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Security and the Magic Bullet…

by Chris Orr

So…I am speaking to a customer today, and this actually happens quite often, when he mentions that he is looking for one tool that does everything from log analysis, to patch management and even change auditing and configuration assessment…a magic bullet if you will… Argh! Would a real Ninja go into battle with just one [...]

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Why wouldn’t you protect the desktop? Its how the pirates board your ship!

by Chris Orr

So I have been in this business for a long time as a sysadmin, security guy (IT Ninja) and now I work for Tripwire who sells to these two folks. Everyday, we sell lots of software to lots of folks. And to a person nearly no one buys licenses for the desktop. Why is that? [...]

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Sometimes the Pirate is you…Virtualization Security includes the host too you know…

by Chris Orr

So lately I have been harping on the whole Pirates versus Ninja thing. IT Ninjas are tasked of course with protecting your super secret corporate data from the Pirates who would plunder that booty. Now here at Tripwire I speak to Ninjas all day long. And lately its been all about compliance and IT audits. [...]

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