Traditionally the security information and event management technology (SIEM) basically depended on signatures to identify abnormal behavior, but with advancement in technology, SIEM is now able to offer new correlation rules and sophisticated models to detect abnormal events and behaviors. When an organization understands the SIEM rules, they gain the ability to customize the rules as well as add their own rules and models that […]

Cyber Attack Playbook A well-developed cyber-attack playbook should include protection, detection, communication, response, and recovery sections. The process of implementing a cyber-attack playbook in an organization mostly involves documenting the operation strategies that will take place during an attack so that different individuals know their responsibilities, how to respond, and procedures to follow. The protection section should explain the established cyber security structure and strategies […]

Threat Hunting Activities Threat hunting activities involve conducting security searches in networks, datasets, and endpoints to identify suspicious or malicious activities that available tools could not detect (Naeem, 2019). These activities are essential strategies to monitor information as well as systems for any available cyber-security problems. To implement the threat hunting activities, a company requires a cyber threat hunting program personnel who acts as the […]

Disaster Recovery Plan With the current advancement in technology, most business organizations now rely on information technology (IT) to process their information effectively. With its use, they can face a disaster such as a data breach, virus attack, or physical attack. The process of implementing the disaster recovery plan in an organization involves conducting various steps. The first step is to identify the major assets […]

Business Continuity Plan Unlike the disaster recovery plan, the business continuity plan covers how an organization will continue its business operation after a disaster has taken place. It is more detailed than the disaster recovery plan since it covers the contingency plan, business processes, assets available, human resources, and organizations’ business partners. The organization that does not have business continuity can start by evaluating their […]

The Evolution of Ritual: Origins, structure, and functions Blog: Different funeral rituals between cultures Rituals have the power to evolve and tend to vary from one culture to the other. The term ritual can be defined as a series of activities involving words, actions, gestures, or objects respected in a certain culture and have to be performed with respect to cultural values (Irion, 2019). Among […]

Different funeral rituals between cultures Rituals have the power to evolve and tend to vary from one culture to the other. The term ritual can be defined as a series of activities involving words, actions, gestures, or objects respected in a certain culture and have to be performed with respect to cultural values (Irion, 2019). Among many cultures, death is not the end of life, […]

In Tibet, the funeral ritual is referred to as “Sky Burial,” and this is related to Buddhism, the dominant religion in the country. According to this religion, bodies should be given to animals as an act of charity or be cremated. As wood for cremating the bodies reduced, this culture evolved to adopt giving the body to vultures as n act of charity. Once the […]

In New Orleans, Cajun, and Lousiana culture, they have Jazz Funeral. The funeral ritual is blended from traditional European and African culture. During the funeral, they start with a jazz procession. Jazz as a music genre is unique to this culture but has been embraced internationally. The jazz procession starts from the church or funeral home as the mourners sing sad music until the deceased […]

The Evolution of Ritual: Origins, structure, and functions Blog: Different funeral rituals between cultures Rituals have the power to evolve and tend to vary from one culture to the other. The term ritual can be defined as a series of activities involving words, actions, gestures, or objects respected in a certain culture and have to be performed with respect to cultural values (Irion, 2019). Among […]