Track 9: Dancing in the Dark, Bruce Springsteen (1984)

Shine light on your systems, get visibility

Springsteen wasn’t talking about SIEM tools, but he could’ve been.  Dancing in the dark is what happens when you’ve got zero visibility into your IT environment.  You’re moving, but you don’t know what’s around you, and sooner or later, you’ll step on something sharp.

Gen X knows the pain of blackout discos.  Bumping into walls, spilling your drink, chaos. Same with cyber.  Without monitoring, you don’t know where the risks are until you hit the floor.

Visibility means logging, dashboards, threat intel.  Shine light on your network so you’re not slow-dancing with malware.

Resilience is about more than reacting. It’s about seeing. 

In cyber, the dark isn’t romantic, it’s expensive.