Security Tips and Tricks

Your network is full of extremely valuable data that can be used to improve both security and operations. Unfortunately, due to the sheer volume of data, it can be difficult to effectively monitor and understand everything on your network. That…

February 23, 2017

Posted by: Ramy Ahmad

These days, it seems that just about everyone is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT). According to recent forecasts from Gartner, 6.4 billion connected things were in use worldwide in 2016—up 30 percent from 2015. As digitally connected devices…

February 21, 2017

Difficulties Turning Network Data into Actionable Information Networks process and ensure the transfer of hundreds of terabytes of data per minute. Thus, networks have become crucial sources of data to gather indicators of compromise and gain visibility into an IT…

February 16, 2017

When it comes to protecting your organization, the speed that you can detect and respond to a threat is crucial. Measuring the time to detect (TTD) and time to respond (TTR) is nearly equally as important. Capturing and understanding these…

February 14, 2017

Remote access has become crucial for business operations, as satellite employees and travelers need remote access to corporate networks. However, while remote access greatly benefits productivity, it also exposes the organization to a number of additional threats. Let’s look into…

February 9, 2017

Server Message Block (SMB) shares are a critical component to most organizations—allowing for a central repository of files and other items that people need to access and share to do their jobs. Often, organizations will have multiple file shares in…

January 24, 2017

Posted by: Matt Willems

End-user behavior can be difficult to baseline and monitor. Users often click on suspect links, open unknown attachments, and unknowingly expose the organization to risk. Where traditional analytics and perimeter defenses fall short, LogRhythm’s User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)…

January 19, 2017

Posted by: Chris Petersen

As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency, cybersecurity strategy should be high on his priority list. Time is of the essence, as those who want to cause harm are not taking a hiatus as our country moves through this…

January 17, 2017

Enable Comprehensive End-to-End Threat Lifecycle Management Cyber criminals are compromising organizations at an unprecedented rate. To counter these attacks, security teams must leverage multiple security solutions to build and strengthen security operations. If done incorrectly, using multiple solutions isn’t a…

January 10, 2017

The Challenge Manual Analysis Resulting in Decreased Productivity and Visibility Bank fraud reached an all-time high in 2015. To combat this threat, Alliant Credit Union employs a team of fraud specialists that scrutinizes detailed reports in search of fraudulent financial…

January 10, 2017

Back in August, I had an amazing conversation with Randy Franklin Smith of Ultimate Windows Security during a webinar. We talked about how to identify a number of security scenarios simply by looking at network traffic. If you missed the…

December 9, 2016

The security operations center (SOC) at Danish telecoms operator TDC recently published a report with regards to an ICMP based DoS/DDoS style of attack. This attack effectively makes use of ICMP type 3 and code 3 crafted packets to drain…

December 6, 2016

Posted by: Karen Scarfone

Karen Scarfone has nearly 25 years of professional IT experience, with over 15 years of that dedicated to information security. As a managing consultant at CyberEdge, Karen oversees security content development, custom research, and publishing projects. My colleague, Steve Piper,…

November 15, 2016

I’ve been running a test Network Monitoring (NetMon) Mini device at home for the past few weeks and, up until recently, I didn’t notice anything “unexpected” on my home network. Figure 1: Miniature NetMon Home Appliance (Click on images to…

November 8, 2016

Protecting our Nation’s Interconnected Critical Infrastructure National Cyber Security Awareness Month is coming to an end. Hopefully, we have all come away with some ideas on how to better protect ourselves, organizations, and our country. We must not slow down,…

November 2, 2016

Disrupting Critical Infrastructure: A Potential New Form of Warfare It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the theme for the final week is “Building Resilience in Critical Infrastructure.” So why is this a focus for the National Cyber Security Alliance?…

October 27, 2016

EPC Inc. is one of the premier IT asset recovery and end-of-life IT asset handling solution providers in the United States. Clients trust EPC to secure, process, and thoroughly wipe devices before repurposing or de-manufacturing according to local and ISO…

October 25, 2016

Posted by: Roselle Safran

Roselle Safran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Uplevel Security, the industry’s first adaptive incident response platform. Roselle was previously the Cybersecurity Operations Branch Chief at the Executive Office of the President, where she managed the 24×7 security operations center…

October 20, 2016