles…in that case, great job!!

In the world of enterprise security, most teams are laser-focused on defending organizational IT assets from external actors: cybercriminals, digital fraudsters, state-backed hackers, and other external adversaries. But data on the frequency and cost of insider attacks suggests that security teams should shift their focus toward threats that originate from inside their organizations.

The Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), a standard component in nearly every Unix-like and Linux system, has recently come under scrutiny due to a series of critical vulnerabilities discovered by security researcher Simone Margaritelli. These issues, collectively known as the CUPS vulnerability, expose Linux and Unix environments to potential remote code execution and information disclosure risks.

According to CIS, just in the first half of 2024, malware-based threats rose by 30% from 2023. A similar 30% year-over-year increase was also found in cyber attacks in 2024 in a report by Check Point Research. With such alarming statistics, it is evident that the need for threat monitoring has become more critical than ever before. In this blog post, we'll explore what threat monitoring entails, why it's essential, and how you can implement best practices to safeguard your business.

There’s no way around it: vulnerability management is complex. As organizations become more reliant on software and applications, the sheer volume of known vulnerabilities has become more difficult to track, prioritize, and remediate. Adversaries have also become increasingly reliant on exploiting vulnerabilities in order to compromise organizations.

Splunk has implemented SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management), a standardized protocol designed for efficient and secure management of user identities across various systems. With the release of this feature, Splunk customers can automatically deprovision users within Splunk when a user(s) are removed from the customer’s Okta Identity Provider (IdP) with following benefits for the customers.

Imagine compliance is like a driving application. You know your location and you plug in the destination address, then it shows you the route’s overview. If you want a more specific map, you can zoom in a bit and get more details. Similarly, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and it’s most recent revision provide the overview roadmap for your compliance journey.