Author: Patrick McLean

  • Burnout and Alert Fatigue in Cybersecurity

    Burnout and Alert Fatigue in Cybersecurity
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    Cybersecurity workers operate in an environment where they must protect against the constantly evolving tactics of cyber criminals. Often the systems created to support defensive operations can generate excessive noise for analysts who must filter through a flood of alerts which frequently contain numerous false positives. When cybersecurity professionals face these relentless streams of alerts, they can… Read more

  • The Buzz Around Honeypots  

    In today’s ever evolving world of cyber threats, attackers are constantly adapting their strategy to evade detection, making the job of cybersecurity professionals a constant challenge. Each new defensive measure is met with new tactics aimed at finding a way around it. As the Irish Republican Army once remarked after a failed bombing attempt, “Today… Read more