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Understanding Attack Surfaces: What They Are and Why They Matter
Learn what an attack surface is, why it matters, and how organizations can reduce risk by identifying and managing every exposure point, technical or human.
What Is Attack Surface Management? A Complete Guide To ASM
Understand Attack Surface Management (ASM), explore its 4-step lifecycle, real-world examples, best tools, and how it strengthens your security strategy.
Human in the Loop (HITL) in Practice: A Guide to Core HITL Concepts, Benefits, and Effective AI Collaboration
Learn more about HITL. Human in the Loop is the crucial role of human intervention in an automated or AI-driven process.
What is Automated Incident Response? Benefits, Processes, and Challenges Explained
Discover how automated incident response streamlines IT operations, reduces costs, and enhances efficiency by automating key processes like triage and diagnostics.
Infrastructure Security Explained: Threats and Protection Strategies
Learn the essentials of infrastructure security, including key components, common threats, and best practices to protect physical and digital assets effectively.
What Is Splunk? The Complete Overview of What Splunk Does
Splunk is a powerful, unified data platform that supports enterprise environments. Now a Cisco company, we want to clear up any confusion about what Splunk does. Find out about Splunk – straight from Splunk.
Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Explained: OSI Layers, Real-World Applications & Ethical Considerations
Explore Deep Packet Inspection (DPI): how it boosts security & network ops, its applications, and the crucial privacy vs. security debate.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): What They Are and How to Defend Against Them
Learn about Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): their stages, characteristics, real-world examples like Operation Aurora, and strategies to protect your organization.
The Guide to Network Forensics: Importance, Tools, and Use Cases
Learn how network forensics helps investigate cyberattacks, detect real-time threats, and protect systems with tools, techniques, and real-world use cases.
Data Centers Explained: Types, Features, and Choosing the Right Model
Discover what data centers are, their types (enterprise, cloud, colocation, edge), key components, locations, uses, and trends in energy efficiency and performance.
IT Event Analytics: The Complete Guide to Driving Efficiency, Security, and Insight from Your Event Data
Your definitive guide to IT event analytics: Master metrics, tools & best practices to drive efficiency, security, and actionable insights.
Software Supply Chain Security: Proven Frameworks & Tactics to Stay Ahead of Threats
Learn how to secure your software supply chain with real-world examples, key risks, and actionable strategies to protect your code, tools, and dependencies.
From Downtime to Uptime: Monitoring Tools and Techniques for Systems, Websites, APIs, and More
Learn how to monitor websites, APIs, and infrastructure for uptime reliability with proven strategies to reduce downtime and ensure seamless performance.
Securing Devices Across Your Organization: Why Endpoint Monitoring Matters
Endpoint monitoring is crucial in 2023, providing real-time visibility into the security posture of all your devices — and your employees’ devices.
The Role of Prompt Engineering in Useful AI: Benefits, Techniques, and Applications for Better Prompting
Prompt engineering isn’t about speed — it’s about getting effective AI outputs that you can use in the real world. Get all the details here.
Software Testing: Complete Beginner's Guide
Discover the basics of software testing, its types, benefits, and best practices to ensure reliable, secure, and user-friendly applications.
DNS Security: Today’s Most Common DNS Risks and Threats
When 90% of businesses are victims of DNS attacks, you need to know about DNS security. Get the full story, including the top DNS risks, in this article.
The OSI Model: Understanding the Layered Approach to Network Communication
The OSI Model is not old news...In fact, it's still in use across the entire internet today! Read on to see exactly how these 7 layers work.
What Is Extortionware? Going Beyond Ransomware
Learn what extortionware is, how it works, its impact, and how to protect your business from data leaks and reputational damage.
Cloud Cost Management & Trends in 2025: Strategies to Optimize Your Cloud Spend
Managing cloud costs isn’t easy. But it can be a lot simpler if you follow these expert tips and tools. Get the full story here.
LLM Monitoring: A Comprehensive Guide on the Whys & Hows of Monitoring Large Language Models
Discover the ultimate guide to monitoring Large Language Models (LLMs). Learn the whys, hows, key metrics, and strategies for safe and reliable performance.
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