http://blog.triumfant.com/2009/08/31/a-new-approach-to-security-configuration-management/ Cyber Security and all things Triumfant Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:39:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.triumfant.com/2009/08/31/a-new-approach-to-security-configuration-management/#comment-434 Why Bad Things Happen to Good Endpoints « Triumfant Blog Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:21:31 +0000 http://blog.triumfant.com/?p=481#comment-434 [...] Attacks get through because the machines and the protection software deployed to protect them are not configured to be secure.  The analogy is simple: the most well designed and secure deadbolt lock only secures a door when the deadbolt is engaged.  Too frequently, endpoint protection tools are either improperly installed or improperly configured to perform the tasks for which they are intended, so attacks make it through.  For how Triumfant addresses the configuration management gap see “A New Approach to Configuration Management”. [...] [...] Attacks get through because the machines and the protection software deployed to protect them are not configured to be secure.  The analogy is simple: the most well designed and secure deadbolt lock only secures a door when the deadbolt is engaged.  Too frequently, endpoint protection tools are either improperly installed or improperly configured to perform the tasks for which they are intended, so attacks make it through.  For how Triumfant addresses the configuration management gap see “A New Approach to Configuration Management”. [...]

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