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BackBox adds network vulnerability management to automation platform

Network World

BackBox this week announced its Network Vulnerability Manager (NVM), a software add-on to its existing Network Automation Platform, that will enable network managers to automate operating system upgrades, network configuration updates, and various remediations across firewalls and other network and security devices.

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How to Choose the Best Vulnerability Scanning Tool for Your Business

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - How to Choose the Best Vulnerability Scanning Tool for Your Business - Information Technology Blog. For any business today, scanning its systems and network for vulnerabilities is of critical importance. Such issues must be kept in mind while researching to procure a vulnerability scanning tool.

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Kyndryl bolsters its Bridge infrastructure services

Network World

Bridge integrates management, observability, and automation tools while using AI and machine learning to analyze the aggregated data and provide IT operations teams with the intelligence they need to keep systems running at peak performance, according to Kyndryl CTO Antoine Shagoury.

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The silent spreaders: How computer worms can sneak into your system undetected?

Dataconomy

It works by exploiting vulnerabilities in the operating system or other software on the target machine to gain access and create copies of itself. Worms can quickly spread to other devices connected to the same network, causing widespread damage and disrupting normal operations.

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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

The attackers then mishandle this well-known adversary simulation tool to harvest information about the operating system, exfiltrate data, and locate directories and services with weak access control settings. A DNS firewall and a classic antivirus are somewhat underused yet effective security tools that will come in handy.

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You can easily virtualize your physical storage

Dataconomy

The VM is given its own operating system and resources, but they are all contained within the host computer. Server virtualization software creates a layer of abstraction between the physical hardware and the operating system, allowing multiple OSes to run on a single machine ( Image credit ) How does server virtualization work?

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO Business Intelligence

So, in a nutshell, least privilege says that every object in a system – whether a user, a process, or an application – must be able to access only the information and resources that it needs, and no more. Similarly, a compliance tool that plugs into corporate cloud email systems demands read-and-write access to all user mailboxes.

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