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What is SecOps? Everything you need to know

SecOps, formed from a combination of security and IT operations staff, is a highly skilled team focused on monitoring and assessing risk and protecting corporate assets, often operating from a security operations center, or SOC.

By Sandra Gittlen • Dec. 23, 2020

Tackle multi-cloud key management challenges with KMaaS

Cloud providers' tools for secrets management are not equipped to solve unique multi-cloud key management challenges. Learn how key management-as-a-service tools can fill the gaps.

By Ed Moyle • Dec. 11, 2020

Building an effective security operations center framework

An effective security operations center framework combines monitoring and analysis platforms and threat intelligence services to help organizations respond to risks quickly.

By Johna Johnson • Dec. 11, 2020

How cloud-based SIEM tools benefit SOC teams

It's time for SIEM to enter the cloud age. Learn about the cloud-based SIEM features that can help SOC teams gain a holistic view of their organization's cloud infrastructure.

By Dave Shackleford • Dec. 9, 2020

FireEye red team tools stolen in cyber attack

While no zero-day exploits were included in the red team tools, FireEye released detection rules and known vulnerabilities to help organizations defend themselves.

By Alexander Culafi • Dec. 9, 2020

Key SOC metrics and KPIs: How to define and use them

Enterprises struggle to get the most out of their security operation centers. Using the proper SOC metrics and KPIs can help. Learn how to define and benefit from them here.

By Nick Lewis, Andrew Froehlich • Dec. 9, 2020

Ethical hacker career path advice: Getting started

Matt Walker, author of a Certified Ethical Hacker exam guide and practice exam book, offers advice to career hopefuls on the profession, CEH certification and more.

By Sharon Shea • Dec. 8, 2020

Pros and cons of an outsourced SOC vs. in-house SOC

Security operations centers have become an essential element of threat detection. Here's how to decide whether to build one in-house or outsource SOC capabilities.

By Peter Sullivan • Dec. 8, 2020

7 SecOps roles and responsibilities for the modern enterprise

Now hiring: As organizations increasingly favor proactive cyber threat hunting and detection over bare-bones prevention, SecOps roles and responsibilities are shifting, too.

By Alissa Irei • Dec. 4, 2020

Counter threats with these top SecOps software options

SecOps tools offer many capabilities to address common threats enterprises face, including domain name services, network detection and response, and anti-phishing.

By Kevin Tolly • Dec. 4, 2020

Security operations center use cases, strategies vary

More CISOs are turning to security operations centers to centralize infosec processes, but experience shows SOC use cases will depend on the organization's infosec objectives.

By Mary Pratt • Dec. 4, 2020

8 challenges every security operations center faces

Staffing shortages, budget allocation issues, and inadequate analytics and filtering are among the challenges organizations will face as they implement a security operations center.

By John Burke • Dec. 3, 2020

How to pass the AWS Certified Security - Specialty exam

Author of 'AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam Guide' Stuart Scott shares insights on how to prepare for the exam and reap the professional benefits of certification.

By Katie Donegan • Nov. 30, 2020

Practice AWS Certified Security - Specialty exam questions

Explore the security and compliance capabilities of the AWS Config service to prepare for the wide-ranging AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification exam.

By Packt Publishing, Katie Donegan • Nov. 30, 2020

8 benefits of a security operations center

A security operations center can help lessen the fallout of a data breach, but its business benefits go much further than that. Here are eight SOC benefits to consider.

By Sharon Shea • Nov. 25, 2020

Security awareness training best practices for MSPs

Human error is the root of many IT security catastrophes. Use these security awareness best practices to craft programs that users will actually learn from.

By Dawn R. Sizer • Nov. 24, 2020

Compare 5 SecOps certifications and training courses

Explore five SecOps certifications available to IT professionals looking to demonstrate and enhance their knowledge of threat monitoring and incident response.

By Katie Donegan • Nov. 24, 2020

10 tips for building a next-generation SOC

Check out 10 tips to help build a next-generation security operations center with the integrated tools to free security analysts to get ahead of and respond to threats fast.

By Johna Johnson • Nov. 23, 2020

President Trump fires CISA director Christopher Krebs

President Trump fired Krebs as director of CISA after the agency pushed back on unfounded accusations about widespread voter fraud and voting system hacks during the election.

By Alexander Culafi • Nov. 18, 2020

Note these 5 security operations center best practices

Understanding the five steps needed to ensure security operations center best practices will help organizations decide whether to outsource their SOC initiatives.

By Johna Johnson • Nov. 11, 2020

Try this cybersecurity quiz, test your cyberdefense smarts

Based on the November 2020 issue of Information Security magazine, this 10-question quiz lets you check your comprehensive knowledge of current security issues and earn CPE credit too.

By Brenda Horrigan • Nov. 9, 2020

AI in security analytics is the enhancement you need

AI-powered analytics is critical to an effective, proactive security strategy. Learn how AI-enabled tools work and what your organization needs to do to reap their benefits.

By Mary Pratt • Nov. 2, 2020

AI in cybersecurity ups your odds against persistent threats

AI capabilities can identify and take down cyberthreats in real time but are only part of what your team needs to come out on the winning side of the cybersecurity battle.

By Ben Cole • Nov. 2, 2020

Benefits of virtual SOCs: Enterprise-run vs. fully managed

A virtual security operations center, be it managed in-house or by a third party, is becoming an increasingly popular option to save money and improve reliability.

By Ashwin Krishnan • Oct. 30, 2020

Security automation tools and analytics reshape SecOps efforts

To transition from being reactive to proactive in terms of cybersecurity threats, check out how SecOps teams can use security analytics and automation tools to make the change.

By Johna Johnson • Oct. 30, 2020