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Tyler Reguly
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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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The Impact of NIST SP 800-171 on SMBs
By Josh Breaker-Rolfe on Mon, 05/06/2024
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From more broad laws like GDPR to industry-specific regulations like HIPAA, most organizations today must comply with some kind of data protection guideline. Some businesses may even have to comply with numerous data protection regulations. As such, compliance with data protection regulations has become increasingly complicated....
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The Cyber Sleuth's Handbook: Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Essentials
By Kirsten Doyle on Wed, 03/27/2024
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In the intricate landscape of cybersecurity, Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) stand as the sentinels guarding against the onslaught of digital threats. It involves a multifaceted approach to identifying, mitigating, and recovering from cybersecurity incidents.
In the physical world, the aftermath of a crime scene...
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Managed Cybersecurity Services Secure Modern Environments
By Troy Thompson on Mon, 03/25/2024
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In an era characterized by relentless digital transformation and interconnectedness, cybersecurity has evolved into a complex and dynamic battleground.
Businesses, governments, and individuals find themselves locked in a perpetual struggle against a relentless flood of evolving threats. From sophisticated cybercriminal...
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What Makes Fortra’s Tripwire Different
Are you weighing your options between integrity management solutions? Evaluating, purchasing, and deploying new software is hard work, especially when you get down to the granular details of understanding which solutions have which capabilities and matching those capabilities to your organization’s particular needs. In an industry buzzing with ever-changing terminology and a...
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Resolving Top Security Misconfigurations: What you need to know
By Jeff Moline on Mon, 01/22/2024
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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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Tips for Ensuring HIPAA Compliance
By Tripwire Guest Authors on Wed, 01/17/2024
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Like every other industry, the healthcare sector is barely recognizable when compared to its state 20 years ago. It, too, has been transfigured by technology. While this has brought many impactful benefits, it has also introduced at least one major challenge: keeping sensitive patient information private.
At the heart of this...
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Why Therapists need Data Protection and Cybersecurity
By Gary Hibberd on Tue, 01/16/2024
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Cybersecurity in Mental Healthcare - The Overlooked Risk
Did you know the New-Age Therapeutic sector is unregulated? If that surprises you, then you’re not alone. I was a little surprised, too. Yes, there are various professional bodies a practitioner can join, and there are courses they can attend, but they aren’t forced to.
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NIST CSF 2.0: What you need to know
By Antonio Sanchez on Mon, 12/11/2023
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Organizations looking to protect their sensitive data and assets against cyberattacks may lack the ability to build a cybersecurity strategy without any structured help. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a free, public framework to help any organization mature its IT security posture. Recently, the...
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Plastic surgeries warned by the FBI that they are being targeted by cybercriminals
By Graham Cluley on Wed, 10/18/2023
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Plastic surgeries across the United States have been issued a warning that they are being targeted by cybercriminals in plots designed to steal sensitive data including patients' medical records and photographs that will be later used for extortion.
The warning, which was issued by the FBI yesterday and is directed towards...
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Fortifying IoT Devices: Unraveling the Art of Securing Embedded Systems
By Isla Sibanda on Fri, 10/13/2023
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Interconnected, data-enabled devices are more common now than ever before. By 2027, it is predicted that there will be more than 41 billion new IoT devices. The emergence of each new device offers a fresh vulnerability point for opportunistic bad actors.
In 2022, there were over 112 million cyberattacks carried out on IoT...
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How MSSPs Help with Cybersecurity Compliance
By Zack Jessee on Wed, 10/04/2023
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While always a part of business, compliance demands have skyrocketed as the digital world gives us so many more ways to go awry. We all remember the Enron scandal that precipitated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Now, SOX compliance means being above board on a number of cybersecurity requirements as well.
Fortra's Tripwire...
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Closing Integrity Gaps with NIST CSF
By Lane Thames on Wed, 09/27/2023
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The then-new 2014 NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) was designed to plug security gaps in operational technology. It’s still in use today and more relevant than ever. Fortra’s whitepaper provides a cohesive review of this security staple and how to glean the best out of it for your strategy.
A Brief History of NIST CSF
“The...
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Increasing Your Business’ Cyber Maturity with Fortra
By Antonio Sanchez on Wed, 09/20/2023
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When building a tower, it helps to start with a sturdy foundation. Cyber maturity is the tower, and there are three levels that build it:
Foundational IT/OT & Security Control Processes
Fundamental Security Control Capabilities
Advanced Security Control Capabilities
Fortra occupies a unique space in the industry because of...
Datasheet
Tripwire Services Comparison Datasheet
Not all organizations have the internal resources necessary to manage their cybersecurity and compliance solutions in-house. This may seem like a roadblock to those who see the greater potential of their solutions and want to do more to reach their goals but cannot expand their technical teams due to the high demand for qualified candidates or budgetary limitations. However,...
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Working with a Reliable Partner for Cybersecurity Success
By Joe Pettit on Thu, 08/31/2023
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Technology companies are often seen as revolving doors of constantly shifting personnel. Whether they are seeking a better work environment or chasing a higher paycheck, these staff changes can hurt an organization’s progress. Worse yet, the customers are often negatively impacted by these changes in the continuity of...
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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CISO to BISO – What's your next role?
By Gary Hibberd on Tue, 07/25/2023
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Introduction
For the longest time within the cybersecurity industry, we have had Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) whose role is to set the strategic direction for Information Security within an organisation.
But what are the stepping stones to becoming a CISO?
In the past, this has been a difficult question to...