Al Hartmann September 15, 2017
Vulnerability Lifecycle Management—Not Just a Good Idea, It’s Survival
The following headline hit the news last week on September 7, 2017: ATLANTA, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Equifax Inc.…
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GUEST SPEAKER: Michael Levin | September 11, 2017
The Equifax Security Breach – 5 Recommendations to Protect Yourself!
Equifax, one of the three major U.S. based credit reporting services just announced a major data breach where hackers have stolen sensitive information from 143 million American consumers.…
Charles Leaver August 28, 2017
It’s All About Extensibility, Generic Tools Are Only Good for Generic Challenges
Call them extensions, call them customizations — no matter what you call it, the best technology platforms can be tailored…
Mike Hamilton August 22, 2017
Endpoint Security Vendors – Show Us Your Architecture!
Endpoint security is all the rage these days. And there are lots of different vendors out there touting their wares…
Roark Pollock August 3, 2017
Managing Risk and Security – Or How to Play Offense AND Defense
“It is clear that organizations are moving toward an “all the time” visibility and control model that allows continuous risk…
Michael Vaughn August 1, 2017
Ziften at Black Hat and Defcon 2017 – Friends in Low Places
Howdy from Austin, Texas! Last year this time I reviewed my experiences at Black Hat 2016, and I’d enjoy sharing…
Josh Harriman July 21, 2017
Black Hat Checklist: 10 Tips to Stay Safe and Connected in Vegas
It’s conference season in the cybersecurity world with the Black Hat and Defcon events next week, filling Vegas full of…
Josh Harriman July 18, 2017
Lost in Translation – Attacked by Movie Subtitles
Do you like watching movies with popular apps like VLC or Kodi on your devices or SmartTV? How about needing…
Roark Pollock July 10, 2017
Dropping Advanced Endpoint Products into Existing Security Architectures
Security practitioners are by nature a cautious bunch. Cautiousness is a trait most folks likely have coming into this industry…
Josh Harriman June 30, 2017
Ziften Customers Protected by ‘Flaw’ in New Variant of Petya Malware
Another outbreak, another nightmare for those who were not prepared. While this latest attack is similar to the earlier WannaCry…
Al Hartmann June 28, 2017
Insecure By Design—The UK Parliament Email Attack
In cyberspace the sheep get shorn, chumps get chomped, dupes get duped, and pawns get pwned. We’ve seen another great…
Charles Leaver June 13, 2017
Bringing Security and IT Ops Together – SysSecOps
Scott Raynovich nailed it. Having worked with hundreds of organizations he realized that one of the biggest challenges is that…
Joel Ebrahimi June 7, 2017
Using Ziften and Splunk to Detect and Respond to WannaCry / Ransomware
Introduction Part of my role as Principle Solutions Architect at Ziften is to understand, build, and improve our current integrations…