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How did the TimeHop data breach happen?

Compromise of an employee's credentials, lack of multi-factor authentication, and weak insider threat analysis all played a factor in the recent TimeHop data breach in which 21 million user accounts were compromised.

10 Aug 2018 4 mins

Analytics DLP Software Security

Data science in service of detection vs. investigation

Cybersecurity firms often tout the use of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence in their products. But there are consequential distinctions when you apply these techniques to specific cybersecurity use cases.

19 Jul 2018 5 mins

Data Science Data and Information Security Technology Industry

Redefining threat prediction

Security is hard. Some say once we can predict threats all will be better. Should we believe? Maybe. But security teams need to demystify the concept of “threat prediction” by addressing three common misunderstandings, and move their company’s view o

16 Jul 2018 5 mins

Analytics Risk Management Security

Security metrics you need for the board

No one wants to show up to an important meeting empty-handed. But with so many analytics right at their fingertips, how can CSOs pick the right numbers to reflect their work? Here are three imperative metrics to have in your back-pocket when speaking

14 Jun 2018 5 mins

Analytics Data and Information Security ROI and Metrics

The missing act for user and entity behavior analytics

What’s the real definition of winning? Is it when cyber criminals get inside or when they move sensitive data out? According to Symantec’s SVP of Information Protection, Nico Popp, it’s the latter, making data a vital Indicator of compromise.

7 Jun 2018 6 mins

Analytics Data and Information Security

The time for network behavior analytics has come

Once considered the eminent domain of networking teams, network telemetry data is becoming a requirement to provide security analytics with a more complete view of enterprise threats.

7 Jun 2018 5 mins

Analytics Network Security Security

The enterprise-wide appeal of Business Risk Intelligence

Use cases demonstrate the enterprise-wide appeal of Business Risk Intelligence (BRI).

6 Jun 2018 5 mins

Business Intelligence Data and Information Security Technology Industry

Short on security analysts? AI can help

A new study shows just nine percent of millennials are interested in cyber security careers. That means the shortage of security analysts will increase. With the onslaught of threats, and mountain of data coming into organizations daily, it’s time fo

15 May 2018 4 mins

Analytics Machine Learning Security

It’s time to think harder about security data management

Organizations are running into scalability problems as they collect, process, and analyze more security data. It’s time for enterprise security data management.

11 May 2018 4 mins

Big Data Cloud Security Security

The biggest security startup deals of 2018 (so far)

VCs are funding AI to solve cybersecurity problems

6 May 2018 3 mins

Analytics DLP Software Machine Learning