To carry out business, today’s SaaS organisations must demonstrate some level of compliance with internationally recognised cybersecurity standards. For SaaS companies, ISO 27001 is the certification that is most requested by customers. Obtaining such certification allows companies to demonstrate a systematic approach to information security supported by a credible commitment to employ best practices and continuously improve.

To obtain the certification companies must put in place an Information Security Management System (ISMS) conforming to the ISO 27001 standard. For SaaS companies, creating a basic ISMS should not require large investments. Knowing how to obtain ISO 27001 efficiently and an understanding of what a minimal implementation looks like is all that is required.

Agile has been spreading across several industries for many years now, with consulting companies promoting it since at least 2017. Through the vehicle of company transformations, agile methodologies such as SCRUM and SAFe are now being adopted by many commercial enterprises.

Cybersecurity teams are often at the receiving end of such transformations. Agile methodologies are frequently imposed by the business with little guidance. As a result, a solid understanding of agile fundamentals (and how to apply them to cybersecurity) is crucial to ensure security teams can successfully integrate these methodologies.

In 2023 the technology industry experienced a surge of open source LLM models being released. In the first half of 2024, many companies are now getting their hands on these open-source LLM models looking for ways to integrate them in their products and processes.

While the availability of open-source LLMs opens exciting possibilities for companies worldwide, for many security teams this poses a challenge: introducing these LLMs in a safe and compliant way within company products or processes.

Since being launched in 2019, Azure Sentinel has quickly secured a spot within the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) space. In a market dominated by Microsoft software, its integration capabilities with the Azure Cloud platform and the Defender endpoint protection ecosystem have provided the platform with significant competitive advantages. Moreover, its ease of deployment has subverted the timelines and complexity typically associated with SIEM implementation projects.

As more businesses look to migrate or adopt Azure Sentinel, security teams must be ready to support their organisation’s ambitions - a Sentinel lab can help get your team ready before the time comes.