Why is Cybersecurity Metrics Important? Cyber security metrics are a valuable tool for organizations to measure and analyze their security posture. Cybersecurity metrics provide insight into the effectiveness of security measures and can help identify areas of improvement to ensure the organization is adequately protected from cyber threats. With cybersecurity threats increasing in both number...

MDR vs. MSSP: Comparing Managed Cybersecurity Services When looking for managed cybersecurity solutions and services, you may come across two acronyms that sound similar—MDR (Managed Detection and Response) and MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider). Although they are both forms of managed security services, there are some key differences between them. What is an MDR (Managed...

What Is a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst? A Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst monitors, evaluates, and takes action to protect a company’s computer networks and systems from security threats. A SOC Analyst is responsible for all of the day-to-day activities related to ensuring that an organization’s IT infrastructure remains secure. A really good way...

What is Threat Hunting? Cyber threat hunting is an investigative process for detecting, analyzing, and responding to malicious cyber threats in a network before a data breach occurs. It is used to identify potential security incidents that have not been detected by traditional security measures such as antivirus systems, firewalls, IDS/IPS, Endpoint Detection & Response...

In recent years, the term “insider threat” has become increasingly prevalent in discussions of information security. But what exactly is an insider threat? And how can organizations protect themselves against and detect insider threats? An insider threat is defined as a current or former employee, contractor, or other individual with authorized access to an organization’s...

What is a Security Operations Center (SOC) With the rise of data breaches and cyber attacks, organizations are looking for ways to better protect their information. One way to do this is by establishing a Security Operations Center (SOC). A SOC is a centralized unit that is responsible for monitoring and responding to security threats....

For Inside Security episode number 17 I had the honor of getting Daniel Stenberg on the podcast! He is possibly more known as bagder, but definately even more known for being the creator of curl. We had a really good timing talking about the origins of curl, how it started and the route it followed....