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Consider Avoiding that Masters Degree

In today’s world, Master’s Degrees might seem like an obvious next step, but I have some concerns about their usage and ability to help professionals advance their knowledge and skills…

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deobfuscate: AI & ML

Oh boy, not another AI post! Like it or not, we should sit down and talk about this new technology that has long since crested our horizon so we can grasp how to prepare our SOCs better.

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home.lab: An Introduction

Getting asked ‘Do you have a home lab?’ in an interview is a nerve-wracking question, especially if you don’t have one and don’t know where to start. We’re here to help.

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Kinetic: 23andMe

In this edition of Kintetic, we talk about the potential impacts that stem from the loss of genetic data and what that looks like in today’s world.

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Cert Review: CISSP

I recently took my CISSP, and here are my thoughts on what is considered a Gold-Standard certification…

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BlackHat & DEFCON ‘22 Recount

BlackHat and DEFCON happened last week, so here’s my take on them as a first-timer, along with some tips to help you experience them better.

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deobfuscate: XDR

XDR may seem like an EDR with just a new splash of paint, but stretching it’s legs, XDR can truly displace traditional SIEM implementations and improve our SOC’s ability to detect and respond beyond the endpoint.

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Cert Review: PenTest+

I recently took my PenTest+ certification, so here are our thoughts around the cert and where it finds itself in the sea of certifications.

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deobfuscate: Zero Trust

In this article of deobfuscate, we are tackling zero trust and how our progress toward achieving it impacts our SOC’s.

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Does SOAR Replace People?

SOAR Technologies are spreading rapidly in adoption, so we must be prepared for management conversations about the idea of reducing our workforce when we automate our workloads.

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deobfuscate: 5G

In this post, we work to deobfuscate what 5G technology means for our organizations and for the SOC.

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Inhibitors to Remediation

We build our SOC’s to be as fluid as possible but sometimes we get in our own way. Here’s our guide to understanding the issues and how to fix them.

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Fixing the Lack of Enablement

The Skills Gap in the SOC continues to grow as we desperately need analysts, engineers, and more to ensure our organizations are secure. Here’s our thoughts on improving this scenario.

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SANS vs NIST Incident Response Steps

SANS and NIST have the most used Incident Response Frameworks, but there’s one we believe that suits the industry as a whole better, despite what some metrics say.

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Phishing and Malspam IRP

Our thoughts on the approach to Phishing and Malspam for organizations, with some tips on using SOAR to help solve the problem.

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