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Alert overload is slowing SOCs, pushing defenders toward outcome-based operations
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Alert overload is slowing SOCs, pushing defenders toward outcome-based operations

A Rapid7 executive argues that adding more alerts to a security operations center can actually slow response instead of improving it. The core problem is that attackers increasingly use stolen credentials and legitimate tools such as PowerShell, which produce noisy but ambiguous telemetry. The article highlights a real-world example in which attackers manipulated a help desk process to reset a…

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