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26 Jan 2018

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SteelCloud ConfigOS – Windows STIG Remediation Demo – Updated June 2016

SteelCloud ConfigOS – Windows STIG Remediation Demo

Updated June 2016

Welcome to SteelCloud’s updated Windows STIG remediation demonstration using ConfigOS. This video demonstration will show the simplicity of automating STIG policy remediation in a Windows domain and non-domain environment, salong with important new features that have been requested by our clients. ConfigOS is not a simple scanner that tells what you’ve done wrong (such as ACAS, SCAP, Retina et al), but rather a complete remediation solution that changes everything about how you harden systems and stay in compliance. Simply click here to see the remarkable simplicity of STIG remediation, capturing the exact steps and timing to remediate hundreds STIG controls using live software on both physical and VMware virtualized Windows systems – you’ll see STIG management and compliance in a completely difference light!

From this video you’ll get a real sense of SteelCloud’s years of pedigree for productizing STIGs, building on our tremendous experience with the DoD and its mission partners around the world. More importantly, you’ll see how compelling ConfigOS is setting up new environments and maintaining STIG compliance on existing production systems. This demonstration shows complex STIG remediation and the simple process for rolling back these changes. The ConfigOS command line (machine-to-machine) interface that allows ConfigOS to be easily integrated into any security or systems management framework. ConfigOS requires no external communications and is, therefore, a great solution for disconnected networks, labs, and tactical environments.

And, if you are a software or technology company, let us show you how to accelerate your sales into the government by proving that your technology can operate in a STIG-compliant environment.

ConfigOS for Windows requires:
– No network changes
– No security changes
– No communications outside of the client environment
– No additional infrastructure – no web servers, no database servers, and no license servers
– And, it is clientless – nothing to load on target Windows systems

SteelCloud provided tested STIG signatures for:
– Windows XP/7/8/10/2003/2008/2012 – domain & non-domain
– Domain Controller 2008/2012
– Microsoft Office (full suite), IE 10/12, .NET, Chrome, Windows Firewall
– IIS
– Red Hat Linux 5/6/7 (draft), SUSE, CENTOS
– CIS various signatures

Additionally, ConfigOS revolutionizes hardening environments around applications – fully documenting security policy and delivering a secure signature for the user to replicate those policies to other environments. ConfigOS reduces the hardening time/cost by over 90% and the ongoing STIG maintenance cost by 70%. A single instance of ConfigOS can scan up to 5,000 endpoints per hour and can remediate up to 3,000.

01 Dec 2017

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SteelCloud Expands Commitment to the CIS Compliance Benchmarks – Becomes a CIS SecureSuite Member

Ashburn, Virginia – August 23, 2017 — SteelCloud LLC announced today that it has become a CIS
SecureSuite member. Through this membership, the company is further bolstering its
cybersecurity defense coverage by adding comprehensive CIS (Center for Internet Security)
content to its existing automated STIG remediation capabilities. SteelCloud leverages the CIS
Benchmarks, which are a consensus-based, internationally recognized security configuration
resources developed by experts around the world to enhance its patented policy remediation
technology, ConfigOS, to meet the needs of the growing corporate and government markets.

“We are pleased to expand SteelCloud’s commitment to CIS through our new CIS SecureSuite
membership,” said Brian Hajost, SteelCloud President and CEO. “CIS Benchmarks are important
industry-accepted system hardening standards used by organizations in meeting compliance
requirements for FISMA, PCI, HIPAA, and other security mandates. With ConfigOS, we are
delivering the most comprehensive solution for automating the remediation of system policy to
the newest CIS standards.”

“We are excited to welcome SteelCloud as a CIS SecureSuite member, and look forward to
collaborating with them to help enhance their cybersecurity posture,” said Curtis Dukes, Executive
V.P. and G.M., CIS Security Best Practices & Automation.

ConfigOS is currently implemented in enterprise environments, classified and tactical programs,
agile labs, and the AWS commercial cloud. ConfigOS is client-less technology, requiring no
software agents. ConfigOS scans endpoint systems for hundreds of CIS controls in under 60
seconds and then remediates the endpoints in under 90 seconds. Automated remediation rollback
as well as comprehensive compliance reporting are provided. ConfigOS was designed to harden
every CIS control around an application baseline in 60 minutes – typically eliminating weeks or
months from the accreditation timeline. ConfigOS automates the incorporation of documented
policy waivers to ensure flawless automated CIS remediation and compliance reporting.
ConfigOS addresses Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 and Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 along with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6/7 and CENTOS Linux.

To receive more information on ConfigOS, please contact SteelCloud at info@steelcloud.com.
Video demonstrations of ConfigOS Windows and Linux remediation are available on the
Company’s website, www.steelcloud.com, under the “Demos” tab.

09 Sep 2015

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What make a brand successful?

Branding is a way to distinguish your product or service from the rest of market and create a perceived value in the mind of potential customers. For example, in the car world, the Mercedes brand creates different expectations than the Kia brand. However, branding is also important for small businesses that want to stand out in the market, and the keys to successful branding include knowing your target customers and making all your decisions with a focus on what’s important to them.

Define your customers

The first key to successful branding is to define the types of customers you want to attract. Moms with toddlers or women without children? Men who like drag racing or those who prefer quiet afternoons in nature? Health-conscious individuals or those who don’t know a carrot from a turnip? Make a list of all the types of customers you want your business to attract. Volvo built its brand on attracting people concerned with auto safety.

Study Your Customers

Find out what is important to the customers you want to attract. If you already have some customers, you can survey them. Otherwise, look at demographic information and other studies done that provide information about your target customers. Once you know what’s important to your target customers, choose the three or four outcomes that are the most important to your ideal customer.

Be Consistent with Your Brand Position

Using the three or four outcomes you defined, create a brand position that describes what your business does and for whom, the unique value your business offers and how this value is different from the competition, and the benefits the customer gets from your product or service. Also, decide on the one most important thing that your business always promises to deliver to customers. Consistently make all your decisions based on this brand promise and your brand position.

Create the Elements of Your Brand

Create a brand personality — traits you want your business known for — and, if you have an established business, a brand story that shows how your business’ history adds value and credibility to the brand. Also, create the physical elements that make up the brand, including your logo, business tagline, colors, fonts, imagery and other physical elements used in marketing and presenting your brand. These physical brand associations should reflect your brand promise and all your brand traits, and also support your brand position.

Market Your Brand

According to Dan Coughin, president of the Coughlin Co., “The key to branding is reminding the customer of what you want them to remember about your brand,” and he says every contact (including marketing efforts) you have with current or potential customers must reinforce your brand.

21 Aug 2015

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The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen. She packed her seven versalia, put her initial into the belt and made herself on the way.

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21 Aug 2015

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The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen. She packed her seven versalia, put her initial into the belt and made herself on the way.