Log Talk

Prism Microsystems Introduces EventTracker Cloud

mwhite — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:53:53 +0000

The full benefit of cloud services without any compromise to security or compliance requirements. COLUMBIA, Md., December 6, 2001– Prism Microsystems, a leading provider of comprehensive SIEM solutions today announced the availability of EventTracker Cloud, a hosted enterprise-class SIEM and “Security monitoring as a as a Service” (SecaaS) solution. Offered through our certified MSSP partners, [...]

Taxonomy of An Attack

mwhite — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:06:07 +0000

New Bill Promises to Penalize Companies for Security Breaches

mwhite — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:28:20 +0000

On September 22, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved and passed Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s (D, Conn.) bill, the “Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011,” sending it to the Senate floor. The bill will penalize companies for online data breaches and was introduced on the heels of several high profile security breaches and hacks [...]

Top 10 Pitfalls of Implementing IT Projects

mwhite — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:46:05 +0000

It’s a dirty secret, many IT projects fail; maybe even as many as 30% of all IT projects. Amazing, given the time, money and mojo spent on them, and the seriously smart people working in IT. As a vendor, it is painful to see this. We see it from time to time (often helplessly from [...]

The View from the Trenches

mwhite — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:05:44 +0000

Noticed the raft of headlines about break-ins at companies? If you did, that is the proverbial tip of the iceberg. Why? Think about the hammering that Sony took on the Playstation hack or how RSA will never live down the loss of golden keys and the subsequent attack at Lockheed. Victims overwhelmingly prefer to keep [...]

Five reasons for log apathy – and the antidote

mwhite — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:16:30 +0000

Five Reasons for Log Apathy – and the Antidote How many times have you heard people just don’t care about logs? That IT guys are selfish, stupid or lazy? That they would rather play with new toys than do serious work? I argue that IT guys are amazing, smart and do care about the systems [...]

Personalization wins the day

mwhite — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:33:42 +0000

Despite tough times for the corporate world in the past year, spending on IT security was a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy picture. However if you’ve tried to convince a CFO to sign off on tools and software, you know just how difficult this can be. In fact, the most common way to get [...]

Best Practice v/s FUD

mwhite — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:16:49 +0000

Have you observed how “best practice” recommendations are widely known but not followed as much? While it seems more the case in IT Security, it is observed true in every other sphere as well. For example, dentists repeatedly recommend brush and floss after each meal as best practice, but how many follow this advice? And [...]

Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Task Unification through SIEM and Log Management

mwhite — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:28:37 +0000

When we originally conceived the idea of SIEM and log management solution for IT managers many years ago, it was because of the problems they faced dealing with high volumes of cryptic audit logs from multiple sources. Searching, categorizing/analyzing, performing forensics and remediation for system security and operational challenges evidenced in disparate audit logs were [...]

SIEM meets Hawaii Five-O

mwhite — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:24:20 +0000

In 2010, CBS rebooted the classic series Hawaii Five-O. It features a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett and named in honor of Hawaii’s status as the 50th state. The action centers on a special task force empowered by Hawaii’s governor to investigate serious crime. The tech guru on the show is [...]