Stories by Sarah Wilkinson
Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response
Last week
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vpns
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ransomware
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mfa
UK SOC spots Monday-morning conditional access failure from Germany, helps reset compromised Microsoft 365 account before attackers can strike.
Saving the weekend: How SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC stopped a Saturday night cyberattack
Last month
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firewalls
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data protection
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network security
SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC cut short a Saturday night cyberattack, spotting rogue ScreenConnect activity and isolating a compromised PC.
Visions of cyber attacks: The SonicSentry SOC in action on Christmas morning
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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network security
While most slept through Christmas dawn, SonicSentry analysts foiled a 3am brute-force cyber attack on a French client's firewall.
Solving the '3 AM Problem' with 24/7 cyber defence
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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malware
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firewalls
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ransomware
As most ransomware strikes after hours, small firms face a costly 3 AM security gap that only round-the-clock MDR can realistically close.