Given the latest WannaCry Ransomware epidemic, which infected more than 230,000 users in over 150 countries, it's vitally important that organizations fully understand the risks associated with using out-of-date systems and software.

Without our help, controlling changes can be one of the biggest challenges facing multi-functional IT Teams. The size of task, process, and coordination of effort often means that changes continue to occur outside of any planned change approvals and the IT team is unable to prevent this from continuing. The solution? NNT's Managed Change Control Program.

In early 2017, NNT assembled a panel of experts to discuss the increased importance of applying the Center for Internet Security Controls as part of a modern approach to cyber security. The session also highlighted the benefits of combining the CIS Controls with ongoing, real-time compliance monitoring.

Some of us will need therapy during and after an audit - that's not unusual - but can a Compliance Audit really bring about the same feelings as other forms of grief? Furthermore, if this really is the case then, by extension, could we coach ourselves through the compliance audit process to become more effective at dealing with future audit situations?

Right now, Ransomware is the Great White Shark of cyber-attacks, the most feared malware of all, and both corporate and home users are running scared. And rightly so - Anyone who has had experience with Ransomware, will attest to the agony and disruption. But instead of worrying about an attack, what action can be taken to safely venture back into the water and not necessarily "with a bigger Boat"?

By combining Threat Intelligence with FIM, a knowledgebase of 'known safe' files can be leveraged to improve the accuracy and speed of change review.

Our medical, health and personal information should remain private. While the principle of Doctor-Patient confidentiality has always been regarded as sacrosanct, the electronic age has inevitably led to greater ease of access to all information, including confidential patient details a.k.a. electronic protected health information.

Vulnerability management is a key security best-practice that serves to prevent the complete spectrum of cyber-attacks. But how do you strike the right balance between maintaining the security of an IT environment that never stands still, and maximizing system performance, uptime and service delivery?