by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
After-hours monitoring is an operating model, not a checkbox Attackers do not wait for business hours, maintenance windows, or a convenient staffing cycle. They work when response paths are thin, executives are offline, and internal teams are juggling sleep, family,...
by Ron Samson | | Cybersecurity, Managed Security, Network Security
Cybersecurity tool sprawl is now an operations problem Security leaders rarely set out to build an unmanageable stack. Tool sprawl usually arrives through sensible decisions: a new EDR after an incident, a cloud scanner for a migration, a SIEM for compliance, an...
by Ron Samson | Jul 18, 2026 | Managed Security
Vulnerability Management Has a Prioritization Problem Security teams rarely suffer from a shortage of vulnerability data. They suffer from too many findings, too little context, and remediation queues that do not reflect how attackers actually operate. A typical...
by Ron Samson | Jul 18, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Why alert fatigue is now a business risk Alert fatigue is not just an analyst morale problem. It is an operational failure mode that quietly increases dwell time, slows containment, and makes expensive security tools look ineffective. Lean IT teams feel it first...
by Ron Samson | Jul 4, 2026 | Managed Security
Internal SOC vs Outsourced SOC: Choosing the Right Operating Model Security leaders rarely debate whether they need a SOC anymore. The harder question is how to operate one well enough to reduce risk without exhausting budget, people, or attention. An internal SOC...
