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Hacked Florida Water Plant Reportedly Had No Firewall and Poor Password Security

Gizmodo

targeted by a hacker in a horrifying cyberattack last week is said to have exhibited very weak IT security practices. Recent updates from government authorities claim the facility did not have some basic network protections—including a firewall. The water plant in Oldsmar, Fla. Read more.

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Palo Alto Networks: A Next Generation Firewall

CTOvision

Palo Alto Networks protects thousands of enterprise and governments from cyber threats. They rely on a deep expertise and commitment to innovation to continually enhance their game-changing security platform. Because these functions are natively-built into the platform and share imp. To read more please log in.

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Attackers unleash LockBit ransomware on US government computers

Tech Republic Security

According to Sophos, the route of attack stemmed from vulnerabilities in the system’s open firewall ports. The post Attackers unleash LockBit ransomware on US government computers appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO Business Intelligence

Every IT and security leader and worker. The road other is paved with disciplined IT and business governance. There’s the complexity of security in the organization. Tools to Rein In Complexity Thankfully, In the IT and security worlds we’re being offered tools to simplify and integrate virtually every part of our IT ecosystems.

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Firemon: Providing proactive security intelligence and governance over your IT

CTOvision

With this post we are initiating coverage of Firemon, provider of proactive security intelligence and governance capabilities. Firemon enables enterprises to continuously analyze, visualize and improve the capabilities of your existing network security infrastructure. from their website: Security Manager 8.0

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The best enterprise level firewalls: Rating 10 top products

Network World

You need a network-security tool that examines the flow of packets in and out of the enterprise, governed by rules that decide whether that flow is safe, malicious or questionable and in need of inspection. You need a firewall. Recognizing that you need a firewall is the first – and most obvious -- step.

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The best enterprise level firewalls: Rating 10 top products

Network World

You need a network-security tool that examines the flow of packets in and out of the enterprise, governed by rules that decide whether that flow is safe, malicious or questionable and in need of inspection. You need a firewall. Recognizing that you need a firewall is the first – and most obvious -- step.