Collaboration with IT departments regarding network requirements for electronic physical security systems is common. This column’s question is about collaboration regarding system hardening. Q: I’m ...

Want the safest vehicle you can buy? Volvo? Hummer? A Challenger Tank is fitted with composite ceramic and tungsten-alloy armor and can withstand a direct missile strike. It’s noisy and slow, and ...

As delivered from the manufacturer, your systems’ default configurations are often function-oriented rather than security-oriented. Changing the system’s default configuration to a more secure form is ...

System hardening has gotten a lot of attention over the last decade or so. News reports of large storms (ice storms, hurricanes, blizzards, etc.) hitting population centers and wiping out electric ...

STILLWATER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natural disasters are unavoidable. Is your community prepared? With natural disasters wreaking havoc across the globe, communities are increasingly experiencing the ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Google plans to use a combination of system hardening, process isolation, verified boot, secure auto-update and encryption to thwart malicious hackers from planting malware on its new Google Chrome OS ...

BOSTON, March 10, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mend.io, a leader in application security, today announced the launch of System Prompt Hardening within Mend AI, the first dedicated solution built to detect, ...

Following the extensive damage from hurricanes in the early 2000s, regulatory bodies from Florida, Texas and other states asked their utilities to either adopt or investigate hardening options for ...