Third Wave AI Blogs

The latest stories on Cybersecurity, AI, and everything in between from MixMode

Aligning an Organization’s Attack Surface to Detection Surface is Key to Adversary Defense in Today’s Cloud Era

By Joe Ariganello | June 29, 2023

With the Cloud Era, the IT asset estate has expanded, and there is a diverse set of attack surfaces to defend. The term “attack surface” describes the growing IT asset estate, but there is no parallel term to describe where we can detect or respond to attacker activity.

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Top 5 Takeaways from the CISA 2023-2025 Strategic Plan That the Cybersecurity Community Should Know About

By Christian Wiens | June 21, 2023

CISA identifies goals for the strategy as spearheading “the national effort to ensure the defense and resilience of cyberspace,” helping partners protect critical infrastructure, and supporting stronger “whole-of-nation operational collaboration and information sharing.” The strategy also outlines internal CISA goals focused on unification within the agency.

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How to Detect PowerDrop Command & Control Malware

By Josh Snow | June 19, 2023

MixMode Sales Engineer, Josh Snow, explores a real-time threat detection use case involving The MixMode Platform and its ability to identify PowerDrop, a malicious Powershell script that has been specifically targeting the aerospace industry and shows how MixMode’s Third Wave AI detects PowerDrop and gain insights into what this threat entails.

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Utilizing Generative AI Effectively in Cybersecurity

By Joe Ariganello | June 15, 2023

Generative AI tools have the potential to enhance various aspects of cybersecurity, from data augmentation and malware detection to anomaly detection and security testing. By harnessing the power of Generative AI, organizations can strengthen their defenses, improve threat detection capabilities, and enhance their overall cybersecurity posture.

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How to Use The MixMode Platform to Discover NTLM Authentication and Validate Windows SMB Signing Requirements

By Josh Snow | June 13, 2023

NTLM (New Technology Land Manager) has been a protocol used for over 20 years, but it suffers from weak cryptography and vulnerabilities like NTLM relay attacks. In this video, we explore the implications of this change, the importance of identifying NTLM in your infrastructure, and how MixMode can help in this process.

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AI Offers Potential to Enhance The U.S. Department of Homeland Security

By Joe Ariganello | June 6, 2023

The establishment of the AI Task Force by the DHS demonstrates a commitment to harnessing the potential of AI in addressing emerging threats and safeguarding national security. By leveraging AI technology in various areas, such as supply chain integrity, countering drug trafficking, combating online child exploitation, and securing critical infrastructure, the DHS aims to stay ahead of evolving risks and protect the nation more effectively.

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MixMode’s Key Takeaways from the 2023 Gartner® Emerging Tech: Security— Improve Threat Detection and Response With AI-Based Behavioral Indications Report

By Joe Ariganello | May 30, 2023

Gartner recently released their newest report titled “Emerging Tech: Security – Improve Threat Detection and Response With AI-Based Behavioral Indications” which covers the emergent need for new AI-Based methods of using behavioral patterns to identify threats.

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Evolving Role of the CISO: From IT Security to Business Resilience

By Geoffrey Coulehan | May 25, 2023

With more and more large organizations relying on technology to conduct business, the need for a skilled CISO has become increasingly important. No longer just overseeing IT security efforts, the CISO is now responsible for a wide range of cyber defenses from data protection to compliance and even physical security.

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Forbes Technology Council: The Cybersecurity Implications Of ChatGPT And Third Wave Generative AI Models

By Christian Wiens | May 23, 2023

Although generative models have been in development for some time, ChatGPT’s public release has raised important questions about the nature of these models, their potential impact, and their role in fields like cybersecurity. To understand their significance, Dr. Mezic explores the history and development of AI, distinguishes between the different waves of AI technology, and ultimately the implications for cybersecurity.

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Delivering Generative AI to Cybersecurity for Over 3 Years

By Matt Shea | May 2, 2023

When it comes to Cybersecurity and Generative AI, you have to look at what traditionally takes time and investment by expert practitioners. One of the major things SOC analysts have to build and maintain is an alerting framework for their environment.

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About MixMode

MixMode is the first to bring a third-wave, context-aware AI approach that automatically learns and adapts to dynamically changing environments. MixMode’s monitoring platform, PacketSled, better understands network behavior as it adapts to baseline changes and enables both misuse detection and anomaly detection, as well as predictive maintenance. Used by enterprises and MSSPs for real-time network analysis, threat hunting and incident response, the platform leverages continuous stream monitoring and retrospection to provide network forensics and security analytics. Security teams can integrate PacketSled into their orchestration engine, SIEM, or use PacketSled independently to dramatically reduce false positive alerts and the resources required to respond to persistent threats, malware, insider attacks and nation state espionage efforts.

The company has been named an innovator in leading publications and by security analysts, including SC Magazine, earning a finalist award in 2018 and 2019 for "Best Computer Forensic Solution.” Based in Santa Barbara, with offices in San Diego, the company is backed by Keshif Ventures and Blu Venture Investors. For case studies, continuous product updates and industry news, please visit us at www.mixmode.ai.