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How to comply with PCI DSS 4.0 while juggling day-to-day tasks
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How to comply with PCI DSS 4.0 while juggling day-to-day tasks

By Editorial Staff on Tue, 05/16/2023
In our webinar, Insights for Navigating PCI DSS 4.0 Milestones, we discuss some of the challenges organizations face as they try to comprehend the new requirements of PCI DSS 4.0. One of the questions we commonly hear is, “How do we prepare for PCI 4.0 deadlines while still maintaining day-to-day operations?” The discussion involved David Bruce, our...
Compliance
Guide

Insider Insights for the PCI DSS 4.0 Transition

Is your organization ready for the new PCI DSS 4.0 Standard? If you’re already compliant with the most recent version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), you’ve probably already begun transitioning to version 4.0 ahead of the upcoming deadline. To help you make the journey easier and more straightforward, Fortra’s Tripwire gathered strategic implementation advice from...
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Explaining the PCI DSS Evolution & Transition Phase
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Explaining the PCI DSS Evolution & Transition Phase

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Wed, 04/26/2023
The boon of online business and credit card transactions in the early 90s and 2000s resulted in an increasing trend of online payment fraud. Since then, securing business and online card transactions has been a growing concern for all business and payment card companies.  The increasing cases of high-profile data breaches and losses from online fraud...
Compliance
The K-12 Report: A Cybersecurity Assessment of the 2021-2022 School Year
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The K-12 Report: A Cybersecurity Assessment of the 2021-2022 School Year

By Katrina Thompson on Mon, 04/24/2023
The K-12 Report breaks down the cyber risks faced by public schools across the country and is sponsored by the CIS (Center for Internet Security) and the MS-ISAC (Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center). Published “to prepare K-12 leaders with the information to make informed decisions around cyber risk”, the report provides a data-driven...
Cybersecurity
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Guide

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 will cover the main...
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GDPR
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Insights for Navigating PCI-DSS 4.0 Milestones

With the PCI-DSS 4.0 implementation deadline looming just around the corner in 2024, financial companies have no time to waste when it comes to reaching key compliance milestones. Watch this on-demand webinar presented by Fortra’s Tripwire and BankInfoSecurity.com designed to help you get—and stay—on track for PCI 4.0 compliance. Hear from industry experts on preparing for PCI 4.0 using a simple...
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PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Maintaining compliance is a difficult job—both in scope and in practical application. Organizations need to comply with a vast array of regulations, and the number is constantly increasing. Compliance is consistently tightening; businesses and financial institutions now have to learn and dive into the new Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 4.0 requirements as the implementation...
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Don’t fail an audit over a neglected annual policy review

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 03/20/2023
When did you last have a light-bulb moment? For me, it was very recent. I was working with a client, supporting them in their latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) annual compliance assessment, and, in discussion with the Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), I had a sudden urge to challenge something we’ve all, always, believed to...
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ISO27001 Updates: Change is afoot
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ISO27001 Updates: Change is afoot

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 03/13/2023
If you blinked, you might have missed it… On October 25th 2022, the new standard for the Information Security Management System,  ISO27001 was released. Without fuss, and without fanfare. But, to quote a famous movie, “There was a great disturbance in the force.” ISO27001 is possibly one of the world's best-known standards for Information Security...
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The Language of Cybersecurity Frameworks, Guidance, Regulations, and Standards

By Bob Covello on Wed, 02/15/2023
When it comes to acronyms, Technology and Cybersecurity often rival various branches of government.  Technology acronyms are usually somewhat bland, amounting to little more than the arcane argot of the profession, such as SOC, SIEM, and DNS.  Government, however, rarely disappoints in its inventiveness, whether it is the acronym of the Puppies...
Cybersecurity
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The State of the US National Cybersecurity Strategy for the Electric Grid

By Anastasios Arampatzis on Wed, 02/01/2023
The distribution systems of the U.S. energy grid — the portions of the grid that carry electricity to consumers — are growing more susceptible to cyber-attacks, in part due to the advent of monitoring and control technology and their reliance on them. However, the magnitude of the possible consequences of such attacks is not fully understood. Reports by...
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Tripwire Enterprise 9.0: What you need to know

By David Bruce on Wed, 01/04/2023
Tripwire recently announced the release of Tripwire Enterprise (TE), version 9.0, Axon Agent 3.27, and TE Agent 9.0.0.  While the full list of features may be viewed on our web site, as a product manager, I wanted to take some time to introduce some of the changes in this new release. What’s new in Tripwire Enterprise 9.0? The first significant change...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Tripwire & Towerline: Easing the burden of the NERC CIP audit process
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Tripwire & Towerline: Easing the burden of the NERC CIP audit process

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Tue, 12/20/2022
When we speak of necessary evils, some images readily spring to mind. A dental appointment, automobile insurance, and many others. In cybersecurity, audits fit this image quite well. There are many uncomfortable aspects of audits, including the need to maintain accurate records, as well as finding the time to perform all the work required to satisfy the...
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How FIM Protects Assets in a Borderless World
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How FIM Protects Assets in a Borderless World

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 12/19/2022
Recent advancements in the digital landscape have led to a new kind of paradigm, one where enterprise perimeters are no longer clearly defined or limited. The rapid uptake of remote working, cloud, and IoT led to these prominent shifts, resulting in users, applications, and data no longer residing exclusively within the perimeters of the enterprise....
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Integrity Monitoring Use Cases: Compliance
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Tripwire Enterprise Use Cases – Advanced Monitoring

By David Bruce on Tue, 11/29/2022
Many people remember where they were during historic events. Whether it is a personal, or a public occurrence, it’s just human nature to remember these significant moments.  Every profession also has its share of memorable events.  In medicine, those who were in the profession will remember where they were when they heard about the first heart...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
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Security Configuration Management Use Cases: Policy Monitoring for Security

By David Bruce on Wed, 11/23/2022
In the business world, compliance means making sure that companies of all sizes are meeting the standards set by regulatory or oversight groups in various laws and standards, such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, and GDPR. Sometimes, an organization will self-impose its compliance by adhering to guidance and frameworks from organizations such as NIST, ISACA, ISO...
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Information security compliance: why it’s more important than ever

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Wed, 11/16/2022
Being in a more connected environment benefits all of us, from those using social media to stay in touch with far-away relatives, to businesses enjoying the rewards of remote working. But, while connectivity is great and offers many positives, it also creates vulnerabilities. Companies that handle sensitive data may find themselves the target and...
Cybersecurity
Compliance
Integrity Monitoring Use Cases: Compliance
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Integrity Monitoring Use Cases: Policy Monitoring for Compliance

By David Bruce on Fri, 11/11/2022
In response to increasing societal concerns about the way businesses store, process, and protect the sensitive data they collect from their customers, governments and standardization organizations have enacted a patchwork of regulations and laws. Some of these are generic regulations (CCPA, GDPR), while others are industry specific (SOX, NERC, HIPAA,...
Cybersecurity
Compliance
Security Configuration Management
Getting started with Zero Trust: What you need to consider
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Getting started with Zero Trust: What you need to consider

By David Bruce on Mon, 11/07/2022
Have you ever walked up to an ATM after another person finished with the machine only to find they left it on a prompt screen asking, “Do you want to perform another transaction?” I have. Of course, I did the right thing and closed out their session before beginning my own transaction. That was a mistake an individual made by careless error which could...
Cybersecurity
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NIST
Security Configuration Management
Privacy Updates in Q2 2022: Major Developments Across the Globe
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Privacy Updates in Q3 2022: Major Developments Across the Globe

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Fri, 11/04/2022
The third quarter saw some major developments across the privacy space. In the U.S., we saw a federal bill for comprehensive privacy achieve more than ever before, children’s privacy proved to remain a top concern, and the Federal Trade Commission formally began its heavily criticized “Magnuson-Moss rulemaking” process. Not to be outdone, the...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Incident Detection & Investigation