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FBI Warns of ‘More Destructive’ DDoS Attacks

SecureWorld News

In February 2020, UK security researchers discovered a vulnerability in free, open source, automation servers that would allow cybercriminals to amplify a Distributed Denial of Service attack by 100. As of January 2019, the vast majority of Internet-accessible CoAP devices were located in China and used mobile peer-to-peer networks.

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The Three Tenets of Zero Trust Security

SecureWorld News

Before early 2020, people had a somewhat different view of cybersecurity than they do today. Back then, much of the cybersecurity discussion might have been around strengthening passwords, updating anti-virus software, and maybe deploying the latest firewalls to protect the enterprise perimeter.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

And, as my guest will say later in this podcast, these virtual SOCs are like pen testing the internet. We can't just, you know, bust things up into small parts and say this is my world because again, internet is a pen test and we're all in this together. We do the same thing for firewalls. That's an example of AI.

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Death of the VPN: A Security Eulogy

SecureWorld News

VPNs got us all from crawling to walking in the early days of the internet, but security needs have outpaced VPNs' abilities to deliver true security and privacy for users and organizations so we now look to more advanced solutions to keep us cybersafe. The final nail in the coffin of VPN came in early 2020.

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5 big challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2021

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

You probably had a great plan for 2020. According to these statistics , ransomware attacks increased by 50% in the third quarter of 2020. Being sure to pay attention to firewalls, exchange services, or anything that can be accessed from the outside world (the public internet) to the internal network can help thwart a threat actor.

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5 Technologies that CIOs and IT Leaders Can’t Ignore in 2022

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Back in 2020, businesses got a pop quiz when they were thrust into a remote work environment. Back then, the internet consisted of static web pages, dial-up web connections, and email. was a paradigm shift in how the internet is used. Some say this is the biggest technological shift since the internet. and tokens.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: When The Dark Web Discovered ChatGPT

ForAllSecure

ABC News : News of that stunning arrest of the drug kingpin who goes by the name Dread Pirate Roberts who has cornered the internet drug market. The FBI calls it the most sophisticated criminal marketplace on the internet. That is the surface web and amounts to only 4% of the internet. It amounts to 6% of the internet.

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