Michelle Drolet
As the year draws to a close, it’s time for us to take a step back, absorb the lessons of 2012, and look at what 2013 and beyond will bring for users, the security industry, and even cybercriminals. We know this time of year is incredibly busy and as a trusted advisor, you expect Towerwall
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Michelle Drolet
Bringing mobile devices to work? Not so fast. Like it or not, the line between the workplace and the home is blurring. Work-at-home arrangements are becoming more common and cloud services make it easier to co-ordinate teams online. People are constantly on call, with the ability to check their emails and stay in touch wherever
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Michelle Drolet
Two security firms, the established Rapid7 vulnerability manager and eGestalt, a cloud-based compliance management provider, have signed an OEM deal that will do something for the IT security industry that hasn’t been done before: a combination security and compliance posture management offering called Aegify SPM. The SPM stands for Security Posture Management, and eGestalt of Santa Clara
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Michelle Drolet
Providing early evidence of tampering can shorten investigation times for breaches and audits. The convenience of mobile devices has led to their rapid proliferation in the workplace. But along with that convenience comes security and compliance issues contributing to the degeneration of trust. Risk management for mobile devices is of rising concern, particularly in highly
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Michelle Drolet
Don’t assume those third-party apps you buy are fully secure. Despite the promise of cloud computing, companies are still buying software. And it is more cost effective to buy an application and plug it into your system than it is to develop anew. How many third-party applications has your company bought off the shelf? How
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Michelle Drolet
Towerwall is proud to be named a Trend Micro Platinum Partner . Towerwall has aligned itself with industry-leading security application and policy management solution providers. These strategic relationships enable Towerwall to offer its customers an integrated approach to solving their security and policy management needs by coupling best-of-breed technology with top-notch integration services. To learn more about
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Michelle Drolet
Security is not a list of things you do. Security is a way of thinking, a way of looking at things, a way of dealing with the world that says “I don’t know how they’ll do it, but I know they’re going to try to screw me” and then, rather than dissolving into an existential
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Michelle Drolet
Towerwall is proud to offer our new VOIP Assessment Services. Do you know if your VoIP phones and servers are segmented from the rest of your network? Even if they are, segmentation alone may not protect your voice assets. Towerwall, Inc. has developed an approach that is extremely effective in testing the security of VoIP
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Michelle Drolet
We are proud to announce our Threat Spotlight, sign up for our Twitter feed and get the latest threats and how to protect against them. Threat Spotlights as of October 15, 2012: AutoInf AutoInf is a component used by many malware families, notably Conficker, Sality and AutoRun. AutoInf is used to automatically run associated
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Michelle Drolet
It’s becoming more and more common for workers to store work-related documents on their smartphones, tablet computers and other devices they bring to and from work each day. While this can be convenient — employees can access important documents at home or on the road –it also creates greater security risks for businesses. Employees’ devices
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