Blumira
Contact Start free trial
Login Contact Start free trial

The Blumira Blog

Security questions in. Working answers out.

Not a pile of posts: 800+ security guides, how-tos, teardowns, and product updates for lean IT teams, organized so reading leads to a next step.

Browse the shelf Get a Demo
01 Are ports open we can't see? How To Use Nmap To Scan For Open Ports 02 What will a CMMC audit ask? Your CMMC Certification Playbook 03 Why did the SIEM bill spike? Why Predictable SIEM Pricing Wins 04 Which alerts actually matter? The Complete SIEM Buyer's Checklist
831articles and resources
8topic routes
4formats
June 9, 2026most recent entry

Featured learning path

One route from "what is happening" to "prove it."

Four stops. Each one is stocked from the archive and hands you to the next.

  1. Understand the threat

    Read what attackers are doing to teams your size before it reaches you.

    Top Cyber Threats Facing Local Governments in 2026 SmartApeSG Returns with Unique Obfuscation Techniques

  2. Harden what you run

    Step-by-step how-tos for the tools already on your network.

    How To Use Nmap for Network Inventory and Asset Discovery How To Manage Windows Firewall with GPOs

  3. Evaluate with evidence

    Checklists and pricing teardowns for the decision itself.

    The Complete SIEM Buyer's Checklist Why Predictable SIEM Pricing Wins for Growing Organizations

  4. Prove it holds up

    Compliance frameworks, audits, and cyber insurance, translated.

    What CJIS Actually Requires (And Why "We Don't Have a SIEM" Is a Problem) 2026 HIPAA Security Rule Updates: Critical Changes for IT Teams

The resource shelf

Every article, routed by topic and format.

Anatomy of a Targeted Phishing Attack Security Trends and Info Anatomy of a Targeted Phishing Attack 7 min read | August 10, 2020 Read Protecting Against Ragnar Locker Ransomware Security Alerts Protecting Against Ragnar Locker Ransomware 8 min read | August 4, 2020 Read Product Update: Search and Reporting - On-Demand Product Updates Product Update: Search and Reporting - On-Demand 2 min read | August 3, 2020 Read Test SIEM Detections for Password Spraying Security How-To Test SIEM Detections for Password Spraying 6 min read | August 3, 2020 Read Detect and Protect Against Emotet Malware Security Alerts Detect and Protect Against Emotet Malware 7 min read | July 22, 2020 Read Now Available: Blumira’s Advanced Security Search & Reporting Product Updates Now Available: Blumira’s Advanced Security Search & Reporting 9 min read | July 21, 2020 Read Five Easy Ways to Test Your SIEM's Detections - On-Demand Security How-To Five Easy Ways to Test Your SIEM's Detections - On-Demand 3 min read | July 16, 2020 Read What You Need to Know About SigRed: Windows DNS Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1350) Security Alerts What You Need to Know About SigRed: Windows DNS Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1350) 3 min read | July 14, 2020 Read Is Your SIEM Deployment Failing? The Hidden Costs of SIEMs Compliance Security Frameworks and Insurance Is Your SIEM Deployment Failing? The Hidden Costs of SIEMs 11 min read | July 14, 2020 Read How to Reduce Your Overall Attack Surface With Geoblocking Security How-To How to Reduce Your Overall Attack Surface With Geoblocking 6 min read | July 9, 2020 Read What You Need to Know About the Severe F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability Security Alerts What You Need to Know About the Severe F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability 3 min read | July 6, 2020 Read SecOps Simplified, Part 5: Speed & Visibility: The REAL Power Couple Security Trends and Info SecOps Simplified, Part 5: Speed & Visibility: The REAL Power Couple 5 min read | June 30, 2020 Read Cyber Warfare, Part 3: InfoSec Strategy, Principles & Biometrics Security Trends and Info Cyber Warfare, Part 3: InfoSec Strategy, Principles & Biometrics 6 min read | June 29, 2020 Read OWASP Top 10: Automate Logging & Monitoring for Application Security Compliance Security Frameworks and Insurance OWASP Top 10: Automate Logging & Monitoring for Application Security 5 min read | June 25, 2020 Read Intro to Windows Security Logs - On-Demand Security Trends and Info Intro to Windows Security Logs - On-Demand 3 min read | June 25, 2020 Read

Inside every article

No dead ends. Each article is wired to a next step.

The rebuilt article template treats a post like an operational record: an answer up top, evidence in the body, and exit routes at the end. Reading is step one, not the whole trip.

See the live template: Using Nmap

When reading turns into evaluating

Three working exits from the library.

01

See detection working

How Blumira turns raw logs into prioritized findings.

Open 02

Compare your options

SIEM, MDR, and EDR paths measured side by side.

Open 03

Check pricing fit

Flat per-user pricing with unlimited data ingestion.

Open

The next step

You came with a question. Leave with a running SIEM.

Everything on this shelf points the same direction: see your environment clearly and act on it. Blumira's Free SIEM takes that from reading to reality in an afternoon.

Start Free Trial Get a Demo See pricing