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Tripwire Resident Engineers
The cybersecurity skills gap can leave many organizations without adequate staffing for the operation of their security tools. High turnover rates can also cause an organization to lose essential knowledge when team members leave who were familiar with the tools. To complicate matters further, the pandemic is driving the need for temporary cybersecurity support as agencies navigate new, remote...
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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...
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The 7 Stages NERC CIP Audit Preparation
By Jim Whiting on Tue, 01/07/2025
Maintaining compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards is a complex process that can put significant strain on security and compliance teams. Easing this strain and ensuring compliance relies on effective preparation. As the old adage goes, fail to prepare, prepare to fail.The NERC CIP preparation process is best...
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Tripwire NERC CIP Executive Brief
North American electric utility companies constantly balance the need to be audit-ready for NERC CIP compliance against their top priority: ensuring the reliability of the bulk electric system.NERC CIP compliance, especially when approached using manual methods, is complex, time-consuming, and prone to human error. Further, NERC CIP requirements often infer security skill sets beyond those of many...
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Tripwire Resident Engineers for Federal Agencies
The cybersecurity skills gap leaves Federal agencies without adequate staffing for the operation of their security tools. High turnover rates can also cause agencies to lose essential knowledge when team members leave who were familiar with the tools. To complicate matters further, the pandemic is driving the need for temporary cybersecurity support as agencies navigate new, remote work...
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Guide to Mastering Configuration Management
Download this free guide to learn best practices, how to use SCM to stay compliance and implementation steps.
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Threat Prevention is Foundational
How proper foundational controls help block today’s advanced threats
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CIS Control 04: Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software
By Matthew Jerzewski on Wed, 01/29/2025
Key Takeaways for Control 4Most fresh installs of operating systems or applications come with preconfigured settings that are usually insecure or not properly configured with security in mind. Use the leverage provided by multiple frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks or NIST NCP to find out if your organization needs to augment or adjust any baselines to become better aligned with the policies your...
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Why Is Cyber Resilience Essential and Who's Responsible for It?
By Zoë Rose on Tue, 05/07/2024
In the first installment of our series on cyber resilience, we discussed what being a resilient organization means. In this installment, we'll explore why organizations need to consider how to become resilient, who's responsible for achieving this, and the processes organizations must have to prioritize actions and effectively spend their budgets.
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Silent Heists: The Danger of Insider Threats
By Kirsten Doyle on Thu, 12/19/2024
When thinking about cybersecurity, we envision malicious actors working in dark basements, honing their tools to invent cunning new ways to breach our defenses. While this is a clear and present danger, it's also important to understand that another hazard is lurking much closer to home - the insider threat.These attacks have devastated entities in all sectors, with severe repercussions. These...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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What is a CMDB?
By Lane Thames on Tue, 10/17/2023
There are countless tools and technologies available to help an organization stay on top of its IT assets, and a configuration management database (CMDB) is an extremely useful one.
The database keeps track of relevant information regarding various hardware and software components and the relationships between them. It allows IT teams to have an...
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Revealed! The top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations, as determined by CISA and the NSA
By Graham Cluley on Fri, 10/06/2023
A joint cybersecurity advisory from the United States's National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has shone a light on the top ten most common cybersecurity misconfigurations found in large private and public organisations.
The report aims to detail the weaknesses found in many large organisations,...
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What are the Current Trends in Cloud Technology?
By Josh Breaker-Rolfe on Thu, 07/18/2024
In recent years, cloud technology has become integral to business operations. Compared to on-premises infrastructure, it allows for improved scalability and flexibility, cost savings, collaboration, security, and data loss prevention. The cloud computing market is set to reach $679 billion in value in 2024.But what are the trends currently defining the cloud computing market? According to Donnie...
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Find Your Best Fit: Solving the Cybersecurity Framework Puzzle
By Kelsey Arhart on Mon, 08/12/2024
We recently presented the webcast "Find Your Best Fit, Solving the Cybersecurity Framework Puzzle." Tyler Reguly, who is a senior manager of research and development at Fortra and a former professor at his alma mater, Fanshawe College, served as the host. Tyler offered his wisdom about integrating CIS Controls into a comprehensive cybersecurity plan for your organization.Tyler examines the CIS...