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NIST 800-53: A Guide to Compliance

The NIST 800-53 standard offers solid guidance for how organizations should select and maintain customized security and privacy controls for their information systems. NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 is one of many compliance documents you need to familiarize yourself with if you are working with information technology. This post breaks it down for you into digestible pieces that emphasize the standard’s practical meaning and application.

Clinical Trial Diversity and Accessibility: Managing the Data Demands

As the pharmaceutical industry seeks to improve health outcomes globally, a critical area of investment is increasing participant diversity. We know that gender, age, and race have profound effects on the way pharmaceuticals are metabolized. That is why the FDA has been encouraging diversity in clinical trials for years, although without mandate nor incentive. The burden has largely fallen on industry groups to work out the how.

Key Differences Between a Public and a Private Cloud

Cloud security. Cloud architecture. Cloud storage. As you start scaling your business, you know “the cloud” is an important element of your IT capabilities. But, it can be a little confusing to understand the ins and outs of “the cloud” — especially when it comes to using cloud-based tools for your company to work remotely. Before we get into private vs public clouds, let’s quickly establish what we mean by cloud computing.

How I sped up one of our test suites by 17.5x by explicitly defining Elixir protocol implementations

Fallback protocols could be causing slower tests when running with code coverage. Defining protocol implementations can improve the speed. Hi, I’m Philip Ross, a developer working on Tinfoil API Scanner at Synopsys Software Integrity Group. A few months ago, I sped up one of our test suites from about 6 minutes to around 20 seconds.

Building a Superstar SOC with Automation and Standardization

When you have a team of security analysts that have a wide range of expertise, knowledge, and experience, it is natural to see the difference in the quality of work performed. One of the biggest challenges that security operation managers face when auditing the work performed is that some team members may execute different steps at different levels of rigor when investigating and remediating threats.

How to Make Your Zoom Meetings More Secure

During the first months of the last year, Zoom was a little known video conferencing platform with a few million users. However, the spread of Coronavirus across the globe forced businesses and organizations to make changes in their working models. Among them was adopting remote working practices, fostered by several communication and collaboration tools. This is where Zoom's popularity surged, with remote workers using the tool to conduct virtual meetings. However, the explosive popularity of Zoom created several cybersecurity ramifications. The unexpected growth exposed the platform to various security faults, vulnerabilities, and hackers. That said, below are some of the best practices to keep your Zoom meetings secure.

ManageEngine makes the cut again for unified endpoint management

There’s no doubt in my mind that Gartner Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant report is the most important of all Magic Quadrants up to this point. With COVID-19 forcing a large amount of the workforce worldwide to move from their offices to work-from-home environments, unified endpoint management and security has been essential in enabling businesses to continue to operate securely. At ManageEngine, we are constantly evolving our solutions to meet these dynamic market needs.

Stories from the SOC - Beaconing Activity

Beaconing analysis is one of the most effective methods for threat hunting on your network. In the world of malware, beaconing is the act of sending regular communications from an infected host to an attacker-controlled host to communicate that the infected host malware is alive and ready for instructions. It is often one of the first indications of a botnet malware infection, so it’s important to spot the beaconing behavior before the infected host can expose data or launch an attack.