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On Threat Detection Uncertainty

Anton on Security

My post “Why is Threat Detection Hard?” In this post, I wanted to explore a seemingly obvious, while surprisingly fascinating aspect of detection: uncertainty. Let’s start our journey with exploring the classic fallacy, “if you can detect [the threat], why can’t you prevent it?” Uncertainty? OK, you want to argue?

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

Demisto launched in May 2016. One of the hottest venture capital bets over the past few years has been on SOAR; and Palo Alto Networks’ recent acquisition of SOAR startup Demisto for $560 million, appears to confirm this is smart money.

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Microsoft Targets Trickbot Botnet

Adam Levin

Trickbot was first identified by security researchers in 2016 as a Trojan-style malware program designed to steal bank account credentials, but rapidly evolved into a massive “malware-as-a-service” criminal enterprise.

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G Suite Security: Insider Threat Detection

Spinone

Not all security threats come from outside your organization. Employees are a leading cause of data breaches according to a 2016 report by Experian. The post G Suite Security: Insider Threat Detection first appeared on SpinOne. You can rest assured that cybersecurity of our clients is our top concern.

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SiteLock Named To The 2016 Online Trust Alliance Honor Roll

SiteLock

June 14, 2016. We’re proud to earn a place on the 2016 Online Trust Alliance’s (OTA) 2016 Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive year. The 2016 scoring has been expanded and enhanced with additional weight and granularity given to key practices. SiteLock can detect malware the minute it hits. About SiteLock.

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NEWS ANALYSIS Q&A: The early going of Generative AI and LLMs impacting cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

A prime example comes from Resecurity , a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity vendor that has been helping organizations identify, analyze, and respond to cyber threats since its launch in 2016. Using AI-driven analytics, we’ve automated many routine security tasks and enhanced our threat detection accuracy.

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Cloud Computing Trends in 2016

Spinone

Due to this difficulty, many organizations are investing in software that uses intelligent threat detection algorithms to identify unusual or risky behavior by users. billion transactions each month, an average of 2,542 are flagged as a potential security threat. The average organization records a total of 2.7 Out of those 2.7