Understanding impact and no impact on intrusion
Each day, new cyber threats are making their way onto the internet, and organizations are experiencing many challenges in detecting such attacks. One of the key objectives of a SOC is to detect a potential threat and cyber-attack as it happens on a network in real time. This allows security engineers to respond quickly, to prevent a huge outbreak from occurring. However, one of the main issues many security professionals face is the time it takes to detect a threat or a compromised system on their network.
Having the right security solutions—such as a firewall, IDS/IPS, Email Security Appliance (ESA), Web Security Appliance (WSA), Network Access Control (NAC), and so on—does not always ensure a perfectly secured environment. Imagine an organization invests in all the security solutions to fight against cyber-attacks but the security appliances and applications are not properly configured or fine-tuned. This can lead to...
