How OSSEC Logging Can Dramatically Reduce Your SIEM Costs

Mike Shinn is Atomicorp CEO. He took a few minutes to discuss logging, how it is used for cybersecurity and compliance and how OSSEC can be used reduce the volume of SIEM logs. At the upcoming OSSEC Conference Atomicorp CTO Scott Shinn will review how OSSEC can be used to filter log files to reduce […]

How OSSEC Offers A New FIM Option for Compliance and Security

Mike Shinn is Atomicorp CEO and will be presenting at the upcoming OSSEC Conference on using OSSEC for FIM. He recently sat down for a Q&A on the history of FIM and why OSSEC is becoming an increasingly popular option for enterprises. Tell us about how FIM originated and what it is used for? Mike […]

Knock Out 99 PCI DSS Requirements with Atomic Secured OSSEC

There are 270 PCI DSS requirements that must be addressed by any organization that accepts credit card payments. Compliance is required and can be a daunting task for all types of organizations. It often requires the implementation of dozens of software and security controls complemented by over one hundred process controls. Atomicorp has radically simplified […]

Hardened Kernels in Ubuntu & CentOS Images Make Docker Containers Secure.

    Docker containers are increasingly subjected to cyberattacks. Developers are looking to secure their Docker environments without compromising the efficiency and effectiveness of CI/CD processes. In today’s video blog, Scott Shinn talks about how developers can secure Docker while doing what they already do today. The only change is starting with a hardened OS […]

Announcing the 2018 OSSEC Conference

OSSEC is getting a big update this spring with the release of OSSEC 3.0 and Atomicorp is sponsoring a conference this April to go along with it. The 2018 OSSEC Conference will be held in Chantilly, VA right outside of Washington D.C. on April 5 and 6 of this year. In addition to a deep-dive […]

IoT Security: A Hardened Kernel Protects Devices from Attacks

    Gartner predicts there will be over 20 billion connected devices by the year 2020. However, the rapid growth of IoT technology has also created a new security challenge: How do you protect IoT devices without compromising their design and infrastructure? In today’s video, CTO Scott Shinn discusses how Atomicorp’s Secured IoT Kernel addresses […]

Top 5 Atomicorp Blog Posts of 2017 — Extending Linux Security to the Cloud, Containers, OSSEC and IoT

2017 brought even more focus on Linux platforms with the continued rise of cloud, containers, OSSEC and IoT adoption. The challenge confronting many IT departments is that the old security models and solutions don’t quite work in these new computing environments. Atomicorp stepped into this gap and introduced several new security solutions to help companies […]

The Surprising Equifax Lesson. Patching Isn’t a Strategy.

Everyone has now heard about the Equifax breach. It impacted millions of Americans who will face significant financial and credit risk for years while costing three senior Equifax executives their jobs. There is even talk that a nation state could use the information to target individuals with access to classified information. However, for businesses that […]