Change is the nemesis of IT and cybersecurity professionals who need to maintain a secure and available environment. No matter how secure your environment is, a single bad change is all it takes to open the door to a bad actor.

Unauthorized, unexpected, and unwanted changes to critical files, systems, and devices can quickly open a gaping hole in an organization’s cybersecurity posture. At that point, it doesn’t matter how good the rest of its controls are—a breach may be imminent.

What is a Change?

Everything that happens in an IT environment (good or bad) starts with a change: a file, configuration setting, or device is altered, deleted, added to, or even just read by a user or service.

Every bad thing in an organization’s environment begins with change — but so does every good thing. The challenge lies in determining the difference. This is also where a trusted baseline comes (Read more...)