Safeguard Identity Data at the Source

When your customers create an account on your website or application, they are entrusting their valuable information with you in order to establish a relationship. To maintain that relationship, they need to have faith that you will protect their infor… Continue reading Safeguard Identity Data at the Source

What is NERC?

NERC CIP Standards Background and Basics The North American Electic Reliability Corporation (NERC) is an international regulatory organization that works to reduce risks to power grid infrastructure. They do this through the continual development of a … Continue reading What is NERC?

A Beginner’s Guide to PCI Compliance

PCI DSS, or the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, is the set of regulatory requirements all organizations who process card payments must adhere to. Sounds simple enough, right? But PCI compliance can pose a major challenge to organizations … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to PCI Compliance

A Beginner’s Guide to PCI Compliance

PCI DSS, or the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, is the set of regulatory requirements all organizations who process card payments must adhere to. Sounds simple enough, right? But PCI compliance can pose a major challenge to organizations … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to PCI Compliance

How to Pick the Right Solution for FISMA SI-7 Compliance

It can be hard to know how to best allocate your federal agency’s resources and talent to meet FISMA compliance, and a big part of that challenge is feeling confident that you’re choosing the right cybersecurity and compliance reporting sol… Continue reading How to Pick the Right Solution for FISMA SI-7 Compliance

Latest Version of Tripwire IP360 Now Certified To Meet Most Current Common Criteria Certification Standards

Tripwire has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to meeting U.S. government and internationally recognized security standards by achieving the most current Common Criteria standards for its latest version of Tripwire IP360’s 9.0.1, specifying the… Continue reading Latest Version of Tripwire IP360 Now Certified To Meet Most Current Common Criteria Certification Standards

Tripwire Products: Quick Reference Guide

Here at The State of Security, we cover everything from breaking stories about new cyberthreats to step-by-step guides on passing your next compliance audit. But today, we’d like to offer a straight-forward roundup of the Tripwire product suite. … Continue reading Tripwire Products: Quick Reference Guide

Proactive System Hardening: Continuous Hardening’s Coming of Age

The first article in this series examined configuration hardening—essentially looking at ports, processes and services where security configuration management (SCM) is key. The second article looked at application and version hardening strategies… Continue reading Proactive System Hardening: Continuous Hardening’s Coming of Age