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Stories by Anthony Stitt

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Australia’s focus on critical infrastructure risk management

Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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Australia and many other countries around the world continue to bolster cybersecurity initiatives with the goal of increased trust and verification in mind.
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The increasing importance of cyber threat intelligence

Fri, 29th Apr 2022
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Globally, the cyber threat level to organisations remains high, and the current situation only serves to highlight this further.
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Five pointers for choosing a Threat Intelligence Platform

Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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Companies are investing in Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) to enhance cybersecurity and manage the deluge of data from disparate sources.
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The state of the SOC: skills shortages, automation and gaining context remain a challenge for SOCs

Mon, 10th Jan 2022
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The security operations centre (SOC) has been on the front line facing the pandemic-induced escalation of cybersecurity threats in the past eighteen months.
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Maximising your investments through security automation

Thu, 25th Nov 2021
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Organizations have accelerated their plans for security automation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 80% now having partial automation, a new report finds.
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The threat model as a compass

Wed, 3rd Nov 2021
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Just like a compass, regularly reviewing the threat model keeps the CTI teams IR’s pointed in the right direction over time.
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Anatomy of a supply chain attack: how to accelerate incident response and threat hunting

Tue, 5th Oct 2021
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Supply chain attacks show no sign of slowing down. But the right combination of platforms can help organisations get ahead of the threat.
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What makes a security analyst successful? Investigative thinking

Thu, 2nd Sep 2021
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Empowering humans to engage in critical thinking is vital to efficient detection and response, writes ThreatQuotient APJC regional director Anthony Stitt.
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Leveraging a new MSSP/MDR SOC contract to build an intelligence practice

Thu, 26th Aug 2021
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Few organisations have matured their security operations (SecOps) to the point where they have integrated a complete CTI practice.
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Companies must be on the same page to achieve strategic & tactical CTI management

Wed, 4th Aug 2021
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An effective CTI program requires the alignment of people, processes and technology, writes ThreatQuotient APJC regional director Anthony Stitt.
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Proactively mitigate cyber risk with MISP and TheHive

Thu, 10th Jun 2021
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When an attack happens, security teams should be ready with information about who is attacking and the steps being taken to mitigate damage.
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Defence engineering and threat intel — no stone left unturned

Thu, 27th May 2021
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Understanding the limitations of defences requires examining how blocking and detection systems leverage cyber threat intelligence.
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Pandemic sees organisations of all sizes and industries invest in CTI

Tue, 6th Apr 2021
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The 2021 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence survey reveals the growing importance of CTI as cyber-breaches and COVID-19-related attacks increase.
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MITRE ATT&CK: A holistic cyber approach

Tue, 9th Mar 2021
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The MITRE ATT-CK framework provides a threat-informed approach to detecting and protecting against malicious attacks.
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Threat intelligence platforms underpin security efficiency and effectiveness

Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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Cyber-threat fusion centres transform siloed security, enhancing cross-department intel sharing & decision-making.
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Why best-practice threat data management provides confident automation

Tue, 13th Oct 2020
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Understanding an organization's threat landscape requires the right data sources and prioritization for actionable intelligence.
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Organisations already have the threat intelligence they need, finding it and actioning it is another question

Mon, 31st Aug 2020
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Many organisations struggle to create an effective threat model, but internal threat intelligence data can provide valuable insights.
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Why answering the question of orchestration vs automation will improve your security effectiveness

Mon, 3rd Aug 2020
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Organisations must weigh orchestrating versus automating security operations to enhance effectiveness, as cyber spending outstrips IT outlay by nearly 2:1.
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Successful threat hunting requires curation & collaboration

Mon, 5th Aug 2019
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Many organizations already have the technology required for threat hunting, with SIEMs and threat intelligence a starting point.
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The five key steps to security automation

Mon, 30th Jul 2018
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Volvo's CEO skips level 3 self-driving cars, deeming them unsafe. What lesson can we learn about automation in security operations?.