To help you investigate the vast expanses of the open, deep, and dark web, Authentic8 engineers used Silo for Research (Toolbox) to build a list of 21 useful tools that could make your research work easier and more productive. OSINT Framework indexes a multitude of connections to different URLs, recommending where to look next when conducting an investigation.

It also provides suggestions on what services can help analysts find specific data that might aid in their research. Few tools offers to perform reverse name, address and phone number look up and returns high-level information on any individual or business.

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The coronavirus pandemic required the UK government to take high-stakes decisions under conditions that make good policy making hard. This report examines decisions made by the government about three key aspects of its early response to the pandemic: the economic support package, Covid-19 testing and the commitment to run 100,000 tests per day by 30 April, and the lockdown and school closures. We examine how these decisions were taken and how that affected the outcomes.

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Security operations aren’t suffering from a “big data” problem – but rather a “data analysis” problem. A SIEM can be an incredibly valuable tool for the SOC when implemented correctly. Leverage the Log Lifecycle Poster to add context and enrich data to achieve actionable intelligence – enabling detection techniques that do not exist in your environment today.

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Today’s cybersecurity operations center (CSOC) should have everything it needs to mount a competent defense of the ever-changing information technology (IT) enterprise. This includes a vast array of sophisticated detection and prevention technologies, a virtual sea of cyber intelligence reporting, and access to a rapidly expanding workforce of talented IT professionals.

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The RSAC SOC team deployed the RSA NetWitness® Platform that included the RSA NetWitness Logs, RSA NetWitness Network and RSA NetWitness Orchestrator components for evolved SIEM capabilities, and Cisco Threat Grid, Cisco Threat Response with Talos Intelligence, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense IDS and Cisco Umbrella.

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