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Security and compliance professionals are no strangers to complexity. From staying ahead of ever-evolving threat landscapes to navigating an expanding web of regulatory requirements, the day-to-day demands often feel like a game of whack-a-mole. Enter AI copilots—powerful tools that, when used thoughtfully, can dramatically streamline operations and supercharge your security and compliance programs. While much of the hype around AI focuses on futuristic capabilities, the real magic today lies in using these tools to augment existing workflows. Think of copilots not as replacements for security teams, but as force multipliers—always-on assistants that help reduce toil, improve consistency, and enable teams to focus on higher-value initiatives. AI Copilots in Action: Security & Compliance Use Cases AI copilots are no longer just experimental toys. Here are a few ways forward-thinking security teams are using generative AI tools—like OpenAI's custom GPTs and Google's Gemini Gems...

Despite the widespread adoption of DDoS protection solutions, disruptive DDoS attacks continue to make headlines. Why? Even "basic" attacks are bypassing established defenses, as evidenced by the recent DDoS attack on X.  Our analysis, based on over 100,000 hours of annual attack simulations, reveals that all deployed DDoS protections are highly vulnerable — gaps that often go unnoticed until an attack successfully disrupts services. With no effective way to address these weaknesses preemptively, organizations remain exposed. This article examines why DDoS attacks persist and continue to inflict significant damage. How Even Simple Attacks Bring Down the Best DDoS Protections In 2024, Cloudflare reported more than 25 million DDoS attacks - representing a 53% YoY increase. This growing number of DDoS attacks and their escalating cost from damage begs the question: What are we missing? And how can the risk of these attacks (and the damage they cause) be reduced?  Unlike oth...

Non-Human Identities (NHIs) are an emerging focus for Security Operations Centers (SOCs) in the age of automation and autonomous tooling. With many of the most recent cyber-attacks focused on compromising NHIs such as secrets, machine identities, and OAuth tokens, securing NHIs has become a forefront concern when protecting confidential information and other digital assets. The Problem Findings from recent research from Entro Labs indicate NHIs outnumber human identities in modern enterprises by over 92:1, requiring more extensive visibility and investigation throughout the enterprise to secure than ever before. The rapid proliferation of Non-Human Identities throughout modern enterprises has standardized security exposure as a de-facto practice of most organizations - While Identity Access Management (IAM) tools and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) processes safeguard human identities and manage their lifecycles (onboarding, offboarding, role changes, etc…), NHI mana...