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How Self-Supervised AI Tackles Ambiguity in Network Security

By Geoffrey Coulehan | March 16, 2021

Cybersecurity vendors promise the moon when it comes to AI. As the recent TechRepublic article, “Why cybersecurity tools fail when it comes to ambiguity,” makes clear, often, these promises fail short in real world network environments.

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Performing Critical Cyber Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions Using MixMode

By Christian Wiens | March 11, 2021

According to a recent M&A trends survey conducted by Deloitte, 51 percent of 1,000 Executives responsible for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) at U.S. companies and private-equity investor firms listed cybersecurity threats as their top concern in executing deals virtually.

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The Hidden Costs and Challenges of Log Data Storage Using a SIEM

By Christian Wiens | February 24, 2021

Ultimately, MixMode found, the log-based SIEM approach resulted in five times the amount of data that needed to be stored, a cost that was passed along to the government entity.

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution – AI, Quantum, and IoT Impacts on Cybersecurity

By Geoffrey Coulehan | February 17, 2021

The next cybersecurity challenge lies with the advances in quantum computing that are set to revolutionize tech while simultaneously equipping threat actors with a new arsenal of cyberweapons.

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How a Government Entity Switched to MixMode and Decreased Data Storage Costs by 50%

By Christian Wiens | February 11, 2021

Data is the beating heart of every modern organization, but it’s only valuable when it’s accessible, understandable, and most importantly, protected.

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The SOC Reckoning

By Christian Wiens | February 9, 2021

What are companies really gaining when they take on SOAR? At a high level, SOAR and legacy platforms are falling far short of their promises. SOCs are left with several pivotal questions.

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2021: The Year SOCs Embrace Cybersecurity Convergence

By Christian Wiens | February 4, 2021

Staying on top of cybersecurity risk can feel like a losing battle in today’s modern, hyperconnected reality. The influx of IoT devices and increased reliance of BYOD devices has created a diverse, complex threatscape rife with overlapping vulnerabilities across physical and cyber assets.

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Why Responding to a Cyber Attack with a Traditional SIEM Leaves You Vulnerable

By Ana Mezic | February 2, 2021

An enterprise’s inability to detect cyber attacks has tangible effects on its productivity and profitability. Various reports have noted a correlation between the time it takes to spot an intrusion and the cost of recovery.

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Misconceptions of the SOAR “Playbook”

By Christian Wiens | January 28, 2021

Most customers are surprised to learn that SOAR platforms rely on invoking 3rd party technologies, including next-generation firewalls and endpoint protection platforms via traditional API calls to isolate and quarantine malicious threats and users.

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Building a Better SOC Based on What We Learned in 2020

By Christian Wiens | January 26, 2021

Every network vulnerability opened new opportunities for hackers to infiltrate systems, steal data and wreak havoc. Several notable security incidents have left governments, private organizations, medical systems and large enterprise networks reeling. Many of these entities have discovered that their security plans are simply not up to the task of mitigating modern cybersecurity threats.

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About MixMode

MixMode is a no-rules Cybersecurity platform, serving large enterprises with big data environments across a variety of industries. MixMode delivers a patented, self-learning platform that acts as the Intelligence Layer℠ to detect both known and unknown attacks, including novel attacks designed to bypass legacy cyber defenses. This is accomplished in real-time, across any cloud or on-premise data stream. Trusted by global entities in banking, public utilities and government sectors, industry cyber leaders rely on MixMode to protect their most critical assets. The platform dramatically improves the efficiency of SOC teams’ previously burdened with writing and tuning rules and manually searching for attacks. The MixMode platform can be deployed remotely, with no appliances, in under an hour with business outcomes evident within days. Backed by PSG and Entrada Ventures, the company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. Learn more at www.mixmode.ai.