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.
Palo Alto targets zero-day threats with new firewall software
Network World
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Palo Alto Networks has released next-generation firewall (NGFW) software that includes some 50 new features aimed at helping enterprise organizations battle zero-day threats and advanced malware attacks. The new features are built into the latest version of Palo Alto's firewall operating system – PAN 11.0
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Advanced Threat Prevention with VMware NSX Distributed Firewall
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Advanced Threat Prevention with VMware NSX Distributed Firewall Security professionals understand that hackers hide lateral movement inside large volumes of east-west network traffic. The post Advanced Threat Prevention with VMware NSX Distributed Firewall appeared first on TechRepublic.
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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
By Bob Gourley We often highlight the importance of applying security controls to your enterprise. As a review, they are: 20 Critical Security Controls – Version 4.1. Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers. Application Software Security.
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Firemon: Providing proactive security intelligence and governance over your IT
CTOvision
MAY 6, 2015
With this post we are initiating coverage of Firemon, provider of proactive security intelligence and governance capabilities. Firemon enables enterprises to continuously analyze, visualize and improve the capabilities of your existing network security infrastructure. from their website: Security Manager 8.0
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How Google reinvented security and eliminated the need for firewalls
Network World
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
It had the typical defensive security posture based on the concept that the enterprise is your castle and security involves building moats and walls to protect the perimeter. SAN FRANCISCO -- In some ways, Google is like every other large enterprise. In other ways, Google is unlike any other company.
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Overcoming the Equation: Security = Friction
CTOvision
JUNE 12, 2014
Why does security have to be so onerous? Is this password secure enough: Mxyzptlk? Now that’s secure – good luck remembering it! We’ve migrated to a userid-password society; as we’ve added layers of security, we password-protect each layer: PC (and now device), network, enclave, application, database, and storage (encryption).
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The Innerworkings of a Security Operations Center
CTOvision
JUNE 5, 2015
Cyber security breaches are becoming common news. The role of security is becoming more and more important in the IT sector. To solve security issues and to provide a rapid solution and response to security related problems, most of the companies are setting up Security Operations Center (SOC).
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Your Enterprise has too many Cyber-ish People
CTOvision
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Sitting through a number of presentations at various cyber conferences recently I’m struck that many enterprises cyber security planning comes down to having ‘the best people’ doing really pretty boring jobs. Programmable meat is expensive, fallible and has to sleep.
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How Big Data is Helping Improve Security
CTOvision
JULY 13, 2016
The security landscape is one fraught with danger right now. The answer to all these ongoing security problems may be found in big data analytics. Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that big data can be used to improve a company’s security measures. The key to stopping the latest security threats is through adaptation.
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The Perfect and Continuous Storm: Understanding the Cyber Implications of the Regulatory Governance For Security Advisors
CTOvision
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Founder and Chief Security Strategist at eSentire Eldon Sprickerhoff recently penned a blog post titled " The Perfect Storm: Understanding the Implications of the Regulatory Governance Spotlight." This is a field we encourage all technology professionals to track, even if your current duties are far from the investment advice world.
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Browser Isolation: The Missing Piece in Your Security Puzzle
SecureWorld News
APRIL 9, 2023
This forces IT and information security specialists to constantly enhance protection to effectively counter information security incidents related to malware distribution through rogue websites, links, and email attachments. Traffic goes through filtering and security policies to ensure the user is only exposed to safe information.
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Data-Driven Decision Making: Transforming Insights into Actionable Strategies
Kitaboo
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Experts indulge in data analysis and interpretation instead of relying on traditional methods like intuition or personal experience. Performance Analysis Resource Allocation Curriculum Improvement Professional Development Predictive Analysis II. Data is available in several forms – visual and text. Table of Contents I.
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China's Cyber Intrusions a Looming Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
SecureWorld News
DECEMBER 14, 2023
officials and industry security experts. Ngoc Bui, a cybersecurity expert at Menlo Security, contextualized these cyber activities, noting that such actions are not new: "The reported cyber activities by China's military targeting U.S. critical infrastructure are not entirely new developments in the realm of cybersecurity," Bui said.
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106 Steps for Performing a Cyber Security Assessment
Galido
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - Steps for Performing a Cyber Security Assessment - Information Technology Blog. In every company’s risk management strategy, it is crucial that cyber-security risk assessment performed right; otherwise, the level of vulnerability to potential threat would be significantly high. Risk Analysis.
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Generative AI & data: Potential in cybersecurity if the risks can be curtailed
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 13, 2023
This time they’re making a $13 billion bet by partnering with OpenAI and bringing to market new products like Security Copilot to make sense of the threat landscape using the recently launched text-generating GPT-4 (more on that below). Now, Microsoft is putting a stake in the ground with its generative AI Security Copilot tool.
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'Citrix Bleed' Vulnerability Raises Concerns as Exploits Continue
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
One such recent incident that has captured the attention of security professionals is the exploitation of a critical vulnerability known as "Citrix Bleed"—raising concerns among organizations globally and prompting urgent action and vigilance. They should also test the patches in a staging environment before deploying them in production.
‘Extremely bad’ vulnerability found in widely used logging system
The Verge
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Security teams at companies large and small are scrambling to patch a previously unknown vulnerability called Log4Shell, which has the potential to let hackers compromise millions of devices across the internet. Nearly every network security system runs some kind of logging process, which gives popular libraries like log4j an enormous reach.
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Zero Trust
Phil Windley
AUGUST 28, 2023
Zero Trust is a security framework that is better attuned to the modern era of sophisticated threats and interconnected systems. As more and more work has gone remote and personal devices like phones, tablets, and even laptops are being used for work, a firewall—virtual or physical—offers less and less protection.
Visa Security Alert: 12 Steps to Keep Card Skimmers Off Your Website
SecureWorld News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
PFD assesses that this skimmer variant avoids detection and analysis by removing itself from memory when it detects the possibility of dynamic analysis with Developer Tools or when data has been successfully exfiltrated.". Set up a Web Application Firewall to block suspicious and malicious requests from reaching the website.
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What is the MITRE ATT&CK Framework?
Doctor Chaos
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
By taking advantage of this wealth of information, you can get new ideas for your security systems and build on the defenses you already have. This detailed behavioral analysis allows cybersecurity professionals to understand their enemies. Building a Community of Security. The Basics of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
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Elastica Emerges From Stealth, Lays a Safety Net Around Cloud Applications and Services
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
By Bob Gourley Data Science Powered CloudSOC™ Solution Enables Security for Cloud Applications and Services by Providing Transaction Visibility, Threat Detection, Controls and Forensics Analysis. CloudSOC™ empowers enterprise IT to enable employees to take full advantage of the cloud era, while staying safe, secure and compliant.
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InfoSec Policies and Standards: Some strategic context for those just diving into this world
CTOvision
MAY 22, 2014
Organizations are giving more priority to development of information security policies, as protecting their assets is one of the prominent things that needs to be considered. So an organization makes different strategies in implementing a security policy successfully. Security policies are tailored to the specific mission goals.
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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies
SecureWorld News
JANUARY 21, 2024
In reality, their perceived lower level of security makes them attractive targets to malicious actors. Additionally, nonprofits must be aware of the risks posed by inadequate security in third-party services they use, such as fundraising platforms and email services.
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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 20, 2024
Every IT and security leader and worker. The Burgeoning Complexity of IT and Security Solutions On a business level, complexity comes from growth through acquisition – when enterprises inherit systems of record and of work that, more often than not, are different from one another. There’s the complexity of security in the organization.
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Cyber Resilience: Building Immunity in the Face of Evolving Threats
SecureWorld News
JUNE 11, 2023
Organizations become resilient when they establish robust security frameworks that cover incident responses which should include all employees across the organization. Such assessments must be done appropriately, based on data analysis from previous attacks, thus highlighting potential future weak points.
Balancing Resource Sharing in Multi-tenant Architectures with Single-tenant Services
KineticData
MARCH 20, 2024
This article delves into these challenges, focusing on strategies to ensure security, scalability, and performance in shared environments. Conversely, single-tenant services provide an isolated environment for each tenant, enhancing security and customization capabilities. Moreover, it significantly enhances security posture.
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MWC 2024 Replay: Huawei unlocks resilient, ‘non-stop’ banking with four-pronged solutions strategy
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 26, 2024
4 Zeros’ four-pronged approach Huawei Under the banner of “Bank 4 Zeros”, Huawei outlined key markers of resilience in the digital era, mainly, zero downtime and high availability of services, zero-touch operations, zero-trust security and zero-wait user experience. Huawei believes in two lines of defense against this threat.
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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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Supply Chain Attack Hits Password Manager
SecureWorld News
APRIL 27, 2021
CSIS Security Group, who is handling the breach, explains the serious nature of the attack: "I f you are using Passwordstate, please reset all the stored passwords, and especially VPNs, Firewall, Switches, local accounts or any server passwords etc.". Manual Upgrades of Passwordstate are not compromised.
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XDR – A Game Changer for Cybersecurity
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 6, 2022
Organizations have taken a multi-layered approach with solutions and services that span Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Secure Email Gateways, SIEM, and Threat Intelligence, just to name a few. This is called Extended Detection and Response (XDR). High-performance analytics and insights.
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98 2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report Reveals Cyberattacks Rising and Confidence Sinking
CTOvision
MARCH 12, 2015
CyberEdge Group surveyed more than 800 security decision makers and practitioners seeking a 360 degree view of threats, defenses and planned investments. Their bottom line up front: IT security spending is increasing, but confidence is falling. Security spending continues to rise. Security analytics in top demand.
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How to Develop an IT Vulnerability Assessment
Galido
OCTOBER 10, 2019
In terms of information security, vulnerability is a weakness that is found in an asset or a control and that can be exploited by one or more threats, which becomes a security risk. Every security analyst knows that managing vulnerabilities in a corporate network is a never-ending task. Analyze Critical Business Processes.
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Attack Discovery Software for Telecom Companies
Galido
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Ever wonder what secures 4G and 5G mobile networks from attacks? Positive Technologies has performed audits of SS7 website signaling networks since 2014 and continues to secure next-generation 4G and 5G networks with their PT Telecom Security Assessment. Maximized efficiency of other security measures. Seamless operation.
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What Are the Best Cybersecurity Certifications in 2023?
SecureWorld News
JUNE 12, 2023
Some courses are tailored to a specific discipline, while others may be broader, covering areas such as network security , ethical hacking, and more. For example, on mobile devices, an attack is launched every 39 seconds , so it is vital to know how to secure a range of endpoints. based on reviews on Coursera) Cost: Free [link] 2.
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60 Guidance Software Federal Summit 6 March 2014
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
As an information security trailblazer, Mr. Bigman participated in developing security measures for Government computers well before commercial industry found the Internet. Bigman worked in every area of information and data security, the last fifteen years as the Agency’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
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Palo Alto Networks Uses Neural Networks to Attack Insider Threat
CTOvision
APRIL 9, 2015
Interestingly enough, Palo Alto Networks is working on ways to help its customers leverage the high fidelity data coming out of its Enterprise Security Platform. Analysis Architecture CTO Big Data Palo Alto Networks' This is a Cognitio sponsored post, Contact Us for information on sponsoring your content. .
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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
If you ask someone, they’ll often recite a list of a dozen potential benefits of cloud — lower costs, better security, greater agility, and so on,” says Smith. data, security, development, architecture) as well. How will we balance security, agility, and usability? But that doesn’t answer the question.
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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.
Security requires long haul planning
Cloud Musings
OCTOBER 13, 2015
It also complicates many aspects of data security for any enterprises doing business across the Atlantic Ocean. This recent ruling highlights the value of having a strong security partner shepherding your enterprise through these types of perturbations. I work in the product marketing group within Dell Security.
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A feat of skill: Moving SAP workloads to the cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 13, 2023
Achieving these objectives takes perceptive analysis, meticulous planning, and skillful execution. “There are many factors to consider, including application complexity, legacy application requirements, data location, and compliance,” says Dilip Mishra, SAP delivery leader for the Cloud Migration and Modernization practice at Kyndryl. “A
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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain
SecureWorld News
AUGUST 4, 2020
When the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DoD) all work together on something, you know the subject is serious. A recent CISA Malware Analysis Report (with contributions from the FBI and DoD), outlines this new malware variant.
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This Is How Cybercriminals Are Targeting School Teachers
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
pic.twitter.com/CFk37M5fpp — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel). Microsoft researchers did some analysis on these cases and detected the types of email accounts the cybercriminals are using. and someone in IT or security posted about doing extra work in higher ed: ". February 2, 2021.
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Future Attacks Against Cyber Connected Cars
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Researchers studied 29 real-world scenarios based on the DREAD threat model for qualitative risk analysis. Protect the end-to-end data supply chain across the car's E/E network, the network infrastructure, backend servers, and VSOC (Vehicle Security Operations Center).
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