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Guides, comparisons and a glossary on MDR, SOC, CTI, NIS2 compliance, incident response and ransomware. Direct answers, field-observed proof, and the thread from concept to a real operation.

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AI SecurityCompliance

OWASP Top 10 for LLM 2026, MITRE ATLAS and the AI Act: the checklist

The ten OWASP risks for LLM applications (2026 edition), MITRE ATLAS and the AI Act timetable: a checklist for whoever has to secure AI inside the company.

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MDRCTI

AI in cyber defence: tier-zero triage, intelligence and oversight

How AI strengthens cyber defence: tier-zero triage cutting >90% of noise by day 30, 287 adversary profiles that name alerts, an AI Assistant in the portal.

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MDRCTI

MDIR meaning: Managed Detection, Intelligence and Response

MDIR means Managed Detection, Intelligence and Response: how intelligence inside the defence cycle weighs alerts, speeds response and anticipates attackers.

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Why
MDR

Why MDR is more than a SOC: response, not just the alert

Why MDR goes beyond a SOC: not just detection and alerts, but managed response that closes the incident. The SOC→MDR delta on times and outcomes.

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SOC

Why a managed SOC instead of an in-house one

Why choose a managed SOC vs in-house: the real cost of 24·7·365, the scarcity of talent and true coverage. When each option makes sense.

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CTI

Why a proprietary intelligence feed, not a resold one

Why a field-observed proprietary threat intelligence feed beats generic resold feeds: context, attribution and IOCs that actually concern your sector.

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Why
MDR

Why identity protection (ITDR) is a priority

Why identity is the new perimeter: session and token theft bypasses classic MFA. Why ITDR matters more than the firewall in today's cloud.

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MDR

Why EDR alone is not enough: the gaps an MDR service covers

Why EDR alone is not enough: the gaps it leaves on identity, cloud and network, and the alerts nobody handles at night. What an MDR service covers, 24·7.

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CTI

Why dark web monitoring: see the risk before the attack

Why monitor the deep and dark web: exposed credentials and data become early warning. Catch an access for sale before it turns into an intrusion.

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CTI

Why attack surface management: you can't defend what you can't see

Why attack surface management matters: exposed assets, shadow IT and forgotten services are the way in. Map the surface before the attacker does.

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Board
CTI

CTI for the board: what the CIO and directors must know

Cyber Threat Intelligence for the board: how CTI supports the CIO and the board on risk management, security investment, duty of oversight and NIS2.

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Guide
MDR

What is MDR (Managed Detection and Response)

What MDR is: a managed service combining detection (EDR/XDR, SIEM), threat intelligence and 24·7 analysts who contain incidents. Differences and who needs it.

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Comparison
MDR

MDR vs EDR vs XDR: differences and when you need them

MDR, EDR and XDR compared: what each is, what it does, who operates it and when to choose. Technology vs managed service, no marketing.

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SOC

What is a SOC (Security Operations Center)

What a SOC is: the outpost that monitors security 24·7 and handles incidents. In-house SOC vs managed SOC (SOCaaS), costs and when to outsource.

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Compliance

NIS2 explained: obligations, entities and deadlines

NIS2 explained: essential and important entities, security obligations and incident notification to the CSIRT (24h/72h/30d), and the penalties.

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CTI

What is Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)

What CTI is: collecting and analysing threat information to anticipate attacks. Levels, IOCs and TTPs, original intelligence vs resold feeds.

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IR/Ransomware

What ransomware is and how it works

What ransomware is: malware that encrypts data and demands a ransom. Double extortion, the phases of an attack and how to defend before encryption.

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Compliance

Data breach GDPR: what it is and what it entails

What a GDPR data breach is: a personal data breach, notification to the authority within 72 hours (art. 33) and communication to data subjects.

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MDR

What is an EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response)

What an EDR is: technology that detects and responds on endpoints with behavioural analytics. Differences from antivirus and MDR, and why it is not enough.

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SOC

What is a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)

What a SIEM is: a platform that collects and correlates logs and events to detect threats. Its role in the SOC, how it relates to SOAR and XDR.

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Guide
MDRCTI

Microsoft 365 security: threats and defence

Microsoft 365 security: the real threats (AiTM phishing, OAuth token theft, BEC) and how to defend with ITDR, anti-phishing and MDR on Defender.

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CTI

The role of CTI in cyber defence

The role of CTI in defence: how intelligence feeds detection, threat hunting, prioritisation and board decisions. From reactive to proactive.

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CTI reference

Who is on the other side.

Technical profiles of the ransomware groups most active against Europe: aliases, TTPs, exploited CVEs, extortion model. Kept current on what the European SOC observes in the field.

Tracked ransomware groups · Urgent response · What to do under attack · Managed ransomware defence

Governance

Cyber risk in the boardroom.

Security is a matter of governance, not only technology. The guide for boards and owners: which questions to ask, which numbers to demand (TTD, TTC, coverage) and how to read the answers.

Cyber for boards and owners

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