Enterprise environments generate vast amounts of log data on their own before even being required to meet PCI DSS section 10 logging requirements. When taking into account the volume of logs from the large variety of sources across a network it is important to find an effective and efficient manner to address this data. IT […]
Advanced electronic health record (EHR) technology provides secure and accurate storage of patients medical records and health information that helps physicians offer complete medical care to their patients. Because of the added security that this technology offers, Medicare and Medicaid have implemented financial incentive programs for hospitals and medical practices for the meaningful use of EHR. […]
I thought i would take a few minutes to wish everyone happy holidays and a very prosperous 2011. I also noticed that I hadn’t blogged in a while so I thought I do a little of that… This blog provides a few updates and observations related to the following: PCI DSS v1.2.1 to PCI DSS […]
As you may be aware, a worm (originally appearing in 2009) and named Stuxnet has recently resurfaced as a focused attack at Industrial and Energy control systems, namely but not exclusively targeting those systems built by Siemens, AG. This worm has the capability to take control of and/or alter settings within SCADA systems and PLC/RTU […]
So perhaps only a few have heard about the July 4th news story reporting that several iTunes accounts (30 accounts ??) across the globe were compromised by the developer of an application (or several apps). The story alleges that iTunes was hacked and several user accounts were compromised by an application developer who exploited peoples’ […]
Post #1, Virtual Machines != Security Virtual Reality PathMaker Group is introducing some exciting new technologies to the market that greatly reduce business cost of securing virtual environments and simultaneously increasing system efficiencies, measured in hard-dollar savings. In order to truly embrace the value of these innovative solutions and approaches, one needs to consider some […]
The Need for Effective Log Management Log Management is a necessity for regulatory compliance and essential to maintaining a positive security posture in your environment. As your IT organization evolves to comply with today’s regulations and defend against new network security threats, you should choose a solution that avoids expensive maintenance and operating costs, reduces […]
Cyber attacks have become a ‘weapon of choice’ for many terrorist organizations. Cyber attacks can be launched from anywhere in the world that has Internet access, are often untraceable, and have the potential to wreak havoc on our financial and economic systems, defense networks, transportation systems, power infrastructure, and many other essential capabilities. Although not […]
Virtually every organization has a DR (disaster recovery) plan in place as they should. However, most organizations don’t have a detailed IR (incident response) plan in place for when their IT systems are impacted by malicious behavior from either external or internal causes. Why is it potentially more important to have an IR plan in […]
For clients who have limit capital expense budgets, we’ve created a suite of services to help clients meet the challenge of limited budget and need to maximum security solution benefit. With services in log management, threat management, file integrity management, vulnerability management, wireless devices security management and 24/7 monitoring, we’ve effectively resolved eight of the […]
