Engineering | 8 min read
The power of orchestration: how we automated enrichments for AWS alerts

Automation is key when it comes to helping analysts focus on doing what they do best – investigating legitimate threats. Find out how we use orchestration to automate enrichments for AWS alerts.

Security operations | 3 min read
Election security: Why to care and what to do about it

Whether you work in security or are an informed voter (or both!), the security of our election ecosystem is everybody’s business. Here are the challenges our system faces and what we can do about them.

Security operations | 2 min read
NIST CSF: A new interactive tool to track your progress

There’s lots to like about the NIST CSF. Here are our practical tips for how to use it, plus a preview of a new NIST feature we introduced in Expel Workbench™.

Security operations | 10 min read
Applying the NIST CSF to U.S. election security

NIST isn’t only useful for corporations -- it’s helpful for guiding security activities around processes like our national elections. Our CISO’s got some thoughts on exactly how to apply NIST to election security.

Tips | 4 min read
5 tips for writing a cybersecurity policy that doesn’t suck

All good cybersecurity policies share some similar traits. Here are our pro tips for creating a solid policy for your own org.

Security operations | 4 min read
How to start a cybersecurity program (or restart one that lapsed)

If you're left holding the hot potato of a legacy lackluster security program, or are suddenly forced to protect your org and its data with less, here are a few quick steps to take to get cybersecurity efforts back on track.

Expel insider | 11 min read
Why Expel doesn’t do R&D

Check out how we’re challenging ourselves to approach R&D (innovation) in a new way and not just cut and paste processes from our past just because "we’ve always done it that way."

Security operations | 4 min read
What’s new in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) v1.1

In case doing a “stare-and-compare” of the original and updated NIST frameworks isn’t your idea of fun, I’ve highlighted three important changes here.

Security operations | 3 min read
Decoded: new changes to NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

NIST has polished up their Cybersecurity Framework. Our CISO, Bruce Potter, highlights three of the most significant (and practical) changes.