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Securing the Web: Shortening TLS Certificate Lifespans for Enhanced Security

WhitepaperCybersecurity and IT Essentials, Cyber Defense

5 Dec 2024

Revolutionizing ISO 27001 Audit Evidence Collection: Steampipe as the Ultimate Tool

WhitepaperCybersecurity Leadership

5 Dec 2024

Industrial Control System Internal Network Security Monitoring with Open-Source Tools

WhitepaperIndustrial Control Systems Security

5 Dec 2024

Rapid Incident Response on macOS: Actionable Insights in Under an Hour

WhitepaperDigital Forensics and Incident Response

5 Dec 2024

False Data Injection Attacks Against Distribution Automation Systems

WhitepaperIndustrial Control Systems Security

5 Dec 2024

NIS2 Directive Readiness: Compliance, Challenges, and Recommendations

WhitepaperIndustrial Control Systems Security, Security Awareness

17 Oct 2024
Dean Parsons

General Quarters! Cybersecurity Challenges in the Maritime Industry

WhitepaperIndustrial Control Systems Security, Security Awareness

16 Oct 2024
Marco Ayala, Jason Dely, Sean Plankey

Shedding Light on OT Anomalies: Parsing Proprietary OT Protocols with Zeek

WhitepaperIndustrial Control Systems Security

9 Oct 2024

Lack of Intentionality: Honeypots Show Us Wandering Drones

WhitepaperCybersecurity and IT Essentials

9 Oct 2024

SANS 2024 State of ICS/OT Cybersecurity

WhitepaperIndustrial Control Systems Security, Security Awareness

9 Oct 2024
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Never Trust, Always Verify: Analysis of Zero Trust Best Practices for Conditional Access

WhitepaperCloud Security

26 Sep 2024

Machine Learning: Preventing Network Abnormalities

WhitepaperCyber Defense, Artificial Intelligence

30 Aug 2024