IT Operations
2 April, 2013
Fast and Simple DNS Auditing
Microsoft DNS (Domain Name Service) is the service for all computer name resolution for both the Internet and also for Microsoft’s Active Directory. Every web browser request, every Active...
Security & Compliance
11 March, 2013
Why Is SIEM Losing Steam?
A recent study reported by CIO magazine revealed SIEM challenges, saying that 1/3 of SIEM owners would stop using their current solution in favor of a more efficient and affordable solution. The...
Security & Compliance
26 February, 2013
APT Threats Make Change Auditing More Critical Than Ever
Cyber-attacks seem to be everywhere in the news these days. Some of the scariest attacks are those that fall under that Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) category. APT threats are especially scary...
IT Operations
11 February, 2013
Find Account Lockout Source and Fix Faster for FREE
There has been a surge in the number of account lockout incidents in the past several years. The increase is in large part due to the number of BYOD devices that are connecting to today’s...
Security & Compliance
5 February, 2013
New HIPAA 2013 changes require more organizations to comply
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a HIPAA 2013 omnibus ruling in January that expands the list of organizations that must comply with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability...
Security & Compliance
28 January, 2013
Top 3 Requirements for Privilege User Activity Monitoring
If you haven’t heard, Netwrix released User Activity Video Reporter last week. The User Activity Video Reporter solution is purpose built to monitor privilege user activity across critical IT...
Security & Compliance
6 December, 2012
50% of IT shops still don't have SIEM
A recent NetWrix survey showed that 50% of the survey participants had no SIEM solution; leaving them vulnerable to security breaches and compliance failures. These failures will eventually result in...
Security & Compliance
19 October, 2012
Intrusive agents will cause audit failures
Over the past several months I have had the pleasure of speaking with many customers who are looking to switch out their existing auditing platform for NetWrix Change Reporter Suite. They are most...
Security & Compliance
27 September, 2012
Software agents: the good, the bad and the ugly
Anytime a software vendor’s says they require the use of agents red flags should go up in the mind of the consumer. Taking a little extra time to review and understand the reason for the agent...
Security & Compliance
27 August, 2012
Top Trends driving Access Governance
Making sure that the right people have correct resource access is the very definition of Authorization. The first step in Authorization begins with Authentication of a person’s identity to make...