Windows Endpoint Security: Insights from Microsoft Summit
Update on Microsoft's Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit focused on vendor feedback, safe deployment practices, and balancing security needs with performance.
November 13, 2024
Morgan Holm
DNS Anycast Addressing
Anycast addressing offers tangible benefits for DNS high availability, fault tolerance, performance, and DDoS protections and Cygna DDI solutions streamline anycast implementation.
November 04, 2024
Timothy Rooney
The DDI Universe
The old sales adage, “don’t confuse selling with installing” entered an entirely new dimension recently with claims of the availability of a universal DDI solution that goes beyond hyperbole.
October 08, 2024
Timothy Rooney
Simplifying Multi-Cloud DNS Management
Centralized management of distributed DNS services affords full control with the ease of use of a single DDI system.
September 17, 2024
Timothy Rooney
Changes Are Coming to the Microsoft Security Ecosystem
A faulty CrowdStrike update crashed 8.5M Windows systems globally, causing major outages. An estimated $10B impact prompts a Microsoft-led security summit to prevent this in the future.
September 06, 2024
Morgan Holm
DDI Enriches Cyberthreat Intelligence
DNS and IPAM forensics data is vital to clearer analysis of cyberthreat vulnerabilities and events.
August 12, 2024
Timothy Rooney
DDI Impacts Everything
As foundational networking technology, DDI touches every aspect of your network from LAN/WAN to SDWAN/SASE to multi-cloud deployments.
July 16, 2024
Timothy Rooney
Entra ID Account Takeover – Part 2
Bad actors can hijack Entra ID (Azure AD) accounts via sync attacks. To mitigate threats, you should follow Microsoft recommended best practices and enable multi factor authentication (MFA) for your Entra ID privileged accounts.
July 02, 2024
Morgan Holm
Entra ID Account Takeover – Part 1
Attackers can exploit Entra (Azure AD) Connect to take over privileged accounts in Entra ID. Learn about the Entra Connect Sync process and its role in identity synchronization.
June 18, 2024
Morgan Holm
What matters in a DDI solution? (Part 2)
DDI information is vital to cyberthreat investigations and leading DDI solutions offer differing approaches. Review key DDI cybersecurity requirements you should consider.
May 02, 2024
Timothy Rooney
How do you improve cybersecurity for your identity infrastructure? Part 3
Discover seamless recovery solutions for Active Directory & Entra ID (Azure AD). Cygna ensures swift rollback, granular recovery, & enhanced cybersecurity for your identity infrastructure.
April 16, 2024
Morgan Holm
What matters to you in a DDI solution? (Part 1)
What’s important for one user may differ from another. Examine the key attributes of leading DDI solutions to evaluate what works best for your network.
April 09, 2024
Timothy Rooney
DDI for IIoT (Part 2)
DDI considerations for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) comprises a class of IoT specifically related to manufacturers, utilities, and public safety organizations.
March 15, 2024
Timothy Rooney
How do you improve cybersecurity for your identity infrastructure? Part 2
In today's digital landscape, safeguarding identity systems is paramount to maintaining security within any organization. This blog post delves into the critical role of change auditing in monitoring and protecting Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID (Azure AD), essential components for managing and securing identities.
March 04, 2024
Morgan Holm
DDI for IIoT (Part 1)
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) comprises a class of IoT specifically related to manufacturers, utilities, and public safety organizations in particular and require special DDI considerations.
February 12, 2024
Timothy Rooney
How do you improve cybersecurity for your identity infrastructure? Part 1
Active Directory (AD) entitlements play a pivotal role in safeguarding your organization, serving as the primary means for authentication and authorization. This blog post emphasizes the criticality of minimizing the attack surface by implementing delegated AD security, adhering to the principle of least privilege. Learn how to validate user access, identify high-risk permissions, and address the challenges of managing and hardening entitlements.
February 06, 2024
Morgan Holm
Make Good on Your Good Intentions
It’s that time of year to make your new year’s resolutions and intentions for the new year. Make an intention to streamline your DDI with the help of AI thanks to Cygna Labs DDI solutions.
January 05, 2024
Timothy Rooney
2023 Cybersecurity – Year in Review
2023 has proven to be another chaotic year for cybersecurity with a resurgence in ransomware and extortion. Geopolitical conflicts have also resulted in an increase in attacks by state-based actors and sympathetic groups. Governing bodies are enacting new regulations and laws around cybersecurity.
December 15, 2023
Morgan Holm
Don’t get caught in a Windows BIND
If you’re running ISC BIND DNS on a Microsoft Windows platform, be aware that the latest BIND version does not support windows and versions that do are approaching end-of-life. But there are alternatives!
December 01, 2023
Timothy Rooney
Keep Your Secrets Secret
Explore the growing threat of compromised secrets in cybersecurity breaches and the important role that secrets management plays in securing digital assets. Learn how Cygna Auditor can provide real-time alerts when unauthorized secrets are created outside the designated system. Be vigilant to minimize secrets security risks.
November 15, 2023
Morgan Holm
Plan to be more secure in ’24!
The domain name system serves as both a target and a vehicle for nefarious actors. Read how to protect your critical DNS infrastructure to better protect your organization.
October 30, 2023
Timothy Rooney
What Just happened?
A layered security approach provides multiple opportunities to detect and mitigate a cybersecurity event. Enable multiple DDI layers within your defense in depth security strategy.
October 24, 2023
Timothy Rooney
Cygna Security and Compliance Database Maintenance
Database maintenance is key to help ensure the reliability and performance of your Cygna Security and Compliance solutions. This post covers the steps to implement the suggested minimum maintenance for Cygna installations.
October 17, 2023
Morgan Holm
Our Contrarian DDI Strategy
Here’s why it makes perfect sense to retain and evolve two powerful DDI solutions within the Cygna Labs portfolio
October 03, 2023
Timothy Rooney
Kerberos Part 2 – How do I keep it secure and running?
Kerberos plays an important role in cybersecurity. Find out how to keep it up and running and secure in the following blog post.
September 25, 2023
Morgan Holm
Kerberos Part 1 - What is it and how does it work?
Kerberos plays an important role in cybersecurity. Find out what it is and how it works in the following blog post.
September 15, 2023
Morgan Holm
You Can’t Secure What You Can’t See
DHCP and DNS transaction data can provide unique insights into the tactics of an attacker and turn the tide in a cyberthreat investigation.
September 01, 2023
Timothy Rooney
Identity Security Part 2 – Active Directory Hardening and Identity Hygiene
Enhance your identity security with Active Directory hardening and identity hygiene! Discover how Cygna Labs Entitlement and Security for Active Directory can help you to safeguard your organization's identities.
August 22, 2023
Morgan Holm
Identity Security Part 1 – Why It’s Essential
Find out why you need to fortify your identity security to protect your organization against the potential cyber risks that target digital identities.
August 15, 2023
Morgan Holm
Offering a Helping Hand Through Automation and Services
As enterprise networks have swelled from legacy LAN/WAN to private/public cloud, SDWAN, IoT, BYOD, SASE, and beyond, managing this increasing complexity has grown more challenging. DDI serves as a foundational management component of your diverse application and networking environment, and we can help ease your management complexity through automation and managed services.
August 01, 2023
Timothy Rooney