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The Impact of NIST SP 800-171 on SMBs
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The Impact of NIST SP 800-171 on SMBs

By Josh Breaker-Rolfe on Mon, 05/06/2024
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. National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication...
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Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Essentials
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The Cyber Sleuth's Handbook: Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Essentials

By Kirsten Doyle on Wed, 03/27/2024
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 always yields vital clues that can unravel the mystery behind a...
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IT Security Operations & Asset Discovery
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Managed Cybersecurity Services Secure Modern Environments

By Troy Thompson on Mon, 03/25/2024
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 syndicates to state-sponsored hackers and opportunistic threat actors, our...
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Datasheet
Datasheet

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 profusion of vendors...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
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File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Incident Detection & Investigation
Industrial Control Systems
IT Security Operations & Asset Discovery
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Security Configuration Management
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
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 ensuring that they are. Several regulatory organizations have established...
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NIST
Security Configuration Management
NIST CSF 2.0: What you need to know
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NIST CSF 2.0: What you need to know

By Antonio Sanchez on Mon, 12/11/2023
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 institute published an updated version of the cybersecurity framework...
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Fortifying IoT Devices: Unraveling the Art of Securing Embedded Systems
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Fortifying IoT Devices: Unraveling the Art of Securing Embedded Systems

By Isla Sibanda on Fri, 10/13/2023
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 devices worldwide. Without sufficient protection, attackers can exploit...
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IT Security Operations & Asset Discovery
How MSSPs Help with Cybersecurity Compliance
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How MSSPs Help with Cybersecurity Compliance

By Zack Jessee on Wed, 10/04/2023
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 recently released a new guide: How Managed Services Can Help with...
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Closing Integrity Gaps with NIST CSF
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Closing Integrity Gaps with NIST CSF

By Lane Thames on Wed, 09/27/2023
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 full maximum NIST Cybersecurity Framework is about as big an umbrella as...
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Increasing Your Business’ Cyber Maturity with Fortra
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Increasing Your Business’ Cyber Maturity with Fortra

By Antonio Sanchez on Wed, 09/20/2023
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 the sheer size of the security portfolio. It’s one thing to advocate for...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
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Managed Security Services
Security Configuration Management
Datasheet
Datasheet

Tripwire Services Comparison Matrix

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, the services available...
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Working with a Reliable Partner for Cybersecurity Success
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Working with a Reliable Partner for Cybersecurity Success

By Joe Pettit on Thu, 08/31/2023
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 established relationships. At Fortra, we're proud to have a higher average...
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Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
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Security Configuration Management
On-Demand Webinar
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 Solutions Engineer Dan...
Compliance
CIS Controls
FISMA
GDPR
PCI DSS
SOX
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CISO to BISO – What's your next role?

By Gary Hibberd on Tue, 07/25/2023
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 answer, but typically the CISO is someone who moved up through the ranks in...
Cybersecurity
IT Security Operations & Asset Discovery
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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. Managed service providers...
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FISMA
GDPR
HIPAA
NERC CIP
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PCI DSS
SOX
On-Demand Webinar
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 to information...
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CIS Controls
A Day in the Life of a SOC Team
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A Day in the Life of a SOC Team

By Fortra Staff on Tue, 04/18/2023
This piece was originally published on Fortra’s AlertLogic.com Blog . Managed detection and response (MDR) would be nothing without a SOC (security operations center) . They’re on the frontline of our clients’ defenses — a living, breathing layer of intelligence and protection to complement our automated cybersecurity features. These are the people who make our MDR services best in class so...
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Incident Detection & Investigation
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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 the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...
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Industrial Control Systems
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 have cost them hundreds of their own currency...
Cybersecurity
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Security Configuration Management