Security Monitoring Software

Security Monitoring Software | News, how-tos, features, reviews, and videos

CrowdStrike launches cyber frontier AI models, agentic security system

The company’s SafeMind red-team/blue-team feedback approach aims to help enterprises autonomously block potential attack paths, based on Falcon telemetry and digital twins of their IT environments.

By Jason Snyder

Sep 1, 20263 mins

Intrusion Detection SoftwareSecurity Monitoring SoftwareSecurity Operations Center

Articles

Principal Financial pioneers biometric authentication to beat online fraud

By swapping knowledge-based questions for biometrics, Principal shut down account takeovers and boosted customer trust.

By Shane O'Neill for CSO Events

Sep 4, 2025 6 mins

Fraud Protection and Detection SoftwareIdentity and Access Management

10 most powerful cybersecurity companies today

With AI and generative AI capabilities on the rise, a shift toward consolidation and platforms over point solutions is redefining the IT security market — as well as its leading vendors.

By Neal Weinberg

Aug 13, 2025 15 mins

Access ControlIntrusion Detection SoftwareZero Trust

8 trends transforming the MDR market today

Skills gaps, increased regulatory pressures, and digital transformation are just a few of the factors pushing the growth of burgeoning managed detection and response (MDR) market.

By John Leyden

Jul 18, 2025 8 mins

Incident ResponseIntrusion Detection SoftwareManaged IT Services

7 obsolete security practices that should be terminated immediately

Bad habits can be hard to break. Yet when it comes to security, an outdated practice is not only useless, but potentially dangerous.

By John Edwards

Jul 16, 2025 7 mins

Access ControlComplianceIntrusion Detection Software

Secure Microsoft 365 with Reveal(x) 360 Network Detection and Response

Reveal(x) 360 monitors Microsoft 365 activity for suspicious or risky behavior, and correlates Microsoft 365 detections with powerful machine learning-driven network threat detection.

Nov 5, 2021 4 mins

IT LeadershipIntrusion Detection Software

CISOs must rethink defense playbooks as cybercriminals move faster, smarter

Facing faster, stealthier intruders, CISOs are under pressure to modernize their cybersecurity strategies, toolsets, and tactics. From detection to post-mortem, here are key points of renewed emphasis.

By Cynthia Brumfield

Jul 1, 2025 8 mins

IT StrategyIncident ResponseIntrusion Detection Software

What is anomaly detection? Behavior-based analysis for cyber threats

Anomaly detection can be powerful in spotting cyber incidents, but experts say CISOs should balance traditional signature-based detection with more bespoke methods that can identify malicious activity based on outlier signals.

By Cynthia Brumfield

Feb 14, 2025 8 mins

Incident ResponseIntrusion Detection SoftwareThreat and Vulnerability Management

Download our extended detection and response (XDR) buyer’s guide

Extended detection and response (XDR) tools provide a deeper and more automated means to identify and respond to threats. XDR’s real-time analysis of event data provides a foundation to efficiently identify and prioritize threats as they happen.

By Tim Ferrill

Feb 5, 2025 1 min

Intrusion Detection SoftwareNetwork SecuritySecurity Software

Sophos finalizes $859 million acquisition of rival Secureworks

The deal makes Sophos the leading cybersecurity provider of MDR services, with support for more than 28,000 companies worldwide.

By Víctor Manuel Fernández

Feb 3, 2025 2 mins

Channel SalesIntrusion Detection SoftwareManaged Service Providers

AWS launches tools to tackle evolving cloud security threats

AI-driven detection and automated response aim to improve visibility and incident management for enterprises.

By Gyana Swain

Dec 2, 2024 4 mins

Cloud SecurityEventsIntrusion Detection Software

EDR buyer’s guide: How to pick the best endpoint detection and response solution

EDR software has emerged as one of the preeminent tools in the CISO’s arsenal. Here’s what to look for and what to avoid when choosing EDR software.

By David Strom and Linda Rosencrance

Nov 19, 2024 10 mins

Data and Information SecurityIntrusion Detection SoftwareSecurity Monitoring Software

Top 6 IDS/IPS tools — plus 4 open-source alternatives

An intrusion detection or prevention system can mean the difference between a safe network and a nasty breach. We've rounded up some of the best and most popular IDS/IPS products on the market.

By David Strom

Oct 10, 2024 11 mins

Intrusion Detection SoftwareSecurity

Download our AI security posture management (AI-SPM) enterprise buyer’s guide

Widespread adoption of generative AI across businesses has increased the need for contingencies, including AI security software. Here, we examine nine vendors’ tools that handle AI security posture management (AI-SPM).

By David Strom

Sep 24, 2024 1 min

Application SecurityEnterprise Buyer’s GuidesSecurity Monitoring Software

View all

CrowdStrike launches cyber frontier AI models, agentic security system

Security leaders’ rogue AI confidence could actually be disastrous

7 key trends defining the cybersecurity market today

SOCs face a human challenge as AI speeds alerts and threats

Autonomous systems are finally working. Security is next

The noisy tenants: Engineering fairness in multi-tenant SIEM solutions

A new approach for GenAI risk protection

5 key trends reshaping the SIEM market

A CISO’s guide to monitoring the dark web