The Persistent Issue of Alert Fatigue in Cybersecurity

The post describes alert fatigue in security teams as a persistent issue, noting that standard advice (like tuning rules to reduce false positives) is rarely implemented due to time constraints. It highlights two common approaches: prioritizing high-fidelity alerts while accepting missed threats, or attempting to process all alerts at the cost of team burnout. The author questions whether a practical middle ground exists or if this is an unsolvable problem often treated as solvable.