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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 these cybersecurity...
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CIS Controls
NIST
Resolving Top Security Misconfigurations: What you need to know
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Resolving Top Security Misconfigurations: What you need to know

By Jeff Moline on Mon, 01/22/2024
  Image One of the most common factors that can lead to cybersecurity incidents is a security misconfiguration in software or application settings. The default settings that come with the implementation of these tools and solutions are often not configured securely, and many organizations do not invest the time and resources into...
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CIS Controls
NIST
Security Configuration Management
On-Demand Webinar

Expert Compliance Automation Tips for Financial Services

Thu, 08/17/2023
Cybersecurity compliance standards like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) do an excellent job of hardening systems against breaches. This is especially important in the financial services sector, a common target for cybercriminals. This on-demand webinar presented by Senior...
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CIS Controls
FISMA
GDPR
PCI DSS
SOX
Guide

How Managed Services Can Help With Cybersecurity Compliance

Organizations are often overburdened with managing complex tools to handle their most important compliance responsibilities, and in many cases lack the internal headcount to manage those tools with highly-trained expertise. Managed services can solve your security staffing and resource challenges by arming your team with security expertise to maintain optimal compliance. ...
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CIS Controls
FISMA
GDPR
HIPAA
NERC CIP
NIST
PCI DSS
SOX
On-Demand Webinar

ATT&CKing the Center for Internet Security

Thu, 06/01/2023
From the Critical Security Controls to the Community Defense Model, CIS has provided plenty of mappings that show how knowledge from MITRE ATT&CK can be integrated with their offerings. Last year, CIS went a step further, integrating mappings from MITRE ATT&CK into their Benchmarks. This provides a wealth of information to defenders, but too much information can sometimes lead...
Compliance
CIS Controls
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...
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GDPR
PCI DSS
SOX
Top trends in Application Security in 2022
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Shifting Left with SAST, DAST, and SCA: Advanced Best Practices

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Thu, 10/20/2022
Image In the past, teams incorporated security testing far after the development stage of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Security testing would influence whether the application would to proceed to production, or get passed back to the developers for remediation. This process caused delays while teams worked on...
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Guide

How Finance Companies Bank on Tripwire ExpertOps

Finance companies opt for managed services to stay compliant, bolster overburdened security teams, and get ongoing support in keeping their data safe from damaging breaches. The finance sector regularly finds itself on the front lines of emerging attack techniques; attackers commonly search for edge vulnerabilities and test new malware variations against financial systems....
Compliance
PCI DSS
SOX
Guide

Sustaining SOX Compliance Through Automation Using COBIT Framework

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...
Compliance
SOX
Guide

Meeting Multiple Compliance Objectives Simultaneously With the CIS Controls

The CIS Controls are a set of recommendations comprised of controls and benchmarks. They are intended to serve as a cybersecurity “best practice” for preventing damaging attacks. The recommendations are meant to provide a holistic approach to cybersecurity and to be effective across all industries. Adhering to them serves as an effective foundation for any organization’s...
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CIS Controls
FISMA
GDPR
HIPAA
NIST
PCI DSS
Guide

The Executive's Guide to the CIS Controls

See how simple and effective security controls can create a framework that helps you protect your organization and data from known cyber attack vectors. This publication was designed to assist executives by providing guidance for implementing broad baseline technical controls that are required to ensure a robust network security posture. In this guide, we will cover a wide...
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CIS Controls
Security Configuration Management
CIS Controls v8
Blog

CIS Control 18 Penetration Testing

By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 05/11/2022
Image Penetration testing is something that more companies and organizations should be considering a necessary expense. I say this because over the years the cost of data breaches and other forms of malicious intrusions and disruptions are getting costlier. Per IBM Security’s “Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021,” the average cost of a...
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CIS Controls
CIS Controls v8
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CIS Control 17: Incident Response Management

By Tyler Reguly on Wed, 04/27/2022
Image We all know that it is a question of when you will be compromised and not if you will be compromised. It is unavoidable. The goal of CIS Control 17 is to ensure that you are set up for success when that inevitable breach occurs. If an organization is neither equipped nor prepared for that potential data breach, they are not...
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Incident Detection & Investigation
CIS Controls v8
Blog

CIS Control 16 Application Software Security

By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 04/20/2022
Image The way in which we interact with applications has changed dramatically over years. Enterprises use applications in day-to-day operations to manage their most sensitive data and control access to system resources. Instead of traversing a labyrinth of networks and systems, attackers today see an opening to turn an organizations...
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CIS Controls
CIS Controls v8
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CIS Control 15: Service Provider Management

By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 02/23/2022
  Image Enterprises today rely on partners and vendors to help manage their data. Some companies depend on third-party infrastructure for day-to-day operations, so understanding the regulations and protection standards that a service provider is promising to uphold is very important. Key Takeaways from Control 15 Identify your...
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CIS Controls
How to Fulfill Multiple Compliance Objectives Using the CIS Controls
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How to Fulfill Multiple Compliance Objectives Using the CIS Controls

By David Bisson on Tue, 01/18/2022
Image Earlier this year, I wrote about what’s new in Version 8 of the Center for Internet Security’s Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls). An international consortium of security professionals first created the CIS Controls back in 2008. Since then, the security community has continued to update the CIS Controls to keep pace with...
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CIS Controls
CIS Controls v8
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CIS Control 14: Security Awareness and Skill Training

By Andrew Swoboda on Wed, 12/08/2021
Image Users who do not have the appropriate security awareness training are considered a weak link in the security of an enterprise. These untrained users are easier to exploit than finding a flaw or vulnerability in the equipment that an enterprise uses to secure its network. Attackers could convince unsuspecting users to...
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CIS Controls
CIS Controls v8
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CIS Control 13: Network Monitoring and Defense

By Lane Thames on Wed, 12/01/2021
Image Networks form a critical core for our modern-day society and businesses. People, processes, and technologies should be in place for monitoring, detecting, logging, and preventing malicious activities that occur when an enterprise experiences an attack within or against their networks. Key Takeaways for Control 13 Enterprises...
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CIS Controls
CIS Controls v8
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CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management

By Lane Thames on Wed, 11/24/2021
Image Networks form a critical core for our modern-day society and businesses. These networks are comprised of many types of components that make up the networks’ infrastructure. Network infrastructure devices can be physical or virtual and include things such as routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points. Unfortunately,...
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CIS Controls
CIS Controls v8
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CIS Control 11: Data Recovery

Wed, 11/03/2021
Image Data loss can be a consequence of a variety of factors from malicious ransomware to hardware failures and even natural disasters. Regardless of the reason for data loss, we need to be able to restore our data. A data recovery plan begins with prioritizing our data, protecting it while it is being stored, and having a plan to...
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CIS Controls