Tag Archives: IPS

Are Your Security Devices HIPAA Compliant?

2016

By Chris Cronin, ISO 27001 Auditor, Partner Would you be surprised to learn that there is no HIPAA requirement that tells organizations to use a firewall? How about an intrusion detection system (IDS)? Nope. And no requirements for a data loss prevention tool (DLP) either, or a proxy server, or even a security information and event […]

NEXT-GEN MALWARE DEFENSE

2013

‘Malware’ has come a long way – next-gen malware. From merely annoyance applications coded by bored engineering students for notoriety all the way to professionally developed stealth applications for financial gains and stealing state secrets. According to Verizon’s 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report, 69% of the breaches were attributed to malware infections. The business impact of […]