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What is NAC and why is it important for network security?

Network World

As knowledge workers became increasingly mobile, and as BYOD initiatives spread across organizations, NAC solutions evolved to not only authenticate users, but also to manage endpoints and enforce policies. NAC solutions will, for instance, make sure that the endpoint has up-to-date antivirus and anti-malware protections.

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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

SecureWorld News

CISA reports on Chinese malware strain. And it's a malware strain used specifically by the Chinese government. A recent CISA Malware Analysis Report (with contributions from the FBI and DoD), outlines this new malware variant. How should you defend yourself or your organization about this new malware variant?

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Zero Trust

Phil Windley

My new book Learning Digital Identity from O'Reilly Media covers many of the topics in this post such as multi-factor authentication, authorization and access control, and identity policy development in depth. User Authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification (e.g.,

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Understanding the Essential Pillars of Phishing Mitigation

SecureWorld News

Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. The pillars mentioned are policies, technical controls, and security awareness training.

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Understanding the Security Risks of New Cloud Software

CTOvision

Cloud computing provides businesses with quality solutions for their IT needs, as well as substantial cost savings over purchasing and maintaining their own hardware and software. In addition, all data should be encrypted before you send it , then authenticated at endpoints by the latest standards, such as IPsec or PAP. Data Breaches.

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Protecting Customer Accounts: The Defining Domain of Digital CISOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Enforcement authority: CISOs can enforce security policies and best practices internally. Security policies that harm the customer experience can result in lost sales and customer churn. Authentication options: Internally, CISOs have a range of strong authentication options, including smartcards and tokens.

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Cyber Best Practices for Overseas Asset Security

SecureWorld News

Implement comprehensive security policies The foundation of good security is strong policies that are clearly communicated to all employees, especially remote staff spread across regions. Some key policies around access control, acceptable use, risk assessments, and incident response will prove invaluable.