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Security Awareness Maturity Model

WhitepaperSecurity Awareness

1 Dec 2023
SANS Institute

Evaluating Detection Time Delta in Amazon GuardDuty

WhitepaperCloud Security

30 Nov 2023

Detecting Rogue Ethernet Switches Using Layer 1 Techniques

WhitepaperCybersecurity and IT Essentials

29 Nov 2023

Operationalized Threat Intelligence: A SANS First Look

29 Nov 2023
Matt Bromiley

SANS Detection Engineering Survey: Detection Engineering Best Practices for Implementing a Threat-Informed Defense

WhitepaperSecurity Awareness

29 Nov 2023
John Pescatore

Take Sensitive Data Protection to the Next Level in 2024

WhitepaperCloud Security, Cyber Defense

29 Nov 2023
Dave Shackleford

AI in XDR: What it Means and Where it Fits

WhitepaperSecurity Awareness, Artificial Intelligence

28 Nov 2023
Dave Shackleford

Can Open-Source Tools Be Used to Safely Scan a Modern ICS Environment?

WhitepaperIndustrial Control Systems Security

27 Nov 2023

Fingerprint Defense in the Modern Web

15 Nov 2023

Looking Ahead to the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

WhitepaperSecurity Awareness

7 Nov 2023
Matt Bromiley

Who Needs a Pentest: Validating the Configuration of an EDR Solution Using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

WhitepaperCyber Defense, Offensive Operations, Cybersecurity Leadership

7 Nov 2023

Hybrid Vigor: Improving Detection by Combining ML with Extracted IOCs

WhitepaperCyber Defense

7 Nov 2023