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Three elements of a successful GSOC

For a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to be successful in today’s threat landscape, it must include these three key elements in its design.

Patrick Brosnan

August 9, 2021

A useful GSOC is one that understands the problem a company wants to solve so that the data collection requirements and analytics are relevant and staff with the right expertise are in place. If you think that establishing a GSOC is the next step for your enterprise, three key elements will determine its success.

Firewalls, you’re fired

Even in progressive organizations, network-based security practices still linger and they can lead to a dangerously flawed cloud strategy.

Eric Kedrosky

August 9, 2021

Even in progressive organizations, network-based security practices still linger and they can lead to a dangerously flawed cloud strategy.

The dangers within: What’s hiding in your network?

Barb Rigel

August 9, 2021

Sumo Logic research reports that 56% of companies with more than 10,000 employees receive more than 1,000 security alerts every day, and 93% say they cannot address all alerts the same day. Cybercriminals are also aware of alert fatigue and count on IT to ignore many security alerts. So, what can you do?

best cities for cybersecurity opportunities

Cybersecurity experts in Luxembourg earn the highest salaries and more data on cyber jobs around the world

August 6, 2021

A new study takes an in-depth look at the current job market for cybersecurity professionals to find which cities offer the most lucrative opportunities.

COVID-19 Heroes

Broad Institute Security Department supports COVID-19 testing facility

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has served as one of the largest processors of COVID-19 tests in the country. The Security Team has supported these efforts in myriad ways, helping maintain business continuity and ensure campus safety, visitor management, and compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

Maria Henriquez

August 6, 2021

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has served as one of the largest processors of COVID-19 tests in the country. The Security Team has supported these efforts in myriad ways, helping maintain business continuity and ensure campus safety, visitor management, and compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

COVID-19 Heroes

Associated Grocers of New England’s Risk Management and Loss Prevention teams step up amid pandemic

While enterprises around the globe were shutting down and moving to remote work, frontline food suppliers, transport companies and grocery stores didn’t have that ability. AGNE needed to continue to distribute product to independent grocer members as well as its own stores throughout New England and New York, while also dealing with increased freight and procurement demands into the facility.

Maggie Shein

August 6, 2021

As a critical business, Associated Grocers of New England needed to continue distribution to independent grocer members as well as its own stores throughout New England and New York, while also managing increased freight and procurement demands into the facility during the beginning of the pandemic. The organization’s Risk Management and Loss Prevention teams stepped up to help.

Women in Security 2021 Edition

5 minutes with Kimber Goerres - Establishing technical security requirements

Maria Henriquez

August 6, 2021

Security spoke to Kimber Goerres, Security Systems Integration & Project Management Lead at Sony Electronics, who has served diligently in her role, ensuring the company’s error or down rate is nominal and establishing the technical security requirements for Sony offices globally. Here, Goerres speaks about her role, establishing technical security requirements and ensuring improved security levels through risk, vulnerability and audit assessments.

Passwords aren’t enough: Why businesses need to build more comprehensive security

Mario Dusaj

August 6, 2021

In the past, passwords were the key to accessing systems and platforms, and they held much value as a security measure for businesses. But over time, the threat landscape has evolved, and weaknesses have been discovered in standard encryption methods that have diminished the password’s value.

Meron Behar joins Transmit Security as CISO

August 5, 2021

Transmit Security announced it has named Meron Behar as its new Chief Information Security Officer.

Overcoming security metrics challenges to measure what matters

Noah Simon

August 5, 2021

While many organizations may realize they can’t entirely eliminate cyber risk, they still need to quantify their security efforts and set thresholds to show whether they’re trending positively or introducing more risk. The right metrics help to shed light on a company’s current security posture and, more importantly, where it might have gaps, shortcomings, or areas to prioritize for future improvement.