Working daily with cybersecurity teams across diverse enterprises, from finance to high-end manufacturing, we’ve observed a pervasive phenomenon: the ever-expanding security toolkit. While an impressive array of EDR, XDR, WAF, and API gateways now exists, a shared anxiety often lurks…
There’s a strange phenomenon in our cybersecurity community, and I wonder if others feel the same way: we’re working incredibly hard, yet our management often perceives us as unproductive. When all goes well, we’re seen as a cost center, consuming…
It’s another Monday morning. The SIEM dashboard is lit up with thousands of new alerts. The hard truth? 99% of them are just noise—duplicates, low-risk events, or false positives. Meanwhile, your security team is sifting through this digital flood, exhausted,…
Anyone who has ever managed a SOC keeps a mental ledger of where the team’s time is spent. The biggest line item on that ledger, without a doubt, is the time wasted validating the authenticity of SIEM alerts. Every day,…
01.The AI Takeover: A Revolution in Cyber Offense is Already Here. Two recent shifts have shaken up the security world and here’s why they matter for your team: The message is clear: AI-driven attacks are no longer a theoretical threat.…
If you’re running an in-house security team, you know the struggle is real. Year after year, we champion the importance of security. The budget is approved, the new appliances are installed, the talent is hired, and the team works around…
In client-side organizations, measuring the return on investment (ROI) of security spending often feels like an “unaccountable equation.” While we all recognize the critical importance of security, demonstrating the value of security efforts clearly and persuasively to senior management and…
The Myth of Vanity Metrics After years of working in the security field, we’ve observed a common phenomenon: many organizations overly rely on “vanity metrics” when measuring security effectiveness. These metrics may look impressive on the surface—such as the number…
In today’s digitally driven business landscape, organizations in Singapore invest heavily in security defenses, deploying advanced security products and policies. Yet, a common uncertainty plagues many leaders: “Are our deployed security policies truly effective?” “Do our system configurations align with…
Overview The Lazarus Group (also known as APT38) is an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group associated with the North Korean government, active in the fields of cyber espionage and cybercrime. Since 2009, this group has launched multiple major cyberattacks on…
Gartner’s recently released Market Guide for Adversarial Exposure Validation (March 2025) reveals important changes in the field of security validation. This article will analyze these key findings and their impact on your organization’s security strategy, and explore why continuous threat…
A recent study published on arXiv of Cornell University reveals a concerning fact: Even when implementing the most comprehensive security frameworks in the market, enterprises still struggle to defend against major supply chain attacks such as those of SolarWinds, log4j,…
Amid the wave of digital transformation, the evolution of Security Operations Centers (SOCs) has become a core mission for enterprise security, playing a pivotal role in overall security operations. Security validation, as a critical component of SOC modernization, is redefining…
Introduction: When Security Defense Shifts from “Passive Response” to “Active validation” The security team of a large-scale bank once found itself in a difficult situation: handling thousands of vulnerability alerts every day. However, when facing a real ransomware attack, the…
This case originates from the security lead of a large enterprise’s customer service center. The center handles customer service operations for multiple business lines within the group, with daily service volume exceeding 100,000 interactions. Equipped with a comprehensive information security…
