Blog

Blog

January 2026 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s Patch Tuesday Alert addresses Microsoft’s January 2026 Security Updates. The FIRE team is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expect to ship that coverage as soon as it is completed.
Vulnerability Research

December 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s Patch Tuesday Alert addresses Microsoft’s December 2025 Security Updates. The FIRE team is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expect to ship that coverage as soon as it is completed.
Blog

November 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s Patch Tuesday Alert addresses Microsoft’s November 2025 Security Updates. We are actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expect to ship that coverage as soon as it is completed.
Blog

Threat Intelligence vs. Threat Data: What’s the Difference?

Organizations are still overwhelmed by what they’re told, and sold as, ‘Threat Intelligence.’ In reality it falls short, as its really just threat/IOC data.The term has been thrown around so often that its true meaning and value have been diluted. It’s time to set the record straight and restore the trust and respect that ‘Threat Intelligence’ deserves.Threat Data: What It Really IsThreat data is...
Blog

Fortra Tracks Fivefold Increase in Brokerage Attacks YoY

Throughout 2024, Fortra identified a steady increase in attacks targeting brokerage accounts. Year-over-year, attacks targeting these accounts experienced a growth of more than fivefold in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024.
Blog

October 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s Patch Tuesday Alert addresses Microsoft’s October 2025 Security Updates. We are actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expect to ship that coverage as soon as it is completed.
Vulnerability Research

August 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s Patch Tuesday Alert addresses Microsoft’s August 2025 Security Updates. We are actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expect to ship ASPL-1169 as soon as coverage is completed.
Blog

File Integrity Monitoring in 2025: More Than Just a Tripwire

It’s been over a decade that I’ve worked primarily in the world of File Integrity Monitoring and Secure Configuration Management, helping to ensure that hundreds of different companies are able to detect unauthorized or unexpected changes to their configurations.Security has changed a lot over that period, and yet there’s been some surprisingly consistent experiences in the field that I will often...
Blog

Stop Cyber Threats Before They Cost You: Protecting Financial Services with Fortra

Two in three financial institutions faced cyberattacks in 2024, and that trend shows little sign of letting up. Because of their valuable data – hooked conveniently to direct financial information – FinServ organizations are perennial targets for hungry attackers. But this isn’t news to anybody. Financial institutions understand the threats, and for the most part, they are some of the most...
Blog

July 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis

Today’s Patch Tuesday Alert addresses Microsoft’s July 2025 Security Updates. We are actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expect to ship ASPL-1164 as soon as coverage is completed.
Blog

Staying Ahead of Cloud Threats: Monitoring, Incident Response, and Compliance

The cloud threat landscape in 2025 is marked by speed, scale, and staggering complexity. This year's Top Threats to Cloud Computing Deep Dive 2025 from the CSA reads like a breach compendium: Toyota's misconfigured GitHub repos, the Snowflake supply chain incident, and a ransomware attack linked to CrowdStrike Falcon deployments all illustrate the evolving attack surface and the tremendous...