by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
Cloud monitoring is not the same as cloud security monitoring Most organizations already collect some AWS and Azure logs. The harder question is whether anyone can distinguish a routine configuration change from the first step of an account takeover, data theft event,...
by Ron Samson | | Managed Security, Network Security, Threat Detection and Response
Security operations metrics should prove risk reduction—not just SOC activity Security leaders rarely struggle to produce dashboards. They struggle to produce dashboards that answer the questions executives actually ask: Are we becoming harder to compromise? Can we...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
Basic configuration is not security operations Most small and midsize businesses complete Microsoft 365 onboarding with good intentions: multifactor authentication is enabled, default anti-phishing policies are accepted, a few administrators receive alerts, and users...
by Ron Samson | Jul 25, 2026 | Managed Security
Scanner Output Is Not a Vulnerability Management Program Vulnerability management fails when teams treat scanning as the finish line. A scanner can identify missing patches, insecure configurations, exposed services, and unsupported software across thousands of...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
Security Coverage Should Not Require Surrendering Control Internal IT teams are under pressure from both sides. Business leaders expect resilience, compliance, and rapid incident response, while attackers operate outside office hours and exploit gaps between tools,...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
Start With the Operating Reality Lean IT teams do not need another monitoring platform that creates more alerts, more dashboards, and more work. They need a security monitoring operating model that identifies the attacks most likely to disrupt the business, gives...
