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Security vs. Compliance: What's the Difference?

Security and compliance—a phrase often uttered in the same breath as if they are two sides of the same coin, two members of the same team, or two great tastes that go great together.The truth is, they can be. But it takes some effort.How can security and compliance teams work together to create a winning alliance, protect data, develop according to...
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Actionable Threat Intelligence: Automated IoC Matching with Tripwire

A key security challenge is finding and rooting out malware that has already become embedded on key assets. Organizations today have myriad threat intelligence sources to leverage. However, simply getting the intelligence into your organization is not enough.Unless you have a way to operationalize myriad threat intelligence sources to make it actionable and useful, threat intelligence just...
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Insider Insights for the PCI DSS 4.0 Transition

Is your organization ready for the new PCI DSS 4.0 Standard? To help you make the journey easier and more straightforward, Fortra’s Tripwire gathered strategic implementation advice from top industry insiders.Get detailed guidance on overcoming the challenges posed by each of the PCI DSS 4.0 requirements. Hear from CISOs, cybersecurity analysts,...
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Essential PCI DSS v4.0 Transition Checklist

The proliferation of online transactions isn’t the only reason the PCI Council created the new 4.0 standard. Recent years have also seen increasingly sophisticated methods among cybercriminals, a surge in cloud use, and the rise of contactless payments. This spurred the need for an updated set of PCI DSS requirements, which were released in March...
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What Experts Have to Say About Choosing the Right Cybersecurity Frameworks

Frameworks like the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls, MITRE ATT&CK and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework give organizations clear, step-by-step methodologies for protecting their sensitive data, leveraging a wealth of industry knowledge to take the guesswork out of your security program.While...
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Sustaining SOX Compliance Best Practices to Mitigate Risk Automate Compliance and Reduce Costs

Achieving compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) can be a monumental effort. Maintaining those controls and audit reporting on an ongoing basis can be even more difficult. The SEC recommends automated controls for more efficient and effective compliance results.This white paper details the SOX requirements that are best addressed by automated controls using the COBIT framework in two core...
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PCI DSS Resource Toolkit

Use this toolkit to gain a deeper understanding of where you stand with regards to your PCI DSS compliance program and the transition to PCI DSS 4.0. Establishing PCI DSS compliance goes beyond technical tools and processes: It also requires a shift in thinking about compliance as a cybersecurity process. Lean on advice from compliance experts to help you make consistent progress toward your goals...
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5 File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) Myths and Misconceptions

File integrity monitoring (FIM) is the cybersecurity process that monitors and detects changes in your environment to alert you to threats and helps you remediate them. FIM was first introduced in 1997 when Gene Kim launched Tripwire and its “Change Audit” solution. Just a few years later, Change Audit became FIM, which worked with the 12 security controls identified in Visa’s Cardholder...
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Getting in Control of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations

Organizations in the financial sector are all too aware that their industry continues to be one of the top targets for cyber criminals. Among financial services and insurance organizations, the leading cause of breaches is system intrusion. That’s why so many cybersecurity compliance regulations have sprung up to ensure systems are kept hardened against attack. This guide covers the main...
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The Value of True File Integrity Monitoring

File integrity monitoring (FIM, and often referred to as “change audit”) was around long before its early reference in the ever-evolving PCI standard. So, here we are years later… Where is FIM now? Is it still relevant or important? Does it really protect data and improve security? The answers, in order, are: FIM isn’t going away — in fact, it’s now part of almost every IT compliance regulation...
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Why File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) Is a Must for Compliance — And How to Pick the Right Solution

As Fortra’s new File Integrity Monitoring Buyer’s Guide states, “What was once a security control for simple file changes now ensures integrity across organizations’ entire systems.” The landscape has evolved significantly since Fortra’s Tripwire introduced file integrity monitoring (FIM) over twenty years ago.But that’s exactly why the industry is due for a new look at what makes a FIM solution...
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Out-of-Band Update: Tripwire Enterprise 9.3.1

Tripwire Enterprise 9.3.1 is now available for download in the Tripwire Customer Center. This is an out-of-band update initiated to address two issues discovered in our recent 9.3 release that we felt should be resolved before the next scheduled release cycle. We understand how critical it is for our customers to have accurate system information and reliable asset management capabilities, which is...
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What’s New in Tripwire Enterprise 9.3?

Protecting your organization from cyber threats and meeting compliance requirements is simpler than ever with the new Tripwire Enterprise 9.3 release, which includes the following enhancements: IPv6 Support IPv6-Only Support: Now fully compatible with environments that operate exclusively on IPv6. This is helpful to: U.S. Federal agencies that must adhere to OMB Memorandum M-21-07 Organizations...
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Compliance Fatigue Is Real—And It’s Putting Cybersecurity at Risk

Adhering to the ever-tightening letter of the law is the cost of doing business these days, and for many companies caught in the crosshairs, that cost is getting too high.New research by Bridewell Consulting revealed that 44% of all financial services institutions in the UK listed compliance as the top cybersecurity challenge their organizations currently face. And it may be no surprise as many...
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Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) Boosts Compliance by Undermining Configuration Drift

Compliance is a “ticket to entry” for businesses today, and information security risk management (ISRM) makes sure organizations hang on to their ticket. In this blog, we’ll review how ISRM helps organizations not only get compliant but stay compliant.And how Tripwire makes that process automatic.Compliance is a Core Cost of Doing Business TodayWithout adhering to industry-standard data privacy...
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MAS Compliance 101: Key Regulations for Financial Institutions in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is both the central bank and chief financial regulator of Singapore. As such, they publish best practices (“Guidelines”) and legally binding regulations (“Notices”) regarding technology risk management and cyber hygiene. Mandatory requirements include:Notice on Technology Risk Management (FSM N21)Notice on Cyber Hygiene (FSM N22)Notice on Management of...
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The 10 Most Common Website Security Attacks (and How to Protect Yourself)

The Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report made a startling revelation: Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for nearly one-fourth of the entire breach data set. Although not the most sophisticated threats, common web attacks like credential stuffing and SQL injection continue to wreak havoc on the cybersecurity landscape—just like phishing and emerging AI-based attacks—and for good...