NIST SP 800-177 Revision 1: “Trustworthy Email”

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its Security Publication (SP) 800-177 Revision 1, that includes security ...
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/ Cryptography, DKIM, DMARC, Messaging, Messaging Security, NIST, SPF, Standards & Guidelines, TLS

NIST SP 1800-4: Mobile Device Security

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its Security Publication (SP) 1800-4, that includes security guidelines for ...
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/ BYOD, CAG 20, Cybersecurity Framework, Data Privacy, ISO 27002, mobile, Mobile Security, NIST, SP 800-1400, SP 800-53, Standards & Guidelines

Many organizations lacking adoption of key CIS controls

A recent survey conducted by Tripwire revealed organizations are not fully adopting security controls from key benchmarks, such as the ...
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/ CIS, SANS, Standards & Guidelines

PCI DSS 3.2.1 release

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published a minor revision to the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) ...
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/ Cryptography, Data Security Standards, DSS 3.2.1, MFA, PCI, PCI DSS, SSL, Standards & Guidelines, TLS, TLS 1.2

New CIS Controls V7 released

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) has released its next revision (Version 7) of the top 20 Critical Security Controls.  The CIS controls ...
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/ 800-53, CIS, NIST, Security, Standards, Standards & Guidelines, Top 20 CIS Controls

PCI security standards for mobile point of sale

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) announced a new PCI Security Standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf ...
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/ EMV, mobile, Mobile Security, PCI, SCRP, Security, SPoC, Standards, Standards & Guidelines

My 6 Favorite Mac Security Hardening Recommendations

In the wake of Apple's most recent and embarassing blunder regarding the macOS High Sierra root login flaw, I felt ...
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/ 10.10, Apple, CIS, EFI, Endpoint Security, Mac, macOS, OS X, SP 800-179, Standards & Guidelines

What Are Application Containers And How Do I Secure Them?

test You may have wondered what application containers are, let alone how to secure them. The National Institute of Standards ...
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/ AppArmor, Application Security, Containers, Docker, EC2, LXC, NIST, RTM, SELinux, Server Security, SP 800-190, Standards & Guidelines, virtual machine, virtualization, VM

New Email Security Guidelines To Combat Phishing Threats

The NIST standard, SP 800-177 Revision 1, Trustworthy Email (Draft) was released last month and offers up-to-date security guidance to ...
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/ Crypto, Cryptography, Cryptography, DKIM, DMARC, Messaging Security, NIST, SHA-256, SP 800-177, SPF, SSL, Standards & Guidelines, TLS

Introduction to Information Security: 11 Key Takeaways

In case you missed it, the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) published a new guideline "An Introduction to ...
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/ FIPS, FISMA, NIST, Regulations & Laws, Server Security, SOX, SP 800-12, Standards & Guidelines