Knowledgeable IT, compliance, and security professionals understand the critical role vulnerability management (VM) plays in risk reduction and compliance. From helping ensure availability and uptime to hardening systems against cyberthreats, a solid VM program aligns your organization with cybersecurity best practice frameworks like the Center for Internet Security’s CIS Controls. However, after...
File integrity monitoring (FIM, and often referred to as “change audit”) was around long before its early reference in the ever-evolving PCI standard. So, here we are years later… Where is FIM now? Is it still relevant or important? Does it really protect data and improve security? The answers, in order, are: FIM isn’t going away — in fact, it’s now part of almost every IT compliance regulation...
U.S. Federal Government agencies arguably have more at stake in the event of a cyberattack than other types of entities. After all, they are responsible for the stability and security of day-to-day life for Americans as well as overall national security. To ensure an impeccable level of cybersecurity across the Department of Defense (DoD) in...
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...
Building out your vulnerability management program is a lot like climbing a mountain. There’s a great deal of planning and work involved, but once you get to the top, it was well worth the journey. Climbing the vulnerability management mountain will be a lot of work, so we’ve outlined the Vulnerability Management Maturity Model to help guide your...
Is your organization ready for the new PCI DSS 4.0 Standard? To help you make the journey easier and more straightforward, Fortra’s Tripwire gathered strategic implementation advice from top industry insiders.Get detailed guidance on overcoming the challenges posed by each of the PCI DSS 4.0 requirements. Hear from CISOs, cybersecurity analysts,...
More attention is being paid to risks around the supply chain in the bulk electricity system (BES). When third-party vendors introduce new products, software and personnel into a power supplier’s environment, the potential for new cyber risks increases.For this reason, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently added a new set of requirements to its Critical Infrastructure...
Some of our nation’s most critical physical infrastructure is represented by the national Bulk Electric Systems (BES). Today’s digital world relies upon this interconnected network of power generation and transmission systems more than ever. To ensure the reliability and resilience of that network, providers must continually manage threats to the infrastructure, including many that relate to...
The NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection standards are designed to enhance reliability of the electrical supply by securing the connected assets on which that supply relies. When building a program for NERC CIP compliance, registered entities must balance the need to be audit ready with the resources required to achieve and maintain compliance. NERC CIP version 6 increases the amount of work...
The NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection standards are designed to enhance the reliability of the electrical supply by securing the connected assets on which that supply relies. When building a program for NERC CIP compliance, registered entities must balance the need to be audit-ready with the resources required to achieve and maintain compliance. NERC CIP compliance, especially when...
Tripwire® Asset Discovery Appliance discovers all networked hosts, applications and services. By providing a comprehensive view of devices and software on your network, you gain the foundation for effective security configuration management and compliance processes. Only this appliance provides low bandwidth, non-intrusive host and network profiling for use with Tripwire Enterprise.
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Business/ Technical Challenges
The real problem? Fragmented tools.
Many complex systems to manage
Multiple sources of truth that don’t always match up
With the spike in advanced, zero day and targeted attacks, it’s more difficult than ever to detect them quickly and respond in time—and no one has unlimited resources to address the large number of malicious incidents. It’s now a problem of...
Vulnerability Assessment (VA) is considered a security best practice and is an important part of any modern security program. However, an increasingly mobile enterprise with a proliferation of transient devices, coupled with the speed of today’s targeted attacks, creates new challenges for vulnerability management programs. Tripwire IP360 is a next-generation VA tool. The Tripwire® IP360™ VM...
Fortra's Tripwire protects the world’s leading organizations against the most damaging cyber attacks. Our solutions work on-site and in the cloud to find, monitor and minimize a wide range of threats without disrupting daily operations or productivity. Think of us as the invisible web of detection that keeps systems safe.
What does file integrity mean?
There’s not enough time in the day to investigate every system change, which means you need laser-sharp focus to quickly find the greatest risks to your business. However, the ever-evolving capabilities of cyber adversaries—coupled with the dynamic nature of corporate networks—makes security prioritization increasingly difficult.
To combat enterprise cyberthreats...