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title: "Into the Abyss: cybersecurity tool selection, rationalization, and decommissioning"
url: "https://gosec.tv/videos/into-the-abyss-cybersecurity-tool-selection-rationalization-and-decommissioning/"
type: "video"
published: "2022-09-07T13:30:00+00:00"
modified: "2026-09-25T16:50:28+00:00"
author: "admin"
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Jeff Schmidt reframes tool selection as optimization: rate every MITRE ATT&CK technique for controls, detection, timing, response and validation against real adversaries.

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