Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

March 2024

What is a DNS firewall? Optimize the security of your network infrastructure using DDI Central's DNS firewall

Cyberthreats in today’s digital age are becoming complex and relentless, highlighting the importance of robust cybersecurity measures. Among these measures, DNS firewalls stand out as essential components of a comprehensive security strategy. By intercepting and analyzing DNS traffic, these firewalls provide a unique vantage point for identifying and neutralizing threats before they can infiltrate the network.

ManageEngine PAM360: An overview

PAM360 is a comprehensive solution for businesses looking to incorporate PAM into their overall security operations. With PAM360's contextual integration capabilities, you can build a central console where different parts of your IT management system interconnect for deeper correlation of privileged access data and overall network data, facilitating meaningful inferences and quicker remedies. In this video, our product expert will give you an overview of PAM360 software.

Top tips: Benefits of data backup and recovery

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world today and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we’ll look at four ways your organization can benefit from having a strong data backup and recovery system. The value of data in today’s market cannot be highlighted enough. With so much emphasis given to data, it is only sensible to ensure that we put measures in place to ensure this data is protected from prying eyes and is safe from being lost.

Smart thresholds: The answer to your security alert fatigue

SIEM solutions operate based on thresholds. These thresholds serve as predefined benchmarks that generate alerts when the alert criteria is met. While effective to some extent, this approach falls short on multiple fronts, particularly in the context of sophisticated attacks and dynamic environments. Static thresholds falling short One of the fundamental flaws of static thresholds lies in their rigidity.

Endpoint privilege management (Application Control) | ManageEngine PAM360

ManageEngine PAM360 is an enterprise-grade unified privileged access management solution that offers strict governance of privileged users, credentials, digital entities, and other shared sensitive information. In this video, we will help you configure ManageEngine PAM360's endpoint privilege management (Application Control) feature powered by ManageEngine Application Control Plus.

The role of DDI solutions in optimizing educational network infrastructures

In an age where education extends beyond the four walls of classrooms and spills into the digital landscape, the security of educational institutions’ networks is not just a concern; it is a critical priority. The diverse user groups, ranging from young learners in K-12 to those in academia, all interact within the same digital infrastructure, making it a vibrant yet vulnerable ecosystem.

USB review, Part 2: How to manage USB devices

In this two-part series, the first blog demonstrates how USB devices can be conduits of threats. Read that blog to learn more about USB security threats. In this blog, we’ll look at how you can address these USB security risks. Even in the era of the cloud, USB risks prevail. This is evident from some of the top USB-based searches in Google.

Regulating access to remote endpoints with fine-grained session management controls

In the second episode, we will discuss how your privileged users can launch sessions to a wide range of remote resources in just one click. We will also learn the standard and advanced session management capabilities, including session monitoring, recording, and auditing capabilities offered in the ManageEngine PAM suite.

Backup basics: Ensuring data security in an uncertain world

In today’s digital age, where data is the lifeblood of businesses and individuals alike, the importance of backup and data protection cannot be overstated. Whether you’re a small business owner, a freelancer, or an everyday user of technology, the loss of critical data can have disastrous consequences. Let’s delve into why taking backups is essential and how robust data protection measures can save the day when disaster strikes.

Top tips: Three hacks to safeguard your privacy online

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world today and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we’re looking at three hacks to secure your online privacy. In today’s world, we exist online as much as offline. There’s few mysteries left in our lives. Most information you need about a person is a few clicks away.

Tech tales and endpoint hacks: Dive deep with Endpoint Pulse

Remember the captivating stories you heard growing up? Though we may have graduated to books and then podcasts, the power of storytelling remains. There’s something timeless about the art of storytelling. That’s the spirit behind Endpoint Pulse, your one-stop podcast for all things endpoint management and security. We embarked on this journey in October 2023, and after months of hard work, we released our first episode in January 2024.

The role of DDI solutions in optimizing healthcare networks

The healthcare IT landscape is rapidly evolving and driven by digital transformation efforts that aim to enhance patient care and network operational efficiency. However, this digital shift introduces complex challenges, including escalating security threats and the critical need for robust, reliable network infrastructure.

Top tips: Four ways to strengthen your digital immune system

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world today and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we’re looking at four ways organizations can strengthen their Digital Immune System. The cyberthreat landscape is constantly evolving at an accelerated pace; merely focusing on preventing incidents is no longer an effective approach.

Why is regular access certification your secret weapon against data breaches?

In the ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity, where threats loom large and breaches are a constant concern, the practice of granting always-on or standing privileges to user accounts presents an alarming vulnerability for any organization. This vulnerability is underscored by findings from Verizon’s 2023 data breach incident report, which states that 74% of all data breaches occur due to privilege misuse or stolen credentials.

Why you should be concerned about the largest phishing attack on Azure so far, and what you can do about it

Azure customers are facing the biggest threat to their privileged accounts. A cybersecurity firm has identified the spread of a new phishing campaign aimed at privileged users like sales directors, account managers, finance managers, vice presidents, presidents, chief financial officers, and CEOs. The campaign’s first set of attacks started around November 2023 and is still a looming threat. The good thing is that you can safeguard against and mitigate this attack.

Five worthy reads : Securing the connected world thru cybersecurity in the IoT era

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we have discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we will be discussing the challenges of cybersecurity in the IoT era and how it can be secured. The Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionized the way we live and work, with hundreds of connected devices now integrating into our daily lives. However, this rapid expansion of IoT has also brought new cybersecurity challenges.