by Ron Samson | Sep 8, 2026 | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security, SIEM and Log Management, Threat Detection and Response
Remote Access Is Now an Identity and Operations Problem Remote access is no longer a temporary accommodation for traveling staff, hybrid workers, contractors, or outsourced IT teams. For small and mid-sized businesses, it is a permanent operating model that connects...
by Ron Samson | Sep 7, 2026 | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection and Response
Plan for operational security outcomes, not another procurement cycle Cybersecurity budget planning for 2027 should begin with a difficult question: what security work will the organization actually perform better after the money is spent? Many teams still build...
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 | Aug 27, 2026 | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security, SIEM and Log Management, Threat Detection and Response
Why SIEM cost is an operating model decision A SIEM budget is rarely wrong because the platform quote was inaccurate. It fails because leaders price software while attackers, auditors, and executives expect a continuous operating capability. In 2026, the bill reflects...
