Tag: soc
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How to Scale Phishing Detection in Your SOC: 3 Steps for CISOs
Phishing has quietly turned into one of the hardest enterprise threats to expose early. Instead of crude lures and obvious payloads, modern campaigns rely on trusted infrastructure, legitimate-looking authentication flows, and encrypted traffic that conceals malicious behavior from traditional detection layers. For CISOs, the priority is now clear: scale phishing detection in a way that…
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Attackers Don’t Just Send Phishing Emails. They Weaponize Your SOC’s Workload
The most dangerous phishing campaigns aren’t just designed to fool employees. Many are designed to exhaust the analysts investigating them. When a phishing investigation takes 12 hours instead of five minutes, the outcome can shift from a contained incident to a breach.For years, the cybersecurity industry has focused on the front door of phishing defense:…
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How EU Regulations Are Reshaping SOC Operations
NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act are rewriting the rulebook for Security Operations Centers. Here’s what you need to know and do. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-eu-regulations-are-reshaping-soc-operations-2/
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How EU Regulations Are Reshaping SOC Operations
NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act are rewriting the rulebook for Security Operations Centers. Here’s what you need to know and do. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-eu-regulations-are-reshaping-soc-operations/
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March Patch Tuesday: Three high severity holes in Microsoft Office
aadsshlogin package. Systems with the extension already installed have packages.microsoft.com configured automatically, so no additional setup is required.”The cloud ecosystem doesn’t really handle patching well,” Reguly said. “It’s a relatively immature process, and the way that Microsoft handles these products really demonstrates that. The CVE impacting Azure Linux Virtual Machines (CVE-2026-23665) or the multiple CVEs…
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The OT security time bomb: Why legacy industrial systems are the biggest cyber risk nobody wants to fix
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, firewall, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, ISO-27001, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, office, phishing, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, siem, soc, stuxnet, supply-chain, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayWhy everyone knows it’s burning, but nobody pulls the fire alarm: When I talk to OT managers, production leads or plant engineers, I rarely hear, “We didn’t know we had a problem.” Far more often, it’s, “We know it’s critical, but we can’t just shut it down.” This gap between awareness and action is the…
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I replaced manual pen tests with automation. Here’s what I learned.
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, cvss, detection, exploit, infrastructure, intelligence, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soc, tactics, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe remediation black hole: Perhaps most frustrating was what happened after we received findings. Our teams would work diligently to implement fixes, but we rarely had the budget or opportunity to bring testers back to validate remediation. We were left with uncertainty. This gap between identification and verification created a dangerous blind spot in our…
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My Really Fun RSA 2026 Presentations!
Tags: ai, apt, automation, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, google, governance, guide, lessons-learned, malware, soc, strategy, threatThis blog is perhaps a little bit more like an ad, so if you don’t want to check the ads, consider not reading it. a very cyber image (Gemini) But this year at RSA 2026, I’m speaking on three topics: securing AI, using AI for SOC, and sharing lessons about how Google applies AI and other technologies…
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Stop Chasing Threats, Start Containing Them
Why SOCs Must Move Beyond Alerts and Adopt Identity-Aware Defense Models Today Security operations centers are overwhelmed by alerts, fragmented identity data and tool sprawl. As identity-based attacks rise, CISOs are shifting toward identity-aware detection, automation and outcome-driven security operations to reduce risk and improve resilience across hybrid environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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4 ways to prepare your SOC for agentic AI
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, framework, governance, guide, identity, injection, intelligence, least-privilege, metric, mitre, radius, RedTeam, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, threat, toolBuild capabilities for AI governance, content and quality: Upskilling existing analysts alone is not enough. As AI agents begin operating across tools, making decisions and triggering actions with minimal human involvement, the demands on the SOC will extend well beyond traditional analyst capabilities, experts say.Content engineering, for instance, is one emerging requirement. In an AI-enabled…
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Challenges and projects for the CISO in 2026
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, awareness, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, framework, group, identity, intelligence, leak, mobile, network, service, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, trainingHazel DÃez (Banco Santander), Roberto Lara (Vodafone), Marijus Briedis (NordVPN), Ãlvaro Fernández (Sophos), and Ãngel Ortiz (Cisco). Banco Santander, Vodafone, NordVPN, Sophos y Cisco. Montaje: Foundry Against this backdrop, Cisco defines AI as “the fundamental technology that will set the cybersecurity agenda in 2026,” in the words of Ortiz, who refers to the company’s Integrated…
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The SOC Analyst Role Is Going Up (And It Was Never Going Away)
Tags: socThe average SOC receives 4,400+ alerts per day and can’t investigate 67% of them. Autonomous triage platforms like Morpheus are changing the analyst’s role from ticket processor to strategic operator, here’s what that looks like in practice. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-soc-analyst-role-is-going-up-and-it-was-never-going-away/
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Your SOC Doesn’t Need More Tools. It Needs Fewer.
The average SOC manages 83 security tools from nearly 30 vendors. Why the smartest CISOs are consolidating their security operations, and how D3 Morpheus makes it possible without compromising coverage. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/your-soc-doesnt-need-more-tools-it-needs-fewer/
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3 Data-Based Shifts Defining AI-Native Cybersecurity Stacks
The SOC is changing faster than you realize. Discover the 3 data-based shifts defining the AI-native cybersecurity era: from upstream detection to AI-powered triage and enrichment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/3-data-based-shifts-defining-ai-native-cybersecurity-stacks/
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3 Data-Based Shifts Defining AI-Native Cybersecurity Stacks
The SOC is changing faster than you realize. Discover the 3 data-based shifts defining the AI-native cybersecurity era: from upstream detection to AI-powered triage and enrichment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/3-data-based-shifts-defining-ai-native-cybersecurity-stacks/
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6 Minutes and a Prayer: The Math Your SOC Doesn’t Want You to See
Your SOC can’t triage every alert, the math proves it. See why 75% of alerts go uninvestigated and how AI-autonomous triage closes the gap. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/6-minutes-and-a-prayer-the-math-your-soc-doesnt-want-you-to-see/
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Fig Security Raises $30M to Modernize SOC Infrastructure
Series A Funding Aims to Give Security Teams Visibility Into Complex SecOps Stacks. Fig Security has raised $30 million in Series A funding to help organizations modernize their SOC infrastructure. The startup said CISOs lack visibility into complex SecOps pipelines spanning SIEMs, data lakes and automation tools, which can lead to silent failures that undermine…
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Why AI, Zero Trust, and modern security require deep visibility
Tags: ai, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, incident response, intelligence, soc, strategy, threat, tool, zero-trust72% of organizations say NAV is essential for proactive threat hunting and reactive incident response69% say a NAV solution is vital to their threat detection and incident response processThis isn’t about adding more gadgets to the SOC. It’s about strengthening the foundation that the SOC stands on.When visibility is weak, every advanced capability becomes unstable:AI…
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The 10-hour problem: How visibility gaps are burning out the SOC
An alert firesThe context is partialThe data is dispersedThe logs are incompleteThe analyst starts correlating manually This is the invisible cost of poor visibility.Every alert becomes a puzzle, and analysts become professional puzzle-solvers. But puzzles don’t scale. Not when attacks move faster than your reconstruction speed.The hidden cost of insufficient NAVThe Forrester study shows that…
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Talion Expands Governance-Aligned Agentic SOC as Board Cyber Scrutiny Intensifies
Talion, a leading Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) forged out of BAE Systems, today announced that under the new leadership of CEO, Keven Knight, it has expanded its governance-aligned Agentic SOC model, embedding executive-level oversight and accountability directly into its managed cyber defence services. The enhanced model is designed to align real-time security operations with…
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Building a High-Impact Tier 1: The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow
Every CISO knows the uncomfortable truth about their Security Operations Center: the people most responsible for catching threats in real time are the people with the least experience. Tier 1 analysts sit at the front line of detection, and yet they are also the most vulnerable to the cognitive and organizational pressures that quietly erode…
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The Definitive Guide to Migrating from Cortex XSOAR to the Autonomous SOC
Enterprise SOC teams at Big Four firms, global financial institutions, and elite MSSPs are leaving Cortex XSOAR for D3 Morpheus. This guide covers why organizations are making the switch, how the platforms compare capability-by-capability, and what a migration looks like in practice. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-definitive-guide-to-migrating-from-cortex-xsoar-to-the-autonomous-soc/
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How CISOs can build a resilient workforce
Tags: ai, automation, ciso, communications, cyber, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, jobs, monitoring, network, risk, service, skills, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, trainingBurnout leads to job dissatisfaction: Burnout is an ongoing concern for many CISOs and their teams, especially when unpredictable events can trigger workload spikes, burnout can escalate fast. “It’s something that can overwhelm pretty quickly,” Ford says.Industry surveys continue to flash red on persistent burnout that leads to job dissatisfaction. The ISC2 study found almost…
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Cyberattacks on Hospitals Cost Lives. Here’s How to Fight Back at Machine Speed.
Healthcare is the most targeted industry for cyberattacks, and ransomware-related delays in care have been linked to patient deaths. D3 Morpheus gives healthcare SOC teams an AI-autonomous platform that correlates alerts across the entire security stack, identifies ransomware kill chains in progress, and produces the audit-ready evidence trail that HIPAA and HITECH demand. First seen…
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MSP Strategic Defense: Building Compliance on Dynamic Attack Surface Reduction
Tags: attack, compliance, control, cyber, defense, dora, HIPAA, insurance, ISO-27001, msp, nis-2, PCI, regulation, soc, supply-chain<div cla Compliance expectations across SMB markets are rising as supply chain regulations and cyber insurance requirements raise the baseline for security maturity. Regulatory standards such as CIS Controls v8, the NIS2 Directive, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, Cyber Essentials, CMMC 2.0, DORA, and the Essential Eight now shape what that baseline looks…
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How to Cut MTTR by Improving Threat Visibility in Your SOC
How better threat visibility and real-time intelligence reduce MTTR, improve SOC response speed, and strengthen resilience through faster detection and containment. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/how-to-cut-mttr-improving-threat-visibility-soc/
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The farmers and the mercenaries: Rethinking the ‘human layer’ in security
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, ciso, control, cybersecurity, defense, detection, intelligence, jobs, monitoring, risk, soc, threat, tool, trainingThe evidence is already in: This isn’t a theoretical complaint, it shows up in research on how real SOCs work. A study by the University of Oxford based on surveys and interviews with SOC practitioners found they “confirmed the high” false-positive rates of tools in use, and that many “false positives” are actually benign triggers…
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CrowdStrike touts agentic SOC to tackle security woes
By embedding AI agents across its platform, CrowdStrike is looking to help security teams automate repetitive security tasks, enabling them to focus on complex and stealthier threats that could slip under the radar First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639370/CrowdStrike-touts-agentic-SOC-to-tackle-security-woes
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Deepwatch® Expands SIEM-Agnostic Guardian MDR Platform with Support for Securonix®
Deepwatch Operationalizes Securonix with NEXAAgentic AI and 24/7 Elite SOC Palo Alto, CA”, February 24, 2026″, Deepwatch, the leader in Precision MDR powered by AI + humans, today announced native support for Securonix, a six-time Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for SIEM, within the Deepwatch Guardian MDR Platform. The integration operationalizes Securonix’s Unified Defense…