{"id":2278,"date":"2018-10-31T13:54:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T17:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2018-10-31T13:54:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T17:54:31","slug":"cyber-threats-ghosts-cybersecurity-thoughts-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/cyber-threats-ghosts-cybersecurity-thoughts-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Threats and Ghosts: Cybersecurity Thoughts for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Halloween has been associated with horror and the altogether uncanny throughout the modern holiday’s history. For the most fervent followers of the mainstream version of All Hallow\u2019s Eve, Halloween can be seen as an autumnal <\/span>carnival<\/span><\/i> in the classical meaning of the word\u2014a day of reversals and subversions when normally suppressed passions for the macabre are indulged. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, if you have even a passing interest in cybersecurity, you\u2019ll discover the digitally macabre is a part of the enterprise\u2019s daily life. And without wishing to push you into paranoia, good reader, this is not a bad thing. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Digitally Macabre on Halloween <\/b><\/h3>\n

The most common and persistent issue modern enterprises and security experts alike face when trying to promote cybersecurity, shore up their defenses, or improve their platforms is one of <\/span>want<\/span><\/i>. Perhaps more accurately, it is a problem of <\/span>absence<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Millions of cybersecurity jobs are left vacant due to the absence of security talent and expertise in the workforce. Plenty of enterprise-level security teams suffer for want of higher budgets to invest in better security analytics solutions. Moreover, their efforts to secure their businesses are hindered by the absence of cybersecurity knowledge among fellow employees and executive-level leaders. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why does all of this happen? There are plenty of culprits, but the most likely are those found under the banner of what we term the digitally macabre: those specters lurking in the murky area between the analog and the online worlds. <\/span><\/p>\n

For this Halloween, we want to discuss two ghosts potentially haunting your security analytics solution right now: Resignation and Obsolescence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Resignation<\/b><\/h3>\n

This one manifests in odd repeated phrases, in attitudes unchanged by your pleads and research, and in prevailing corporate cultures. The most common phrases of this spirit include: <\/span><\/p>\n