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3 Gift Ideas for CISOs This Holiday Season
Ciso Circle
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3 Gift Ideas for CISOs This Holiday Season

Whether your CISO has been naughty or nice, these wishlist items will ensure your organization remains resilient and secure in the face of cyber threats.
CISOs Are Worrying About Ransomware: Here’s What They Should Do About It
Ciso Circle
3 Minute Read

CISOs Are Worrying About Ransomware: Here’s What They Should Do About It

It's clear that ransomware is continuing to emerge and evolve as a costly thorn in the side of CEOs, CISOs and security professionals alike — here's how to move forward.
How CISOs Are (and Aren’t) Using Generative AI
Ciso Circle
4 Minute Read

How CISOs Are (and Aren’t) Using Generative AI

Here are the top ways CISOs are using — or plan to use — generative AI in their security systems, based on survey responses from hundreds of CISOs and security leaders.
Using the Lookup Command for Threat Hunting (Lookup Before You Go-Go)
Security
4 Minute Read

Using the Lookup Command for Threat Hunting (Lookup Before You Go-Go)

Lookup commands are basically the #1 place to start any threat hunt in Splunk. Get the expert directions here.
Threat Hunting with Splunk: Hands-on Tutorials for the Active Hunter
Security
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Threat Hunting with Splunk: Hands-on Tutorials for the Active Hunter

Curious about threat hunting in Splunk? Wanna brush up on your baddie-finding skills? Here's the place to find every one of our expert articles for hunting with Splunk.
Using Workflow Actions & OSINT for Threat Hunting in Splunk
Security
6 Minute Read

Using Workflow Actions & OSINT for Threat Hunting in Splunk

Two things will make you a more efficient & effective security analyst: OSINT and workflow actions in Splunk. We've got you covered in this article.