Connor D. Mckenzie

🔥 The Margin Crisis is Real Margins across MSSPs and MDRs are collapsing. Labor costs are rising 15–25% YoY, while client fees stay flat. Every extra hour of analyst overtime erodes profitability 📉. Every departure costs 1.5–2x salary in replacement costs. This is not sustainable. Nearshore staffing offers a way out — 40–60% savings on Tier 1/2 roles while keeping SLAs intact. Read how:

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According to SentinelOne’s 50+ Cloud Security Statistics for 2025: - 45% of data breaches now happen in the cloud - 68% of organizations cite cloud account takeovers as one of their biggest risks - More than 80% of breaches involve compromised credentials, misconfigurations, or insider misuse At Permiso, we’ve reported extensively on how threat actors are exploiting these gaps—using valid human and non-human credentials to move laterally, escalate privileges, and operate undetected across cloud, SaaS, and IAM environments. What’s being missed: - Role assumptions across accounts - Privilege escalations in SaaS platforms - Abuse of service accounts and automation tokens - Lateral movement across federated and cloud-native identities Identity has become the most targeted and least monitored layer of the modern enterprise. And attackers know it. If you’re thinking about how to strengthen visibility and detection across your identity surface, take a look at the Permiso platform. It’s built to provide real-time insight into identity behavior across all environments—cloud, SaaS, and CI/CD—for both human and non-human identities. 👉 https://lnkd.in/g7iRM47M Feel free to DM me if you’d like a demo or a private threat briefing on what we’ve been seeing.

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U.S. SLTT organizations are working hard to strengthen their cybersecurity posture, even with limited resources. The MS-ISAC plays a critical role by giving under‑resourced communities access to threat intelligence, 24x7x365 U.S.-based SOC monitoring, and affordable tools that support operational resilience. Read more about how these services help close resilience gaps across the country. #MSISAC #SLTTCyber #CyberDefense

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Too many businesses assume their IT provider is handling cybersecurity until it’s too late. Cybersecurity today is far too complex to be treated as an “add-on.” What you need is a partner who proactively combines IT with a security-first approach. Learn how one business discovered the hard way why a trusted cybersecurity partner makes all the difference. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eBUSiYZy

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🚨 Vulnerabilities don’t take holiday breaks, nor does Axonius. MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) is a harsh reminder: the real risk isn’t the CVE, it’s not knowing where you’re exposed. This flaw lets unauthenticated attackers leak sensitive data straight from MongoDB memory. That’s exactly where Axonius comes in 💪🏻 🔍 Find every MongoDB instance across cloud, on-prem, and shadow environments 🚦 See which ones are vulnerable and exposed 📊 Prioritize and track remediation with real context CVEs come and go. Unknown assets are forever. Read the full breakdown + how Axonius helps 👇(link in comments)

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$4.88M per breach. 258 days to contain. 62% of alerts ignored. “Which 5% of alerts carry 95% of your business risk?” If your team can’t answer that, you're not protecting your organization  You’re just hoping your luck holds. After two decades in cybersecurity from OT networks to financial systems, one truth keeps surfacing: The problem isn’t visibility. It’s clarity. Your stack can have it all: ✅ SIEM. ✅ EDR. ✅ NDR. ✅ UEBA. ✅ Threat intel. And still miss the one signal that costs you millions. 📊 The hard numbers: Average breach cost (2024): $4.88M Time to detect + contain: 258 days 62% of alerts ignored due to fatigue SOCs juggle 90+ tools, but lack true insight Turnover > 25% annually from burnout We keep investing in controls but judgment remains the missing control. 🧠 What the best teams do differently: 🔍 Risk-Based Triage – Prioritize based on revenue, safety, compliance 🔗 OT/IT Correlation – Eliminate silos; attackers don’t respect architecture 📌 Asset Criticality Mapping – What’s truly business-critical guides the queue 🧠 AI Signal Extraction – Use automation to reduce noise, not create more 🎯 Kill Chain Scoring – Understand intent, not just indicators 💼 What that unlocks: A global energy provider shifted from reactive to real-time by deploying: Contextual enrichment Asset mapping AI triage The result? ✅ 78% alert volume reduction ✅ 46% faster MTTD ✅ $3.1M saved annually in cost of response + analyst efficiency 🧭 Ask yourself again: “Which 5% of alerts carry 95% of your risk?” If you don’t know, you’re not in control. You’re reacting hoping today isn’t the day. Cybersecurity isn’t about collecting alerts. It’s about knowing what to do when they light up. That’s the kind of leadership modern SOCs demand. #CyberSecurity #CISO #SecurityLeadership #SOC #RiskBasedAlerting #AIInSecurity #OTSecurity #SignalOverNoise #MITREATTACK #IncidentResponse #CyberResilience #CyberROI

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