You never saw it coming. No indicators of attack on your financial data. Then, you get a letter. Your financial information was exposed in a massive data breach. What do you do now? Your identity is forever at risk. Unfortunately, you can't change where you used to live, when you last
Security analytics has gotten a lot of attention in the industry the last few years. That’s not surprising. After all, security analytics can help organizations: Transition from reactive threat firefighting to proactive security risk management. Exploit all available security data to develop better insights and priorities. Maximize the effectiveness of
People come from all over the world to attend this highlight of the season. It’s been a tradition for decades. Hotels book months in advance. Traffic is horrendous in the city center. The coveted tickets can cost thousands of dollars, but tens of thousands of people are lucky enough to score them. In
There's a lot of chatter about analytics in the information security space. That’s actually a massive understatement. Analytics is a common buzzword, and if everyone's talking it, but how do you cut through all the noise? Who is doing what when it comes to analytics? It can be difficult to tell. As part of
What do you get when you add together: Two basketballs; six people wearing black or white t-shirts; and a chest-beating gorilla? Oddly enough, a great analogy for the challenges information security professionals constantly face (more on that in a minute ...). We'll be talking about security challenges of all kinds
Featuring a computer-savvy kid and Cold War intrigue, the 1980s movie War Games inspired more than one generation of STEM graduates. Sean Dyer is one Gen X’er who credits the movie for sending him on a path to where he is today as a cybersecurity data scientist. As the fog
International Fraud Awareness Week begins on Monday, and you know what that means. Our intrepid team of fraud experts is taking over the State and Local Connection blog! Fellow bloggers, get ready. Each day next week one member of the SAS Fraud and Security Intelligence team will post on a
