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Defending Against Risking Cyber Attacks on Pharmaceutical Companies

Pharmaceutical companies are prime targets for cyber attacks given the significance and prevalence of their intellectual property. The consequences of a successful breach are concerning, ranging from stolen IP, repeating clinical trials, contaminated drugs, physical damage and downtime, litigation and lost revenue. IT security is top of mind for pharmaceutical companies but they also must comply...
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Cybersecurity Is Everyone's Job

Cybersecurity responsibilities can’t fall on security teams alone. Contrary to the common misunderstanding that cyber threats are a technology problem looking for a technology solution, the data clearly and consistently shows that employees are the greatest vulnerability of any organization. But how do other stakeholders—like professionals in HR, sales and legal—contribute to the security posture...
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Building a Foundation for Zero Trust

As highlighted in the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order (EO), Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) stands to be the de facto security approach of the federal government. But agencies that implement a zero trust architecture without first establishing a foundation of integrity across all critical systems will not achieve true zero trust. Why? All zero trust architectures must be built...
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Closing the Integrity Gap with NIST's Cybersecurity Framework

When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it had released its new Cybersecurity Framework in 2014, it appeared on the surface to be just one more option for organizations looking to develop a cohesive and effective cyber risk management strategy. Indeed, there are dozens of choices available and organizations have been all over the map when it comes to deciding...
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Cloud Control Buyer's Guide

Introduction The world of IT is moving to the cloud for flexibility, on-demand computing resources, and speed just to name a few benefits. Market data varies but estimates of cloud usage show that in the range of 20–25% of overall compute workloads are operating in public cloud environments today, with that expected to grow to 50% over the next 5–10 years. However, most organizations haven’t...
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Cloud Article Anthology, vol. 1

Security leaders charged with reducing their organizations’ cloud attack surfaces have to stay continually up-to-date in a security landscape that changes in the blink of an eye. This anthology of insights from some of Tripwire’s leading cloud experts will help you understand how to prioritize and tackle your cloud security imperatives. Download your copy now to learn: Eight cloud security...
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Communicating Cybersecurity to Boards and Executives: A Workbook to Help Build Cybersecurity Literacy

We’ve all heard, “it’s not a matter of if you’ll be breached, but when.” If a breach occurs, is your organization prepared to detect it quickly? Now more than ever, corporate executives and boards are asking for assurance that the organization and its sensitive data is adequately protected. This cybersecurity self-assessment is derived from the Cyber-Risk and Oversight Handbook developed by the...
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How to Achieve Compliance with the NIS Directive

Network and information systems (NIS) and the essential functions they support play a vital role in society from ensuring the supply of electricity, water, oil and gas to the provisioning of healthcare and the safety of passenger and freight transport. In addition, computerized systems are performing vital safety-related functions designed to protect human lives. For example, such systems are...
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Adjusting to the Reality of Risk Management Framework

The Risk Management Framework (RMF) is an approach to systems security management that adjusts security controls based on risk factors. The practice involves a continuous cycle of identifying new threats, choosing effective controls, measuring their effectiveness and improving system security. Federal entities need to understand and utilize RMF as...
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Building a Mature Vulnerability Management Program

A successful vulnerability management program requires more than the right technology. It requires dedicated people and mature processes. When done properly, the result can be a continuously improving risk management system for your organization. This white paper was written by CISSP-certified Tripwire system engineers with extensive experience in implementation of vulnerability management...
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Actionable Threat Intelligence: Automated IoC Matching with Tripwire

A key security challenge is finding and rooting out malware that has already become embedded on key assets. Organizations today have myriad threat intelligence sources to leverage. However, simply getting the intelligence into your organization is not enough. Unless you have a way to operationalize myriad threat intelligence sources to make it actionable and useful, threat intelligence just...
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The Five Stages of Vulnerability Management Maturity

One key element of an effective information security program within your organization is having a good vulnerability management (VM) program, as it can identify critical risks. Most, if not all, regulatory policies require a VM program, and information security frameworks advise implementing VM as one of first things an organization should do when building their information security program. ...
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9 Steps for Maturing Beyond Checkbox Compliance

A common mistake many organizations make is approaching cybersecurity as a series of actions taken in order to check the right compliance boxes. If this sounds familiar, it’s likely that you’ve witnessed something similar to the cycle of crisis-driven audit preparation, a suspenseful audit, remediating based on those findings, and waiting until the next hurried audit preparation phase returns. ...
Case Study

How WFEC Brings Power to Half a Million Americans with Tripwire Security

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) is an electric generation and transmission cooperative founded in 1941 in Anadarko, Oklahoma. WFEC operates and maintains transmission lines, substations, and switch stations, delivering renewable energy resources to rural Americans in Oklahoma and New Mexico. Its energy resources include a coal-based power plant, natural gas units, wind resources and...
Case Study

Why This U.S. Military Agency Chose Tripwire Enterprise

Ensuring the cybersecurity of the U.S. Military is a unique responsibility with unique compliance requirements across a wide variety of platforms and systems. As a key component of the Federal Government’s overall data and system integrity protections, meeting the Defense Information Systems Administration Security Technical Implementation Guide (DISA STIG) file integrity monitoring (FIM)...
Case Study

Tripwire helps Verifone ensure secure operations around the world

San Jose, California-based Verifone is a leading enabler of electronic payment transactions and point-of-sale services. With over 29 million devices and terminals deployed across more than 150 countries, Verifone’s clients include some of the world’s best- known retail brands, financial institutions and payment providers. Delivering the services necessary for Verifone’s employees to support the...
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How Two Leading Energy Companies Protect Their Systems with Tripwire

Tripwire is best known for delivering industry-leading security solutions within enterprise IT, but did you know Tripwire is an established leader in OT environments as well? There’s more need for OT security now than ever, with energy production and distribution systems experiencing an increasing risk of cyberattack as they become remotely accessible via standard internet protocols. The energy...
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Payment Processor for Businesses

As a recognized leader in the payment processing sector, this company offers its clients hundreds of secure payment methods across multiple platforms, around the globe. Onan average day it processes tens of millions of mobile, online and in-store transactions in 100+ currencies. After experiencing a security incident that was quickly contained, the company took the opportunity to revamp its...
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Rabobank: A Multinational Banking and Financial Services Company

Netherlands-based Rabobank is a leader in sustainability-oriented banking and has been listed by Global Finance magazine as one of the world’s ten safest banks. Rabobank’s thousands of servers—located in several dozen datacenters distributed around the globe—are critical to every aspect of the bank’s operations. Each system, typically running either Microsoft Windows, Linux or Solaris, is...