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Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI): From Reactive to Proactive Security

As attackers grow more sophisticated and persistent, organizations are shifting from reactive defense to proactive strategy. That’s where cyber threat intelligence (CTI) comes in. ...

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Navigating the Rising Tide of Stealth Cyber Threats: A 2024 Perspective

As we navigate through 2024, the cybersecurity landscape is increasingly dominated by stealth and sophistication. The recent CrowdStrike Global Threat Report highlights a dramatic...

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ML in the Age of AI – Where ML Fits in Network Security in 2024 and Beyond 

Author: Ryan Mellmer, Plixer Software Engineer The world is currently in an AI (Artificial Intelligence) revolution. AI is everywhere today; in the news, in...

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Prevent Catastrophic Cyber Attacks: Lessons from 600,000 Routers Compromised by Mystery Malware 

Authors: Stephanie Kille​, Customer Success Manager and Austin Foster, Customer Success Manager Working in cybersecurity we have all seen our fair share of cyber...

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Preventing Data Breaches in Healthcare: How to Gain Control and Efficiency with Ironclad NDR and NPMP from Plixer

Author: Stephanie Kille, Customer Success Manager, Plixer Recent years have seen a disturbing trend of healthcare data breaches, with cybercriminals targeting organizations across the...

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Unmasking the Covert Threat: How Plixer Shields Networks from the Sophisticated Agent Raccoon

The digital landscape can sometimes seem a bit like a dense forest after dark, with new and unseen threats potentially lurking everywhere. That’s why...

The Essential Role of Network Monitoring in Network Security

Every year, there is a greater number of breach disclosures. Some do so for the first time; for other organizations, it’s the latest in...

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How Network Data Allows You To Detect DNS Attacks Like The “Decoy Dog” Exploit

In today’s complex cybersecurity landscape, the battle between hackers and defenders is a continuous chess match. Recent revelations about the “Decoy Dog” exploit have...

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Endpoint security explained: challenges and best practices for businesses

If you work on a corporate security team, endpoint security is an important framework to understand. After reading this blog, you’ll know the ins...

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Building a geo attack map with the Scrutinizer API: part 2

So far we have used the Scrutinizer API to build a dataset that tells us how many hits our top ten countries are getting....