The crazy IMPACT of the Data Lake

When we began building the security data lake solution, we had no idea that this solution would evolve and meet so many important needs for the enterprise. Most importantly, we found the solution is changing the way we approach security engineering. We didn't anticipate that we would be able to bring together multiple IT silos … Continue reading The crazy IMPACT of the Data Lake

The crazy IMPACT of the Data Lake

When we began building the security data lake solution, we had no idea that this solution would evolve and meet so many important needs for the enterprise. Most importantly, we found the solution is changing the way we approach security engineering. We didn't anticipate that we would be able to bring together multiple IT silos … Continue reading The crazy IMPACT of the Data Lake

Download the Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor

The Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) sensor can be downloaded from the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. The MDI sensor installation package is the same for Domain Controllers, ADFS and ADCS. If you have previously downloaded the package, you can use this for the installation, although I would recommend downloading the latest version for any new deployments.

Big Lake = Big Value

“Getting value out of your data lake” For the first time in the security industry, we are seeing security operations teams and data analytics teams working together. This positive development illustrates that security data has value to everyone and can be shared throughout a company. It is important to take control of your data destiny, … Continue reading Big Lake = Big Value

Data Transformers to the Rescue

ETL vs Log Forwarding - Why your security future depends on it! We are now officially in a new era of security engineering.  This era is characterized by big data analytics encompassing AI, machine learning, and data warehousing. In our previous posts, we discussed the need for security operations to have greater visibility into log … Continue reading Data Transformers to the Rescue

Automate your SOC – All in One

Solution Series for the SOC Automation Series Welcome to the SOCAUTOMATORS series on automating your security operations center. This series of blog posts will help you understand the value of assigning scores to your incidents and serves as an introduction to the Microsoft Sentinel Triage Assistant solution. 88 percent of organizations receive up to 500 … Continue reading Automate your SOC – All in One

Azure Security Data Lake

Harnessing The Power of Big Data Analytics and AI - Security's Future Welcome to the SOCAUTOMATORS series on building a Security Data Lake. This series of blog posts and accompanying videos will help you design your data lake and provide guidance on technically implementing the solution in Azure. Many organizations need to harness the power … Continue reading Azure Security Data Lake

Filling Up the Security Data Lake

Dam the Lake! The foundation of our data “dam” is a pool of information collected from multiple sources. Some data is ingested directly into the data lake storage account. Other data is ingested into the SIEM and later forwarded on to the data lake to meet long-term retention requirements.  Typically, 70% of data ingested into … Continue reading Filling Up the Security Data Lake

What to bring to the Data Lake?

“Yes – it’s more than bathing suit” Security engineering teams need to develop new skills to provide their security analysts with the necessary depth of data and analytics to perform their jobs effectively. Analysts require this data to be readily available in the SIEM during an incident. We must reduce the speed of triage to … Continue reading What to bring to the Data Lake?