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 […]
Employ real time file integrity monitoring (FIM) to meet always-on security requirements as well as data protection compliance standards such as PCI DSS. Cyberattacks can be sneaky fast, executing their programs, altering your files and source code, and deleting traces of the activity. Many file integrity monitoring (FIM) programs run on a timer based model, […]
This is part 2 of a 7-part series on PCI compliance in the cloud. Most businesses have assets in their environments that they aren’t aware exist. For instance, if a virtual machine is de-provisioned in the cloud environment, its file system may still live on − unprotected, unaudited, and but still inside the scope of […]