This IDC study features key insights from the frontlines of the Security Operations Center, surveying 356 IT security managers, security analysts, and security service practitioners.

Mandiant Threat Intelligence has detailed an ongoing cyber-enabled influence campaign we named Ghostwriter. We assess with high confidence that UNC1151, a suspected state-sponsored cyber espionage actor that engages in credential harvesting and malware campaigns, conducts at least some components of Ghostwriter activity.

Cyber threats to democracy are a growing global challenge for government agencies, elected officials and election campaigns. The election process involves the protection of many attacker-targeted technologies. The need for protection of election campaigns, election administration and election systems must include third-party and supply chain compromise assessment and mitigation strategies to adequately defend democracies and elections from influence, disruption and compromise.

This IDC study presents a vendor assessment of U.S. providers offering managed detection and response (MDR) services through the IDC MarketScape model. 

Combat the Cyber Skills Shortage looks at how the cyber security skills gap may be affecting businesses and their employees.