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 | 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 24, 2026 | SIEM and Log Management, Threat Detection and Response
Third-Party Access Is a Business Requirement, Not an Exception Vendors need access to systems for legitimate reasons: maintaining production applications, supporting cloud platforms, processing payroll, servicing industrial equipment, reviewing financial records, or...
by Ron Samson | Aug 20, 2026 | SIEM and Log Management, Threat Detection and Response
The Real Cost of a Noisy SIEM False positives are not merely an analyst annoyance. They consume investigation capacity, delay response to credible threats, and train teams to distrust the very platform intended to protect the business. When every privileged login,...
by Ron Samson | | SIEM and Log Management, Threat Detection and Response, Threat Insight
MFA is essential, but it is not a detection strategy Multi-factor authentication is one of the most important controls an organization can deploy. It blocks a large share of opportunistic password attacks, reduces the value of reused credentials, and supports modern...
by Ron Samson | Jul 27, 2026 | SIEM and Log Management
The real cost begins after ingestion Most organizations do not abandon internal SIEM operations because they dislike log collection. They do it because collecting the data is only the first operational commitment. Every new firewall, cloud workload, identity platform,...
