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An alert touches multiple segments of the network, representing the challenge to reduce false positives
Deep Network Observability

How to Reduce False Positives with Shared Context

False positives are rarely caused by too many alerts, but by missing context. Let’s say a spike in outbound traffic shows up in the firewall logs. Around the same time, ...

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Network Operations

Why Most Performance Investigations Start in the Wrong Place

A padlock silhouetted against a dark background, surrounded by a spray of white particles, representing password spraying detection.
Security Operations

What Password Spraying Looks Like in Raw Network Telemetry

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ransomware attacks impact more than their target victims
Security Operations

Ransomware attacks impact more than their target victim

Last week Kronos (now Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG)) announced that they were hit by a ransomware attack that is

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joanna
Security Operations

Malicious links and how to find them

It can happen to anyone, even the most seasoned of network security personnel. You can be searching for something

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traci
Security Operations

What you should know about Ryuk ransomware

Ryuk ransomware was discovered in August of 2018. Since then, over 100 US organizations have been affected. Knowing more

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Security Operations

Protecting Yourself from Hidden Malware

Much advice about avoiding malware revolves around only clicking links from trusted sources. Unfortunately, it gets harder all the

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Navigating the Unique Challenges of Education Cybersecurity

How do you maintain an environment that is both open and secure? Many professionals who work in education cybersecurity

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bobn
Security Operations

WannaCry Ransomware – How Scrutinizer Customers Can Reduce Risk

Over the last few days, there has been a whirlwind of global activity surrounding the WannaCry ransomware attack. I

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Security Operations

2017: The Year of Ransomware

In the digital era we live in, almost everyone is aware of malware in one form or another. ‘Malware’

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Security Operations

New Netflix Scam Preys on Penny-Pinching Pirates

A new Netflix scam infects those trying to create fake login credentials to the popular television streaming service. Somewhere

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Security Operations

Ransomware targets increase with IoT vulnerabilities

Face it—the information technology arena is an ever-changing monster and recent news about the increase with IoT vulnerabilities is no

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Security Operations

Cryptolocker Detection On Your Network

It lurks on the internet, it hungers for personal information, it waits until you download that seemingly innocent file… it’s

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