Somerford Blog How Tool Consolidation Reduces Operational Complexity Author: Ben Norcutt Release Date: 07/03/2025 Ever felt like this before? Too many tools, too many dashboards and the complexity that comes from integrating them? You’re not alone; this is a common occurrence in SOC’s and NOC’s across the world and it seems like you wake up […]
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Somerford Blog What Does Splunk Attack Analyzer Do? Author: Jake Hammacott Release Date: 24/02/2025 In the contemporary digital landscape, malicious actors and adversaries are continuously evolving their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). They relentlessly innovate and devise increasingly sophisticated attacks aimed at circumventing the security measures implemented by legitimate organisations. These attacks can take various
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Somerford Blog Why Organisations Need Privileged Access Management (PAM) Systems Author: Ewan Brown Release Date: 03/02/2025 In the modern digital landscape, securing an organisation’s sensitive data and infrastructure is critical. Cyber threats are constantly evolving, and one of the primary targets for attackers is privileged accounts. These accounts hold elevated permissions, allowing users to access
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Somerford Blog What is SASE? A Guide to Secure Access Service Edge Author: Saul Mulcrow Release Date: 29/01/2025 With businesses shifting towards remote and hybrid environments, alongside the digital transformation of organisations, there has been a need for more secure and flexible network architectures. This is where we can utilise Secure Access Service Edge (or
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Somerford Blog How HashiCorp’s Solutions Suite Secures Kubernetes for Business Success Author: John Jarvis Release Date: 22/01/2024 Kubernetes has become a cornerstone of modern architecture. But managing it at scale, and securely, can be a big challenge. That’s where HashiCorp’s suite of tools comes in. From secrets management with Vault to service mesh security with
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Somerford Blog Why is Cloud Visibility Important? Author: Jake Hammacott Release Date: 09/01/2025 What is Cloud Visibility? Cloud Visibility is the ability for an organisation to assess and monitor cloud resources. From the actual infrastructure being run in the cloud, how resources are used and changed by processes and users, to the actual cost and
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Somerford Blog How Does Varonis MDDR Help to Mitigate Complex Threats Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 23/12/2024 The new Varonis Managed Data Detection and Response (MDDR) offering provides 24/7, 365 days a year service. MDDR combines the data security platform’s award winning threat detection technology alongside the Varonis team of cyber experts to investigate and
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Somerford Blog What’s New for Splunk Enterprise Security v8? Author: Ben Marrable Release Date: 11/12/2024 Splunk introduced many changes when releasing Enterprise Security 8.0, see the links at the bottom for more. One of the most significant is the language used within the technology. The idea was to standardise the terminology across the CyberSecurity Industry
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Somerford Blog What is the Somerford Technical Value Assessment (TVA)? Author: Becca Lambert Release Date: 21/11/2024 The Technical Value Assessment (TVA) is a new offering from Somerford Associates. Aimed at providing the customer with a full technical assessment of their current Splunk usage and provide a roadmap of how to maximise the value that can
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Somerford Blog What is the Data Presentation Layer? Author: Jake Hammacott Release Date: 23/07/2026 In today’s digital age, data is generated everywhere – from the computers end-users work on to sensors found miles below the ground. Every device we use and interact with creates a constant flow of information whether in logs, metrics or any
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