Archive for 2019
Scenario-Based Training: Creating a Hands-On Course for Network & Security Operators
Over the past year and a half, we have created content and held training events for Network and Security Operators. We call our events “Scenario-Based Training” because we provide the participants with situations related to a security or network incident. We have found that feedback for this type of training tends to be much more positive than vendor/product specific training because participants are able to use all the…
Read MoreUnderstanding PCI DSS and the Importance of Compliance
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was originally established in 2004 as a standardization of security practices for any organization that handles or uses payment collection via credit cards. This standardization is required by all major credit card carriers and is regulated by the Payment Card Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). This…
Read MoreDefensive Cyber Operations: Ground Zeroes
In an era plagued by thieves, criminals, and script kiddies, the need for securing information has increased exponentially. The market is teeming with products that are advertised to adequately secure your systems, data stores, sensitive information, etc. independently or in tandem with a bevy of other products. In the modern business world, global, interconnected networks…
Read MoreCMMI SVC Level 3 Appraisal
SealingTech recently went through a CMMI Level 3 appraisal for Services. If you’ve never heard of CMMI, it stands for Capability Maturity Model Integration and Level 3 is one of five “Maturity Levels” in the CMMI model, known as the “Defined” level. Essentially, all of our company processes and procedures were reviewed for each of…
Read MoreCloud Security (Part 1): Passive Security Monitoring in RackSpace
This is Part 1 of our “Cloud Security” series, with a goal of setting up a simple passive security monitoring capability in the cloud. Future posts will show how to enable out-of-band management, as well as setting up the monitoring services themselves. Enjoy!
Read MoreSANS 2018 Holiday Hack Challenge
Here at SealingTech we are proud to have a team of engineers who are constantly challenging themselves and each other at work and in their free time! You may recall several other challenges we have blogged about such as Kevin’s work on the IXIA Breaking Point Network Profiles challenge, or Scott and Tony’s solutions for the Cloudshark Halloween PCAP…
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