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Top Data Vulnerabilities that Cause Data Loss

Thu, 12/14/2023
In this blog we take a high level look at some of the vulnerabilities or flaws in a system that can lead to data loss, the stages of exploiting a vulnerability, the impact, and how to best safeguard your data against vulnerabilities.
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Patch Tuesday Update December 2023

By Tyler Reguly on Thu, 12/14/2023
It would seem that Microsoft was feeling particularly festive and wanted to give admins around the world a bit of a break this holiday season. This month, we see 36 Microsoft CVEs and six non-Microsoft CVEs for a total of 42 CVEs and eight of those CVEs are Edge (Chromium-based) vulnerabilities that were announced last week.
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Patch Tuesday Update - December 2023

Tue, 12/12/2023
Fortra VM will include the Microsoft Patch Tuesday checks in the NIRV 4.32.0 and Agent 2.2 releases.Microsoft addressed 33 vulnerabilities in this release, including 4 rated as Critical and 8 Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities.CVE/AdvisoryTitleTagMicrosoft Severity RatingBase ScoreMicrosoft ImpactExploitedPublicly DisclosedCVE-2023-36696Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of...
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Debunking Popular Myths About Vulnerability Management

By Mieng Lim on Mon, 12/11/2023
“Vulnerability Management” can be a security term that carries a lot of unnecessary weight. The irony is that the right vulnerability management (VM) solutions can actually take the weight off – your security team, your organization, and your other assets. Understanding how means debunking some of the more popular myths around this topic and discovering the truth behind one of security’s most...
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3 Data Masking Techniques and How to Implement Them

Tue, 12/05/2023
Data masking or data obfuscation has become a popular way to modify data to make it difficult to ascertain what's authentic vs. what's been modified. In today's blog we look at three different data masking techniques.
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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What Are Privileged Accounts? Common Types & Security Risks

Mon, 12/04/2023
In cybersecurity, privilege refers to the authority that certain accounts have; what they can and can't perform. When it comes to privileged accounts, there's a handful of different types, and with them, no shortage of challenges for managing and securing them.
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Introducing Fortra's Data Classification

By Piers Chivers on Fri, 12/01/2023
We’re writing today to share news about an exciting new beginning for the Titus and Boldon James products. Fortra has long been a global expert in software for data classification and we’re thrilled to share that beginning today, the two brands will live under the same roof, on a new microsite, as Fortra’s Data Classification. Whether you're looking for product information, educational data...
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What’s New on Release Day 2023.4

Mon, 11/20/2023
In this issue discover how Fortra has strengthened email security and phishing protection with new rules and automation. Additionally, offensive security has added new capabilities, while data security has improved incident workflows for better threat remediation.
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Government Supply Chain Cybersecurity

By Antonio Sanchez on Fri, 11/17/2023
Government agencies are a huge target for attackers, and with a hyper-distrubuted supply chain, they are easier to access than ever. Discover what it takes to keep your public sector supply chain safe and how Fortra can help.
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Patch Tuesday Update November 2023

By Tyler Reguly on Fri, 11/17/2023
This month brings us 63 Microsoft CVEs and 15 non-Microsoft CVEs, with Microsoft continuing the recent trend of splitting out CVEs. To understand this a bit more, we need to talk about CVE Numbering Authorities or CNAs.