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Understanding Automated Incident Response

Incident Response, SOAR

By Walker Banerd • July 7, 2017

If you’ve spent time evaluating cyber incident response platforms (IRPs), you’ve undoubtedly felt the hype surrounding automation and orchestration. And rightfully so. When applied…

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4 Ways Your IRP Can Help Reduce False Positives

Incident Response, SOAR

By Walker Banerd • June 30, 2017

False positives are to the security analyst what cats in trees are to the fire brigade: wasted time and a distraction from the real emergencies.

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Why Are Ransomware Attacks So Successful?

Incident Response, SOAR

By Alex MacLachlan • June 21, 2017

Ransomware helped cyber criminals pad their Bitcoin wallets with $1B in 2016, according to the FBI.  The threat has continued unabated in 2017, with…

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Delivering (and Measuring) Incident Response ROI

Incident Response, SOAR

By Walker Banerd • June 20, 2017

Let’s be honest: every vendor talks about how their incident response platform (IRP) can save you time, lower your costs, and reduce security risks. And…

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: 5 Steps to Streamlined Incident Response

Incident Response, SOAR

By Walker Banerd • June 2, 2017

It’s a common problem in any workplace: you get so caught up dealing with a constant stream of tasks that you never have the chance…

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Incident Response Platforms: 10 Features to Look For

Incident Response, SOAR

By Walker Banerd • May 8, 2017

Incident response platforms (IRPs) are powerful software solutions with wide-ranging feature sets. Many features are common across platforms, but each vendor has a unique approach…

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Incident Response Trends in 2017

Incident Response, Industry, SOAR

By Walker Banerd • March 20, 2017

Analysts and security professionals agree that 2016 brought cyber security unprecedented levels of attention, with vivid examples of cyber attacks in the news, and a…

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Using IR Automation to Overcome the IT Skills Gap

Incident Response, SOAR

By Alex MacLachlan • October 27, 2016

“Cyber threats have evolved from targeting and harming computers, networks, and smartphones — to people, cars, railways, planes, power grids and anything with a heartbeat…

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The Value of Unifying SIEM Data with your Incident Response Platform

Incident Response, SOAR

By Alex MacLachlan • October 18, 2016

Today’s security information and event management systems (SIEM) operate with a more extensive knowledge base than their predecessors, and they are more useful…

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