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MixMode Highlighted in Gartner's 2023 Hype Cycle for Network Detection and Response

MixMode Highlighted in Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Security Operations 2023

By Joe Ariganello | August 17, 2023

MixMode, a leading provider of network detection and response (NDR) solutions, has been highlighted as a key vendor in Gartner’s 2023 Hype Cycle for Network Detection and Response. This is a significant achievement for MixMode, as it recognizes the company’s innovative approach to NDR and its potential to help organizations protect themselves from cyberattacks.

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Combating Alert Fatigue with the MixMode AI Assistant

By Josh Snow | August 15, 2023

Combating alert fatigue is a huge challenge faced by SOC analysts and security companies alike. The overwhelming flood of rules-based alerts and notifications can often lead to missed critical incidents and increased false positives.

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Securing Your Cloud Environment: Understanding and Addressing the Challenges in Cloud Security

By Joe Ariganello | August 10, 2023

As enterprises rapidly migrate critical infrastructure and data to the cloud, they lose visibility and control.  A recent report shows 80% of organizations encountered a significant security incident related to their cloud infrastructure within the past year.

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MixMode Invited to Participate on ‘US Blue Team’ in Annual International Cybersecurity Exercise

By Joe Ariganello | August 8, 2023

The constant threats posed by hackers, state-sponsored cyber attacks, and malicious actors have prompted the creation of cutting-edge strategies to fortify our nation’s cyber defenses. One such response to this growing concern comes in the form of an annual large-scale international cybersecurity exercise.

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Firewalls Are Not Enough: Understanding the Fortinet Flaw and How MixMode Enhances Security

By Josh Snow | August 3, 2023

Firewalls have been the go-to solution for years, but as technology advances, so do the tactics of malicious actors. A recent security flaw discovered in Fortinet firewalls has reignited the debate about whether firewalls alone are sufficient to protect your infrastructure. Spoiler alert: they’re not!

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Protecting Your Assets: Why Financial Services Firms Need Advanced Threat Detection

By Joe Ariganello | August 1, 2023

The financial services industry handles vast amounts of highly sensitive financial information, including customer data, transaction records, and intellectual property, making them a prime target for cyber attacks.

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Detecting the MOVEit Zero-Day: How MixMode AI Stays Ahead of Threats

By Josh Snow | July 27, 2023

We discuss a real-life example of a zero-day exploit, focusing on the MOVEit Transfer Software, and how MixMode can detect and mitigate such threats before they become widespread.

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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2023 Recap

By Joe Ariganello | July 25, 2023

One of the key predictions is that by 2027, 50% of chief information security officers (CISOs) will adopt human-centric design practices in their cybersecurity programs to minimize operational friction and maximize control adoption. This approach focuses on designing security controls around individuals rather than technology or threats. It recognizes that employees play a crucial role in cybersecurity and aims to reduce the likelihood of risky behavior.

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Understanding and Implementing Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy

By Joe Ariganello | July 20, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has released the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), outlining its commitment to improving cybersecurity in America. The plan focuses on two primary shifts: allocating more responsibility for mitigating cyber risk to capable entities in the public and private sectors and increasing incentives for long-term investments in cybersecurity.

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Forbes Technology Council: Why Large Language Models (LLMs) Alone Won’t Save Cybersecurity

By Matt Shea | July 17, 2023

The star of the moment is Large Language Models (aka LLMs), the foundational model that powers ChatGPT. There are plenty of documented examples of truly impressive feats built on this technology: writing reports or outputting code in seconds. At its core, LLMs basically ingest A LOT of text (e.g., think Internet) as a corpus of training data and rely on human feedback in a type of supervised training called reinforcement learning.

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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.