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Using MFT to Solve Your Cloud Data Challenges: 5 Key Takeaways

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Wed, 07/19/2023
Image As business operations evolve, the challenge of securely moving data within the cloud is one of elevated concern. Transferring sensitive information to it is another. Many are caught between what worked in on-prem technologies and what is needed in cloud-based architectures. Others have sidestepped the security challenges by...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
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Former contractor accused of remotely accessing town's water treatment facility

By Graham Cluley on Fri, 07/14/2023
Image A federal grand jury has indicted a former employee of a contractor operating a California town's wastewater treatment facility, alleging that he remotely turned off critical systems and could have endangered public health and safety. 53-year-old Rambler Gallor of Tracy, California, held a full-time position at a Massachusetts...
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
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. ...
Compliance
CIS Controls
FISMA
GDPR
HIPAA
NERC CIP
NIST
PCI DSS
SOX
What (Still) Needs to be Done to Secure the U.S. Power Grid in 2023?
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What (Still) Needs to be Done to Secure the U.S. Power Grid in 2023?

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Tue, 06/27/2023
Image It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid is one of the main foundations of the nation’s economy, infrastructure, and daily way of life. Now that almost everything is digitized, it is hinging on it even more. We wouldn’t be able to use even most vending machines (not to mention cell towers or the internet) without a working...
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
The Future of Driverless Cars: Technology, Security and AI
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The Future of Driverless Cars: Technology, Security and AI

By Bob Covello on Mon, 06/05/2023
Image Back in 2015, we published an article about the apparent perils of driverless cars. At that time, the newness and novelty of sitting back and allowing a car to drive you to your destination created a source of criminal fascination for some, and a nightmare for others. It has been eight years since the original article was...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
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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

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) Toolkit

File integrity monitoring (FIM) is used to detect and correct unauthorized system changes that may be indicators of compromise. As the inventors of FIM, Fortra’s Tripwire has a multi-decade track record of helping organizations that want to reduce cyber risk and achieve system integrity to avoid security breaches and audit fines. This toolkit is a collection of helpful...
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Security Journeys: From Change Management to Compliance
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Security Journeys: From Change Management to Compliance

By Chris Hudson on Wed, 05/17/2023
Image Zero Trust seems to no longer command the volume of articles that once set it up as a trend that promised a bright new future for security. This is in part because security is a journey. Rushed implementations and low returns often result in burnout with new technology, and generally the real work happens in the quiet stages...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
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Tripwire NERC CIP Report Catalog

Fortra’s Tripwire NERC CIP Solution Suite is an advanced offering that augments Tripwire’s tools for meeting 23 of NERC CIP’s 44 requirements. The Tripwire NERC CIP Solution Suite allows you to achieve and maintain NERC CIP compliance with high efficacy and reduced effort. This suite includes continuous monitoring of cyber assets, automated assessment of security, and audit...
Industrial Control Systems
Distributed Energy Resources and Grid Security
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Distributed Energy Resources and Grid Security

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Tue, 04/04/2023
Image As the United States government, the energy industry, and individual consumers work toward cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions, it is crucial to consider how new and advancing technologies affect, and are affected by, cybersecurity concerns. ­­­­Increasing use of smart energy devices can be useful for consumers to have...
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
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A Look at The 2023 Global Automotive Cybersecurity Report

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 03/20/2023
Image From its inception, the automotive industry has been shaped by innovation and disruption. In recent years, these transformations have taken shape in rapid digitization, ever-growing Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure, and advanced connectivity. These shifts have redirected the automotive industry, meeting and surpassing...
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
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How Retiring Gas and Coal Plants Affects Grid Stability

By Katrina Thompson on Thu, 03/16/2023
Image Legacy gas and coal plants are being aged out – and no one wants to pay enough to keep them going. With increased pressure from green energy laws and added competition from renewable sources, these monsters of Old Power are being shown the door. Considering they've predated and precipitated all Industrial Revolutions (except for...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Industrial Control Systems
How to Advance ICS Cybersecurity: Implement Continuous Monitoring
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How to Advance ICS Cybersecurity: Implement Continuous Monitoring

By Anastasios Arampatzis on Mon, 02/06/2023
Image Industrial control systems are fundamental to all industrial processes, from power generation to water treatment and manufacturing. ICS refers to the collection of devices that govern a process to ensure its safe and effective execution. These devices include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Distributed...
Industrial Control Systems
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The State of the US National Cybersecurity Strategy for the Electric Grid

By Anastasios Arampatzis on Wed, 02/01/2023
Image 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...
Compliance
NIST
Industrial Control Systems
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Tripwire Enterprise 9.0: What you need to know

By David Bruce on Wed, 01/04/2023
Image 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...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
The Future of CASE Vehicles is Upon Us
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The Future of Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric (CASE) Vehicles is Upon Us.

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Fri, 12/30/2022
Image The popularity of electric vehicles is partly a response to the desire of achieving sustainability and carbon footprint reduction. Automobile manufacturers are making substantial investments to tackle emissions issues, create environment-friendly vehicles, and align with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements....
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
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
Image 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...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Choosing the Right Industrial Cybersecurity Framework
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Choosing the Right Industrial Cybersecurity Framework

By John Salmi on Wed, 12/07/2022
Image   It’s no surprise that industrial environments have become increasingly valuable targets for malicious behavior. The State of Security has featured many cybersecurity events across myriad industrial verticals, including but not limited to chemical manufacturing, transportation, power generation and petrochemical. Several of...
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
Integrity Monitoring Use Cases: Compliance
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Tripwire Enterprise Use Cases – Advanced Monitoring

By David Bruce on Tue, 11/29/2022
Image 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...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Cyberattacks Targeting Smaller Healthcare Companies and Specialty Clinics, but Why?
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Cyberattacks are targeting smaller healthcare companies and specialty clinics. But why?

By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 11/28/2022
Image The healthcare industry has been a favored target for cybercriminals for many years. In the first half of 2022 alone, 324 attacks against healthcare organizations have been reported. Attackers have primarily focused on large hospitals in years past, but there has been a sudden switch to smaller healthcare companies and specialty...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems