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  CSOs should look to orchestration, automation to bridge security policy, information silos

  Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) may have only emerged as an industry buzzword a little over a year ago, but the integrSecurity orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) may have only emerged as an industry buzzword a little over a year ago, but the integration and automation that lie at its core have rapidly gained currency with CSOs whose roles increasingly involve unifying silos of security information and translating them into action.

  David Braue | 08 Jul | Read more

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  Insights: CSO Security Capabilities Survey 2019

  While spending on cybersecurity expertise would seem to be a no-brainer, the large number of companies without formal inhouse expertise suggests another ongoing, underlying challenge in finding and securing those skills within the current competitive market.

  By CSO staff | 22 Feb | Read more

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  Cisco Live: Machine learning crucial to closing security ‘effectiveness gap’

  Organisational security capabilities may be improving on a regular basis but a confluence of issues means that security personnel are fighting an ever-widening ‘effectiveness gap’ that is keeping them on the back foot, a senior Cisco Systems security executive has warned.

  David Braue | 13 Mar | Read more

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  The week in security: Hackers compromise smartphones, ATMs, voting systems and Mac protections

  Australian security specialist firm Redcore was snapped up by global consulting giant Accenture in a move to fill out its security capabilities. Those capabilities are being driven not only by the rush to build out security skills, but by the desire to be more deeply involved in a culture of threat intelligence and sharing that experts believe is helping level the fight against hackers.

  David Braue | 05 Sep | Read more

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  “Dizzying” threat-analytics growth reflects demand for high-speed, hybrid security tools: Arbor exec

  Recent rapid growth in the market for threat-analytics tools has been “a little bit dizzying” but new approaches to network security are compensating for limitations on “overwhelmed” security incident and event management (SIEM) tools, according to an Arbor Networks senior executive who has been pleasantly surprised with the strong response to the company's high-speed security technology.

  David Braue | 16 Mar | Read more

Whitepapers about security capabilities

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  Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report

  Adversaries have more tools at their disposal than ever before. They also have a keen sense of when to use each one for maximum effect. The explosive growth of mobile endpoints and online traffic works in their favor. They have more space in which to operate and more choices of targets and approaches. This report is divided into the following sections: Attacker Behavior Defender Behavior Industry Cisco 2017 Security Capabilities Benchmark Study