“The VPN is dying.” “The VPN is dead.” “The death of the VPN!” “Wait, I still use a VPN for that.” “Long live the VPN.” You’ve heard it all countless times before. The headlines have been cyclical, copious and dogmatic over more than two decades, like a cosmic loop of inevitable banter about the weather. […]
“What is advanced FIM – file integrity monitoring? Leading FIM tools all inspect more than just files, they detect threats, prompt rapid response, and provide a foundation for compliance.” When there’s turnover and shortage of training, skills or personnel, companies turn to software, SaaS, and process automation from the cloud to help them run, manage […]
(The cloud poses a host of data compliance challenges, including lack of visibility, confusion over whose responsibility it is to protect data, and the lack of an ideal standard compliance architecture. What’s needed is cloud compliance tools and a platform for security and compliance.) The cloud allows organizations to abstract core parts of their businesses, […]
(File integrity monitoring tools are crucial for meeting security and compliance requirements, but they’re also critical to answering the most important question when something happens: What changed? The following blog and FIM whitepaper explore compliance challenges and empowering agents such as FIM.) Compliance challenges. Manually going through logs. Auditing. Tired human eyes missing evidence of […]
(Healthcare information is under attack in the form of cyber theft and fraud. Many organizations don’t have sufficient personnel or budget to track and control where private data is going and how it’s being used. This can bring HIPAA violations and fines. Atomicorp provides a HIPAA compliance solution through strong audit control mechanisms.) The Healthcare […]
PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a collection of security controls that businesses and government agencies that collect credit card data are required to implement. Founded in 2004, PCI-DSS consists of 12 general requirements and associated sub-controls. Any organization that processes any type of payment card (debit or credit) must meet these requirements […]
What is a workload? Among non-techy or more traditional sorts, ‘workload’ means the things we have on our plates, those things we must attend to or accomplish. But workload has a more modern meaning in the context of computing disciplines such as compute/analyze/store, cloud workload automation, cloud workload protection/cloud workload security, and an enigmatic thing […]
(What is endpoint security? Atomicorp whitepaper provides seven easy steps to give endpoint security and secure access service edge, aka SASE, a boost. Read the whitepaper.) What is an endpoint and how many do you have? If you don’t know, chances are you struggle with endpoint security. Many vendors will tell you endpoint security is […]
As organizations start to think about what their organizations will look like post-COVID, including potential permanent work-from-home situations to support the radical shifts in remote work technology adoption, there is yet another question looming: Are you getting ready for CMMC? Will you be ready? CMMC, or Cyber Maturity Model Certification, is a U.S. Dept of […]
Leverage open source security (OSSEC) for file integrity monitoring (FIM), easier compliance, and to accelerate overall enterprise-strength security. 2020’s shift to large-scale remote work and distributed computing forced IT teams to roll out new or expanded services just to keep the business running. 2021 must be about reinforcing security and compliance across this rapidly- and […]