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Ep 33: Too big to wing it, too small for enterprise security

On this episode of Masters of Data, we tackle security for growing enterprises: past small business status but not quite full-scale yet. The challenge? Building effective programs with limited resources while balancing people, processes, and tools. We cover essentials like EDR, SIEM, SSO, identity management, and cloud security. The catch? Buying tools means nothing without proper implementation, tuning, and training. We explore fractional CISOs, cross-training to avoid single points of failure, and how AI supports operations.

SOAR vs. AI SOC: The Category That Left SOAR Behind

If you’ve been in security operations for more than a few years, you’ve lived through the automation hype cycle at least twice. First, it was SIEM that was going to solve everything. Then SOAR was supposed to fix what SIEM couldn’t. Now, AI SOC platforms are delivering what SOAR always promised but never actually could.

Why Cyber Security Budgets Fail

Organisations are investing heavily in cyber security, with global spending on cyber security products and services projected to reach approximately $213 billion in 2025 and expected to grow further to around $240 billion by 2026. Yet, a persistent paradox remains: despite escalating budgets, the threat landscape continues to evolve, and data breaches and cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated and prevalent.

Managing CMMC Risk Throughout Your Contract Lifecycle

CMMC enforcement is here. With DFARS clauses 7021 and 7025 now active across the defense industrial base (DIB), contractors face enforceable obligations that extend beyond prime contractors to every tier of the supply chain. While primes have received significant attention, subcontractors encounter distinct challenges in managing CMMC risk from pre-award decisions through contract execution and ongoing compliance maintenance.

Now Available: Cyberhaven's Free AI App Risk Checker

Most security teams are being asked to "enable AI" before they have any real sense of which tools are safe to use. That gap is costing them. Cyberhaven's research found that the majority of AI tools in active enterprise use today fall into high or critical risk categories, and more than 80% of enterprise data flowing into AI is going to those risky tools, not to platforms built with serious security in mind. To help security teams cut through the noise, we built the Cyberhaven AI App Risk Checker.

Your biggest data leak? The people you fired.

Your biggest data leak might be the people who already left your company. Many businesses onboard employees well—but forget to properly remove access when they leave. In this video, we share a few simple steps to secure your data during employee offboarding. Want more quick, practical cybersecurity tips? Check out the rest of our videos on ManageEngine Insights.

AI Impact on Cybersecurity: The Gap | Teleport x The Cyber Hut

The complexity of computing has always grown faster than business itself. AI is accelerating that divergence — and smaller organizations are feeling it now. Ev Kontsevoy and Simon Moffatt (The Cyber Hut) on the security gap, the cascading identity problem, and why this used to be a hyperscaler issue.

Connected Vehicles, Accelerating Risk: Inside the Cyber Threats Facing Automotive

The automotive industry is changing faster than ever, with smarter factories, connected vehicles, digital supply chains, and software-driven everything. But as the industry accelerates into this new era, something else is racing alongside it: cyber threats. Over the past year, Bitsight Threat Intelligence data has shown a sharp rise in ransomware activity targeting companies across the auto ecosystem. And what’s striking is how often the same names keep appearing.