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Take a Tour of Tripwire Enterprise

Fri, 07/14/2023
Data is critical for cybersecurity, and data gaps in your assets, vulnerabilities, and ecosystem status can have catastrophic consequences. Fortra's Tripwire is built to give you the deep visibility, insight, and fast prioritization you need to not only continuously maintain your compliance, but drive profoundly enhanced security. As a powerful file and system integrity monitoring solution...
Tripwire Products: Quick Reference Guide
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Blog

Tripwire Products: Quick Reference Guide

By Megan Freshley on Mon, 05/15/2023
Here at The State of Security, we cover everything from breaking stories about new cyberthreats to step-by-step guides on passing your next compliance audit . But today we’d like to offer a straight-forward roundup of Fortra's Tripwire product suite. Get to know the basics of Tripwire’s core solutions for file integrity monitoring (FIM), security configuration management (SCM), vulnerability...
Guide
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...
Compliance
PCI DSS
Guide
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...
Compliance
GDPR
PCI DSS
SOX
Datasheet
Datasheet

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-ready evidence with...
Industrial Control Systems
On-Demand Webinar
On-Demand Webinar

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...
Compliance
PCI DSS
Guide
Guide

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...
Compliance
PCI DSS
Teaching an Old State Analyzer Some New Tricks
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Blog

Teaching an Old State Analyzer Some New Tricks

By Michael Betti on Mon, 01/16/2023
Tripwire’s Energy and NERC Compliance Working Group virtual event offered some enlightening information, not only from industry experts but also some candid thoughts from current Tripwire customers. Even the most cogent summary of the keynote , as well as two of the sessions, simply cannot do proper justice to the knowledge that was shared during the event. I had the pleasure of demonstrating some...
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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 is in the appearance of the interface. We...
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 auditors. Deep down, we all know that audits...
Compliance
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. This has led to enterprise perimeters becoming...
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
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 these industries have taken great strides in improving their defense...
Cybersecurity
Industrial Control Systems
Highlights From the Tripwire Energy & NERC Compliance Working Group
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Highlights From the Tripwire Energy & NERC Compliance Working Group

By Travis Emerson on Wed, 11/30/2022
Recently, Tripwire held its Energy and NERC Compliance Working Group virtual event. Tripwire has customers spanning the entire energy industry, including small, medium, and large city municipals, cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities and energy companies. The information shared in these sessions offered valuable insights for both very mature customers, as well as new customers that are still...
Security Configuration Management
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 transplant or the discovery of a cure for a particular...
Cybersecurity
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Integrity Monitoring Use Cases: Compliance
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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, and other advisory bodies. When it...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Compliance
Security Configuration Management
Developing an Effective Change Management Program
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Developing an Effective Change Management Program

By John Salmi on Tue, 11/08/2022
Change detection is easy. What is not so easy, is reconciling change. Change reconciliation is where most organizations stumble. What was the change? When was it made? Who made it? Was it authorized? The ability to answer these questions are the elements that comprise change management. Historically, the haste of accomplishing a task consisted of a sysadmin moving full-speed ahead to satisfy the...
Vulnerability & Risk Management
Cybersecurity
Security Configuration Management
Integrity Monitoring Use Cases: Compliance
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Integrity Monitoring Use Cases: Compliance

By David Bruce on Wed, 10/19/2022
What is File Integrity Monitoring? The IT ecosystems of enterprises are highly dynamic. Typically, organizations react to this volatility by investing in asset discovery and Security Configuration Management (SCM). These core controls enable businesses to compile an inventory of authorized devices and monitor the configurations of those assets. In addition to managing changes to their...
Compliance
PCI DSS
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Guide
Guide

Beyond the Basics: Tripwire Enterprise Use Cases

Security, compliance, and IT operations leaders need a powerful and effective way to accurately identify security misconfigurations and indicators of compromise. Explore the many ways Tripwire Enterprise can protect your organization with superior security and continuous compliance.
Compliance
File Integrity & Change Monitoring
Security Configuration Management
Guide
Guide

Zero Trust and the Seven Tenets

Whether you are new to information security, or you’re a long-time practitioner, it seems that “zero trust” is the latest initiative at the top of everyone’s priority list. Special Publication 800-207, created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers guidance for instituting a zero trust architecture. The document outlines the basic tenets that form the foundation of...
Incident Detection & Investigation