by Ron Samson | Aug 30, 2026 | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security, SIEM and Log Management, Threat Detection and Response
EDR alert fatigue is an operating-model problem, not just a tooling problem Endpoint detection and response platforms are designed to surface suspicious behavior before it becomes a confirmed compromise. In practice, many security teams receive far more endpoint...
by Ron Samson | | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security, Managed Security, Network Security
Why Third-Party Vendor Access Creates an Operational Security Gap Third-party support access is essential to modern IT operations. MSPs, software vendors, equipment manufacturers, cloud providers, payroll partners, and facilities contractors often need remote...
by Ron Samson | | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security, Managed Security, Network Security
PCI DSS 4.0.1 Turns Monitoring Into an Operating Discipline For merchants, PCI DSS 4.0.1 is not simply a revised annual validation exercise. It raises a practical question that many compliance programs have deferred: can the organization continuously see, investigate,...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
Manufacturers cannot protect operational technology (OT) the same way they protect office IT. A plant network contains assets that may be decades old, run proprietary protocols, and control machinery where a delayed command, unexpected reboot, or blocked packet can...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, SOC as a Service, Threat Detection and Response
A Microsoft 365 takeover is a financial incident, not just an identity incident A business email compromise (BEC) event moves quickly because the attacker is already operating from a trusted identity. Once they control a Microsoft 365 mailbox, they can read invoice...
