Tag: cyber security
May 9, 2023
Trends from the 2023 RSA Security Conference
By Dr. Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
The RSA 2023 Conference was a gala affair of security companies demonstrating their cutting-edge services. I saw four key trends to which Federal agencies should pay attention, if they aren’t already.
XDR: eXtended Detection…
February 27, 2023
Zero Trust, NIST Recommendations, and Cloud Freedom
by Robert Buccigrossi
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Security Agency released an advisory that warned of a “widespread cyber campaign involving the malicious use of legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software.” Targeting RMM software (through cracking…
August 25, 2021
Cybersecurity Executive Order will Topple our Industry’s House of Cards
by Dr. Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
On May 12, 2021, the Biden Administration released the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. This directive seeks “bold changes and significant investments” to “protect and secure” the Federal Government’s computer systems by:…
December 23, 2020
The SolarWinds Hack and Zero Trust Architecture
By Dr. Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
SolarWinds Orion is a popular software system that allows an administrator to monitor your network performance across the company through a central interface. Of course, SolarWinds provides periodic patch updates to Orion. Unfortunately this…
December 18, 2020
Best Practices for ICAM Shared Service Providers
Way back in 1993—a lot of time in internet years—a New Yorker cartoonist created what became one of the most oft-cited memes about cybersecurity. A dog sits at a desktop computer saying to a fellow canine, “On the internet, no…
March 10, 2020
Faster OpenVAS Vulnerability Scanning
By Robert Buccigrossi, TCG CTO
OpenVAS is a system vulnerability scanner that checks visible ports, services it can access for known exploits, and high level web threats (like cross-site script vulnerabilities and improper file access). The TCG Tech Team uses…