NNT Blog | Change Control

When Old News is More Dangerous than Fake News: Vulnerability Scan Blind Spots

Oct 21, 2020 12:02:21 PM / by Mark Kedgley

Out of all the cat videos you could watch, how do you decide which one to view first? The beauty of social media is its real-time, democratic operation. Everyone gets to vote and the content with the most shares is the People’s Choice, rightfully ‘The Best’. But we now know this Facebook-era notion of ‘most popular equals best’ is open to abuse.

5 Key Processes & Controls to Maximize Cybersecurity Effectiveness

Oct 13, 2020 10:32:45 AM / by Spartak Goskolli

As of late, cybersecurity has come to the forefront of the I.T. Industry, and is one of the key functions of any organization. This article will discuss 5 key processes and potential controls you should implement in order to maximize the effectiveness of your cybersecurity efforts, leading to an all-around secure environment.

Change Management's 'Dirty Little Secret'

Oct 8, 2020 1:50:15 PM / by Mark Kedgley

Change Management is blind. It is a key IT Service Management process and, undeniably, it's beneficial to plan and schedule changes. But Change Management’s ‘dirty little secret’ is that, despite the comfort blanket of documentation and approvals, you never know what’s really going on.

Securing Digital Transformation in the New Normal

Sep 21, 2020 3:01:47 PM / by Mark Kedgley

Last week, our team had the pleasure of hosting a virtual panel on securing digital transformation and what COVID-19 means for cyber security as we continue to navigate the increasingly remote workforce.

Understanding the Essential Elements of a SecureOps Strategy

Sep 3, 2020 2:50:42 PM / by Mark Kerrison

The traditional approach to security is desperately flawed. NNT’s SecureOps strategy is a progressive way to deal with solving the problem of cybersecurity by combining the essential prescribed security controls recommended by frameworks such as NIST and the Center for Internet Security (CIS) with advanced threat prevention and detection, closed-loop intelligent change control and continuous compliance monitoring technology.

What Will You Choose – Big Brand or the Most Intelligent FIM & Change Control Solution on the Market?

Aug 13, 2020 8:45:43 AM / by Mark Kerrison

There are two things that you might consider when selecting a File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) and Change Control solution – 1) Depth of useable features such as efficiency in suppressing change noise and 2) Brand recognition.

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.

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.

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.

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.