Remember a Polaroid? Why This Matters and How Tripwire Keeps this Tradition Alive

We’re going to talk about state versus change. For the purposes of our discussion, you need to know that Tripwire Enterprise offers something called TE Commander. Many enterprise applications lack a native command line interface. This can be a challeng… Continue reading Remember a Polaroid? Why This Matters and How Tripwire Keeps this Tradition Alive

A Cure for a Disheartened Cybersecurity Professional

Data breaches and ransomware attacks aren’t just still occurring. They’re also becoming more frequent. According to ZDNet, the number of ransomware attacks detected and blocked by one security firm grew 715% year-over-year in 2020 alone. Another securi… Continue reading A Cure for a Disheartened Cybersecurity Professional

What Is a Security Operations Center (SOC)?

Data breaches are costing organizations millions of dollars on average. In its 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, IBM found that a data breach cost the average organization $3.86 million. This price tag was even greater for organizations located in the… Continue reading What Is a Security Operations Center (SOC)?

Agentless Monitoring with Tripwire Enterprise: What You Need to Know

As we know, Tripwire Enterprise (TE) is the de-facto go-to solution for File Integrity Monitoring (FIM). In normal operations, we deploy a TE agent to a system we want to monitor. TE then uses that agent to baseline the system against the appropriate r… Continue reading Agentless Monitoring with Tripwire Enterprise: What You Need to Know

Securing Your Supply Chain with CIS and Tripwire

Where were you when you first heard about the SolarWinds breach? It’s not unusual for information security professionals to learn about a breach. Keeping track of the news is part of the job. The SolarWinds attack, however, was different for two primar… Continue reading Securing Your Supply Chain with CIS and Tripwire

Managing Your Assets with Tripwire Enterprise

Asset management is a tricky subject. In many cases, organizations have no idea about how many assets they have, let alone where they are all located.  Fortunately, there are tools that can assist with reaching your asset management goals. While Tripwi… Continue reading Managing Your Assets with Tripwire Enterprise

Common Criteria Certification: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Tripwire Enterprise?

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security performs evaluations on common IT products and releases a report called “Common Criteria Certification.” This process allows for organizations to review an evaluation without needing to set up and configure an IT … Continue reading Common Criteria Certification: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Tripwire Enterprise?

4 Steps for Assessing Your NERC CIP Compliance Program

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) Standards are a cybersecurity compliance framework designed to protect utility organizations. Adhering to these guidelines is essential—falling short will… Continue reading 4 Steps for Assessing Your NERC CIP Compliance Program

UAE’s Information Assurance Regulation – How to Achieve Compliance

For years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed itself to adopting information technology (IT) and electronic communication. The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) noted that this policy has made the state’s government agencies… Continue reading UAE’s Information Assurance Regulation – How to Achieve Compliance

The Importance of Content for Security Tools like Tripwire

Have you ever stood in the airport security line when the agents bring the dog out to inspect everyone’s luggage? I’m always so fascinated watching the dog go down the line and do her work. Wow she’s so smart! How does she know what t… Continue reading The Importance of Content for Security Tools like Tripwire