Security

Using SIEM Technology to Streamline HIPAA Compliance

Published on March 23, 2015 by John Humphreys
There are 154 separate risks underlying the HIPAA security standard. Addressing and continually monitoring each of these risks individually can be an enormous task for a security officer. SIEM technology allows most of these risks to be... Read More

Takeaways from the Penn State Security Breach

Published on May 17, 2015 by John Humphreys
An official at Penn State stated, "In fact, on an average day last year, Penn State alone repelled more than 22 million overtly hostile cyber attacks from around the world”. This is an interesting number. However, we would surmise that... Read More

The Vulnerability Remediation Challenge

Published on June 10, 2015 by Matthew Lewis
For the past twelve years, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday has been a monthly reminder of the challenges with vulnerability remediation. For IT and security teams, Patch Tuesday means it's time to assess another batch of security updates and... Read More

Simple Cross-Device Correlation is No Longer Enough

Published on August 14, 2015 by kmaibaum
In today’s demanding security environment, companies are more than ever challenged to identify serious threats before they lead to a data breach. Using a SIEM tool to correlate security events is a good start, but an effective defense... Read More

Correlation, Detection, and Alerting in Real-Time for Active Directory

Published on August 19, 2015 by kmaibaum
Imagine how much damage a hacker could do by compromising your Active Directory. Active Directory, which is used by an estimated 95% of Fortune 5000 companies, forms the core services for security and permissions management. It allows IT... Read More

Recent Court Case Further Defines Organizations’ Responsibility for Cyber Breaches

Published on September 01, 2015 by kmaibaum
It may seem unjust to be held liable by the government when a breach was actually due to actions of a criminal. However, this is not the view of the 3rd Circuit. The August 24th, 2015 opinion by the 3rd Circuit Court of appeals in FTC v... Read More

The Importance of Controls for MSSPs

Published on September 09, 2015 by kmaibaum
Should Your MSSP be SOC 2 Compliant? SOC stands for Service Organization Controls and falls under the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16. SSAE 16 was issued by the Auditing Standards Board of the American... Read More

Cyber Security Awareness Month: A 3-Step Plan to Being Cyber Secure

Published on October 12, 2015 by kmaibaum
Step 1: Train your employees to be security savvy Some of the most basic, “expected” tools in security are often those most overlooked. Your first step to defense from cyber criminals is your employees. Having a security training... Read More

The Scary Truth About CyberSecurity

Published on October 28, 2015 by kmaibaum
With just two months left in 2015, it is shocking to find that this year may be one of the scariest years as far as data breaches go. Recent reports show data breaches to be increasingly common. And as these threats become bigger and more... Read More

Proficio Added to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500

Published on December 03, 2015 by kmaibaum
In case you missed the news, Proficio was added to the 2015 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list. Award winners are selected based on percentage of revenue growth from the past three years. We are excited to one of the fastest growing... Read More
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