Survey: Nearly Three-Quarters of Retail Orgs Lack a Breach Response Plan

With more than 174 million Americans shopping over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it’s looking to be a busy holiday season for retailers this year. As shoppers continue hunting for the perfect gift over the next couple weeks, it’s import… Continue reading Survey: Nearly Three-Quarters of Retail Orgs Lack a Breach Response Plan

Securing Electronic Medical Records Still Causing Headaches

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) have been widely adopted by healthcare providers to improve operational efficiency and patient care. As with the adoption of any new technology that continues to evolve, with benefits come risks. EMRs have given rise to… Continue reading Securing Electronic Medical Records Still Causing Headaches

Survey Says: Soft Skills Highly Valued by Security Team

Continuing the discussion around the skills gap our industry is facing, I’m excited to share our final set of results from the Tripwire skills gap survey. My previous post highlighted the need for technical skills. But as this next set of findings indicates, soft skills in cybersecurity are not be overlooked. Every single participant in […]… Read More

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Survey: 81% of Infosec Pros Say Required Job Skills Have Changed amid Skills Gap

The digital security skills gap poses a challenge to organizations and their defense strategies in every economic sector. Even so, there’s little consensus on how enterprises should address this shortage of skilled security talent. Some say organizations place too little emphasis on the value of a classical engineering-focused education and that businesses can help close […]… Read More

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68% of Infosec Pros Felt Enterprise Security Lacking after WannaCry/NotPetya Attacks, Reveals Survey

The WannaCry and NotPetya attacks caused disruption on a global scale in the spring and early summer of June 2017. Following those malware campaigns, businesses around the world should have heard the alarms and responded by tightening their security systems in an effort to mitigate against similar attacks in the future. But reality doesn’t always […]… Read More

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Book Review: The Phoenix Project

The Phoenix Project, A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win might seem like a “techies-only” read at first glance, but it’s really a story that all business leaders (yes, even the technology-challenged) should invest in. Bill Palmer plays the hero of this fictional (yet all too realistic) story about a business dangerously […]… Read More

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Survey: 80% of IT Pros More Concerned About Digital Security in 2017 than in 2016

Everyone agrees that RSA Conference is a mainstay of information security. Every year, the event attracts tens of thousands of security professionals from around the world. As such, it’s the perfect place for companies to gain a snapshot of the digital security landscape. That’s why Tripwire has made a tradition of capturing attendees’ thoughts on […]… Read More

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New Research Highlights Top Cyber-Attack Concerns for 2017

With such a lively 2016 ­for infosec – mega-breaches, new malware strains, inventive phishing techniques, and big debates between security and privacy – there’s plenty of reason to pause and consider what the security community should be most concerned about for 2017 and what they can do to prepare. Tripwire Survey: Preparing for Top Attacks […]… Read More

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