The human challenges of dealing with security alert backlogs [Q&A]

Most security teams experience some level of alert overload, struggling to prioritize the issues demanding immediate attention from those that are less pressing. This can lead to a backlog of problems to be dealt with and consequent stress on team members. We talked to Yoav Nathaniel, CEO and co-founder of Silk Security, about why alert backlog is a people problem rather than a technological problem and how IT and security teams can overcome this challenge. BN: Why do alert backlogs build up in the first place? YN: The simple answer is that the number of alerts that detection tools generate… [Continue Reading]