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The Role of Localization in Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation

If your website is targeting multiple states or countries, by default, you face a double-pronged challenge: adapting to regional regulatory demands while defending against sophisticated cyber threats. Tackling this requires localization. But what does the term actually entail?Localization isn’t just about tailoring products, services, and infrastructure to meet local market requirements; it has...
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Strengthening Critical Infrastructure with the NCSC CAF

Critical infrastructure organizations bear an enormous responsibility. The assets, systems, and networks they manage are crucial to the functioning of a healthy society. They provide water, energy, transportation, healthcare, telecommunications, and more—should they fail, they would bring entire countries to their knees.The vast importance of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) makes it a prime...
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Medusa Ransomware: FBI and CISA Urge Organizations to Act Now to Mitigate Threat

The Medusa ransomware gang continues to present a major threat to the critical infrastructure sector, according to a newly-released joint advisory from the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC).As of February 2025, the Medusa ransomware operation, which we have previously detailed on the Tripwire State of...
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6 Potential Security Concerns With the Eventual Rollout of 6G

6G could be available by the end of the decade, which should decrease latency and connectivity speeds for users. However, these wireless networks present new cybersecurity challenges.What should industry professionals prepare for?What Is 6G?6G will be the sixth generation of wireless technology once it arrives. Experts say it could debut by 2030, though companies started 5G-Advanced integration in...
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What Is SCM (Security Configuration Management)?

Attackers always seek the easiest path to get into our systems and compromise data. System misconfigurations and insecure default settings are often the criminals' favorite vectors since these errors allow them easy access to critical systems and data. The rise of misconfiguration errors was primarily driven by cloud data storage implementations...
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Cybersecurity Can’t Wait: Modern Enterprises Must Adapt

Technology is evolving at a startling pace, perhaps faster than ever before. Businesses are scrambling to reap the rewards of these technologies, especially AI. But do they recognize the cybersecurity risks associated with these changes? The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Report suggests not. Digital Era, Digital ThreatsWe are truly living in the digital age. This brings many benefits....
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March 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s March 2025 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1147 as soon as coverage is completed.In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEsCVE-2025-26633According to Microsoft, improper neutralization in Microsoft Management Console could allow an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. For...
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The Growing Importance of Penetration Testing in OT and ICS Security

A critical aspect of manufacturing, energy, and transportation is Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technologies (OT). The rapid pace of digital growth makes these systems susceptible to cyberattacks.OT and ICS system security is important, making penetration testing an essential activity. This tactic makes it possible to mitigate weaknesses so they are no longer vulnerabilities. It...
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How to Secure Your Mobile Device: 9 Tips for 2025

Can you imagine a life without your smartphone? For most of us, this is a difficult task, and some younger readers will have never lived in a world without smartphones. The countless functionalities of modern mobile devices - surfing the web, booking appointments, setting up reminders, sharing files, instant messaging, video calling, mobile banking, and more – have made them essential to our daily...
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Understanding the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP): A Quick Overview

What is it?The Tripwire Enterprise Critical Change Audit rules provide customers with the ability to monitor for critical events that could have a significant impact on a system. Monitoring for critical events can help administrators identify malicious and/or unexpected changes within their environment.Changes To CCAAdditional rules were added to the Critical Change Audit rule set. These rules...
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Cactus Ransomware: What You Need To Know

What is the Cactus ransomware?Cactus is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that encrypts victim's data and demands a ransom for a decryption key.Hundreds of organisations have found themselves the victim of Cactus since it was first discovered in March 2023, with their stolen data published on the dark web as an "incentive" to give in to the extortionists' demands.So far, so sadly normal. What...
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Tripwire Patch Priority Index for February 2025

Tripwire's February 2025 Patch Priority Index (PPI) brings together important vulnerabilities for Microsoft.Up first on the list are patches for Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that resolve 4 remote code execution and 2 spoofing vulnerabilities.Next on the list are patches for Microsoft Office and Excel. These patches resolve 8 issues such as remote code execution and information disclosure...
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Understanding the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard

Abu Dhabi is boosting its healthcare system with the introduction of the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard (ADHICS). This initiative, driven by the Department of Health—Abu Dhabi (DoH)—has been put in place to protect sensitive healthcare data, improve cybersecurity resilience, and keep healthcare services running smoothly.At a time when cyber threats are skyrocketing in...
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ICS Environments and Patch Management: What to Do If You Can’t Patch

The evolution of the cyber threat landscape highlights the need for organizations to strengthen their ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate cyber risks before they evolve into security incidents. Criminals often exploit known unpatched vulnerabilities to penetrate Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environments and disrupt critical operations. Although patch management seems like the obvious...
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Enhancing Security Monitoring with Tripwire's Change Audit: New Rules for Firewalls, WFP, and Microsoft Store Applications

What is it?The Tripwire Enterprise Change Audit rules provide customers with the ability to monitor for change events that could have an impact on a system. Monitoring for change events can help administrators identify malicious and/or unexpected changes within their environment.Changes to CAAdditional rules were added to the Change Audit rule set. These rules provide customers the ability to...
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What is SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)?

Over 80% of businesses use at least one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application in their operations, per a report by SaaS Academy. It’s easy to see why SaaS applications are the fulcrum of many businesses today. From collaboration tools to CRMs, SaaS platforms enable flexibility, scalability, and operational efficiency. However, this convenience also comes with several security risks.According to...
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Agentic AI: Redefining the Future of Autonomy in Business

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) agents signals a profound transformation in how businesses operate. Unlike traditional AI models that process and respond to queries, Google defines that “Agents are autonomous and can act independently of human intervention.” At the same time, the World Economic Forum explains that an agent is “an entity that perceives its environment through sensors...
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Are Your VM Scans Testing the Entirety of the Network?

Many organizations have a vulnerability management (VM) problem without knowing it. Vulnerability management is a crucial component of any organization’s cybersecurity program and is required by most major compliance standards because of its sink-or-swim impact on network security. One of the biggest issues in VM is that organizations aren’t testing the entirety of their networks. Could yours be...
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Beware of Fake Cybersecurity Audits: Cybercriminals Use Scams to Breach Corporate Systems

Companies are being warned that malicious hackers are using a novel technique to break into businesses - by pretending to offer audits of the company's cybersecurity.With ransomware and other cybersecurity threats high in the mind of many business owners, it is all too easy to imagine how many companies might react positively to an invitation to have the security of their networks tested.But...
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CIS Controls Version 8.1: What you need to know

The latest version of the CIS Controls was released in June 2024. The new version, 8.1, introduces some minor updates via design principles.ContextNew asset classes are updated to better match the specific parts of an enterprise’s infrastructure that each Safeguard applies to. New classes require new definitions, so CIS has also enhanced the descriptions of several Safeguards for greater detail,...