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5 Ways Cisco XDR Transforms Incident Management
Security teams are under relentless pressure. Hybrid environments, multi-vendor stacks, and increasingly advanced attacks make it harder than ever for SOC analysts to keep pace. Traditional detection and response tools generate siloed alerts without context, leaving...
What You Need to Know About the New Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Changes
Microsoft is making significant updates to its Enterprise Agreement (EA) licensing program, with new rules taking effect on November 1, 2025. These changes will impact both commercial and government customers, so it’s crucial to understand what’s on the horizon and...
Tips on Building a Security Awareness Program Employees Actually Follow
If your employees roll their eyes at the mention of security training, you’re not alone. Traditional security awareness programs are often too long, too technical, and too forgettable. But with phishing attacks, ransomware, and insider threats on the rise, employee...
Practical Steps to Making Resilience a Reality
Threats to IT systems and data continue to increase and evolve. At the same time, organizations are navigating complex, distributed environments where downtime, data loss, or disruption can hit everything from customer trust to compliance penalties. With so many...
Cisco XDR and Splunk: A Unified Approach to Detection, Investigation, and Response
In March 2024, Cisco completed its acquisition of Splunk, one of the most widely adopted security analytics and observability platforms in the enterprise. While much of the market initially questioned whether Cisco would try to collapse the two platforms into one, the...
Navigating AI Risk with Responsible Innovation
AI is powering breakthroughs across industries, but it’s also introducing a new set of risks that many organizations are unprepared for. From rogue deployments of generative models to compliance blind spots and ethical dilemmas, AI’s rapid evolution is outpacing most...
Security Platformization: Unifying Defenses in a Fragmented World
For years, security teams have waged a war on cyberthreats with an expanding arsenal of point solutions. From endpoint detection and response (EDR) to security information and event management (SIEM), cloud security posture management (CSPM), and identity and access...
Beyond Backup: Fortify Your Data Resilience Against Cyberattacks
With today's relentless cyberattacks, data protection has evolved far beyond simple backup and restore. As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated and pervasive across every industry, the focus has shifted dramatically towards comprehensive data resilience. It's...
Powering Up the Future: Navigating the IT Challenges in the Utilities Industry
The utilities industry, a bedrock of modern society, is undergoing a profound transformation. From smart grids and renewable energy integration to heightened customer expectations, the demands on utility providers are evolving rapidly. At the heart of this evolution...