With pressure on IT departments to remain lean and efficient, comply to policies and regulations, and also provide reliable 24/7 service, it is imperative that companies large and small adopt solutions and processes to ensure a known and trusted state at all times. With the reliance on technology to conduct business, interact with customers, and meet auditing requirements, “store doors” need to...

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was created to help organizations that process credit card payments, secure the cardholder environment to prevent credit card fraud, cyber threats and other security vulnerabilities. The latest version, 4.0, provides specific security guidance on handling, processing, transmitting and storing credit card data to minimize the theft,...

In a very real sense, IT security configurations are the proverbial “keys to the kingdom” when it comes to data protection and information security. They define system safeguards while balancing acceptable risk against the need for productivity. Hackers and attackers understand this balance all too well: the 2011 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report noted that 83 percent of successful attacks...

Changes to configurations, files and file attributes throughout the IT infrastructure are just part of everyday life in today’s enterprise organizations. But hidden within the large volume of daily changes are the few that can impact file or configuration integrity. These include unexpected changes to attributes, permissions and content, or changes that cause a configuration’s values, ranges and...

Overview There is mounting concern at the senior executive and board level regarding cybersecurity, driven by highly visible advanced targeted attacks. These attacks threaten precious IP, valuable customer information, company valuation and trade secrets. To truly protect valuable resources, organizations have to accept the nature of modern networked environments and devices, and start defending...

Security, compliance, and IT operations leaders need a powerful and effective way to accurately identify security misconfigurations and indicators of compromise. Tripwire® Enterprise is the leading compliance monitoring solution, using file integrity monitoring (FIM) and security configuration management (SCM). Backed by decades of experience, it's capable of advanced use cases unmatched by other...

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...

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was created to help organizations that process credit card payments secure the cardholder environment to prevent credit card fraud, cyber threats, and other security vulnerabilities. The latest version, 4.0, provides specific security guidance on handling, processing, transmitting, and storing credit card data to minimize the theft,...

To enhance your Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliance grade, you must implement one of the most challenging controls in NIST SP 800-53: the Controls, Family: System Information & Integrity (SI) 7 requirement. SI-7 states that organizations must employ automated and centrally managed integrity verification tools to detect unauthorized change. This level of visibility can be...

The value of electronic medical record (EMR) systems is immense. These digital records are designed to be available anytime and anywhere, connecting healthcare providers with patient data. EMRs are a central repository of patient medical histories, medications, diagnoses, immunization dates, allergies, lab results and radiology images. With this accurate and up to date patient information,...

Tripwire provides an integrated suite of solutions to help solve security challenges facing organizations within today’s Department of Defense. Tripwire tools have been used within government and military organizations in both tactical and non tactical environments to ensure system hardening through security configuration management, real time threat detection with continuous monitoring, and data...

Many organizations face the challenging threat environment by strategically choosing a security controls framework as a reference for initiating, implementing, measuring, and evaluating their security posture, as well as managing risk. While many frameworks are available, one of the most notable and commonly used is the Center for Internet Security’s CIS Controls. This well known framework has...

It’s not enough to cast a wide cybersecurity net and hope you catch the adversaries trying to compromise your data. Instead, you need to narrow your focus to make your efforts truly impactful. But which of the countless potential cybersecurity attacks out there should you choose to prioritize? MITRE’s Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) Framework and the Center for...

As a security professional, you’re tasked with protecting your organization against attacks, detecting threats, identifying vulnerabilities and hardening configurations. But in an increasingly crowded marketplace, how do you choose the right cybersecurity partner? From experience and technical innovation to security expertise, Fortra's Tripwire stands out from the competition. Here are 10 reasons...

With notable industrial cyber events on the rise, the 2020s are shaping up to be a challenging time for operational technology (OT) operators concerned with the safety, security, and compliance of their operational technology networks. To protect their OT environments, everyone from plant managers to CISOs is facing increased pressure to deploy effective cybersecurity solutions. However,...