Episode 27 — Enrich collected data with context so monitoring becomes decisively faster
This episode focuses on enrichment as the difference between “an event happened” and “an analyst can act,” which GSOM tests because strong triage depends on context that reduces uncertainty and speeds defensible decisions. You will define enrichment as attaching business and technical context to raw telemetry, such as asset ownership, criticality, environment, user role, geolocation, known-good service accounts, and vulnerability or exposure signals that change risk. We will apply the concept to exam-style scenarios where two alerts look identical but should be handled differently, such as the same login pattern on a domain admin account versus a low-privilege test user, or the same process execution on a crown-jewel server versus an isolated kiosk. You will also learn troubleshooting considerations, including stale asset inventories, inconsistent naming, and enrichment sources that become single points of failure, with best practices for validation, versioning, and graceful degradation when context is missing. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
