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GRC: How IT departments can put IT Security on the corporate agenda
Henrik Skovfoged - Group Product Director, Security - Conscia
Henrik Skovfoged Group Product Director, Security
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GRC: How IT departments can put IT Security on the corporate agenda (Part 1)

Cyber Security on corporate agenda A string of major companies is learning it the hard way these years; dealing with Cyber Security is not a simple matter. Indeed, it is as much about corporate strategy, culture and management, as it is about Information Security. So how does an IT department go about dealing with information […]
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Henrik Skovfoged - Group Product Director, Security - Conscia
Henrik Skovfoged Group Product Director, Security
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To SIEM or not to SIEM

In my last article I was arguing for more focus on detection and response instead of a single focus on prevention. One of the best tools in our detection catalogue is the SIEM. I believe that the SIEM industry has...
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Login – the problem that never disappears.
Mikael Gustafsson Mikael Gustafsson
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Login – the problem that never disappears. Now there is a possibility!

Credentials cause a lot of problems. With Duo Security, not anymore. Credentials, credentials, a lot of authentications happen in a day. But Conscia’s security architect Mikael Gustafsson has seen the light, and it’s called Duo Security. He is telling us...
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CNS Insights: Welcome to the jungle

Today, all parts of any organisation are attached to its’ network. At Conscia, we have worked with mapping this complexity of devices, systems, and SLAs for our customers for the past 10 years. Now, with CNS Insights, we’re able to offer...
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DNS: High security with low costs

For more than a decade, OpenDNS has been among the world’s most used DNS services and is still seen to be one of the best ways to get the most security for your money. Cloud-based DNS-security is easy to implement...
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Eka-what? Ekahau!

Wireless networks today require that we wring every drop out of the cloth. Users today expect to work when and where they want, and to be able to move around the office without losing connection to the network, all the...
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Is our digital maturity a house of cards?

When I was little I learnt a few clear rules at home: ”Look three times before crossing the road. Don’t go in the water after eating. Brush your teeth in the morning and before bed.” Nowadays you are still fighting...
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Stranger things on your WiFi!

Have you ever heard statements like these from someone in your organization? “We need our own Wi-Fi network for this project, and with no security. It’s too difficult” “I really need these 100 Wi-Fi cameras on the network, preferably yesterday!”...
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General Data Protection Regulation

It’s been a while now since the introduction of the GDPR and what have you noticed so far? Have you also received a load of e-mails asking you to agree to the new conditions?  Despite the fact that the government is enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Act as of 25 May, I think […]
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Exploit the implementation of Firepower!

With integrated Next Generation Firewall Features Firepower is extremely effective at blocking external threats. But, are you exploiting all the knowledge and information Firepower has about your network? In this blog post we will focus on how you can build your Cisco Firepower Management Center and get an overview of devices in your network that are infected with malware […]
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Tetration Analytics – Insight and understanding of modern data centres

Communication within a data centre can be likened to a black box – there is plenty of movement, but insight is limited. The box is both business-critical and sensitive to changes, while at the same time as there are constantly...
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VPNFilter – how to protect yourself

Cisco’s warning system, Talos blog, warned about a major attack on network and storage devices from small offices and homes. More than half a million devices in 50 countries are infected with the malware, VPNFilter. Internet of Things, with the...
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Can Asset Management be automated?

Asset Management is basically about control over assets and intangible products that are part of the day-to-day operations of a company. In the IT department, Asset Management is therefore about physical devices, licenses, and software, and in the task of...
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Automation and orchestration with a purpose: reliability

This reliability is facilitated by predictability and availability/redundancy techniques. Traditional redundancy techniques (such as RAID) are faced with revolutionary developments, as they were cumbersome, complex and inefficient. New software-defined techniques have revolutionised today’s enterprise data center infrastructures when it comes to availability...
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First line of defense with DNS Security

Wouldn’t it be great if you could protect the equipment in your network before connecting to the Internet! You have already taken the necessary measures. Still, it feels like something is still missing when it comes to the protection of...
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IoT – like Internet of Trouble

Right now IoT, acronym for Internet of Things, is undoubtedly among the most popular buzzwords in the IT industry. And there is no doubt that we could compile some relevant business cases if we suddenly managed to get everything to be...
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Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controller – what now?

Let’s just get it out once and for all: Cisco’s 5508 Wireless LAN Controller has done EXTREMELY well. A platform, with practically more than 7 years behind it and still functioning irreproachably. This is almost unheard of in the IT...
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Intersight data centre: Server configuration without perspiration

Intersight “Never before have so few had so many servers in so many different places to manage in as little time as now. Many opt for a multi-cloud strategy which is scalable and requires stringent management from data centres and both private and public clouds. Consistent management can also be required of bare metal servers as […]
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Trade-offs to consider when purchasing SD-WAN from an ISP

In the past few years there has been a lot of talk about software-defined networks (Software-Defined Wide area network, SD-WAN) and now that we are reaching the end of 2017, these products have become so mature that many companies are actually using this technology. The market is starting to consolidate because of the many providers […]
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Intent-based Networking Systems, IBNS: Intent-based networks – introduction

Intent-based networks: In June Cisco launched its Software Defined Access (SDA), which is an intent-based networking solution. There are also other places in this space, for example Apstra. What is intent-based networking? Traditional networking: imperative approach Traditionally we have built networks with...
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