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Whitepapers

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to gain further insights into our services and discover best practices in the industry.

EU AI Act

The EU AI Act introduces the first harmonized regulatory framework for artificial intelligence across the European Union. As its requirements take effect in phases, organizations should start preparing now. This whitepaper outlines the key requirements of the AI Act, identifies who is affected, and highlights the essential steps toward compliance.

NGFW Buyer's Guide 2026

This whitepaper provides a practical, vendor-neutral framework for evaluating NGFW solutions. Rather than focusing solely on features or performance, it helps organizations assess security effectiveness, operational efficiency, integration capabilities, and total cost of ownership – enabling informed, long-term technology decisions.

Mini SOC

This whitepaper explores the “Mini SOC” model, where modern XDR platforms provide the detection, investigation, threat hunting, and response capabilities traditionally associated with SIEM solutions. It examines the Microsoft Defender ecosystem, key SOC use cases, and the factors organizations should consider when determining whether a SIEM is still required.

Active Directory Security

This whitepaper explains how organizations can move beyond checklist-based assessments to uncover the Active Directory weaknesses that truly matter from an attacker’s perspective. Based on practical methodologies and real-world security insights, it emphasizes validated risk, operational impact, and actionable remediation to help strengthen a critical security foundation.

Copilot & SharePoint Oversharing Risks

AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot can amplify long-standing oversharing, misconfiguration, and access issues in SharePoint and OneDrive, making sensitive data easier to discover and interpret. This whitepaper explores these risks and offers practical strategies for secure AI deployment and ongoing governance.

Germany’s NIS2 implementation

With the entry into force of the NIS‑2‑Umsetzungs‑ und Cybersicherheitsstärkungsgesetz (hereinafter referred to as the NIS2UmsuCG) and the revised BSI‑Gesetz (hereinafter referred to as BSIG) in December 2025, cybersecurity obligations for affected organizations are now binding, enforceable, and subject to active supervision by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).

Red Team Service

This whitepaper outlines Black Cell’s approach to realistic, controlled cyberattack simulations. It explains how Red Team engagements are designed to test an organization’s people, processes, and technology under real-world conditions, highlighting senior-led execution, safe-by-design operations, and actionable, evidence-based insights.

NIS2 in Hungary

This whitepaper thoroughly explains how Hungary has implemented NIS2, detailing the cybersecurity audit process, supervisory requirements, and critical compliance obligations to help organizations prepare effectively. It also highlights key deadlines, fees, and practical actionable steps companies can take to ensure full compliance.

NIS2 in Germany

Germany has not yet enacted NIS2 legislation, meaning organizations should be ready to comply immediately once the NIS2UmsuCG bill is passed, likely by late 2025 or early 2026. The law will affect around 30,000 companies, introducing obligations for registration, incident reporting, and risk management implementation.

Detection Engineering

In a world of fast-evolving cyber threats, detection engineering is no longer optional – it’s essential. This whitepaper unpacks the detection engineering lifecycle, offering practical strategies to improve threat detection, reduce false positives, and future-proof your defenses. Learn how to leverage behavior-based detection & frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK to stay ahead of attackers.

Cyber Threat Intelligence

This whitepaper delves into CTI’s role in gathering, analyzing, and sharing information on potential and existing cyber threats, focusing on indicators of compromise (IoCs), threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and their underlying motivations. By leveraging CTI, organizations can transition from reactive to proactive security strategies.

Threat Hunting Methodology

In today’s dynamic digital landscape, relying solely on conventional security measures leaves organizations vulnerable to evolving threats. That’s where threat hunting comes in – a proactive approach to detect and thwart potential cyber threats before they escalate. This guide is tailor-made for IT enthusiasts, security analysts, and aspiring cybersecurity experts looking to master the art of threat hunting. 

Audit of Cloud Services

Embark on a journey of insights with our latest whitepaper, focusing on the inevitable proliferation of cloud services. As these solutions exist beyond the enterprise perimeter, they pose susceptibility to cyber threats due to limited oversight and management. Dive into the crucial realm of specialized cloud service audits, as we unravel the best practices and recommendations to fortify your enterprise against potential weaknesses.

Electric Sector Heatmap

This whitepaper presents a compelling case for reimagining ICS/OT security strategies to counter emerging threats effectively. It advocates for a paradigm shift that encompasses comprehensive asset protection, robust detection gap management, layered defense mechanisms, and proactive mitigation of cyber-attacks. It emphasizes the critical role of considering business criticality and the inherent risk posed to human safety.

MITRE Gap Analysis

A comprehensive overview of MITRE ATT&CK coverage analysis, including evaluating data source coverage and detection capabilities. We also introduce the score matrix, a tool that can help organizations identify gaps in their security controls and prioritize remediation efforts. Our whitepaper offers a sector-specific analysis of adversary TTPs, including identifying relevant cyber attacks and using scores and heatmaps to visualize the results.

Security Operations Center

An in-depth overview of SOC and its key components, including threat intelligence, monitoring and detection, incident handling, and incident management plan. We explain how they work together to provide comprehensive protection against cyber threats. Our whitepaper highlights the role of CTI (Cyber Threat Intelligence) in SOC, covering topics such as threat hunting, honeypot, and machine learning-based behavioral analytics.

Managed Security Services

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and widespread, organizations must establish a strong security foundation. This whitepaper provides practical guidance, implementation strategies, and cybersecurity recommendations to help protect critical assets, strengthen cyber resilience, and safeguard sensitive data. It equips security teams with the knowledge needed to address evolving threats and build a more secure organization.

Protecting Against Cobalt Strike

This whitepaper explains the capabilities of a dangerous malware and how to defend against it. It covers key indicators and YARA rules for detection, insights into recommended security tools such as Splunk, Suricata, and Palo Alto NGFW, and highlights the critical role of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) in protecting your organization from this threat.

 

Azure Hybrid Cloud

Our whitepaper explores the benefits of the Azure Hybrid Cloud solution. It enhances the modularity and elasticity provided by cloud models and distributed security responsibility models, allowing you to scale your infrastructure to meet your changing needs while maintaining a high level of security. It also gives insights into how the Azure Cloud can help your organization to achieve and maintain compliance with relevant regulations, as well as how it can enhance your organization’s overall cybersecurity posture.

Domain Name Generating Algorithms Detection

The emergence of Domain Name Generating Algorithms (DNGAs) has become a significant threat to cybersecurity, leading to numerous cyber-attacks and identity thefts. To combat this threat, our whitepaper explores the latest detection methods and technologies used to identify and prevent the harmful effects of DNGAs. One key solution that we focus on in this whitepaper is the hybrid architecture, which combines traditional methods with advanced neural networks to detect and prevent DNGA attacks effectively. 

Offensive Security

This insightful whitepaper is about the latest trends and best practices related to ICS/SCADA vulnerability testing, internal network penetration testing, mobile application vulnerability testing, and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) investigation. It dives into the technical aspects of each of these key areas, and highlights the latest methods and techniques for identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities and potential security risks in critical infrastructure systems, and provide valuable insights into the potential risks and vulnerabilities of internal networks and mobile applications.