Security failures seldom arise from a deficiency of security tools; rather, they are frequently the result of ambiguous expectations, inconsistent control implementation or gradual erosion of ...

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Microsoft on Monday announced that it had rolled out two "new" security baselines for use with its Security Compliance Management tool, plus new setting packs for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8.

In 2024, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) celebrated a decade of its baseline cyber security certification, Cyber Essentials (CE). This changing threat picture cast greater attention on the ...

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a Linux Foundation entity, has announced a new initiative to establish minimum security requirements for open source software. The Open Source Project ...

NIST’s news draft guidance, Special Publication 800-53B, Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations, provides important information on selecting both security and privacy control ...

Microsoft has released the final version of security configuration baseline settings for Windows 10, version 21H2, available today from the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. Microsoft has ...

After a lengthy process, the General Services Administration’s Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program released its high-impact security baseline Thursday. The policy now allows federal ...

Cybersecurity requirements and questions for vendors should be included in utilities’ procurement processes, state regulators and the U.S. Department of Energy recommended Thursday in a set of ...

IT pros using Microsoft Intune to manage devices got some polished tools from Microsoft this week. Administrative templates for Microsoft Intune are now at the "general availability" commercial ...

Microsoft released the final version of its security configuration baseline settings for Windows 10 Version 1909 and Windows Server Version 1909, and also announced the removal of Exploit Protection ...