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

Network World

In November, researchers from cybersecurity firm Invincea reported a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to infect Belkin WeMo smart plugs with malware. The flaw was located in a configuration protocol that worked over the local area network and didn't require any authentication.

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How can cybersecurity analysts utilize AI technology?

Dataconomy

The internet is a fantastic phenomenon. However, the internet also carries risks with its use. Viruses, malware, ransomware and other nefarious applications can cause havoc on networks, affecting personal, government or private commerce systems. The total combined knowledge of the world is at our fingertips.

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A 'kill switch' is slowing the spread of WannaCry ransomware

Network World

The malware encrypts data on a PC and shows users a note demanding $300 in bitcoin to have their data decrypted. Security experts have detected tens of thousands of attacks, apparently spreading over LANs and the internet like a computer worm. National Security Agency may have used for spying.

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How to Prevent ISP Spying with a VPN Service

Galido

This meant that ISPs, in particular, were given the ability to regulate network connections however they willed. An ISP or Internet Service Provider is the local service that handles your network connection. How they regulate the internet? Not only is this unethical but it puts a lot of the internet users at risk.

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New opportunities as homes become smart lifespaces

TM Forum

Simultaneously, households became more dependent on networks for entertainment, to remain connected with loved ones, and for vital services such as shopping, healthcare and education. Network-based gaming is highly QoS sensitive, but even for downloaded games run on consoles, gamers increasingly want to interact with others while gaming.

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What’s next for network firewalls?

CIO Business Intelligence

Firewalls have come a long way from their humble beginnings of assessing network traffic based on appearance alone. The spread of convergence Convergence is important to reducing cybersecurity complexity because it brings together the network and its security infrastructure into a single layer. And NGFWs aren’t done evolving.

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Enabling Digital Transformation, Securely

CIO Business Intelligence

Likewise, edge computing continues to mature, bolstered by ever more powerful, available, and diverse wireless networks. With widely available broadband, dedicated Ethernet options, plus access to private wireless networks, IT leaders have access to more modes of bandwidth than ever before. A hybrid approach to the modern workplace.

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