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    Gary Monti

    Gary Monti

    Gary Monti serves as Senior Vice President of Security Operations, leading the CyberMaxx Managed Security Services, Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Experience teams with an emphasis on protecting our clients through innovative solutions, with a philosophy of thinking like an adversary while defending as a guardian. MaxxMDR brings a comprehensive approach to continuous threat exposure monitoring, threat detection, and response with threat hunting as integral to preserving the business assets of CyberMaxx clients. Gary has served as keynote speaker for Networking in the 21st Century. Presenting at BlackHat, ComNet, InterOp, and Microsoft Global Summit. Also, a published author of Networking Complete (Sybex) as well as numerous trade publications. Check out Gary's LinkedIn.

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    We are immersed in Generative AI and Machine Learning, all related to cybersecurity platform enhancements.  Then, there is Agentic AI and Augmented Intelligence, associated with cybersecurity investigations. We continue to walk the continuum to Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR), with auto-notify, auto-escalation, auto-ticketing, and the oft-spoken, but seldom actualized , auto-response. Yes …  the narrative is seemingly shaped by those cybersecurity providers who’ve spent heavily in building their platforms, with a portal veneer that hypnotically attracts prospective clients, all hoping these same clients never ask the question … “Hey, wait a minute …. What do I get out of all this tech?”

    Welcome, friend, you’ve broken clear.

    CyberMaxx is ever mindful of the simple truth that it’s less about what we do and more about what our clients get. It’s right there in our Security Operations Mission: “Our clients will take confidence in the Security Operations team as the standard for business-enabling security services, delivering innovation and protection against cyber-threats, through a talented team of security professionals.”

    And this client-focused mission is purposely fulfilled by our values of Integrity, Trust and Enablement. We stay grounded in the simple truth that we exist to protect our clients. Our tools and technologies are a means to that end. Full Stop.

    By this philosophy, we are pleased to introduce our new eBook, where we share some stories in fulfillment of our mission, in service to our clients.  These ‘Tales from the SOC’ delve into our efforts to thwart an international ring of threat actors, requiring that we engage with government officials.  There’s a story of looking beyond what appeared to be a benign alert that proved to be a reconnaissance effort for a larger attack. Then there’s the case where we pursued a threat to one of our clients, where in the process of a full scope of compromise investigation, we uncovered others who were equally vulnerable.

    Ok, I don’t want to give away too much. Take a look, you will find these stories representative of our mission, and by this share in what a privilege it is to be defenders of our clients. You’ll also get the answer to that ever-important question.

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