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Russian Roulette Network Security

The concept of Russian Roulette Network Security graphically describes the notion that you come into work every day put a bullet in the chamber and spin it... As you manually search for "suspicious activity" in your log files, you're asking yourself the question "Is today going to be the day I discover that I've been hacked?"  Sadly, even if you were hacked, the odds aren’t good that this kind of "log analysis" would reveal it.

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Slow And Silent Targeted Attacks On the Rise

This headline from a recent Dark Reading article is important.  The reality is that stealing identity and credit card data is big business. Thieves aren't interested in attracting attention. Their goal is simple – steal as much money as they can without being detected. Unfortunately, the article suggests that the solution for dealing with this threat is keeping log data for longer periods of time to provide a broader set of historical data for analysis.

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INDUSTRY SHAKEUP

High Tower Software was the first to fall, closing their doors in November.  The company chose to not provide any notice to customers -- before or after it ceased operations.   How long will the VC’s continue to fund companies with products that customers don’t want?

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Economic Uncertainty? Maybe it’s a Good Thing…

It's likely that the downturn will lead to the disappearance of many of the marginal SIEM and log management products on the market – a bit of 'Natural Selection' in action. This is the best possible news for consumers. They'll get better products for better prices.

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Are SIEM and Log Management the same thing?

This was the title of a recent NetworkWorld article that addressed a frequent question that companies ask when looking for solutions to network security, network management and regulatory compliance issues.

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