The Hierarchy of SOC Needs

The pain of alerts drowns out just about every other need and desire to focus on more proactive tasks. But what happens once you begin to wrangle the alert queue more effectively?

Three SOC Paradoxes To Fix in 2025

Reflections and takeaways from the 2025 SANS SOC Survey.

InfoSec Opinion Column #7 (July 14, 2025)

Consider it the Axios of what matters in cybersecurity. Or the Hacker News comments section, depending on the day. All hand-curated, no AI involved. This week: cybersecurity liability in the EU.

InfoSec Opinion Column #6 (June 23, 2025)

Consider it the Axios of what matters in cybersecurity. Or the Hacker News comments section, depending on the day. All hand-curated, no AI involved. This week: Moving beyond the tiered SOC model.

InfoSec Opinion Column #5 (June 16, 2025)

Consider it the Axios of what matters in cybersecurity. Or the Hacker News comments section, depending on the day. All hand-curated, no AI involved. This week: 2025 survey results for how security orgs are structured and compensated.

InfoSec Opinion Column #4 (June 9, 2025)

Consider it the Axios of what matters in cybersecurity. Or the Hacker News comments section, depending on the day. All hand-curated, no AI involved. This week: Applying the flywheel concept to cybersecurity.

InfoSec Opinion Column #3 (June 2, 2025)

Consider it the Axios of what matters in cybersecurity. Or the Hacker News comments section, depending on the day. All hand-curated, no AI involved. This week: CISA Guidance for SIEM and SOAR Implementation.

InfoSec Opinion Column #2 (January 31, 2025)

InfoSec Opinion Column is a regular summary of long-form, thought-provoking security content.

InfoSec Opinion Column #1 (January 21, 2025)

InfoSec Opinion Column is a regular summary of long-form, thought-provoking security content.