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SmartScore is a unique machine learning-driven approach that translates security investigation methods and associated data into a hybrid scoring mechanism. With SmartScore's Explainability, customers get an unparalleled transparency into the features that contributed the most to the incident risk score, and can stay ahead of the cyber security curv...  
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## [Building a Security Data Strategy Requires Purpose](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/building-a-security-data-strategy-requires-purpose/)

Develop a strategy tying your SOC processes to specific objectives from the data you collect, how it is used for detection, and how your organization responds to detections.  
Jan 19, 2023  
By [Josh Zelonis](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-zelonis/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Zelonis")  
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## [Death by a Thousand Bolt-Ons: The Saga of the Old-School SOC](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/death-by-a-thousand-bolt-ons-the-saga-of-the-old-school-soc/)

Legacy SOCs with endless bolt-ons and manual processes have failed us. We need a new approach built on automation and intelligence  
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By [Chris Tillett](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/chris-tillett/?ts=markdown "Posts by Chris Tillett")  
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## [Reducing the Blast Radius of Zero-Days with Zero Trust and XDR](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/reducing-the-blast-radius-of-zero-days-with-zero-trust-and-xdr/)

Implementing a Zero Trust strategy with XDR technology can reduce the impact of zero-day attacks.  
Sep 23, 2022  
By [Kasey Cross](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/kasey-cross/?ts=markdown "Posts by Kasey Cross")  
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## [Beating Alert Fatigue with Cortex XDR SmartScore Technology](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/beating-alert-fatigue-with-cortex-xdr-smartscore-technology/)

SmartScore is a unique machine learning-driven approach that translates security investigation approaches along with their associated data into a hybrid scoring mechanism. This new...  
Aug 04, 2022  
By [Niv Sela](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/niv-sela/?ts=markdown "Posts by Niv Sela"), [Guy Mazaltrim](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/guy-mazaltrim/?ts=markdown "Posts by Guy Mazaltrim"), [Gal Itzhak](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/gal-itzhak/?ts=markdown "Posts by Gal Itzhak") and [Yinnon Meshi](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/yinnon-meshi/?ts=markdown "Posts by Yinnon Meshi")  
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