2021 Detection and Response Planning, Part 4: Planning for Success with a Cloud SIEM

2021 Detection and Response Planning, Part 4: Planning for Success with a Cloud SIEM

This is the fourth and final installment of our series around 2021 security planning. Through this series, we talked to a previous CISO about how to tackle annual security planning, looked at driving more efficient threat detections, and also explored the benefits of greater SOC automation. In this post, we’ll explore how a cloud SIEM, like Rapid7 InsightIDR, may be more relevant and impactful than ever before.


Security operations centers (SOCs) are not unfamiliar with an uphill battle. The ever-growing complexity surrounding security and the industry-wide resource and skills gap have been well documented for some time. For many teams, these challenges may feel amplified heading into annual planning this year:


More team members are stretched thin and wearing many hats. An (ISC)² survey from earlier on in the pandemic found that the lines continue to blur between security and IT as team members are tapped to help fill gaps on both sides.
Teams are dealing with accelerated digital adoption. As organizations scrambled to stay operational, adoption of remote infrastructure and web applications surged. For example, Zoom has grown over 300% already this year.
There’s been more threats to deal with. Insider threats alone are up by as much as 47%. Whether it's due to BYOD, frustrated employees, deprioritized security training, kids installing games, or other shadow IT on devices, insider threa ..

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