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New year's resolution for IoT vendors: Start treating LANs as hostile

Network World

The flaw was located in a configuration protocol that worked over the local area network and didn't require any authentication. In 2015, when researchers from vulnerability intelligence firm Rapid7 analyzed nine Internet-connected baby monitors, they found hardcoded credentials in four of them.

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5G-enabled manufacturing: Realizing Industry 4.0

TM Forum

A two-year project with Ford Motor Company has shown how 5G, mobile private networks, multi-access edge computing (MEC), IoT (Internet of Things), big data, cloud, artificial intelligence will deliver Industry 4.0 and the factory of the future. 5G Enabled Manufacturing (5GEM). Securing the MPN was a key feature of this. explained Avila.

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Hybrid working: network managers need to take care of unfinished business

CIO Business Intelligence

But even though hybrid working is here to stay, organizations may still lack the cybersecurity controls and business-grade internet connections, like SD-WAN, that are required to support remote and hybrid workers. NTT’s recipe for hybrid working begins with zero trust network architecture, identity management and multifactor authentication.

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Enabling Digital Transformation, Securely

CIO Business Intelligence

Employees accessed the Internet within the confines of the on-premise network. Managed firewall solutions allow for customized rules based on specific needs, helping protect against external threats to a LAN network. Secure web gateway : Secure web gateways filter unwanted access, software, and malware as employees access the Internet.

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