Enterprise Firewalls: The Security Tech That Keeps On Ticking
Forrester IT
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Last month, Carlos Rivera and I published The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewalls, Q4 2022, featuring our analysis of 10 firewall vendors.
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2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Network Firewalls
Tech Republic Data Center
JANUARY 31, 2022
Fortinet ranked #1 in the Enterprise Data Center, Distributed Enterprise, and SMB use cases as of 30 November 2021 The January 2022 Gartner® Critical Capabilities report for Network Firewalls includes network firewall evaluations for various use cases.
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VMware adds more security for diverse cloud workloads
Network World
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
VMware has added more security features to its forthcoming on-demand multi-cloud networking and security service called Northstar that it previewed during its August VMware Explore 2022 conference. To read this article in full, please click here
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How security fears are driving network modernization
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The negative impact of legacy networks can be substantial: increased operational costs, restricted potential for digital transformation and difficulty responding to the demands of the business. Legacy networks are under unprecedented pressure. Upgrades and patches often run behind schedule. Points of vulnerability are multiplying.
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Managed Services for Enhanced Network Security, Endpoint-to-Endpoint
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 11, 2022
With the proliferation of hybrid clouds, SD-WAN, and a plethora of connected devices and digital platforms, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to ensure end-to-end security is in place. As IT and security continue to converge, unfortunately, the teams needed to do the work are still facing significant talent shortages.
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Increase customer protection with edge security
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 5, 2023
Traditional IT security methods are increasingly flawed and the volume and sophistication of threats continue to increase. New security methods delivered at the edge of the network, closer to the customer, are emerging as a more effective method for combating the increase in security threats.
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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 20, 2023
By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks Connected medical devices, also known as the Internet of Medical Things or IoMT, are revolutionizing healthcare, not only from an operational standpoint but related to patient care. But ransomware isn’t the only risk.
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Rapid Digital Transformation Requires Rethinking of Security Frameworks
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 11, 2022
All these variables force the need for organizations to transform their security postures to protect against cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities. However, the increased complexity of a distributed application architecture brought on by digital transformation continues to challenge even the largest security operations.
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Make SASE your cybersecurity armor – but don’t go it alone
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Production lines, networks, call centers: every aspect of your organization is being revolutionized in different ways by technology such as AI, automation, edge computing and the many flavors of cloud. Increasingly, organizations are turning to secure access service edge (SASE) as their armor of choice against cyberattacks.
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Cato Networks adds threat hunting to its Network as a Service
Network World
JUNE 4, 2018
Enterprises that have grown comfortable with Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (IaaS) are increasingly accepting of Network as a Service (NaaS). According to Market Research Future , NaaS is expected to become a US $126 billion market by 2022, sustaining an annual growth rate of 28.4
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Zero trust network access should be on every CISO’s SASE roadmap
Venture Beast
DECEMBER 7, 2021
SASE solutions close network cybersecurity gaps so enterprises can secure and simplify access to resources from any location. Read More.
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5 strategies for boosting endpoint management
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 15, 2023
Cloud architectures and remote workforces have effectively dissolved the network perimeter, the traditional line of defense for IT security. Lacking that decisive boundary, the work of security teams has changed. Then IT assets were nearly all on-premises and protected by a firewall. They increased 23% from 2021 to 2022.
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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 20, 2024
The boulder is made from complex infrastructure, network connections, data stores, and devices. Every IT and security leader and worker. There’s the complexity of security in the organization. The task is Sisyphean. The mountain is IT complexity. The person pushing the boulder up the steep slope? Unfortunately, not. Encryption.
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Are Bad Bots Unleashing Havoc in the Digital Realm?
SecureWorld News
JUNE 18, 2023
of total internet traffic in 2022, marking a significant 5.1% Internet Traffic in 2022 2. The year 2022 witnessed a noteworthy increase in the sophistication of bad bots, with "advanced" bad bots comprising 51.2% Advanced Bad Bots 2021-2022 3. According to a recent report , bots accounted for a staggering 47.4%
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China Says NSA Is Hacking Top Military Research University
SecureWorld News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) recently made a statement accusing the United States National Security Agency (NSA) of repeatedly hacking the Northwestern Polytechnical University, a key public military research university located in Xi'an, China. stealing over 140GB of high-value data.
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The Power of One
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 8, 2022
Key ICT trends for 2022. When we look ahead at the key trends shaping the next 12 months, decentralised, secure, cloud-based solutions are enabling businesses of all sizes to adopt technologies that have been deployed successfully by larger enterprises. This will change in 2022, with AI set to become mainstream.
Over 9,000 Exposed VNCs Threaten Critical Infrastructure
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 15, 2022
New research shows there are more than 9,000 exposed Virtual Network Computing (VNC) servers that are being used without authentication, some of which belong to organizations in critical infrastructure. It relays graphical screen changes while transmitting mouse and keyboard inputs from one machine to another via a network.
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How Can Educational Institutions Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats in Education?
Kitaboo
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
With networks and infrastructures extending beyond the safe school walls nowadays, cyber-attack threats against educational institutions are on the rise. Here are some common cybersecurity threats plaguing educational institutions in 2022: Data Breaches. For instance, school networks should block access to all potentially risky sites.
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Inside the battle against bad bots: Why F5’s CEO believes good technology can ultimately prevail
GeekWire
DECEMBER 3, 2022
.” Many companies treat the battle against bots as a “DIY project,” hiring their own engineers to address the problem, or leaving it to their internal security teams to deal with it, which Locoh-Donou described as a mistake. To be sure, F5 has a vested interest in that viewpoint. billion in 2025, Aite-Novarica estimates.
Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog
SecureWorld News
MARCH 29, 2024
Threat actors tend to abuse legitimate advertising networks or websites to disseminate their malicious content that may appear as banners, pop-ups, or embedded scripts on trusted web pages. These security checks often fail to identify black hat schemes, though. How does a malvertising attack unfold?
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10 highest-paying IT jobs
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 27, 2023
For technologists with the right skills and expertise, the demand for talent remains and businesses continue to invest in technical skills such as data analytics, security, and cloud. But despite the bumpy year, demand for technology skills remains strong, with the US tech unemployment rate dropping to 1.5% as of January. increase from 2021.
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What’s next for network firewalls?
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 23, 2023
Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. Here are six predictions for the future of the firewall. We predict that the convergence of networking and security will continue to expand to more areas. And NGFWs aren’t done evolving.
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Future Attacks Against Cyber Connected Cars
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Many of our vehicles are already essentially rolling computer networks, and bad actors will certainly work on ways to compromise these connected car technologies. By 2022, it is projected that 125 million connected cars will have shipped worldwide. Connected cars at risk of cyber attack. Mitigations to connected car cyberattacks.
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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware
SecureWorld News
JULY 7, 2022
Silas Cutler, Principal Reverse Engineer at security firm Stairwell, authored a report detailing Maui and what his team uncovered about the lesser-known ransomware variant. The report was published on June 7, 2022. Implementing HIPAA security measures can prevent the introduction of malware on the system.".
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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Speaking of which, security analysts from KnowBe4 have recently shared their findings regarding the top phishing schemes of Q2 2023. The most effective countermeasure for this style of attack is to avoid using public wireless networks altogether. Tactics matter a lot, too.
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Cybersecurity e NIS2: come si muovono i CIO per dormire sonni (un po’) più tranquilli
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 22, 2024
L’ultimo Rapporto Clusit ha contato 2.779 incidenti gravi a livello globale nel 2023 (+12% rispetto al 2022), di cui 310 in Italia, ovvero l’11% del totale mondiale e un incremento addirittura del 65% in un anno. Anch’io mi ritrovo a lavorare quotidianamente su spam, tentativi di truffa, aggressioni al firewall, e così via”.
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Averting turbulence in the air
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The diversification of payment methods and gradual increase in the volume of online transactions have cast a spotlight on the need for payment security compliance within the airline industry. With the new, recently onboarded Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0, she wonders. Well not exactly. The PCI DSS v4.0,
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The Technology Enabling Successful Hybrid Workforce Transformation
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 20, 2023
In 2022, the percentage of remote workdays in the US soared above the pre-pandemic levels of 5 percent to reach 30 percent. [1] Notably, businesses are adopting virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) as a way to keep data secure, teams collaborative, and staff productive while reducing costs.
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Big Tech’s Russia problem
Vox
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with business leaders in Moscow, February 24, 2022. A truly open, global internet never existed in China, where all US social media companies are officially banned under its “Great Firewall” that controls what citizens can access online. Alexei Nikolsky/TASS/via Getty Images.
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Building Blocks of a Secure Tech Infrastructure: A Chief Product Officer’s Guide
Kitaboo
DECEMBER 29, 2023
In this post, we will explore the key aspects you need to take care of while establishing and maintaining a secure tech infrastructure. Building Blocks of a Secure IT Infrastructure III. Network – This includes network elements like LAN and WAN along with internet connection, VoIP, switches, routers, and more.
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78 The Hacker Mind Podcast: Cyber Ranges
ForAllSecure
AUGUST 30, 2022
Anyway, what if there was a way to simulate attacks on your networks. I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m talking about cyber ranges-- simulations that can both teach and improve the security of your networks. I met up with Lee at Black Hat USA 2022. Yeah, there’s red teams.
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5 Technologies that CIOs and IT Leaders Can’t Ignore in 2022
mrc's Cup of Joe Blog
JANUARY 13, 2022
What makes it a “can’t-ignore” technology in 2022? CIOs will look for cost-effective ways to digitally transform their operations in 2022,” says Jason Beres, SVP Developer Tools, Infragistics. “As This makes issues like Shadow IT and data security even more important. Businesses can’t afford to have sloppy data security habits.
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Getting a business grip on security frameworks
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 1, 2022
Trying to explain secure access service edge (SASE pronounced ‘sassy’) and zero trust can be exasperating when you’re making the case for business leaders to invest in new products and infrastructure. Both SASE and zero trust are fast-evolving security concepts, creating somewhat of a moving target. Transformative explanations.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test
ForAllSecure
MAY 17, 2023
Well, unlike large organizations, small to medium businesses lack the full accompaniment of network defenses. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They have IT contractors who can provision laptops and maintain a certain level of compliance and security. They have those security capabilities.
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5 big challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2021
mrc's Cup of Joe Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Security in the age of remote workers. The challenge: How are you going to secure your network when it has expanded to remote employees? Going forward, how can you ensure that employees can work securely from anywhere? It’s time to re-examine what constitutes a ‘corporate network’. Many were unprepared.
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Enhance Employee Experience and Lower TCO with HCL FlexSpace for Apple
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 12, 2022
This move beyond the traditional firewall setup created security issues and device management issues for many IT departments. Security and privacy acceleration of devices that are located beyond traditional closed environments. © 2022 Apple Inc. Employees remain actively engaged and increase their productivity.
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The Importance of Connecting with Our Customers
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 7, 2022
As the GM of Symantec , I had the good fortune of being able to attend both the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit and the 2022 RSA Conference the week of June 6. More tools require extra work to manage but don’t guarantee more security. Security in the post-Covid world has changed. That’s false advertising.
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New Healthcare Hacks Are Inhibiting Patient Care
SecureWorld News
JUNE 21, 2022
The center never paid a ransom to resolve the attack; instead, the IT department was able to "scrub" network systems of the virus and restore essential systems. UVM Health Network Chief Medical Information Officer Doug Gentile says that the attack cost an estimated $50 million in revenue. Why is healthcare targeted by ransomware?
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Cyber Resilient Storage: An Essential Component of a Corporate Cybersecurity Strategy
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 21, 2022
The security decision-makers in companies often equate security with firewalls, network, and edge protection and how to track the “bad guys” down when they breach the firewall. The average number of days to identify and contain a data breach, according to security analysts, is 287 days. On March 9, the U.S.
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Enhance Employee Experience and Lower TCO with FlexSpace for Apple
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 14, 2022
This move beyond the traditional firewall setup created security issues and device management issues for many IT departments. Security and privacy acceleration of devices that are located beyond traditional closed environments. © 2022 Apple Inc. Employees remain actively engaged and increase their productivity.
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MSP cybersecurity: What you should know
Dataconomy
APRIL 25, 2023
In this post, we focus on MSP cyber security, including main challenges, threats and practices. Read on to find out: Why an MSP should care about cyber security Which threats you need to counter the most How to protect your and clients’ data and infrastructures from possible failures MSP Security: Why is it important?
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Beyond MITRE ATT&CK
ForAllSecure
AUGUST 16, 2022
Frank, now the chief innovation officer and co founder of Tidal Security, returns to The Hacker Mind to discuss the ATT&CK, only this time from the perspective of his new company. He talks about the community platform that Tidal Security launched at Black Hat USA 2022. Vamosi: I just returned from Hacker Summer Camp 2022.
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For IT leaders, operationalized gen AI is still a moving target
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The use of gen AI in the enterprise was nearly nothing in November 2022, where the only tools commonly available were AI image or early text generators. Take everything they need in common — security, monitoring, access controls — and build it as part of an enterprise-level platform,” he says. The work would be enormous,” he says.
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Fight Cloud Jacking by Slashing Complexity
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 12, 2022
For today’s enterprise, there is a very legitimate argument that cloud security architecture is the single most important part of a CISO’s operation. The cloud providers take application and infrastructure security responsibility, yet the responsibility of access and data security resides with enterprise security teams.
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