By Scott Shinn A file integrity monitoring (FIM) system performs the crucial role of detecting system and file changes and determining the who, what, and where. FIM is a requirement of many security and privacy system integrity (SI) standards and regulations and an early warning system for when an intruder or malware strikes. File integrity […]
By Scott Shinn The recent CrowdStrike-caused BSOD outage on Microsoft systems has pulled focus on an ordinary but critical process: Extensive testing before rolling out software widely. What happened in the CrowdStrike outage? A bug in a CrowdStrike update has resulted in a global tech disruption for much of the airline industry as well as […]
By Scott Shinn Detect, analyze and respond to changes to computing systems and other signs of intruder activity with log-based IDS and XDR, including file integrity monitoring (FIM), from Atomicorp. Atomic OSSEC is an extended detection and response (XDR) system that addresses six key information security and compliance functional areas: log-based intrusion detection, file integrity […]
What is air gapping? Air gapping is something that is used within military environments, in airplanes, nuclear power plants, financial institutions and other critical infrastructure, but what is air gapping really? Air gapping is a cybersecurity and compliance measure in which one or more computers are physically disconnected, or isolated, from untrusted or unsecure networks […]
Your security systems can’t stop an attack unless they detect there is one, making file integrity monitoring (FIM), or the ability to automatically track changes to the environment, crucial in detection and prevention. This detection needs to be not only fast but deep enough to stop the likes of the SolarWinds Sunburst attack, which leveraged […]
Most every IT organization has wrestled with achieving regulatory compliance, meeting auditors requirements, and reporting to management and other stakeholders. Moving workloads to the cloud introduces new wrinkles to an already thorny set of problems. For organizations moving to the Amazon cloud, it’s critical that they understand their new and changing issues and responsibilities associated […]
Moving to the cloud presents a host of security and compliance responsibilities for enterprise security and IT teams.  While cloud providers handle hardware and infrastructure, cloud workloads themselves must be secured by the enterprise. Traditional on-premise controls and network security don’t work in the perimeter-less virtual environment of the public cloud. OSSEC offers a free […]
Amazon Alexa has ushered in a new era of voice interaction for consumers and the enterprise. Over 47 million consumers in the U.S. have access to a smart speaker at home and last fall Amazon Echos started showing up in the workplace based on the Alexa for Business framework. Atomicorp immediately recognized that voice interaction […]
Today, I am sending out a special thank you to everyone who made it to OSSEC Con 2018! It was great to meet so many people from all over the U.S. and even draw some international visitors.
Atomicorp is proud to announce the release of ASLâ„¢ 5.0.2! A next generation server security solution that addresses the unique security problems of servers. ASLâ„¢ 5.0.2 is an update driven by customer feedback and is part of Atomicorp’s commitment to deliver the latest product updates in one convenient installation.  Atomic Secured Linuxâ„¢ is the […]