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Infographic: Optimizing identity security and zero trust
This infographic examines how identity security and zero trust work together to build a stronger, more resilient identity fabric capable of defending against modern, AI-driven threats. It begins by underscoring that identity has become today’s true security perimeter. Traditional controls often fail against sophisticated, identity-based attacks—ma...
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AI-Driven identity security: Strengthening the fabric of zero trust
As identity threats evolve and AI becomes both a weapon and a defense tool, security leaders are rethinking how Identity security and zero trust intersect. The modern enterprise identity fabric must now account for not only human users but also a growing class of AI agents and non-human identities that act autonomously within business ecosystems.
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More Info Maximize your investment: Streamline cloud detection and response with Elastic Security
Cloud adoption is accelerating, and with it comes the increased complexity of securing multi-cloud environments. Security teams face challenges such as tool fragmentation, lack of unified context, and rising cloud-based threats, which hinder their ability to effectively respond to incidents.
Join our experts as they explore how Elastic’s cloud ...
More Info High-volume data sources for AI-driven security analytics
High-volume data sources are critical for providing key context into threats that may otherwise be overlooked — it’s time to recognize the value that data can bring. Thanks to new advancements in security AI tools, security teams can enjoy streamlined data import and alert summarization capabilities, allowing them to analyze and act upon their hig...
More Info AI without borders: Extending analyst capabilities across the modern SOC
The security operations center (SOC) is more interconnected — and more complex — than ever. As security teams manage an expanding ecosystem of security tools and data, the challenge isn’t just in detecting threats, but in harnessing insights wherever they live.
In this session, Elastic Security will share a practical approach to applying AI in ...
More Info Unifying security operations with Elastic: From data ingestion to threat response
Discover how Elastic Security brings together the full spectrum of security operations — from ingesting large volumes of diverse data to responding to threats in real time — all within a single, scalable platform. This session will showcase Elastic Security’s AI-powered workflows, including automated data ingestion, intelligent alert triaging, and...
More Info The Future of Cybersecurity is Passwordless and Keyless
Passwords and SSH keys are outdated, expensive, and behind the majority of breaches. This white paper shows how passwordless, keyless access replaces them with secure, temporary credentials that disappear after use—improving user experience, reducing operational strain, and delivering a faster path to Zero Trust.
What you’ll learn:• Why permane...
More Info Identity Governance Made Simple – Webinar
Discover how to simplify identity governance and administration (IGA) with our on-demand webinar, ‘Modern IGA Made Simple.’ Learn how automation, AI, and seamless integration can help you overcome manual processes, reduce risk, and achieve faster time to value. Watch now and take the first step toward smarter identity security.
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More Info The Essential Guide To User Access Reviews
User Access Reviews (UARs) are critical for maintaining compliance and protecting sensitive data—but they don’t have to be a burden. The Essential Guide to User Access Reviews offers a practical roadmap for executing effective and efficient UARs in modern enterprise environments.
Drawing on real-world insights from IT and governance teams, this...
More Info Why Legacy IGA Fails in the Modern Cloud Era
Traditional Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) tools were built for an era of on-premises systems, minimal application sprawl, and slower provisioning cycles. But in today’s fast-paced, cloud-first world, these outdated solutions can’t keep up.
In this whitepaper, you’ll discover:
Why legacy IGA tools fail in modern IT environment...
More Info The essential SOAR buyer’s guide
Navigate the SOAR landscape and choose the right platform
This guide is designed to help security leaders and practitioners navigate the SOAR landscape and choose the right platform, whether adopting SOAR for the first time or upgrading to an enterprise-grade, next-gen solution.
Download the essential SOAR buyer’s guide for:
Key consider...
More Info Secure the Future: A Framework for Resilient AI Adoption at Scale
Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly pivoted from a novelty to a strategic imperative in most organizations. The pressure to unlock AI’s potential is second only to the mounting sophistication of security threats that both use and target AI systems. With every opportunity, new risks emerge. How does your organization plan to harness this groun...
More Info Elastic named a Leader in The Forrester WaveTM: Security Analytics Platforms, Q2 2025
Elastic has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave: Security Analytics Platforms, Q2 2025.
Elastic Security enables teams to detect, investigate, and respond to threats at cloud scale, powered by the speed and flexibility of Elasticsearch — and grounded in a commitment to openness, innovation, and customer control.
In its evaluation, Forr...
More Info 2025 State of Detection Engineering at Elastic
Open security is the foundation of what we do here at Elastic Security Labs, and there’s no better way to demonstrate that than by sharing information that other companies may consider proprietary information.
Detection capabilities make organizations stronger and more robust — and the threat landscape has deemed behavioral threat detections a ...
More Info Security trends for 2025: Predicting threat evolution and defending by design
Rapidly developing cybersecurity events are driving security operation centers and technology vendors alike to redefine their strategies in order to adapt to the dynamic landscape. These advancements are shaking up security teams’ traditional workflows and establishing an evolved methodology for tackling a new era of advanced threats.
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More Info AI for SOC teams: What’s real and what’s next
Generative AI is transforming security operations, empowering practitioners to detect sooner, investigate faster, and respond decisively.
Elastic Security’s AI features solve real-world challenges: quickly onboard custom data sources, migrate SIEMs without manually rebuilding content, automate alert triage, and more.
This webinar includes pr...
More Info SIEM Buyer’s Guide for the Modern SOC
Security teams need a SIEM that’s ready for the AI era.
Our 2025 SIEM buyer’s guide explores the role SIEM plays in today’s modern SOC. The guide highlights key feature differences and flags important questions to ask vendors — helping you arrive at a solution that will empower your security program for years to come.
There are several key c...
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Holiday mode on: Building cyber team resilience through the winter
As cybersecurity teams head into the year’s most demanding months, the pressures of reduced staffing, nonstop alerts, and global volatility create a perfect storm of fatigue and risk. Holiday Mode On, a new eBook from CyberRisk Collaborative, SC Media, and CISO Stories, explores how leaders can turn that pressure into a catalyst for resilience.
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Infographic: Winter-proofing your cyber team resilience
The holiday season brings a perfect storm for cybersecurity teams — reduced staffing, nonstop alerts, and an "always-on" culture that makes it difficult to rest. According to industry data, 68% of security professionals say they can’t fully disconnect during the holidays, and one in three report performance dips from lack of rest in Q4. The result...
More Info A CISO’s playbook to communicating cyber risk effectively – templates included
Cybersecurity has become a boardroom issue. Regulators demand accountability, investors expect defensibility, and boards want clear answers on how security ties to business outcomes.
The challenge? Many security leaders struggle to translate technical risk into boardroom language.
That’s why Pentera created The GOAT Guide: Reporting to the B...
More Info From Breached to Bound: A CISO’s Guide to Identity Defense in a Credential-Driven Threat World
With over 80% of security incidents tied to identity compromise, CISOs must shift from patching weaknesses to eliminating them. This playbook outlines a defend-by-design strategy that binds credentials to hardware, continuously validates access, and closes off attack vectors such as stolen tokens, MFA fatigue, and session replay. You’ll find actio...
More Info Eliminating Identity-Based Attacks: A Device-Bound Approach to Making Account Takeovers Impossible
Identity remains the top threat vector. Attackers exploit shared credentials, weak device posture, and conduct session hijacking, phishing, and MFA fatigue to gain unauthorized access. This whitepaper introduces a defense architecture that removes these weak links by design. It explains how public-private key pairs stored on hardware, continuous r...
More Info Securing Unmanaged Devices: Extending Visibility, Trust, & Control Beyond Corporate Perimeters
Unmanaged devices — including personal phones, contractor laptops, and home computers — are one of today’s most significant blind spots in enterprise security. Conventional tools such as MDM, EDR, and VPNs protect managed assets, but they offer limited visibility and enforcement when it comes to devices outside organizational control. This whitepa...
More Info 8 Security Capabilities Your MFT Must Have
As cyberthreats intensify, compliance demands evolve and data volumes grow, the need for a secure file transfer solution has become more critical than ever.
Traditional file transfer methods often fall short in addressing these modern challenges, leaving sensitive data exposed and operations at risk.Join OPSWAT Experts for an exclusive Webina...
More Info State of API Security Report
AI adoption has made APIs the new control plane for agents, LLMs, and autonomous systems, yet most organizations still secure them with legacy methods. The result: blind spots, stalled releases, and rising AI-driven risk.
The H2 2025 State of API Security Report reveals how API risk is impacting enterprise AI initiatives and what leading organi...
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Cyber threat intelligence unpacked: Turning data into actionable defense
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is no longer just a tool for security analysts — it’s a foundational capability for every organization looking to stay ahead of adversaries. At its core, CTI is about collecting and analyzing data to understand threats and risks, but its real power lies in translating that data into actionable insights.
This info...
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How to build a security-aware culture with proactive cyber threat intelligence
Traditional awareness training has long struggled to prepare employees for real-world cyberattacks. While most staff can recite the basics of phishing or password hygiene, that knowledge often fails to translate into decisive action when live threats emerge.
This "awareness gap" leaves organizations vulnerable, with attackers exploiting human ...
More Info How CISOs should approach their identity security programs: a first principles guide
Identity security has become more complex than ever, with every new acronym promising to solve the latest gap — yet most organizations remain burdened with standing access, excessive entitlements and audit findings.
This paper shows how CISOs can take a step back and return to first principles. Instead of adding more tools, leaders can rational...
More Info A CISO’s field guide to unified cloud access
Built by practitioners, this guide helps CISOs and their teams assess where they are on the cloud identity maturity path. No fluff, no pitches—just a clear framework to navigate today’s fragmented production access landscape.
More Info The path to Least Privilege – a deployment guide
If you’re struggling with the tradeoff between strong security and developer agility, this is a practical guide to implementing Just-in-Time (JIT) access.
More Info The evolution of Privileged Access Management
This paper traces the journey of Privileged Access Management through three distinct eras—vault-led, bastion-led, and API-led—highlighting why legacy tools are breaking down and what modern environments really demand.
More Info From alerts to answers: transforming incident response with forensic clarity
The alert flood isn’t slowing down. Detection tools are everywhere, but knowing something happened is only the starting point. The real challenge? Investigating fast, proving impact, and closing cases with confidence.
This ebook shows why forensic-level visibility is essential to shift from guesswork to evidence—and why most investigation effor...
More Info Navigate the Future of API Security | Get the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for API Security & Management
In today’s digital landscape, APIs are the backbone of your business, powering everything from mobile apps to the generative AI services that drive innovation. But this reliance creates a massive and often unprotected attack surface.
The 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for API Security and Management is your essential guide to understandi...
More Info The Global Cyber Skills Benchmark 2025
Where 795+ cyber teams were tested—and what their performance revealed
Cybersecurity teams around the world are getting better. But not fast enough—and in some industries, not where it matters most. This year’s Global Cyber Skills Benchmark reveals a growing divide between elite performers and the average team. Foundational domains like Secure ...
More Info How to build a high-performance cyber workforce
Hundreds of security leaders fight a common, yet brutal, uphill battle: Translating security budgets into a high-performance security function. Despite the increasing investment in technology, we still see a 600% increase in cybercrime year-over- year. Why? Most orgs solve people’s problems (and security performance problems) the wrong way. They f...
More Info Developing the modern SOC analyst: A report on 360° upskilling
The rampant talent and skills shortage in cybersecurity is arguably most notable in SOC teams. Demand for security analysts alone is expected to be 150% higher than the average growth projected for all occupations, and it’s easy to see why: Migration to cloud technology and adoption of remote work continues to rapidly widen the scope and responsib...
More Info Third-Party Risk Management: Overcoming Security Program Challenges Guide
Developing the strategies and capabilities to address CVE’s is an important step toward better defending your organization from data breaches. This guide goes through the volume of CVEs, importance of timely response toward remediation, and how to prioritize them by importance.
More Info Critical Infrastructure Security
Resilient Foundations: Securing America’s Critical Infrastructure in a New Era
America’s power grids, transportation systems, water utilities, and communications networks form the backbone of national security and prosperity. Yet these lifeline systems are facing an unprecedented convergence of threats.
Foreign adversaries are actively probing operational technology environments, quantum computing is advancing toward bre...
More Info A Day in the Life of a Risk Operations Center (ROC) Analyst eBook
BlueVoyant Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) establishes a comprehensive defense for your extended attack surface by leveraging its world-class Risk Operations Center (ROC). The ROC, modeled after traditional security operations centers, quickly responds to and directs remediation across your extended ecosystem, providing expert-driven interactio...
More Info Securing AI in the Enterprise
A step-by-step guide for IT and security leaders
Securing AI in the enterprise is designed to guide readers through key strategies and tactics for the safe and successful adoption of AI within their organizations. Whether you’re facing a lack of AI governance, struggling to define priorities, or navigating a sea of hyperbolic vendor claims, thi...
More Info Automating GRC: A practical guide for security teams
46% of security leaders say spiraling regulatory complexity keeps them up at night.
GRC today is more complex and more critical to get right, yet harder than ever to manage. Regulatory demands continue to rise, and teams continue to be stretched thin.
But, when done right, GRC is more than a checkbox – it’s a strategic advantage.
What’s i...
More Info Application security
The mobile threat no one’s watching: What your apps are exposing
Think your mobile apps are safe? Think again. From everyday misconfigurations to hidden AI and third-party SDK risk, mobile apps are fast becoming a blind spot in enterprise security.
This infographic breaks down real-world breach examples and critical actions every security team must take to regain visibility and control.
Whether it’s a cus...
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Your customers are mobile first – is your security?
Mobile applications have become the frontline of modern business—driving customer engagement, employee productivity, and revenue at scale. Yet too many organizations still treat mobile app security as an afterthought.
This eBook unpacks the real-world risks posed by mobile misconfigurations, insecure APIs, and hidden third-party code buried dee...
More Info AI-Powered Security Management for the Hyperconnected World – Protect Complex Environments with Operational Simplicity
As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid environments spanning on-premises, cloud, and endpoint systems, traditional siloed security approaches fail to provide effective protection or operational efficiency. This solutions brief introduces Check Point’s AI-driven security management platform, designed to radically simplify and strengthen cyber d...
More Info The Modern Network Security Challenge: How to Secure Today’s Perimeter-Free Enterprise
Network security today isn’t what it was in 2005, or even 2015. The perimeter is gone; VPNs are being replaced by SASE and zero-trust; data centers, workplace applications and firewalls are meshes of cloud and on-prem deployments. Here’s how to update your network-security architecture so that it can be flexible, scalable and manageable enough for...
More Info What to Look for in a Consolidated Security Platform
Protecting modern organizations shouldn’t be done piecemeal. A unified security platform from a single vendor that incorporates network security, endpoint protection, cloud security, automated detection and response, threat intelligence, AI and zero trust provides a comprehensive, harmonious solution to security needs. Here’s what you should look ...
More Info Benchmarking the Future of Cybersecurity: Miercom’s Evaluation of Check Point’s AI-Powered Infinity Platform
This report presents the findings of Miercom’s comprehensive evaluation of Check Point Software Technologies’ AI-powered Infinity Platform, benchmarked against leading cybersecurity vendors. Conducted through rigorous hands-on testing across ten enterprise-grade use cases, the assessment emphasizes three foundational pillars:
AI-driven threat ...
More Info IDC Perspective Confidence Scores: Transparency, Intelligence, and Business Resilience at Scale
In today’s hyper-connected and complex enterprise environments, the role of endpoint management and data-driven decision-making is more critical than ever. IT leaders should:
Understand the strategic role of confidence scores in decision-makingLearn the key features and functionality when evaluating vendorsDiscover how confidence scores might e...
More Info The Growing Role of AI in Endpoint Management and Security Convergence
Organizations continue to face increasing complexity in endpoint management and security that is driven by the rapid expansion of remote work, rising device and OS sprawl, vulnerability management and incident response challenges, and continuing threats like ransomware. At the same time, the growing influence of AI and automation is reshaping both...
More Info The Interconnection Between People Process and Technology
People, Process and Technology are the cornerstones of all technological advancement within any organization. With the dawn of automation and AI upon us, how are industry leaders navigating the growing complexity, security threats and ‘the need’ for automation? This new research, in partnership with Chief Disruptor, acts as an IT pulse check – pro...
More Info Ultimate Guide to Endpoint Management
The Ultimate Guide to Endpoint Management is an A-to-Z guide providing a foundational overview for IT and cybersecurity professionals of all skill levels. Explore chapters packed with research and guidance, usable strategies and advice from industry experts. Plus, dive deeper into topics that matter most such as endpoint policies, the key componen...
More Info How Tanium gave AutoNation confidence after a third-party ransomware attack
When a supply-chain-style ransomware attack aimed at crippling an entire industry targeted AutoNation’s dealer management system provider, the U.S. auto dealer turned to Tanium for help. The results?
*Fewer tools and more efficiency*Stronger collaboration across IT operations teams*Faster threat response
Read the details behind the attack an...
More Info Tanium for Cyber Insurance
Managing and protecting the thousands of devices that are connected to your network has never been more challenging. Cyber insurance is a key tool to mitigate the associated risks.However, the underwriting process can be burdensome and result in missed opportunities for both the insured and the insurer.To alleviate this burden, Tanium has partnere...
More Info Family & Children’s Services keep systems secure with Tanium
"Every dollar we save is a dollar that goes directly to help people in our community."
Family and Children’s Services, a community mental-health center based in Tulsa, supports children and adults across Oklahoma with more than 75 programs, including family counseling, child abuse and trauma support, and help with substance abuse and addiction....
More Info Uncovering Threats to Your Mainframe & How to Keep Host Access Secure
Mainframes remain mission-critical for enterprises — yet in today’s threat landscape, they are far from immune. In this insightful webcast, Rocket Software Principal Product Manager Barbara Ballard examines the evolving risks facing mainframe environments, from insider threats and credential-based attacks to AI-driven deception and increasingly co...
More Info Mainframe Security Under Pressure: What Financial Services CIOs Must Know Now
With new regulations like DORA, PCI DSS 4.0, and NYDFS 23 NYCRR Part 500 coming into force, financial institutions can no longer afford to treat mainframes as isolated systems. Non-compliance risks are real—and costly. This white paper explains how these regulations directly impact your mainframe environment and what steps IT leaders must take to ...
More Info The Full Cost of Fraud: Why Financial Loss Is Just the Beginning
Fraud Hurts More Than Your Bottom Line
Fraud is draining more than just dollars—it’s eroding customer trust, skewing your data, and increasing operational strain. And as AI-powered threats grow, so does the impact.
Find out how modern fraud prevention protects more than revenue.
Understand the true business cost of evolving fraud
Disc...
More Info Fraud Starts with Identity—So Should Your Defense
Catch Fraud Sooner with Identity-First Detection
Today’s fraudsters are bypassing legacy tools with tactics like synthetic identities and AI-powered spoofing. Every delay in detection puts revenue, users, and trust at risk.
Learn how to integrate identity verification and fraud detection into one seamless defense.
Spot threats earlier wi...
More Info The New Rules of Fraud Prevention: Stop Fraudsters, Not Customers
AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic identities are fueling a new wave of fraud—starting before the transaction ever happens. Traditional tools can’t keep up, and the cost of inaction is growing.
Get a modern playbook for proactive fraud prevention. You’ll learn how to:
Detect fraud earlier by focusing on identity
Balance user experien...
More Info Elastic Security in Action in Public Sector
Public sector organizations are using Elastic Security to protect critical systems, data, and infrastructure.
In this ebook, we highlight 9 examples of government, healthcare and education organizations who are successfully using Elastic for use cases such as:
Enhancing threat hunting with machine learning
Protecting sensitive research d...
More Info Cybersecurity for Public Sector
Public sector organizations continue to be prime targets for cyber crime, given their responsibility for highly sensitive data, such as health records, intelligence information, student data, and citizen IDs.
Perhaps not surprisingly then, out of all industries globally, the education sector experiences the highest number of cyber attacks, foll...
More Info Does Your Zero Trust Strategy Have a Unified Data Access Layer?
In an ever-changing regulatory environment with increasing cyber threats targeting the public sector, adopting Zero Trust is no longer optional. But can agencies buy their way into a comprehensive Zero Trust strategy with one fell swoop?
Zero Trust is not a single product, but a strategic approach that requires integrating multiple tools, polic...
More Info Shining a Light in the Dark: Observability and Security
Unifying observability and security unlocks a holistic view of environmental health and behavior, providing security teams the insight they need to detect and deter threats proactively By converging your tools and data platforms for increased visibility, you can minimize blind spots and empower teams through:
Predictive maintenance – Organizat...
More Info EMA: AI at your fingertips: How Elastic AI Assistant simplifies cybersecurity
AI assistants for cybersecurity use cases are a force-multiplier for organizations seeking to navigate complex cybersecurity landscapes and optimize analyst workloads.
Elastic AI Assistant democratizes cybersecurity by transcending user expertise, providing even novice users with the ability to tap into advanced cybersecurity capabilities. With...
More Info Three essential elements for zero trust success
The drive for agility and improved data flow has fundamentally changed the way modern business operates. The shift to cloud-based applications has drastically expanded the attack surface, exposing businesses to new threats.
Because of this, organizations are migrating to a model based upon zero trust.
The concept of zero trust has been aroun...
More Info Best Practices for Executing an Effective and Efficient UAR
User Access Reviews are essential for compliance and security, but too often they drain resources, frustrate stakeholders, and still miss key risks. This guide shows how leading organizations streamline reviews, improve accuracy, and win auditor confidence with less effort. Discover the practical strategies and automation approaches that make acce...
More Info Why Legacy IGA Fails in the Modern Era
Legacy Identity Governance and Administration was built for a simpler time—fewer apps, slower change, and on-prem dominance. In today’s cloud-first, app-sprawled enterprise, these outdated systems can’t keep up. They’re slow to integrate, hard to maintain, and blind to the identity security perimeter that’s now your first line of defense. This whi...
More Info 2025 State of IGA Report
The Reality Check Every IGA Leader Needs
The 2025 State of IGA Report exposes a critical truth: despite two decades of innovation, most Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) programs are stuck in manual mode. Only 6% of organizations have fully automated processes, while integration complexity—especially with SaaS and cloud apps—keeps 82...
More Info Software bill of materials (SBOMs) — a critical component of software supply chain security
Many software providers build their applications by relying on open-source and commercial software components. In November 2022, open-source toolkit developers announced two high-severity vulnerabilities that affect all versions of OpenSSL 3.0.0 up to 3.0.6. Vulnerabilities like this will continue to occur. So how should organizations prepare? One...
More Info Tools Designed For Security Could Be Your Biggest Cybersecurity Threat
Digital transformation has changed how businesses operate, making them more agile and responsive to the markets they serve. But this transformation has come at a cost — a rambling web of software tools and applications, cloud infrastructures, and decentralized application services. And this complexity presents a big challenge to cybersecurity team...
More Info Protecting the IT attack surface while advancing digital transformation
What does it take to achieve excellent attack surface management in the age of digital transformation?
Protecting complex attack surfaces is difficult and often requires cyber tools that have complementary capabilities. Good cyber hygiene, effective configuration management that enforces cybersecurity policies, and continuous monitoring of cybe...
More Info 2025 Active Adversary Report
Our 2025 Active Adversary Report is here! Whether you’re in security leadership or on the front lines, strengthen your defenses with insights from over 400 cases within Sophos Managed Detection and Response and Incident Response teams. Dive into the latest attacker behavior and techniques.
More Info MDR Buyer’s Guide
Make an informed decision for your business
Businesses face a relentless wave of security alerts and determined attackers. With limited staff and resources, staying ahead is a constant challenge.
Managed detection and response (MDR) gives you the necessary 24/7 coverage, delivering always-on threat prevention, detection and response — keepin...
More Info The State of Ransomware 2025
Why do organizations fall victim to ransomware? How do they recover? What business and human impacts can you expect if it happens to you?
When you download our free report, you’ll learn how the cause and consequences of ransomware in thousands of organizations across 17 countries have evolved over the past six years. You’ll also discover insigh...
More Info Endpoint protection best practices to block ransomware
59% of organizations were hit by ransomware in the last year
Is your endpoint protection solution optimally configured to protect against these devastating attacks?
Read this guide to:
Learn how ransomware attacks work
Discover the five endpoint-protection best practices all organizations should deploy
Get top security tips to help...
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SOCs under siege: Transforming cyber defense in the age of overload
Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are under relentless pressure. Faced with an avalanche of alerts, an ever-evolving threat landscape, and a growing talent gap, today’s SOCs are stretched to the brink. But there’s a path forward.
"SOCs Under Siege" is an essential guide for cybersecurity leaders looking to reclaim control of their operations. ...
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Understanding core SOC roles: Building blocks of a resilient security team
This infographic, presented by CyberRisk Collaborative in partnership with Tines and CISO Stories, provides a concise, visual breakdown of the essential functions within a high-performing SOC.
From front-line Security Analysts and proactive Threat Hunters to Incident Responders and Security Engineers, each role plays a pivotal part in securing ...
More Info 2025 LevelBlue Futures Report: Cyber Resilience and Business Impact
In January 2025, we engaged with FT Longitude to survey 1,500 C-suite and senior executives across 14 countries and seven specific industries: energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, transportation, US state and local government, and higher education (US SLED). Our goal was to better understand cyber resilienc...
More Info SundaySky realizes 5-figure ROI with Skyhawk Security
SundaySky transforms how businesses connect with their customers through video, making it easy to create, personalize, and optimize video at scale. Supporting the largest brands in highly regulated industries, like healthcare, finance, and financial services, means securing their video content is critical. Threat actors could create nefarious con...
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CISO Top 10: Technology Priorities
The CISO Top 10 Technology Priorities for Q3 2025, developed by the CyberRisk Collaborative, reflects the collective wisdom and pressing concerns of today’s cybersecurity leadership.
Drawing from direct engagement with CISOs across sectors such as healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government, the list captures the evolving strategies that...
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CISO Top 10: Executive Management Priorities
As the cybersecurity landscape becomes more volatile and intertwined with enterprise risk, the role of the CISO is evolving from technical guardian to strategic business leader.
The CISO Top 10 – Executive Management Priorities for Q3 2025, curated by CyberRisk Collaborative, reveals where executive attention is shifting and why.
This quarte...
More Info The State of Identity and Access Management (IAM) Maturity, 2025
Identity and Access Management (IAM) Maturity measures how effectively an organization manages user identities and access across its systems. A mature IAM program ensures only authorized users access necessary resources, boosting security, reducing risks, and improving efficiency.
Most organizations are still in the early to mid-stages of IAM mat...
More Info 2025 Threat Intelligence Platform Buyer’s Guide
Cyber threats are evolving—so must your defenses. This in-depth guide explores what today’s security teams should demand from a modern Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), and why legacy solutions often fall short.
Packed with expert insight and practical evaluation criteria, this guide breaks down:
The critical role TIPs play in proactive secur...
More Info Using the Cyware Platform for Intelligence-Driven Security Operations Automation
In today’s high-speed threat landscape, traditional security operations can’t keep up. This analyst report by Dr. Edward Amoroso—Founder of TAG and Research Professor at NYU—explores how the Cyware platform unites threat intelligence and advanced automation to empower security teams with faster, smarter, and more scalable defense strategies.
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More Info Security Debt Is Weighing Teams Down. Here’s How 75 CISOs Are Fighting Back
Our latest survey reveals the root causes, rising costs, and strategic solutions CISOs are using to get ahead of operational debt and deliver results.
Security debt doesn’t show up in budgets, but it drags everything down — from visibility and coverage to efficiency and board confidence. We surveyed 75 CISOs to understand what’s driving it, what ...
More Info Don’t Let Security Debt Play You
CISOs reveal how security debt really happens — and how to stop playing defense.
Security teams are under pressure to move fast, stretch resources, and handle growing complexity. The result? Gaps build, fixes get deferred, and tech investments overlap — all adding to one thing: security debt.
In this snackable infographic, 75 CISOs share what’s r...
More Info Building cyberresilience:A survival guide for security teams
Is your organization resilient enough to recover from the next cyberattack?
Cybersecurity can’t stop every threat—but cyber resilience ensures your business can survive and recover when it counts. This survival guide for security teams breaks down what it takes to build a recovery-first strategy, with expert insights from industry leaders at Semp...
More Info Empowering Responders with Automated Investigation – A SANS First Look
Empower your security teams to respond faster, investigate smarter, and recover stronger. Binalyze AIR is revolutionizing digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) by automating forensic investigations, streamlining evidence acquisition, and providing fast, actionable forensic-level insight to security teams across the globe.
Forensic invest...
More Info Strategies for Minimizing Investigation Time and Complexity
In today’s volatile threat landscape, the speed and efficiency of cyber investigations directly impact resilience. This whitepaper explores the growing investigation burden placed on security teams, marked by talent shortages, tool fragmentation, complex infrastructures, and remote asset sprawl. While threat detection has improved, investigation ...
More Info Cloud Security
From noise to insight: Prioritizing cloud threats by exploitability
In today’s cloud environments, not all vulnerabilities pose the same level of risk—yet security teams are often overwhelmed by alert volume that treats them as equal.
This resource introduces a practical framework for prioritizing cloud threats based on exploitability, maturity, and service impact—enabling teams to reduce noise, focus on what’...
More Info The State of Identity and Access Management (IAM) Maturity, 2025
Identity and Access Management (IAM) Maturity measures how effectively an organization manages user identities and access across its systems. A mature IAM program ensures only authorized users access necessary resources, boosting security, reducing risks, and improving efficiency.
Most organizations are still in the early to mid-stages of IAM mat...
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Proactive defense: Shifting security left with DevSecOps
Security can’t be an afterthought—especially at DevOps speed.
This infographic distills the core principles of DevSecOps into a concise, easy-to-digest visual that every security-conscious developer, engineer, and CISO should have on hand.
Whether you’re just starting to integrate security into your CI/CD pipeline or looking to optimize exis...
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DevSecOps at speed and scale: A CISO’s guide to secure innovation
The pressure to move fast has never been greater—but neither has the risk.
As software development accelerates, traditional security models can’t keep up. That’s why organizations are turning to DevSecOps: a paradigm that integrates security into the development pipeline from the start—without slowing down innovation.
In this report, you’ll...
More Info The essential guide to workflow automation for IT teams
Discover how IT teams are transforming operations with workflow automation.
This comprehensive guide from Tines covers the evolution of automation, its benefits, and best practices for implementation. You’ll get practical insights, step-by-step instructions, and real-world case studies from companies like Intercom, PathAI, and Jamf.
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Computing is advancing at blistering speeds. With so much change, there must be a balance of innovation and risk – this means aligning the priorities of the line of business and cybersecurity.
In January 2025, we engaged with FT Longitude to survey 1,500 C-suite and senior executives across 14 countries and seven specific industries: energy and u...
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Deepfake-related incidents worldwide increased over 245% in 2024, with some regions seeing alarming growth rates of over 3,000%. When it comes to identity crime, organizations are playing a brand new game with high stakes and uncertain rules. Accepting that human eyes and ears are simply not equipped to accurately discern what is and isn’t real i...
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Managing security for cloud-native applications and APIs is a growing challenge. BBVA, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, needed a solution to protect its mobile banking services from zero-day threats and streamline API security.
With Check Point CloudGuard WAF, BBVA gained pre-emptive protection against zero-day exploits, enhance...
More Info Miercom Enterprise & Hybrid Mesh Firewall Benchmark 2025
Firewalls are a critical line of defense, but how well do they truly protect against modern cyber threats? The Miercom Enterprise & Hybrid Mesh Firewall Security Report 2025 provides a datadriven comparison of leading firewalls, evaluating malware prevention, phishing protection, and intrusion prevention.
Check Point emerged as the top perfor...
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Cloud security gaps can put your business at risk. The Cloud Security Health Check provides a free, expert-led assessment to identify misconfigurations, compliance risks, and vulnerabilities in your cloud environment.
Get a detailed report on your security posture and a live demo of Check Point’s cloud security solutions to see how you can enhanc...
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