System Hardening & Data Protection
AuditTAP got a fresh update! Once again you can use it to check if your systems are hardened to the latest state of the art techniques.
Continue reading “AuditTAP 5.4: Checks according to the latest curing recommendations”
In the default configuration, the new Microsoft operating system reads some telemetry data without being asked and sends it to several servers for evaluation. There is an established measure to prevent this – and it has other positive “side effects”.
Continue reading “Is Windows 11 a spyware? A call to finally take action!”
Insurers are raising the prices of their cyber insurance policies. This can be changed, for example, with professional system hardening.
Continue reading “Cyber insurance and system hardening: an important connection”
How can high requirements of a information security certification be met? Especially when preventive measures like system hardening are a must have. This is how ESRB mastered that with our powerful hardening tool.
Continue reading “SOC2 compliance ahead: How hardening supported ESRB on their way”
IT forensics and system hardening are only seemingly two completely different areas of information security. In practice, many important overlaps become apparent.
Continue reading “This is why IT forensics and system hardening belong together”
Don’t become an easy victim of cyber attacks! Read here why “cyber security” and the hardening of IT systems must be at the top of the list of priorities in 2023.
Continue reading “Why system hardening is a “must have” for your company in 2023″
On Github you can now find the latest version of the Audit Test Automation Package, AuditTAP for short. These improvements are included.
DIN EN ISO 27001:2022 defines numerous aspects of information security. One important aspect required in the new version is secure system configuration – also known as system hardening. Here’s what you need to know about it.
Exploits like “DefenderSwitch” and “DefenderStop” can disable Windows Defender. Do they also succeed in doing so on a hardened system? We have tested it.
Continue reading “Malware vs. system hardening: How risky is “DefenderSwitch” or “DefenderStop”?”
Since version 5.2, AuditTAP offers a practical Risk Score. This can cause astonished faces under certain circumstances. We explain how to read and interpret the improved and clear compliance report correctly.
