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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

CTOvision

Application Software Security. href="[link] Control 6: Application Software Security. Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. href="[link] Control 10: Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. Secure Network Engineering.

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Are Bad Bots Unleashing Havoc in the Digital Realm?

SecureWorld News

Gaming (58.7%) and telecommunications (47.7%) had the highest bad bot traffic on their websites and applications. In these instances, a network or server is flooded with excessive traffic, rendering it inaccessible to legitimate users. Countries with High Bot Traffic 4. Here are some essential steps you can take to protect yourself: 1.

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Advisory: Malicious North Korean Cyber Activity

SecureWorld News

The FBI believes that variants like Blindingcan are being used alongside proxy servers, maintaining a presence on victim networks. Restrict users' ability (permissions) to install and run unwanted software applications. Enable a personal firewall on agency workstations, configured to deny unsolicited connection requests.

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Cyber Best Practices for Overseas Asset Security

SecureWorld News

When preparing for your cross-border expansion, it's unsurprising if you have explored additional cloud and SaaS applications and solutions which can power your global operations. Stipulate what online behaviors are appropriate versus those that are prohibited, and verify any third-party software or application installs.

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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

SecureWorld News

Chinese government actors are using malware variants in conjunction with proxy servers to maintain a presence on victim networks and to further network exploitation. Restrict users' ability (permissions) to install and run unwanted software applications. Exercise caution when using removable media (e.g.,

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Deception and Forensics for the Next Generation — Part 3: Meet the Deception Network

SecureWorld News

With most of the preliminaries over, we have one more task before us: a brief introduction to deception networks. First, what a deception network isn't. While it is true, of course, that deception nets evolved from honeypots, today's deception network is far and beyond that rather primitive technology.

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The good, the bad and the ugly of the cyber west

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White hat hackers, also known as ethical hackers or security researchers, are individuals who use their computer programming and networking skills to help organizations protect themselves from cyber threats. These individuals are often highly skilled and have a deep understanding of computer systems, networks, and cybersecurity principles.

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