False Positive or First Sign of a Breach? How Tier 1 SOC Analysts Can Tell the Difference Faster

Imagine a Tier 1 analyst receiving an alert: an employee’s laptop has connected to an unfamiliar domain.  The detection is not dramatic. No ransomware note. No obvious malware verdict. No endpoint isolation. Just a domain, an IP address, a timestamp, and a medium-severity alert.  The analyst opens a reputation service in one tab. The result is inconclusive. A […] The post False Positive or First Sign of a Breach? How Tier 1 SOC Analysts Can Tell the Difference Faster  appeared first on Cyber Security News.