Accolades | SaltStack

Zoom releases security updates in response to ‘Zoom-bombings’

Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, welcomes Zoom 5 with new encryption and security features.

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COBOL, COVID-19, and Coping with Legacy Tech Debt

Learn about the lurking risks of technical debt in this interview with Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO.

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SaltStack CTO on Pandemics, the End of Empires and Software’s Future

Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, talks pandemics, the end of empires and the future of software with Bruce Gain of The New Stack.

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Cyber Warfare Doesn’t Take a Break During Coronavirus Season

Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, outlines new cybersecurity challenges related to coronavirus for both government and private industry.

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Coronavirus turns up the heat on cybersecurity projects

Alex Peay, SaltStack SVP of product, and Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, comment on cybersecurity challenges in a pandemic.

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The most hated programming languages among developers

Find out which programming language Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, loves to hate.

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The 8 leading options in network automation tools

SaltStack is named a leading option for network automation and configuration at web scale.

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Top 7 Configuration Management Tools

SaltStack is listed as one of the top seven tools for configuration management.

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NIST Updates Flagship SP 800-53 Security and Privacy Controls

Learn how SaltStack is collaborating with NIST to define and actively secure critical digital infrastructure.

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15 Coronavirus Online Scams to Watch Out For

Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, chimes in on a coronavirus scam to watch out for.

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WordPress, Apache Struts Attract the Most Bug Exploits

Enforce cyber hygiene and automate remediation of the most commonly exploited vulnerabilities.

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US Health and Human Services Department Hit by Cyberattack Amidst Coronavirus Fears

During the coronavirus epidemic cyberattacks will continue and be more opportunistic.

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Microsoft Discloses New Remote Execution Flaw in SMBv3

News of the latest Microsoft flaw highlights the need for organizations to properly secure SMB services.

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A sneak peek inside a NordVPN server

Learn how NordVPN uses SaltStack to enforce correct server configuration and to control infrastructure.

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Microsoft: New Wormable, Unpatched Bug in SMB File-Sharing System

Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, advises, “SMB, like many such services, should never be exposed to the outside internet.”

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Microsoft Discloses New Remote Execution Flaw in SMBv3

Tom Hatch, SaltStack CTO, comments on the need to properly configure and secure cloud and infrastructure services.

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Women Tech Council Shatter List 2020

SaltStack is named to the Women Tech Council Shatter List for 2020 for helping to close the gender gap in the technology industry.

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25 Hot Risk, Operations And Threat Intelligence Platforms At RSA 2020

SaltStack Protect 6.2 makes the CRN list of 25 Hot Risk, Operations And Threat Intelligence Platforms At RSA 2020.

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Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards 2020

SaltStack wins the Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Award for Cutting Edge InfoSec Startup of the Year.

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Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards 2020

SaltStack wins the Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Award for Most Innovative Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation, and Management.

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Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards 2020

SaltStack wins the Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Award for Best Product Patch and Configuration Management.

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Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards 2020

SaltStack wins the Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Award for Next Gen Compliance.

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Getting Past Contempt: Creating A Healthy SecOps Culture

Marc Chenn, SaltStack CEO, writes about a common disconnect between security and IT and what can be done to brings SecOps teams together to secure IT.

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2020 SC Awards winner

SaltStack Comply is a 2020 SC Awards winner in the category of Risk / Policy Management Solution.

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Hottest new cybersecurity products at RSA Conference 2020

SaltStack SecOps products are named to the CSO Online RSA 2020 Hottest Products list for the second year in a row.

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5 hot network-automation startups to watch

SaltStack network automation is recognized for providing network configuration and security automation at massive scale for customers like IBM Cloud and Liberty Mutual Insurance.

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Cyber Security Excellence Awards 2020

SaltStack Comply wins the Cyber Security Excellence Silver award in the category of Security Orchestration, Automation & Response (SOAR).

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Open-Source Projects of the Week

ITOpsTimes names SaltStack open source projects Heist, Umbra, and Idem open source projects of the week.

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2020 Tech Ascension Award

SaltStack SecOps named Best SecOps Security Solution in 2020 by Tech Ascension Awards

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Part 1: The Secret to Winning IT Security Roulette

True infrastructure security starts with security and ends with IT operations, but what is the secret to winning IT security roulette?

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Hundreds of Millions of PCs Remain Vulnerable as Windows 7 Reaches End of Life

We should assume attackers will go after businesses running Windows 7 when the next vulnerability strikes.

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Microsoft Stops Supporting Windows 7, Leaving Millions of Users at Risk of Cyberattacks

SaltStack director of product, Mehul Revankar, explains what the end of Windows 7 support means for cyber hygiene and security posture.

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One Planet Award

SaltStack Comply wins a One Planet 2019 Award in the category of “Security Software” for automating continuous compliance and security operations.

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Cybersecurity takes the stage

The vast majority of security breaches exploit known infrastructure vulnerabilities.

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How Does an Innovative Automation Solution Boost IT Security?

Learn how SaltStack Protect helps enforce real IT infrastructure security.

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2020 SC Awards Excellence Awards Finalist

SaltStack is a 2020 SC Awards Excellence Awards Finalist in the category of “Best Enterprise Security Solution”

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How SREs and Automation Can Save Your Security Infrastructure

The New Stack interviews Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO, and Mark Sunday, Oracle CIO emeritus.

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New Intelligent Automation Product Enhancing Security Compliance

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Making Complex Software Fun And Flexible With Plugin Oriented Programming

Listen to episode 240 of Podcast.__init__, an interview with Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO.

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Interview with Thomas Hatch, CTO and Co-Founder at SaltStack

Tom answers questions about whether AI-enabled automation can successfully fill gaps in IT and network operations?

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ITOps Times news digest: SaltStack SecOps

SaltStack announced new products joining its SaltStack SecOps family.

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Introducing SaltStack Protect, a new SecOps solution for automated discovery and remediation of security vulnerabilities

On Tuesday, SaltStack, the creators of intelligent automation for IT operations and security teams, announced the general availability of SaltStack Protect.

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SaltStack Enterprise 6.1 Helps to Remove Security Neglect

Many organizations are experiencing the burden of vulnerability-detection fatigue…

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New SaltStack SecOps Products Automate Vulnerability Remediation and Continuous Security Compliance

SaltStack announced the general availability of SaltStack Protect for automated discovery and remediation of security vulnerabilities across web-scale infrastructure.

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SaltStack adds automatic vulnerability remediation tool to portfolio

SaltStack Protect is meant to make the “massive amount of coordination and work required to actually fix thousands of infrastructure security vulnerabilities” less daunting.

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Bedside Hotel Robot Hacked to Stream In-Room Video

Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO, comments the general inability for device manufacturers to properly maintain the security of digital infrastructure at scale.

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Bedside Robots May Have Been Used to Spy on Hotel Guests in Japan

Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO, comments on a general lack of cyber security hygiene and the damage it is doing to consumer trust in technology.

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Cyber Defense Magazine Global Award Winner 2019

SaltStack wins “Editor’s Choice” in the category of “Infosec Startup of the Year.”

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Cyber Defense Magazine Global Award Winner 2019

SaltStack wins “Most Innovative” in the category of “Compliance.”

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Cyber Defense Magazine Global Award Winner 2019

SaltStack wins “Most Innovative” in the category of “Patch and Configuration Management.”

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Cyber Defense Magazine Global Award Winner 2019

SaltStack wins “Most Innovative” in the category of “Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation, and Management.”

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New Cryptojacking Worm Found in Docker Containers

Graboid uses one of the oldest attack vector tricks in the book, says Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO.

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Samsung’s Support for Linux on DeX Fizzles

Will the year of the Linux desktop never arrive? Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO, comments on the latest.

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Graboid is The First-Ever Worm to be Found Hiding in Docker Hub Images

Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO, comments on the potential security risks introduced by containers.

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‘Serious’ Linux Sudo Bug’s Damage Potential Actually May Be Small

Mehul Revankar, SaltStack director of product, provides practical advice for security operations teams concerned about the Lunux Sudo bug.

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Security, business agility kindle network automation adoption

SaltStack event-driven automation leveraged by 50% of survey respondents for network control.

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How to answer 7 top DevOps interview questions

Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO, and Phil Kalm, SaltStack senior DevOps engineer, share tips on how to ace your next DevOps engineer interview.

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Devs Engage in Soul-Searching on Future of Open Source

Gareth Greenaway, SaltStack senior software engineer, comments on the open source maintainer balancing act.

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CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award Winner 2019

SaltStack SecOps wins the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award in the category of vulnerability management.

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Technology Is Not Enough, Communication Is Key

An interview with Thomas Hatch, SaltStack CTO and technical founder.

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Golden Bridge Awards Gold Award Winner 2019

SaltStack wins Gold in the 2019 Golden Bridge Awards category of, “Startup of the Year – Cyber Security Services.”

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Metasploit Project publishes exploit for Bluekeep bug

“For months, we’ve followed the speculation that BlueKeep would become wormable as soon as public exploits became available,” said Thomas Hatch, CTO at SaltStack. “Metasploit is the exploit module we feared and the BlueKeep vulnerability is very real.”

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