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    Red Teaming: thinking and acting like the enemy to stop them in their tracks

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    Red teaming exercises help organisations to improve their security posture by using adversarial techniques to pinpoint weaknesses.
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    3rd July 2020 Information Security
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    Outsmarting attackers: the role of threat hunting in MDR

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    The ability to infiltrate networks and remain undetected is a key capability for attackers to gain access to systems, hence the need for threat hunting.
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    7th May 2020 Information Security
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    The Complexity Trap

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    Once, managed security services were somewhat limited in nature, managing such tools on behalf of customers. MDR services shift that paradigm.
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    23rd April 2020 Information Security
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    Telemetry: the vital ingredient in MDR

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    In the latest of Fran Howarth's blogs on managed detection and response services, she looks at telemetry, which she feels is a vital ingredient to MDR.
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    16th April 2020 Information Security
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    Skills shortages driving the need for MDR services

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    Estimates from ISC2 indicate that the shortfall of skilled and experienced security professionals could be as high as four million worldwide.
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    16th April 2020 Information Security
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    EDR vs EDR MDR

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    EDR technologies go further than traditional endpoint security controls to enable organisations to move from a reactive to a proactive security stance.
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    5th April 2020 Information Security
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    The importance of endpoints to security

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    At the core of MDR services is endpoint security. Taken at its broadest definition, an endpoint in computing terms is the entry point to a service.
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    24th March 2020 Information Security
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    What is MDR and why is it needed?

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    This is the first in a series of posts on the managed detection and response (MDR) service market, including the capabilities that are on offer.
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    18th March 2020 Information Security
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    Cyber Catalyst: driving the future of cyber insurance

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    Cyber insurance is becoming an essential part of achieving data and information security and should be part of any business resilience plan.
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    12th November 2019 Information Security
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    Open Cybersecurity Alliance – what is it and why is it needed?

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    The new Open Cybersecurity Alliance (OCA) aims to improve integration and interoperability among security tools.
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    22nd October 2019 Information Security
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    Who goes there? Focus on identities to reduce business risk

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    Security is vital to any organisation in order to protect important data and confidential information.
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    31st July 2019 Information Security
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    AI and cybersecurity: puppies grow up to be guard dogs

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    Is AI still the stuff of science fiction, or is it becoming a reality? A subset of AI, machine learning, is starting to underpin many technologies is the cybersecurity space and they are showing much promise. However, there is much more to be done before the dream of AI will be reached.
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    25th June 2019 Information Security
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