Being a cybersecurity professional means you’re regularly in charge of making complex decisions with real-world consequences, like choosing the right cybersecurity benchmarks, controls, frameworks, or best practices for your organization. Should you apply the CIS Controls, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or something else? Without overarching industry consensus, it can be...
How to Get the Most Out of Cybersecurity Best Practice Frameworks
Frameworks like the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls, MITRE ATT&CK and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework give organizations clear, step-by-step methodologies for protecting their sensitive data, leveraging a wealth of industry knowledge to take the guesswork out of your...
Ethical hacking has become one of the most powerful tools for preventing cyber threats. Kyle Gaertner spoke with The AI Journal about the tool's importance.
Governments are responsible for carrying out their duties to defend the rights and safety of their citizens. Find out their role in the cyber landscape and how Fortra plays a part.
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.
Is your organization using default security settings, or do you have a security configuration management (SCM) program in place to ensure your configurations are as secure as possible?
Misconfigurations are a leading cause of unauthorized access and security breaches, creating entry points for hackers in servers, websites, software, and cloud infrastructure. The Open Worldwide Application...
Today’s financial threat landscape is evolving, and firms are facing record high risk. Learn what’s causing the uptick and which essential cybersecurity practices will ke.ep you safe
In the world of cybersecurity, it's not just about keeping the bad guys out — it’s about staying one step ahead of their next move. The managed security services team at Fortra is dedicated to working with you to understand your organization’s unique security challenges and provide solutions to keep you protected against even the most sophisticated global threats. Get ready to exceed your expectations and fortify your environment like never before with Fortra.
In The Importance of Layering Offensive Security Solutions, Fortra experts underscore the advantage of developing a single source offensive security tooling portfolio. Read on to find out the necessary ingredients for a proactive strategy and why Fortra’s ability to combine and maximize solutions optimizes security and produces the most effective outcomes.
The Five Elements of an Offensive...
Bob Erdman joined the Dark Reading News Desk live at Black Hat 2023. He spoke about Fortra’s collaboration with Microsoft and Health-ISAC to stop unauthorized software usage.
Fortra today announced new integrations for its offensive security solutions that streamline capabilities for vulnerability management, penetration testing, and red teaming. Working together, the solutions apply the same techniques used by threat actors to identify and exploit gaps in an organizations’ security. With this proactive security approach, customers can find and fix weaknesses in their security posture before they are exploited.
The impending Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 4.0 requirements were created to curtail rampant fraud and the billions in losses victims incur. That said, retooling your operations to meet ever-evolving compliance standards isn’t easy.
This guide gives you a detailed look at PCI DSS 4.0 changes and how you can achieve compliance with the updated requirements. Having a...
Discover how penetration testing can be used on IBM i systems to find hidden vulnerabilities in your security. This post breaks down Core Impact's IBM i pen testing process from discovery to privilege escalation.
Most organizations have a decent understanding of the types of defensive security tactics they need to employ to thwart cyberattacks. But offensive security techniques are just as important for detecting existing vulnerabilities that a threat actor has yet to discover and exploit.
Learn how to approach offensive security from the ground up, including the value of using a layered security...
Cobalt Strike and Outflank Security Tooling (OST) are two elite red teaming solutions ideal for assessing the security posture of an organization by deploying sophisticated adversary simulations.
Cobalt Strike is a threat emulation tool that provides a post-exploitation agent and covert channels, replicating the tactics and techniques of an advanced adversary in a network. OST is a curated set...
Core Impact, Cobalt Strike, and Outflank Security Tooling (OST) are three powerful security solutions that use the same techniques as today’s threat actors in order to safely evaluate organizational infrastructures and provide guidance on closing security gaps, enhancing defenses, and creating more resilient security strategies.
Core Impact is an automated penetration testing tool, typically...
While employing defensive measures to prevent cybercriminals from breaching security measures are critical initiatives, more is needed to protect your infrastructure. Proactive, offensive layered security solutions are now just as much of a necessity. Security teams need to be able to get into the mind of an attacker and see where an organization’s exploitable weaknesses are so they can close them...