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...
by Ron Samson | Aug 26, 2026 | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security, Managed Security, Threat Detection and Response
The operational gap between owning Falcon and operating Falcon Buying CrowdStrike Falcon is often the easy decision. Operating it continuously is harder. A license delivers telemetry, prevention controls, detections, and powerful investigation capability; it does not...
by Ron Samson | Aug 26, 2026 | Compliance and Defense Industrial Base Security
CMMC 2.0 compliance is not an annual event Annual CMMC preparation once revolved around collecting policies, interviewing system owners, and hoping the environment looked like the documentation during assessment week. That model is no longer defensible. CMMC 2.0...
