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In the IT industry, you’ll hear “I’ll sell you a DevOps; how much is it worth?” But the joke’s on you because you can’t sell (or buy) DevOps, as it is, in fact, an intangible entity. It’s a business process combining software development (Dev) and IT management processes (Ops) with the aim of helping teams understand what…
Up to now I mistakenly thought my servers’ browsers had been being patched and were secure. I was informed by Solar Winds Tech Support that, "It's a bad security practice to install browsers on servers. And a lot of customers would fail audits if they accidentally got installed. So we err on the side of caution and make…
So far in this series we have reviewed a few popular and emerging models and frameworks. These tools are meant to help you make sense of where you are and how to get where you’re going when it comes to information security or cybersecurity. We’ve also started the process of defining a new, more practical, more…
We just can't have anything nice, now can we? Oh, well. We knew there would be new vulnerabilities and ransomware attacks in 2018. However, this time hardware is the culprit, and patching is not going to be a cure-all for the situation. Consider yourself warned: expect more slowdowns in 2018. Stop and think about this for…
IT organizations manage security in different ways. Some companies have formalized security teams with board-level interest. In these companies, the security team will have firm policies and procedures that apply to network gear. Some organizations appoint a manager or director to be responsible for security with less…
Update – February 7, 2018: Cisco updated their vulnerability advisory on Monday, February 5, 2018 after identifying “additional attack vectors and features that are affected.” What does this mean? If you patched last week, you may need to patch again. Be sure to read the advisory notice carefully to find out if your…
I can't seem to get this song out of my head. "The vulnerabilities go on forever and the patching never ends." Peace out and Patch on! RT
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