hackerxbella | Allie Mellen
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Principal analyst @Forrester bringing cyberattacks into the context of today's biggest global events infosec, opinionated human - tweets = mine
New York, USA
Joined July 2018
So this one is *a bit* promotional but we are doing a very fun #AI #SOC webinar with Allie Mellen (@hackerxbella) and I think you should listen in :-)
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In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, weāve learned to live with a constant churn of buzzwords. Remember the good old days of "Big Data," "Next-Gen" everything, and the brief, bright explosion...
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Fun webinar with Forrester coming soon! The Agentic #SOC: Humans, Agents, and the Future of Defense https://t.co/6kIh5dB8yq (@hackerxbella @anton_chuvakin )
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In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, weāve learned to live with a constant churn of buzzwords. Remember the good old days of "Big Data," "Next-Gen" everything, and the brief, bright explosion...
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"For example, when telling DeepSeek-R1 that it was coding for an industrial control system based in Tibet, the likelihood of it generating code with severe vulnerabilities increased to 27.2%." this research from @CrowdStrike is wild.
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CrowdStrike researchers reveal how trigger words cause DeepSeek-R1 to generate vulnerable codeāexposing new AI-driven risks in software development.
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great piece in @ITBrew by Billy Hurley, looking back a year later -
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The impacts of last yearās CrowdStrike disruption from IT pros who experienced it.
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"Gold Rush Or Foolās Gold? How To Evaluate Security Toolsā Generative AI Claims" https://t.co/H6jZiC6oaJ <-a very fun read from @hackerxbella
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Generative AI features and products for security are gaining significant traction in the market. Knowing how to evaluate them, however, remains a mystery. What makes a good AI feature? How do we know...
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Sometimes, GenAI features are useful. Others are useless, and worse, sometimes just wrong. š¾ When software is non-deterministic, we need new ways to evaluate its utility, the trust we should put in it, and how we should plan to pay for it. Read more: https://t.co/VEvn7cIVrH
forrester.com
Generative AI features and products for security are gaining significant traction in the market. Knowing how to evaluate them, however, remains a mystery. What makes a good AI feature? How do we know...
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āļø āAI isnāt going to replace you. But if you donāt use it, someone will because theyāre using it well.ā @hackerxbella The modern SOC is built on curiosity, not tiers. šFull episode on Cloud Security Podcast #AISecurity #SOC
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Big News! The 2nd Edition of The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway is available to pre-order! The book brings $BRK history current with 25,000 words of new material covering important major events over the past half-decade, including the maturing Apple investment,
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š¤ āMost SOCs use query translation, incident summarization, maybe a chatbot⦠those are the least interesting use cases.ā - @hackerxbella Real power = investigation & triage agents. š Full episode on Cloud Security Podcast #AISecurity #SO
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š” āBeing an L1 was always a rite of passage⦠because it burns you out.ā - @hackerxbella AI wonāt replace SOC analysts. Itāll remove the repetitive parts that made them quit. šFull episode on Cloud Security Podcast #AISecurity #SOC
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š āThis is a moment of reset for the SOC.ā Massive change in data, AI, and ops. The next five years are going to be wild. šFull episode on Cloud Security Podcast #AISecurity #SOC @hackerxbella
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šØ SOC teams arenāt evolving fast enough for AI. We spoke to Allie Mellen (@forrester ): āNo one knows how to secure AI⦠this is a reset.ā ā” Why L1 ā L3 is breaking down š How AI reshapes detection engineering š§ Full episode LIVE tomorrow š #AISecurity @hackerxbella
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$2.0+ billion dollars, 8 vendors, 8 acquisitions in 18 months. Thereās a securing AI feeding frenzy happening in cybersecurity that is reshaping vendor platforms.Give this a read to find out why it matters and what it means: https://t.co/yLP084EjKu via @Forrester
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Explore how recent cybersecurity acquisitions are transforming AI security. Learn what CISOs must do to manage enterprise risk, vendor consolidation, and new threats such as prompt injection.
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There are big differences between invoking AI in an application, building an AI agent, and building an agentic system. These terms are being conflated, and itās confusing the market at a time when we ALL need to understand this stuff. Read our explainer:
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Get answers to some common questions about use of generative AI and agentic AI in security tools to bring clarity to a confusing topic.
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š„ SURVEY REMINDER: If you have not filled out our research survey on how generative AI is and will be used in security tools, PLEASE DO SO!! š„ Deadline is THIS FRIDAY!! https://t.co/t10WV9eBhP
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Christianity and classical liberalismācan they coexist? Carl Trueman and Vincent Phillip MuƱoz debate the biggest questions facing American conservatism. Christian nationalism. Post-liberalism. Government's role in virtue. Where nationalism becomes dangerous. FULL
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šØHELP our latest Generative AI in security tools research! šØ VENDORS, complete this survey! PRACTITIONERS, if you are building genAI tools for your team or using them and want to tell us about it, message me! https://t.co/t10WV9eBhP
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The SOC has changed. AI is rewriting the playbook ā and weāre back for the sequel. š¬ At BlackHat 2024, we sat down with @hackerxbella to talk about how AI is reshaping the SOC. So much has shifted since⦠itās time for Part 2. šļø Coming soon on Cloud Security Podcast.
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My coauthor @Jess_Burn_ and I just released our work on security platforms. We don't attempt to articulate all the various products that comprise a platform. Instead, we focus on the components, outcomes, and benefits. Give the blog a read! https://t.co/EaSnZCoSVl via @Forrester
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Not all security platforms are created equal. Get five tips on how to separate real platforms from glorified product bundles.
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I'm very excited to announce that the Forrester Wave: Security Analytics Platforms 2025 is now LIVE! š„ š„ š„ Read the blog (and the full report!) here:
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Find out how the new Forrester Waveā¢: Security Analytics Platforms illustrates the competition between legacy SIEM vendors are XDR providers.
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In spite of Fed cuts rates still climb, a global bond bust in real-time, stocks forced to reflect, a debt gone unchecked, see confidence turn on a dime.
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