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Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2

Cisco Security

User endpoints generate NVM data with rich and granular device context – such as IP addresses, host and user names, machine types and models, which operating systems and versions are running, the processes that launched network connectivity, MAC addresses, hash information, and more – that is all collected and stored in the Data Store.

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GUEST ESSAY: Cisco-Splunk merger will boost Snowflake – here’s how security teams can benefit.

The Last Watchdog

Splunk’s inability to migrate to a modern cloud-native architecture makes it difficult to take advantage of these cost-saving benefits or implement advanced data science use cases critical for threat detection. The Cisco acquisition shall exacerbate these challenges and speed up the adoption of security data lakes.

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Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2

Cisco Security

User endpoints generate NVM data with rich and granular device context – such as IP addresses, host and user names, machine types and models, which operating systems and versions are running, the processes that launched network connectivity, MAC addresses, hash information, and more – that is all collected and stored in the Data Store.

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News Alert: CrowdSec report highlights the rise of IPv6 in cyber criminal activities

The Last Watchdog

However, contrary to popular belief, data collected by the CrowdSec network indicates that VPNs and proxies play a far less significant role in cybercriminal activities. About CrowdSec: CrowdSec is an open source and collaborative cybersecurity company that provides real-time threat detection and response capabilities.

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SOC Technology Failures?—?Do They Matter?

Anton on Security

Data collection failures still plague many SOCs. Now, again, one can also blame this on people and processes (especially, those people in IT who just didn’t give us the data). Yes, DIY SOC tools fail as well.

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Report Finds Over 50% of Security Practitioners Are Unhappy With Current SIEM Vendor

CyberSecurity Insiders

Analysts find dealing with data collected from numerous hosts within an enterprise to be a daunting task. The time necessary to acquire security data, the rigidity around how the data can be analyzed, and the speed at which data can be processed make these tools less useful than they should be.

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Decoupled SIEM: Brilliant or Stupid?

Anton on Security

The second part of the answer would be to outline the type of an organization that would very much prefer the decoupled SIEM where the best collection and modern storage somehow harmoniously work with the best threat detection and response content. (B)