Posts Tagged ‘context aware security’
Control Access and Reduce Risk
In my last blog I discussed bringing the NOC and SOC closer together, providing IT Operations with tools that improve security. This week I’ll go into more specifics of the solution and show how PowerBroker for Windows is used by both IT Operations and Security Operations teams. The Challenge Supporting a security principle such as…
Advanced Architectures with the Retina Protection Agent
One of the extended features of Retina CS is the Retina Protection Agent. This component is licensed with Retina and allows for users to assess hosts for vulnerabilities using a local scanning agent verses a network scan. This forgoes the need of a traditional SaaS or on-premise vulnerability assessment solution to perform a scan outside…
PowerBroker for Windows Policy Through Retina CS Web Services
PowerBroker for Windows has traditionally relied on Active Directory Group Policy to populate assets with the latest rules and policies. The technology also contains a utility for managing off-line systems called PBDeploy and has met the challenges for many organizations when a domain is not available for authentication. With the growing number of portable Windows…
The Integrity of Files and Privileged Identity Management
The concept of privilege identity management allows for the elevation of applications and operating system functions to authoritative users based on rules and policies. While the basic context of the user does not have permissions to perform these tasks, the rules and policies in place provide a vehicle for them to operate in a privileged…
Session Monitoring Provides Context Aware Security for Windows
The Windows world is about to get a long overdue lesson from Unix. Privilege Identity Management does not stop at just logging that an application gets launched with elevated privileges; administrators need to know what the user does with that application, as well. Did they use the program within the guidelines of company policy or…
Retina CS 4.5 – Calendars and Vulnerability Smart Rules
One of the many challenges facing Product Management today is addressing client feature requests. Often times, the request for a specific business problem does not translate to other customers or markets. Other times, the request is so complicated to explain, it takes multiple discussions to figure out the root problem and to figure out if…
Security Intelligence: Finding Out What Part Actually Makes You Smart
Organizations of all sizes having been trying to address Big Data, Security Intelligence and contextual security for awhile, but without much success. For security folks in particular this is a sensitive topic, as nestled among the thousands of lines of code or logs files is what they need to know to prevent the next successful breach. SIEM…
BeyondTrust Named 2012 Industry Innovator by SC Magazine
We’re happy to announce that SC Magazine has recognized BeyondTrust as a 2012 Industry Innovator! Read the report here. What SC Magazine Says. “BeyondTrust is far more than a one-trick pony. The company’s creativity and drive to innovate is what keeps this organization at the forefront of its market. Like many companies, currently and in…
