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We Need A National Cybersecurity Strategy That Everyone Can Implement

CTOvision

So here’s three things the nation can do to make it less vulnerable to cyber attacks: 1/ Implement 2-Factor Authentication. Basic: Implementing two-factor authentication is the simplest mitigation against credential theft. This can be done by configuring the internal Firewall on Internet facing application servers.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Palo Alto unveils latest release of virtual firewall series. Enterprise security company, Palo Alto Networks has announced the latest release of its virtual firewall series (VM-Series). DataDirect Networks combines IBM GPFS, Storage Fusion for HPC. DHS Awards MITRE 6 Million Renewal For Federal R&D Center.

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Overcoming the Equation: Security = Friction

CTOvision

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). Their two-factor authentication solution consists of a unique device ID and the big data pattern associated with it.

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How to Pick the Right Technology to Enable the Remote Workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

Protecting data and monitoring user behavior used to be relatively simple when everyone was behind the corporate firewall. For example, data within software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications can’t be protected by the corporate virtual private network if users are outside the firewall, so access needs to be governed at the user account level.

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Effectively Manage All Endpoints, No Matter Where They Are Located

CIO Business Intelligence

However, employees working outside the corporate firewall and other network protections pose some big security challenges, especially for large enterprises. CIOs and CSOs still have to ensure that employees outside of the corporate firewall can do their work securely. The need for a more permanent solution.

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PCI Compliance and Network Segmentation

Galido

Information falling under personally identifiable information include the primary account number (PAN), cardholder name, service code, expiration date, and other sensitive card authentication data. The environment consists of any systems and processes used in the transmission, storage, and retrieval of personally identifiable data.

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A COE for Zero Trust

SecureWorld News

That is, our primary security controls of firewalls, intrusion prevention, network segmentation, and wired network security are no longer the primary method to manage technology in a COE. Dynamic authentication and authorization are strictly enforced before granting access to any resource.