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How Tanium customers mitigated the risks of recent ransomware attacks
Tanium has been used across some of the largest networks in the world to mitigate the risks of several recent vulnerabilities, including WannaCry, Intel AMT and the HP Audio Driver Keylogger. For each vulnerability, we offered customers the freedom of choice to determine the best mitigation strategy for their business.
Windows 10 Migration: Don’t Let Complexity Hold You Back
Dushyanth Nataraj, Director of Product Marketing at Tanium, explores why moving to the latest Microsoft operating system is so different from any that have come before. He breaks down the people, process and technology requirements, and offers guidance on how you can accelerate key aspects of your pre- and post-migration journey.
Tanium Receives a Resounding Vote of Confidence From the Investor Community
A stock round led by TPG Growth and other existing investors raises an additional $100 million for the company. This latest round is a testament to the strength of Tanium’s offering as an essential platform helping enterprises solve critical cybersecurity and IT operations challenges.
Helping State Governments Respond to Cybersecurity Incidents
When it comes to cybersecurity incidents, states bear a lot of the burden. They are responsible for protecting countless resources that provide essential services to citizens – from transportation and roadways, to school systems and Medicaid systems, to the energy grid and voting infrastructure.
WannaCry Attack: How Fear of Change Got Us Here
As Tanium’s Chief Security Architect, Ryan Kazanciyan has witnessed the internal response processes at dozens of businesses around the world in the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attack. His biggest takeaway? Institutionalized resistance to change – not simple neglect – is one of the biggest reasons so many companies were left vulnerable.
This Time, It’s Personal: WannaCry and the Psychology of the Cyber Accountability Gap
While the speed with which WannaCry ransomware spread is not new, it does raise new issues of accountability – specifically personal accountability for how we should be protecting ourselves from cyber attacks and, more importantly, holding both governments and vendors accountable for developing safe technologies. To curtail the next WannaCry epidemic, we need the same level of combined effort it took to make cars safe – from seatbelts and airbags to check-engine lights and backup cameras – applied to cybersecurity so everyone understands their part in protecting themselves from future cyber attacks.
“WannaCry” / “Wcry” Ransomware Outbreak: How Tanium Can Help
At the first signs of what was to become a global ransomware attack on May 12, the endpoint detection and response (EDR) team at Tanium sprang into action to help our customers. Here, we provide guidance on how to use Tanium to quickly discover and mitigate the issues.
Intel AMT Vulnerability: How Tanium Can Help
When Intel revealed a critical security advisory May 1 addressing a flaw in its remote management system affecting millions of chipsets, the Technical Account Management team at Tanium sprang into action to help our customers. Here, TAM director Chris Kachigian reveals what this vulnerability means to your business and how to use Tanium to quickly discover the issue.
How We Track Mean Time to Respond
This is the last in our four-part blog series illustrating how we track critical metrics. In this installment, Tanium SecOps Engineer Greg Pothier discusses how we respond to incidents, offers guidelines on mean time to respond and explains why rapid response times are key for every business.
The Three Stages of Security Hygiene: Measurement Share
Security hygiene means something different to everyone. Because of this, addressing security hygiene can be a daunting task.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework Updates Emphasize Supply Chain, Metrics
The revised NIST Cybersecurity Framework includes two key changes: expanded details on cyber supply chain risk management, and a new section on cybersecurity metrics and measurement. Tanium CSO David Damato explains why these updates matter for businesses, and where we see room for further improvement.
An Open Letter From Tanium’s CEO to Our Customers
I can imagine that many of you are getting tired of waking up to the bad Tanium press stories hitting your inbox in the last week. Most of you know our company well, and reading these stories can be disturbing to all of us. Unfortunately, it’s not always effective to use the press directly to set facts straight in circumstances like this.