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File Integrity Monitoring and the State of Security

Hardening your Systems is Job #1

Hardening your Systems is Job #1

by Crystal Miller

Hardening your security configurations is job #1 in preventing breaches and detecting and correcting any subsequent changes that weaken them. Yet in complex corporate IT settings, it’s easy to understand how basic steps to security are overlooked. Especially when everything you are doing is a #1 priority. In a 2011 June report entitled “Perceptions About Network Security,” [...]

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Check your doors and windows

Check your doors and windows

by Dwayne Melancon

Yesterday, I was reading about the Utah Department of Health’s recent breach, in which 500,000 patient records and 280,000 social security numbers were stolen. One of the things that jumped out at me was how insufficient configuration hardening played a role, based on a statement by the Utah Department of Technology Services (DTS).

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In Defense of Agents

In Defense of Agents

by Michael Thelander

Neil MacDonald is an agent hater. I know this because I attended a presentation last October at Gartner Symposium in which the vice president, distinguished analyst and Gartner Fellow flatly stated, “I hate agents. You hate agents. We all hate agents.” Before I’m accused of misrepresenting his statement or taking it out of context, let [...]

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Is Infosec Ready for Big Data?

Is Infosec Ready for Big Data?

by David Spark

“Big Data” is definitely all the buzz. The question is are you ready and is the security industry ready to take advantage of it?

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Back to the Basics of IT Security

Back to the Basics of IT Security

by Crystal Miller

Every year there are shiny new objects designed to help us with that new year’s resolution. I don’t know about you, but I certainly don’t need those ridiculous shape-up shoes or a “MEGA-SUPER SIZED” fitness plan with a free water bottle for only $999.99. If I’m looking to get in shape, I go back to [...]

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How Safe is Your Credit Card Data?

by Cindy Valladares

Well, that depends on who is responsible for safeguarding your credit card information. This is a case study of how Point is providing better protection to its customers, merchants in Europe. Organization Point is the leading provider of electronic payment solutions in Europe, serving every type of business that require multi-channel payment capabilities: from small [...]

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