Implementing out of compliance actions with restrictions

In our example: We want to mark the device to “Out of Compliance” if an app is installed on the device forbidden app We then want to restrict this device so user cannot use the “Camera”. Furthermore, once the user removes the forbidden app, we want the device to be marked “In- Compliance” and...

Qualys Policy Compliance Notification: Policy Library Update

Qualys’ library of built-in policies makes it easy to comply with commonly adhered to security standards and regulations. Qualys provides a wide range of policies, including many that have been certified by CIS as well as ones based on security guidelines from vendors such as Microsoft and VMware...

Database Activity Monitoring: A Do’s and Don’ts Checklist for DBAs

In a previous post, we looked at the limitations of native audit, the free tool often used by database administrators DBAs for logging database activity. While it has its appeal—it’s already part of the database server and does not require additional cost for third-party appliances or...

Lynis 2.5.0 - Security Auditing Tool for Unix/Linux Systems

We are excited to announce this major release of auditing tool Lynis. Several big changes have been made to core functions of Lynis. These changes are the next of simplification improvements we made. There is a risk of breaking your existing configuration. Lynis is an open source security auditin...

Native Auditing Tools – Performance, Cost, and Compliance Issues

As we covered in a previous post, data-centric security measures need to be implemented to meet compliance requirements and protect against complex, ever-evolving attacks. There are two primary approaches to implementing these measures: Native auditing, which uses a database server's built-in too...

Why Care About Data-Centric Security?

It’s no surprise that data breaches are evolving and becoming increasingly more complex. According to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigation Report, data breaches are “complex affairs often involving some combination of human factors, hardware devices, exploited configurations or malicious...

Weblate: Weak password policy

Hi team, i get to know that you are using strong password policy. i gone through application and checked for that. and get to know that as per ISO9001 security compliance weak password policy. Steps : 1 signup with https://hosted.weblate.org/ with password vikas@123 2 forget password and change t...

Qualys Support for Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Cyber Security Guidelines

Reserve Bank of India RBI, India's central banking and monetary authority, points out that the number, frequency, and impact of cyber incidents on Indian banks has increased substantially. Like their peers globally, Indian banks are committed to maintaining customer trust, protecting financial...

[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: firefox-53.0-2.fc24

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability...

Why you can’t update it all at once?

It’s the second part of our talk with Daniil Svetlov at his radio show “Safe Environment” recorded 29.03.2017. In this part we talk about vulnerabilities in Linux and proprietary software, problems of patch an vulnerability management, and mention some related compliance requirements. Video with...

[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: firefox-53.0-2.fc25

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability...

The CIS Critical Security Controls Explained – Control 6: Maintenance, Monitoring and Analysis of Audit Logs

In your organizational environment, Audit Logs are your best friend. Seriously. This is the sixth blog of the series based on the CIS Critical Security Controls. Ill be taking you through Control 6: Maintenance, Monitoring and Analysis of Audit Logs, in helping you to understand the need to nurtu...

4 ways mobile devices still threaten your business

Mobile devices have been commonly used in corporate environments for decades - bulky portable telephones, heavy laptops and PDAs. Then along came Apple and the smartphone, and soon everyone either had personal smartphone or expected their employers to provide one. Since then, enterprise mobility...

What's new in RIPS 2.0.0?

The new release RIPS 2.0.0 includes the following major changes: A complete new interface with optimized performance demo.ripstech.com A new extensive REST API for full feature automation api.ripstech.com Team and user privilege management Application-specific analysis profiles More detailed code...

Why You Need a Database Audit Trail

Your ability to answer very detailed questions about what’s going on in your organization’s databases can make or break a compliance audit or security investigation. Aside from the obvious need for this information in the event of a breach, it’s also important because government, financial, and...

Kong and Wallarm Partner Up to Boost Microservices API Security

Wallarm has partnered with Mashape to provide the microservices community with API security. Mashape enterprise customers who use Kong API gateway can now quickly add API security protection without change in Kong user’s deployment. Read more about Kong and Wallarm partnership in this blog. Today...

IT Asset Inventory Systems and CMDBs: A Marriage Made in InfoSec Heaven

A key capability of an IT asset inventory system is being able to exchange data with CMDBs Configuration Management Databases. In fact, a common misconception is that organizations with CMDBs don’t need an IT asset inventory system because their functions overlap. While they have similar roles,...

CVE-2017-7239

Ninka before 1.3.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, manipulate license compliance scan results, or cause a denial of service process hang via a crafted filename...

CVE-2017-7239

Ninka before 1.3.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, manipulate license compliance scan results, or cause a denial of service process hang via a crafted filename...

Code injection

Ninka before 1.3.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, manipulate license compliance scan results, or cause a denial of service process hang via a crafted filename...