NNT Blog

Why Isn’t There A Remediation Button within Change Tracker Gen7 R2?

Aug 4, 2020 5:04:57 PM / by Phill Harris

NNT Change Tracker is a world class solution for evaluating the security posture of your infrastructure. Whether you adhere to frameworks such as the Center for Internet Security, NIST or even if you have a home baked version of how best to harden your environment, Change Tracker will assess and report on how your deployed assets measure up against the standard.

Financial Institutions Facing Increased Threats Post COVID-19 Lockdown

Jul 28, 2020 8:42:32 AM / by Morgan Reed

The finance industry has long been the ideal target for dangerous cyber criminals, holding a treasure trove of sensitive information and financial credentials of innocent victims, but in the wake of the post COVID-19 lockdown period, researchers have found that these institutions are seeing a marked spike in cyberattacks.

Change and Configuration Management Best Practices Guide

Jul 21, 2020 10:52:10 AM / by Denis Goskolli

Systems are constantly changing. Change and configuration management best practices allow organizations to keep track of configuration changes in a way that allows for rapid feature updates without any service outages, but many organizations struggle to find the ideal formula to make this process successful.

Details of 142 Million MGM Hotel Guests Found on the Dark Web

Jul 15, 2020 12:15:01 PM / by Morgan Reed

The 2019 data breach at luxury hotel chain MGM Resorts appears to be much larger than originally reported after researchers recently found 142 million hotel guests’ personal details for sale on the dark web.

5 Steps to Effective Patch Management

Jul 14, 2020 12:18:19 PM / by Hasan Kismetli

Patch management is the process of analyzing the systems within your network for missing updates. This process shines a spotlight on the vulnerable systems within your network, allowing you to apply the necessary patches to those systems. This ensures that any vulnerabilities or bugs present in the software gets fixed.

How to Establish a Secure Baseline

Jul 7, 2020 10:36:14 AM / by Pavel Palenzuela

Hardening operating systems and keeping an audit trail of activity using a change detection and SIEM solution are must haves in order to ensure that your environment is safe from cyber attacks or unwanted intrusions.

Log Management Best Practices

Jun 25, 2020 9:34:52 AM / by Gene Atwood

Within the last decade or so, the advancement of distributed systems has introduced new complexities in managing your log data. Today’s systems can include Servers, Workstations, Firewalls, Databases etc., all with different Operating Systems and each generating their own log data.

PCI DSS 4.0: The Last Ever PCI DSS?

Jun 23, 2020 9:23:30 AM / by Mark Kedgley

This is it, the best ever PCI DSS and what is hoped will be the definitive version. Despite being a major version change, the 12 core requirements we know and love remain. But there are some significant changes planned.

How to Move from Compliance to Risk-Based Security

Jun 17, 2020 7:00:00 AM / by Mark Kerrison

As technology continues to evolve, so does the potential for cybersecurity risks, and just as the technology industry is showing no signs of slowing down development, neither are cybercriminals.

4 Steps to Adopting Intelligent Change Control

Jun 15, 2020 11:59:32 AM / by Spartak Goskolli

With the ever-changing landscape of IT Security, the war against cybercriminals continues to evolve on a day by day basis. Now more than ever before, organizations need to implement proper security controls and mechanisms to help defend against the evolving threat landscape.