The three crumbling pillars of network securityWhy is network security getting harder?Access control, firewall and Intrusion Prevention Systems are failing to keep attackers from reaching vulnerable systems and network administrators have added as many layers beyond those as possible to no avail. This is a problem because successful attacks are often done with these solutions in place and being...

Network security scanningYour network is 100 times more likely to be attacked with a known exploit than an unknown one. And the reason behind this is simple: There are so many known exploits and the complexity of networks is so great that the chances are good that one of these known vulnerabilities are present and will allow an attacker access to your data.The number of networks worldwide is so...

Our definition of penetration testingPen testing (penetration testing) is the discovery of vulnerable network equipment or applications by evaluating their response (behavior) to specially designed requests. In some cases a payload (message, marker or flag) is delivered to prove beyond a doubt that the vulnerability can be exploited. Pen testing is usually a manual and expensive undertaking that...

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?The Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses any and all products that are connected to the internet or to each other. Any product which requires connection to a home, car or office network to deliver its complete set of features falls under this broad term. In fact cars themselves are now a component of the IoT as they now exchange data with the manufacturer...

Keeping up with new vulnerability discoveriesWith hundreds of new vulnerabilities announced each month, active network scanning is essential. An automated, frequently used vulnerability assessment and management solution is your best option for the elimination of corporate network vulnerabilities.Enterprise now needs proactive, routine network scanning to keep up with internal changes and external...

Calculating the cost of GDPR complianceThe EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is unique in the field of compliance standards for its establishment of financial penalties for the loss or mismanagement of personal data of EU citizens. And those fines are higher and more likely to be assessed than any existing standard. Any company that does business with EU citizens (or controls or...

Pen testing always includes a vulnerability assessmentPenetration testing is all about identifying network security weaknesses before they are exploited internally or externally. The best pen testers bring a range of tools and experience to each gig and a key tool they will use is vulnerability assessment.The experience level, tools used, findings and the report you get from each penetration test...

Organizations of all sizes can benefit from capturing, logging, and responding to security events in real time, but one important operating system is often overlooked: IBM i.

It’s time to play hardball – Fight and win the GDPR battle with a leader, plan and rock star team.Yes. We know GDPR is here. Can we talk about something else now?Nope, not if you haven’t done all your due diligence to implement best practices and comply. Ignorance has been bliss but it’s not an excuse post May 25, 2018.We’ve already seen GDPR come down with hard on day 1 of its enforcement with...

An EDMS (electronic document management system) provides a way to capture, manage, and retrieve your documents. Learn why it's time to get one.

How do interfaces like FTP side-step IBM i menu security and give users uncontrolled data access through exit points? Robin Tatam explains in this short video.

Our research team is disclosing vulnerabilities identified in ManageEngine’s ADSelfService Plus application. ManageEngine was prompt in responding to the identified flaws and providing fixes for these security issues.A patched version of ADSelfService Plus can be downloaded from the ManageEngine site at: https://www.manageengine.com/products/self-service-password/download.htmlClients who currently...

Operating in the cloud can have some great benefits compared to operating with on-premises software. That’s why surveyed IT professionals predict 83% of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud by the year 2020.

There is a new term IBM and other industry experts have begun to use: the inadvertent employee. These are the well-meaning IT professionals who are often at fault when it comes to misconfigured servers, networks, and databases.

We disclosed multiple additional vulnerabilities identified on various ManageEngine applications. We commend ManageEngine for their prompt response to the identified flaws and their engineering team’s work with VRT to provide fixes for these cyber security issues.ManageEngine has provided patches for each of the vulnerabilities identified on the applications. The patched applications can be...

Update March 21, 2018: Added additional vulnerabilities disclosed to ManageEngine that were excluded from the original blog post affecting several additional ManageEngine applications.Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified on various ManageEngine applications discovered by our Vulnerability Research Team (VRT). We commend ManageEngine for their prompt response to the identified flaws and...