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Cisco firewall upgrade boosts visibility into encrypted traffic

Network World

The software that runs Cisco’s new Firewall 4200 Series now includes the ability to see into encrypted traffic without decrypting it, which the vendor says will allow enterprise customers to better protect hybrid and multicloud applications. version of the Secure Firewall operating system.

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AWS secures access to cloud apps without using VPNs

Network World

Amazon Web Services has launched a service that secures user access to its cloud applications without requiring a VPN. AWS Verified Access, which the company previewed last November, validates every application request using Zero Trust principles before granting access to applications.

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Digital Risk Management Leader RiskIQ Raises New Funding To Expand Platform Ecosystem, Sales and Digital Risk Applications

CTOvision

But strategically this also means that large teams of investors believe strongly in the powerful capabilities and strong future of this company. New Capital Infusion to Expand Platform Ecosystem, Sales and Digital Risk Applications. Threats outside the firewall are vast and dynamic. Million in Series C Funding.

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Elastica Emerges From Stealth, Lays a Safety Net Around Cloud Applications and Services

CTOvision

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. Elastica applies machine learning technology to provide in depth visibility and controls for a broad range of cloud applications.

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7 web application development challenges in 2024 (and a solution)

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: As technology evolves at breakneck speed, it brings new opportunities and challenges to web application development. If businesses want to create lasting, successful web applications, they must address these challenges. Let’s talk about web applications. Why are web applications so important?

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‘Extremely bad’ vulnerability found in widely used logging system

The Verge

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. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker has to cause the application to save a special string of characters in the log.

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Cybersecurity: A vertical industry application?

Network World

Yes, some industries have different regulations, use cases or business processes that demand specific security controls, but overall every company needs things like firewalls, IDS/IPS, threat management gateways and antivirus software regardless. These drivers include: Increasing business focus on cybersecurity. CISO progression.