by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
A firewall change is not just a network task Firewall rules are often treated as routine administration: open a port for a supplier, permit a cloud workload, publish a new application, or temporarily allow an engineer to troubleshoot a connection. In practice, every...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
The real decision is about operating responsibility “MSSP,” “managed SOC,” and “MDR” are often used as interchangeable labels. They are not. Each model assigns different responsibility for security tooling, monitoring, investigation, response, reporting, and...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
The operating problem is bigger than endpoint prevention Ransomware preparation is not a software shopping exercise. For a mid-market organization, it is the discipline of proving that identities, endpoints, backups, network controls, and decision makers will work...
by Ron Samson | | Email Security, Managed Security, Network Security
Microsoft 365 Is a Prime Target for Identity-Led Attacks Microsoft 365 sits at the center of modern business operations: email, files, Teams conversations, SharePoint sites, identities, devices, and third-party applications all depend on it. That concentration makes...
by Ron Samson | | Managed Security, Network Security, Threat Detection and Response
Why SOC measurement fails when it becomes a dashboard exercise Security leaders rarely lack telemetry. They lack a defensible way to show whether telemetry is changing exposure. A SOC can close thousands of tickets, report fast average response times, and still miss...
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,...
