Category Archives: Monitoring

AWS security essentials for managing compliance, data protection, and threat detection

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AWS offers a comprehensive suite of security tools to help organizations manage compliance, protect sensitive data, and detect threats within their environments. From AWS Security Hub and Amazon GuardDuty to Amazon Macie and AWS Config, each tool is vi… Continue reading AWS security essentials for managing compliance, data protection, and threat detection→

Resilience over reliance: Preparing for IT failures in an unpredictable digital world

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No IT system — no matter how advanced – is completely immune to failure. The promise of a digital ring of steel may sound attractive, but can it protect you against hardware malfunctions? Software bugs? Unexpected environmental conditions? Cybersecurit… Continue reading Resilience over reliance: Preparing for IT failures in an unpredictable digital world→

Securely Decrypting an OpenSSL Encrypted File on a Remote Server Without Exposing Password to Root

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I have an OpenSSL-encrypted file on a remote server that I need to decrypt. However, I don’t want the root user on that server to access my decryption password. I understand that using the password directly in the command or storing it in … Continue reading Securely Decrypting an OpenSSL Encrypted File on a Remote Server Without Exposing Password to Root→

Compliance management strategies for protecting data in complex regulatory environments

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In this Help Net Security interview, Andrius Buinovskis, Head of Product at NordLayer, discusses how organizations can assess their compliance management and ensure they meet regulatory requirements. Buinovskis also addresses the challenges of managing… Continue reading Compliance management strategies for protecting data in complex regulatory environments→

Is it normal to have Sysmon detect CreateRemoteThread on a fresh and clean Windows Server installation?

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A fresh Windows Server installation (20212 R2), all updates applied. Sysmon v15.15 installed. Literally nothing else was installed/added. Never started a browser, never opened a web page. Only apps used were standard utilities that come wi… Continue reading Is it normal to have Sysmon detect CreateRemoteThread on a fresh and clean Windows Server installation?→