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On June 13, 2023, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released Binding Operational Directive 23-02 titled Mitigating the Risk from Internet-Exposed Management Interfaces. This BOD is aimed at reducing the risk posed by having the ability to configure or control federal agency’s networks from the public internet. If you are curious about this threat, you should review MITRE ATT&CK’s T1133- External Remote Services.

You’ve probably heard the Boy Scout motto, “be prepared.” In his 1908 handbook, Scouting for Boys, the author explained, “it shows you how you must be prepared for what is possible, not only what is probable.” Your cyber incident response plan is how you prepare for a possible, and, also in today’s world, probable security incident or data breach. Unfortunately, since every organization is different, no single plan will work for everyone.

Granting users with authorization to access sensitive business information means that you rely on them to adopt cybersecurity best practices. This trust is violated when a disgruntled employee acts maliciously and leaks sensitive information. What’s more concerning — the same violation is also possible when users unwittingly fall prey to social engineering attacks, zero-day exploits or vulnerabilities that remain unpatched in your IT networks.

When pursuing success in business or other endeavors, two key concepts play a crucial role: process and practice. While some argue that process and practice are interchangeable, in reality, they're vastly different. But how do we use process and practice to become more efficient and successful? Is one of them more crucial than the other? Can you do one without the other? To answer these questions, we’ll dive deeper into process and practice and how to apply both.

Today, cybersecurity is a non-negotiable for business success. Original research from our annual State of Security confirms this is no easy task – which is why we are proud that the solutions we deliver help make organizations digitally resilient. Splunk Cloud, Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security are our most well-known and popular solutions, which we’ll share more about below.

In this article, I’m looking at the key differences between endpoint detection and response (EDR) and the related extended and managed options, XDR and MDR. Here’s the short version: Now let’s dig in to get a bit more context on this cybersecurity fundamental.

In 2022, there were 1802 recorded security breaches, impacting a massive 422 million people—a 41% rise from the prior year. In response to the rapid increase in security breaches, organizations must prioritize strengthening their protection against cyber threats. With hackers becoming increasingly skilled, businesses should understand various security breach types — and real-world examples — to avoid risks.

Over twenty years ago, a series of corporate financial scandals set off a chain reaction, culminating in criminal convictions and new legislation. After uncovering accounting fraud across public companies like Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco, the US Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).