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Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-30051)

By Ricardo Narvaja on Mon, 09/09/2024
In this blog post, I will explain a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) Core library that I analyzed when the exploit for Core Impact was being developed. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code as a DWM user with Integrity System privileges (CVE-2024-30051).Since there was not enough public information at the time to develop the exploit,...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
IT Infrastructure Protection
ITSecurityWire
News Article

How to Fortify Defenses Before Threats Materialize

By Chris Reffkin on Mon, 09/09/2024
Cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, yet many organizations still face challenges due to limited resources. In ITSecurityWire, Fortra's Chris Reffkin highlights prioritizing remediation, closing the skills gap, and ongoing improvement.
IT Infrastructure Protection
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What Is the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)?

By Antonio Sanchez on Mon, 08/26/2024
The NIST Risk Management Framework, or RMF, is a voluntary 7-step process used to manage information security and privacy risks. By following the NIST RMF, organizations can successfully implement their own risk management programs, maintain compliance, and address the weaknesses that present the greatest danger to their enterprise.
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3 Components of a Proactive Security Strategy 

By Mieng Lim on Mon, 07/22/2024
Your organization might have many cybersecurity defenses in place, but defenses alone are not enough to protect you from today’s multi-faceted cyberattacks. Proactively adding a layer of offensive security assessment and testing helps you pinpoint your system weaknesses before they are exploited. Proactive security measures help you stay ahead of attackers by:Identifying vulnerabilities and...
Guide

Guide to Creating a Proactive Cybersecurity Strategy

Cyber attacks are common, with 89% of companies experiencing an attack in the last 12 months*. It’s time to stop asking if attacks will occur and start asking if you can stop attacks from being successful. One of the best ways to answer this question is by employing a proactive security program. Using assessment and testing to harden your cybersecurity measures, proactive security: Uncovers...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
IT Infrastructure Protection
Fortra Webinar
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IBM i Performance Week

By Chuck Losinski
Robot Monitor and Performance Navigator are powerhouses when it comes to performance monitoring and management. That’s why it’s essential for your team to understand how to harness their raw potential and put them to work so that nothing you deem critical slips through the cracks. This webinar series is your chance!
IBM i Automation
Guide

How to Use Upskilling and Reskilling to Scale Your Cybersecurity Team

The cybersecurity skills shortage is not just an ongoing inconvenience—it is a serious vulnerability that can be exploited by attackers. But how can organizations go about patching this gap while the talent gap endures? The answer lies in leveraging the resources you already have on hand: your existing workforce. How do you transform your existing personnel to meet today’s cybersecurity demands?...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Release Day 2024.2
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Major Launches Announced on Release Day 2024.2

Fri, 05/17/2024
About Fortra’s Release Day Each quarter, we at Fortra get to roll out the fruits of our labors for the past few months. We showcase new features, updates, and even products. This Release Day features several groundbreaking projects. We’ve broken into the XDR arena and are thrilled to introduce you to our new offering. We’ve issued major releases for over a half-dozen of our flagship products....
On-Demand Webinar

How Fortra Enables Your Zero Trust Strategy

By Nick Hogg
The concept of using a Zero Trust architecture in cybersecurity has been around for more than a decade, and its fundamental principle of “never trust, always verify” sounds straightforward enough. However, there’s a lot of noise around Zero Trust, often generated by vendors promising that their solution is that magic silver bullet to all of your Zero Trust problems. This can muddy the waters and...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Guide

2024 Pen Testing Report

Penetration testing has become a cornerstone of proactive security strategies by offering a practical way to assess security by using real-world attack techniques to gauge the feasibility of a threat actor compromising an IT enterprise. Through the exploitation of security vulnerabilities, pen testers can determine which security weaknesses pose the most risk and provide guidance for remediation. ...
Guide

How to Get Started with IT Modernization

Modernization is more than simply switching from a green screen to a GUI. To have a truly modern IBM i data center, you must consider all areas of IT from your software and applications to your hardware and devices to the processes that support the whole operation. This guides helps you modernize your IBM i from the ground up.
IBM i Automation
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On-Demand Webinar

The Two Faces of SQL on IBM i

By Chuck Losinski
Watch this webinar on how to tackle the two faces of SQL on IBM i. We demonstrate how you can both monitor SQL activity on your system while also creating user-defined SQL statements to retrieve and monitor nearly anything automatically for unlimited flexibility.
IBM i Automation
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How to Recover After Failing a Cybersecurity Audit

Tue, 12/12/2023
While it’s important to adhere to compliance regulations, blunders do happen. What does it mean when these blunders lead to you failing a cybersecurity audit, and how can you recover? Consequences of Failing a Cybersecurity Audit Failing a cybersecurity audit can mean several things. First, there’s the up-front legal fines that come with falling on the wrong side of compliance. Here are a few...
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What is Hyperautomation?

Wed, 11/08/2023
For many organizations, what were once islands of automation are converging. And they’re realizing there’s even more labor in their organizations that can be automated. But to bring it all together, they need a craftier strategy to make it happen. Enter hyperautomation. What started as the latest industry buzzword, has become a critical discipline to add to your digital transformation strategy. ...
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