Effective and Efficient Automation for Security Teams
Picture it: the company boardroom, two weeks ago: Due to “an uncertain economic outlook,” the expanded security budget and new hires you asked for in 2023 have been denied. As the company “tightens its belt,” you may even lose existing budget and some headcount. You had plans to use those resources to help you shore…
When CISOs Are Ready to Hunt
Like a member of any profession, a chief information security officer (CISO) grows into their role. They exhibit a maturity curve that can be roughly split into five attitudes: Protection: When a CISO first steps into their role, they look to perfect the basics and build a fortress for themselves in the form of firewalls,…
48% of security practitioners seeing 3x increase in alerts per day
Panther Labs surveyed 400 active security practitioners, primarily, security analysts and security engineers, to reflect the “boots on the ground” perspective for security teams. The goal of the research was to better understand how effective their current tools and processes are, improvements they recommend making going forward, the challenges they face, and projections for the…
Outmaneuvering the Adversary: How to Detect Cyberthreats You Didn’t Know Were There
If you’re concerned about the increased threat of cyberattacks by state-sponsored hackers and hacktivist groups in the current geopolitical atmosphere, you’re certainly justified. Criminal groups are emerging from the shadows and pledging their allegiance to Russia. They’re conducting reconnaissance attacks and coalescing into the roles they’ll play in the global cyberwar many see on the…
How Security Complexity Is Being Weaponized
In my last article, I discussed the trade-offs we often make between complexity and capabilities when adopting new security tools and why there is often a point of diminishing returns in terms of the value derived from these tools as we layer on incremental functionality. In this article, I delve a bit deeper into the…
The secrets of successful cloud-first strategies
Today’s cloud strategies revolve around two distinct poles: the “lift and shift” approach, in which applications and associated data are moved to the cloud without being redesigned; and the “cloud-first” approach, in which applications are developed or redesigned specifically for the cloud. By far the fastest approach is to lift and shift the whole environment,…
Dynatrace Launches DevSecOps Automation Alliance Partner Program
Software intelligence company Dynatrace (NYSE: DT) today announced the launch of its DevSecOps Automation Partner Program. This enables alliance and solution partners to extend the capabilities of their DevSecOps offerings through seamless integrations with the Dynatrace® platform. The program also provides DevSecOps teams with easy access to more than a dozen leading solutions, including Bitbucket,…
Compliance-as-a-Service Platform Laika Raises $35 Million
The new funding round was led by J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners. All previous investors participated as well, including Canapi, Dashfund, Bain Capital Ventures, Nyca, and ThirdPrime. Laika says it will use the funds to build additional automation, to add audit experiences to its platform, and to invest in growth and market momentum. The New…
RPA: How to Securely Start and Scale in the Automation-First Era
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is one of the key technologies fueling digital transformation. Ranked by industry experts as one of the fastest-growing enterprise software categories, RPA is helping businesses and their employees achieve the efficiency, accuracy and speed needed to compete and thrive. By approaching RPA automation projects and cybersecurity hand in hand, organizations can…
Security Automation: The Future of Enterprise Defense
When it comes to giving cyber security experts the tools they need to take action, automation and machine learning (ML) can make a big difference. Many companies are working with high volumes of data, and types and variants of attack are always growing and changing. It can become too much for people to process in…
