One of the most discussed concepts in the Information Security world in recent history has been Zero Trust. Although many vendors claim to have products for implementing Zero Trust, an organization must not view them as an instant solution to achieving Zero Trust. Zero Trust should be viewed as a philosophy comprised of many controls…
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After the 2022 LastPass breach, many organizations began searching for alternative password vault solutions. KeePass, a legacy open-source option has risen to the top for many organizations evaluating their options. Others have been using this option already for years. A recent POC demonstrating who to abuse the Trigger feature was released and assigned a CVE….
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As security practitioners, we live in a time where there is an abundance of tools and solutions to help us secure our homes, organizations, and critical data. We know the dangers of unpatched applications and devices as well as the virtues of things like password managers and encrypted databases to protect our passwords and other…
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Bottom Line Up Front Common threats like malware, ransomware, web application hacking, insider and privilege misuse, and targeted intrusions don’t have to spell disaster. Mid-market companies and small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) can cut through the confusion of how to build a solid security program. Our Information Security Accelerator service is designed to help your organization chart…
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One of the most common questions asked by business leadership is also one of the most challenging to answer: “How secure are we?” Now, some of you reading this may already be cringing or yelling at your screen that this question on its own shouldn’t have a simple answer with little actionable value. However, when…
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Original post: https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/the-defensive-security-strategy-what-strategy/ Massive exposures and attacks, such as recent SolarWinds and Exchange exploit issues, have been common news lately. While the security landscape has advanced and changed, these massive exposures are continuing to occur. The question is why, and how, are they occurring? While common issues are often leveraged, the mentality around them is…
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Black Hawk Down I’m guessing a lot of us in the IT and Security space have experienced the gut wrenching feeling of not receiving that ICMP ping reply you were expecting from a production system, be it a firewall, switch, or server. Was there a recent configuration change that happened prior to the last reboot?…
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Proactive Measures to Thwart Unemployment Fraud In the past few months, the TrustedSec Incident Response team has responded to several incidents of unemployment benefit fraud. Due to the pandemic and nationwide lockdowns, there has been an extremely high volume of unemployment claims submitted across the United States, and with greater instances of fraud making it difficult…
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For many organizations, rapidly implementing work-from-home initiatives over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic required quickly rolling out new processes and deploying new technologies without adequate time for attention to Information Security standards. Perhaps your company recently acquired a new line of business, and you want to make sure the integration won’t adversely…
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In 2019, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC) modified the Qualification Requirements for Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) employees. Prior to the modification, the requirements stipulated that QSA employees must hold either an Information Security certification or an audit certification, but now QSA employees must have a minimum of two (2) industry certifications:…
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