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ThreatQuotient Recognizes World Rhino Day 2023
Ashburn, Va. – Sept. 22, 2023 – ThreatQuotient™, a leading security operations platform innovator, calls on peers and partners across the cybersecurity community to celebrate World Rhino Day 2023.
A One-Two Punch for Security ROI
Traditionally, as an industry, we rely heavily on metrics like the cost of a data breach as a tool to discuss return on investment (ROI).
The End of “Groundhog Day” for the Security in the Boardroom Discussion?
It’s been eight and half years since I first wrote about the need for security leadership representation in the boardroom. I then revisited the topic last year, when the SEC initially proposed amendments to its rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Generative AI
As humans, we’re naturally wired to be negative. It’s a widely studied concept referred to as negativity bias, and it’s not entirely a bad thing. Dr. Richard Boyatzis, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Psychology and Cognitive Science is quoted as saying, “You need the negative focus to survive, but a positive one to thrive.”
Now’s the Time for a Pragmatic Approach to New Technology Adoption
To say there’s been a lot of hype around AI lately would be an understatement. We’ve all seen headlines touting how AI could change the future of work – even the entire course of history. And we shouldn’t be surprised to see AI live up to its billing, eventually. But for AI to have a positive impact on organizations more quickly than any technology innovation to date, we need to learn from the past.
Four Things to Consider as You Mature Your Threat Intel Program
When ESG recently asked security professionals to identify the attributes of a mature threat intelligence program, the top response was “information dissemination with reports customized for consumption by specific individuals and groups”. However, many organizations don’t have mature threat intelligence programs and have yet to achieve this. ESG’s Jon Oltsik cites the 80/20 rule, where “80% of organizations have basic threat intelligence programs while only 20% are more advanced.”
ThreatQuotient Named a 2023 Top Place to Work by The Washington Post
For the second year in a row, the Virginia-based leader in security operations solutions was recognized for outstanding company culture.
Security Pros: Before You Do Anything, Understand Your Threat Landscape
Regardless of the use case your security organization is focused on – alert triage, threat hunting, spear phishing, incident response, or risk-based vulnerability management, to name a few – you’ll likely waste time and resources and make poor decisions if you don’t start with understanding your threat landscape. What do I mean by that?
Thales Builds Europe’s Largest Cyber Threat Intelligence Service with ThreatQuotient
ThreatQ Platform and ThreatQ Investigations allow Thales to pioneer market-leading personalised threat intelligence services.
Using Threat Intelligence to Get Smarter About Ransomware
Ransomware is rampant. On any given day you can visit your “go to” cybersecurity news source and read about another successful attack or a new malware variant. In fact, research by Proofpoint (PDF) finds that 76% of organizations experienced an attempted ransomware attack in 2022 and 64% were compromised. As a result, ransomware has become top mind for security and IT teams as they manage their threat intelligence strategies.