3 min
InsightIDR
3 Ways for Generating Reports on WAN Bandwidth Utilization
3 popular ways of getting visibility into WAN bandwidth monitoring, one of the most popular use cases for network traffic analysis.
13 min
Automation and Orchestration
OSSEC Series: Configuration Pitfalls
Synopsis:
OSSEC is a popular host intrusion and log analysis system. It’s a great tool,
and when configured and customized properly it can be a very powerful and
holistic addition to your environment.
In this article I will list a number of problems I’ve encountered while using
OSSEC over the years. Many of these are the result of incomplete documentation.
The purpose of this article is to save you time if you’re having trouble getting
things working while doing similar tasks.
Pitfalls:
A gro
5 min
IT Ops
Get your work done even faster with the Logentries REST API
Now you can get your work done even faster by automating tasks with the
Logentries REST API. With the ability to programmatically query data, manage
users, create alerts and integrate third party tools, it’s now easier to finish
the job and get on with your day.
Table of contents
* Query API- Example Usage
* Team and User Management API- Example Usage
* Tags and Alerts API- Example Usage
* LeExportPy- Read More
* LeCLI- Read More
On-demand Webinar
Interested in learning more about the
4 min
Automation and Orchestration
Secure Password Storage in Web Apps
Synopsis
We like writing web applications. Increasingly, software that might have once
run as a desktop application now runs on the web. So how do we properly
authenticate users in web contexts? Passwords, of course! Let’s look at how to
handle password authentication on the web.
What not to do
It’s very tempting to use plaintext authentication for web applications. Let’s
whip up a quick python web server that we’ll use to test authentication. Let’s
say we want to provide access to magic number
5 min
Komand
5 Reasons Companies Are Losing Security Talent (And What to Do)
It’s hard enough finding security talent, but losing the talent you already have
can be a particularly painful blow. That’s why we’ve put together a quick guide
to help you:
* Address some of the underlying causes of attrition
* Increase retention of your security talent
* Solve the security gap at your organization
Here are five common talent-retention challenges and how to address them
head-on.
Challenge #1: Constrained Budgets and Disproportionate Strategy
According to Kaspersky Labs, 8
5 min
Komand
Filtering and Automated Decisions with PEG.js and React-Mentions
Here at Komand, we needed an intuitive way to filter data from a trigger step.
When automating security operations and processes, sometimes you don’t want a
workflow to start on every trigger. Splunk logs may be firing off millions of
events, but running a workflow for each one may not really be what you need. If
we were to set up a privilege escalation rule in Sysdig Falco and index it in
Splunk, we would want to run a specific workflow for that rule, but a separate
workflow for detecting SQ
5 min
IT Ops
Hashing Infrastructures
Engineers in fast moving, medium to large scale infrastructures in the cloud are
often faced with the challenge of bringing up systems in a repeatable, fast and
scalable way. There are currently tools which aid engineers in accomplishing
this task e.g. Convection, Terraform, Saltstack, Chef, Ansible, Docker. Once the
system is brought up there is a maintenance challenge of continually deploying
and destroying the resources. What if we can hash the inputs for describing an
infrastructure, where
3 min
Komand
Defining the Roles & Responsibilities of Your Security Team
Muddling together security responsibilities often leads to tasks falling through
the cracks. Instead, organizations should be as clear as possible about which
member of the security staff is responsible for which tasks. Moreover, the
division of those tasks should reflect the unique capabilities and strengths of
each team member.
For instance, SOC personnel should be given tasks that require immediate
attention, such as alert handling and incident response. Security engineers, on
the other hand
3 min
Komand
Does Security Automation Mean SOC Employees Will Be Obsolete?
Telephones, computers, and robots all have one thing in common: People thought
they’d replace the need for human input, putting us all out of a job. On the
contrary, these technologies were widely embraced once the public realized what
their true purpose was: to automate tedious work and enable us to do things we
actually enjoy doing, and faster, too. The same benefits apply to security
operations, and this is a great thing for security operations centers (SOCs)
[https://www.rapid7.com/fundament
3 min
IT Ops
4 Potential Security Issues Raised By Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go is a phenomenon. The game is objectively a success and has been
breaking mobile gaming records almost weekly. The game’s current success is
without being open in some significant markets and it shows no signs of slowing.
It is important to remind players to take measures to protect your company’s
interests when playing.
Pokémon Go is an Augmented Reality game. Players see the game’s fictional world
on top of everyday reality. Augmented Reality manifests in several ways: from
import
3 min
Komand
A Framework for Selecting and Implementing Security Tools Today
Security products are often purchased to either mark a compliance checkbox, have
the newest, shiniest tool on the market, or because of a great vendor pitch, but
those reasons don’t support a strategic approach to security posture.
With so many technologies out there today, we put together a simple and
straightforward framework you can use to make signal out of noise and select the
technology that fits your unique needs.
1. Hire People First
A big misstep that many organizations make is pickin
10 min
Komand
Building a Simple CLI Tool with Golang
Go offers a simple way to build command-line tools using only standard
libraries. So I put together a step-by-step example to help walk you through the
process.
To write a Go program, you’ll need Go setup up on your computer
[https://golang.org/doc/install]. If you’re not familiar with Go and want to
spend a little extra time learning, you can take the Go tour
[https://tour.golang.org/welcome/1] to get started!
In this example, we’ll create a command-line tool called stringparse, that will
cou
4 min
Automation and Orchestration
Bro Series: The Programming Language
Synopsis:
Bro [https://www.bro.org/]is a network security monitoring platform. The reason
for calling it a platform is due to the fact that Bro is a domain specific
programming language and a collection of tools and APIs. Together, they comprise
a platform for network monitoring. In this article, we will attempt to solidify
the fact that Bro is a language by using it as such.
Data Types
The Bro scripting language supports the following built-in types
[https://www.bro.org/sphinx/script-reference
1 min
IT Ops
Integrating Logentries with OpsGenie: 3 Easy Steps
Real-time alerts [https://logentries.com/product/alerting-and-reporting/] are
only as good as their ability to successfully reach their intended audience. If
an alert recipient only checks email once every several hours, email alerts
would not be well suited for real-time notification.
It’s for this reason that Logentries makes it easy to integrate with popular 3rd
party tools that DevOps professionals are already using, including Slack
[https://docs.logentries.com/docs/partner-notifications#
8 min
Komand
Defender Spotlight: April C. Wright of Verizon Enterprise Services
Welcome to Defender Spotlight! In this weekly blog series, we interview
cybersecurity defenders of all varieties about their experience working in
security operations. We’ll inquire about their favorite tools, and ask advice on
security topics, trends, and other know-how._
Today, we're talking with April Wright. She is currently working for Verizon
Enterprise Services as a Security Program Lead, and is a fellow lover of
security defenses. April is devoted to teaching, creating, learning, and he