A recently published 2017 survey of over 400 security professionals in the U.S., U.K. and Germany measured how well their organizations implemented security controls for SSH keys. The results show that most organizations are underprepared to protect against SSH-based attacks, with fewer than half following industry...
Take control of your SSH keys to minimize your risk of intrusion
SSH keys provide the highest level of access rights and privileges for servers, applications and virtual instances. Cyber criminals want this trusted status and invest considerable resources into acquiring and using SSH keys in their attacks.
Even...
SSH is used for secure administrative access, but what happens if it's not secure? Despite the sweeping access SSH keys grant, including root access, most are not as tightly controlled as their level of privilege requires.
If your organization doesn't know which administrators or SSH keys have access to which...
Clearly, adherence to HIPAA, NIST and other regulators in healthcare is paramount, but that does not mean that your organization isn't vulnerable to cybercrime hacking. When the average breach is worth $3.62 million with $380 per patient record compromised (as per Ponemon's 2017 Cost of
a Data Breach Report), the...
Learn how to adopt DMARC for email security to meet DHS' binding operational directive (BOD) 18-01. Get information on Federal Government DMARC best practices to set up a "monitoring" policy in 90 days and move to "reject" in under a year.
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The history and foundation of what...
Are you ready for Binding Operational Directive 18-01? On October 16, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued this directive mandating all federal email domains to implement DMARC to strengthen email security.
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How federal agencies are vulnerable to phishing and email...
During the past year alone, we've witnessed a number of devastating cyber attacks, from the massive Equifax breach to the seemingly never-ending Yahoo! breach.
The 2nd annual Inside the Mind of a Hacker report was created to shed light on the makeup of the bug hunting community and gain insight and understanding into...
This eBook contains insights from conversations with government program participants and cybersecurity industry leaders who have first-hand experience dealing with CDM program requirements. By reading it you'll gain an array of real-world perspectives about overcoming the challenges of implementing and operating under...
In May 2017, the Singapore Government cut direct access to the Internet from its internal systems. This is a policy that is already adopted by Korean banks, many U.S. and U.K. military establishments, as well as the Japanese government. This is to protect government-owned computer systems from potential cyber threats...
Companies commonly get started with tools to help with forensic investigations, after-the-fact auditing, and reporting on compliance and work progress. As these initiatives mature, a platform approach to security monitoring and analytics reduces the time to identify, investigate, and remediate security-related...
Modern enterprises are doing their best to address three simultaneous and closely interrelated objectives related to their information technology infrastructure: to be secure, compliant, and well-managed.
Download this whitepaper and learn about creating:
Integration of data relevant to security, compliance, and...
In today's dynamic threat landscape, "real-time" is the operative phrase - and it needs to apply both to threat detection and incident response. But what are the required security controls and tools?
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What's at risk for organizations that lack these tools and...
Key gaps in how healthcare entities defend against cybercrime hacking have emerged. Even organizations strictly adherent to HIPAA, NIST or other regulators are still unaware of how their practices compare to their industry peers and whether or not they are lagging behind.
Has your organization assessed and mitigated...
The dark web is notorious for dangerous content which dominates discussions in popular media. In order to understand the dark web beyond the myths and the industry hype, it is necessary to understand the content of the system as well as how the websites, users and activities on the dark web are connected to each...
The dark web has become a very effective resource for purchasing sinister educational materials. How-to guides are for sale on major dark web markets such as Hansa and AlphaBay and offer step-by-step instructions for drug trafficking, hacking, social engineering and many other cyber crimes.
Fraud guides, a subset...
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