In 2011, computer scientists at Lockheed-Martin developed a model, known as the Cyber Kill Chain, to defend computer networks at different phases of an attack. At its core, the Cyber Kill Chain framework is meant to improve visibility into each stage of an attack in order to develop a better understanding of threat actor tactics. … Continue reading “Considering the Cyber Kill Chain”
Has your email address recently been compromised?! Most likely so. News has broken that a database containing over 772 Million Email addresses and Passwords had been posted to a very popular hacking forum (the post has since been taken down). My own personal information was in this database and chances are pretty high that your … Continue reading “Collection 1: Largest Ever Collection of Email Addresses and Passwords Exposed”
In my 12+ years as an engineer at Cerdant, I have seen bandwidth management be one of the most effective, and most underutilized, tools available to administrators for managing network performance. Today, bandwidth is more affordable than ever, which has made it easy to just upgrade to a higher speed to solve network performance issues, … Continue reading “Taking Control of Your Network with Bandwidth Management”
It’s rare that we add a new product or service to our offerings. The reason has been simple; whatever it is we choose to do, we make sure we do it better than anyone else. Focusing on a few key products and services has allowed us to become experts at those things. It means that … Continue reading “Aerohive for Secure, Reliable Wireless”
Have you ever been looking over your SonicWall logs and reports and thought, “I wonder who was at IP 192.168.1.56 streaming YouTube all day?” Or maybe you have wondered what user at IP 10.10.10.152 tripped the Gateway Anti-Virus signature AdvancedKeyLogger.M (Trojan). Had you been using the built in SonicWall feature, Single Sign On (SSO), you … Continue reading “SonicWall Single Sign On: End the “Who is that IP” Guessing Game!”
The fact that being PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant does not also make your network fully secure is not a new revelation. These standards of compliance were developed by and are enforced by the PCI Data Security Standards Council, which was founded by Discover Financial Services, American Express, JCB International, MasterCard … Continue reading “Bridging the Gap Between PCI Compliance and Security”
Have you wanted to take a look under the Cylance hood, but just haven’t been able to schedule a demo? Take some time and view this recent webinar for a through overview of CylancePROTECT and watch a deep dive live demo of the product in action. This webinar demonstrates the power of machine learning and … Continue reading “CylancePROTECT Webinar: Demo and Deep Dive”
It is 2018 and “Yes!” we are still dealing with passwords!! In Part 3 of our Security Best Practice series, we are going to dive into Password Creation and Management. You arrived in the office nice and early to start this week off, right? You are getting ready to enjoy your first cup of coffee … Continue reading “Password Creation & Management – Security Best Practice Series – Part 3”
Cerdant was extremely busy in 2017. Not only with day to day business operations, but also with increasing our product portfolio and enhancing our current service offerings. At Cerdant, we strive to provide the best Customer Support experience possible. We also strive to enhance our technology, provide better features, and increased value for our customers. … Continue reading “Cerdant IDS Enhancements – Sentry 2.0!”
It is time to get some more valuable information into your hands. In Part 2 of our Security Best Practice series, we are discussing steps that you can take as a Network Administrator to help secure your network. Lets dive into Network Segmentation. Taking the proper steps to segment your business network(s) is one of … Continue reading “Network Segmentation: Security Best Practice Series – Part 2”
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