Security data comes from everywhere, including firewalls, servers, endpoints, cloud platforms, and user activity. Each tool generates its own alerts and logs, but seeing how those pieces fit together is the challenge. That is where SIEM, or Security Information and Event Management, comes in. In this week’s comic, Joe and Maria talk about that very…

In cybersecurity, we spend a lot of time talking about prevention, with firewalls, encryption, segmentation, and endpoint security. But what happens when something slips through? That is where incident response comes in. Incident response is the plan for how teams identify, contain, and recover from security incidents. It is not about panicking when something unusual…

Every device you use to get work done is an endpoint, whether it is a phone, tablet, or computer. And attackers know it. If they can compromise just one, they can often move deeper into the network. That is why endpoints are such high-value targets in cybersecurity. In this week’s comic, we see what happens…

Intrusion Detection Systems, or IDS, are like the watchful eyes of a network. They do not block traffic the way firewalls do, but they carefully monitor what is coming in and going out. The goal is to spot signs of suspicious or harmful activity and raise the alarm so that security teams can respond. In…

In our latest comic, Michelle hears about a cyber incident on the hospital network. Naturally, she is worried about whether the imaging equipment she works with is safe. A quick call to Debra clears things up: the imaging systems are on their own separate network, so they are not affected by the attack. That is…

Ray notices something unusual in the logs. A VPN login from a finance account shows up at 3 AM. That is odd enough to raise an eyebrow, but unusual timing by itself does not always mean trouble. Brittany points out the obvious: sometimes people really do work late. The real question is what else the…