State of security automation.

CSO Perspectives (public)

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, turns over hosting duties to William MacMillan, the Chief Product Officer at Andesite, to discuss the Cybersecurity First Principle of automation: current state and what happens now with AI as it applies to SOC Operations.

For a complete reading list and even more information, check out Rick’s more detailed essay on the topic.

Check out Rick's 3-part election mini-series:

Part 1: Election Propaganda Part 1: How Does Election Propaganda Work? In this episode, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses personal defensive measures that every citizen can take—regardless of political philosophy—to resist the influence of propaganda. This foundational episode is essential for understanding how to navigate the complex landscape of election messaging.

Part 2: Election Propaganda: Part 2: Modern propaganda efforts. In preparation for the US 2024 Presidential Election, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses recent international propaganda efforts in the form of nation state interference and influence operations as well as domestic campaigns designed to split the target country into opposing camps. Guests include Nina Jankowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of the The American Sunlight Project and Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber.

Part 3: Election Propaganda: Part 3: Efforts to reduce the impact of future elections. Thinking past the US 2024 Presidential Election, In part three of the series, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, discusses reducing the impact of propaganda in the future elections with Perry Carpenter, Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4 and host of the 8th Layer Insights Podcast, Nina Jankowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of the The American Sunlight Project, and Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber.

References:

Bob Violino, 2022. 7 top challenges of security tool integration [Analysis]. CSO Online.

Bruce Japsen, 2024. UnitedHealth Group Cyberattack Costs To Hit $2.3 Billion This Year [News]. Forbes.

Clay Chun, 2019. JOHN BOYD AND THE “OODA” LOOP (GREAT STRATEGISTS) [Explainer]. War Room - U.S. Army War College.

Michael Cobb, 2023. The history, evolution and current state of SIEM [Explainer]. TechTarget.

Rick Howard, 2022. History of Infosec: a primer. [Podcast and essay]. The CyberWire - CSO Perspectives.

Rick Howard, 2020. Security operations centers: a first principle idea. [Podcast and Essay]. The CyberWire.

Rick Howard, 2020. SOAR – a first principle idea. [Podcast and Essay]. The CyberWire - CSO Perspectives.

Rick Howard, 2021. XDR: from the Rick the Toolman Series. [Podcast and Essay]. The CyberWire - CSO Perspectives.

Robert Lemos, 2024. SOAR Is Dead, Long Live SOAR [Analysis]. Dark Reading.

Timbuk 3, 1986. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades [Song]. Genius.

Timbuk3VEVO, 2009. Timbuk 3 - The Future’s So Bright [Music Video]. YouTube.

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