hackerxbella | Allie Mellen @hackerxbella
Principal analyst @Forrester bringing cyberattacks into the context of today's biggest global events infosec, opinionated human - tweets = mine hackerxbella.substack.com New York, USA Joined July 2018-
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$2.0+ billion dollars, 8 vendors, 8 acquisitions in 18 months. There’s a securing AI feeding frenzy happening in cybersecurity that is reshaping vendor platforms.Give this a read to find out why it matters and what it means: bit.ly/4pFgXjw via @forrester
There are big differences between invoking AI in an application, building an AI agent, and building an agentic system. These terms are being conflated, and it’s confusing the market at a time when we ALL need to understand this stuff. Read our explainer: forrester.com/blogs/your-top…
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🚨HELP our latest Generative AI in security tools research! 🚨 VENDORS, complete this survey! PRACTITIONERS, if you are building genAI tools for your team or using them and want to tell us about it, message me! forrester.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bQ…
The SOC has changed. AI is rewriting the playbook — and we’re back for the sequel. 🎬 At BlackHat 2024, we sat down with @hackerxbella to talk about how AI is reshaping the SOC. So much has shifted since… it’s time for Part 2. 🎙️ Coming soon on Cloud Security Podcast.
Just had another great conversation with @CloudSecPod !! Stay tuned for when it drops
My coauthor @Jess_Burn_ and I just released our work on security platforms. We don't attempt to articulate all the various products that comprise a platform. Instead, we focus on the components, outcomes, and benefits. Give the blog a read! bit.ly/4noztvb via @forrester
I'm very excited to announce that the Forrester Wave: Security Analytics Platforms 2025 is now LIVE! 💥 💥 💥 Read the blog (and the full report!) here: forrester.com/blogs/announci…
Is the SOC of the future autonomous? That’s the question we tackled with Tines CEO @eoinhinchy and guest speaker @forrester’s @hackerxbella in a recent webinar - and the discussion didn’t stop there. Read our follow-up Q&A: tines.com/blog/autonomou…
Today on the latest breach: the Florida bill failed to pass, but encryption is still under attack. Here's why we need to protect it (for your own privacy!): open.substack.com/pub/hackerxbel…
We just released our latest research: Top Cybersecurity Threats for 2025! Read the blog and full report for more info on these threats and what to do about it: forrester.com/blogs/forreste…
On The Latest Breach: stand up for other Americans. @C_C_Krebs is not a bad faith actor, he's a patriot. hackerxbella.substack.com/p/chris-krebs-…
Trump signs memo revoking security clearance of former CISA Director Chris Krebs and suspending clearances of any employees of SentinelOne where Krebs works. Trump fired Krebs by tweet in 2020 for countering the president's claims about election fraud zetter-zeroday.com/trump-signs-me…
how is the united states so much wealthier than all these countries that take advantage of us?
Last week, I spoke at the C2 conf on genAI in security tools. 🤖 The themes of the event were timely and provoked interesting discussion: artificial intelligence, supply chain security, and cyber hygiene. Read my thoughts on each in my latest blog - forrester.com/blogs/generati…
Here's why the TikTok ban is a mistake. hackerxbella.substack.com/p/tiktok-is-ab…
new latest breach is out! this week on attribution hackerxbella.substack.com/p/attributing-…

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