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RSAC insights: Why vulnerability management absolutely must shift to a risk-assessment approach

The Last Watchdog

Vulnerability management, or VM, has long been an essential, if decidedly mundane, component of network security. Advanced VM tools and practices are rapidly emerging to help companies mitigate a sprawling array of security flaws spinning out of digital transformation. Related: Log4J’s long-run risks.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

The attackers have a vast, pliable attack surface to bombard: essentially all of the externally-facing web apps, mobile apps and API services that organizations are increasingly embracing, in order to stay in step with digital transformation. A botnet is a network of thousands upon thousands of bots under control of an attacker.

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MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

-based supplier of networking technology. Over the past year, I’ve had several deep conversations parsing how APIs have emerged as a two-edged sword: APIs accelerate digital transformation, but they also vastly expand the attack surface of modern business networks. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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SHARED INTEL: The cybersecurity sea change coming with the implementation of ‘CMMC’

The Last Watchdog

Crucially, this includes accounting for the cybersecurity posture of third-party partners. This comes down to reviewing IT systems, identifying sensitive assets, cataloguing all security tools and policies and, last but not least, implementing a reporting framework that can be audited. However, companies that view CMMC 2.0

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A COE for Zero Trust

SecureWorld News

The range of items will vary per company and vertical, but the term is very important as we continue to embark on digital transformations and work from home and work from anywhere initiatives. Organizations must adapt their security controls to home networks and even public WiFi. So how does this affect the COE?

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Catch the Most Sophisticated Attacks Without Slowing Down Your Users

McAfee

Most businesses cannot survive without being connected to the internet or the cloud. Yet, the digital connection is also a threat. External attacks on cloud accounts increased by an astounding 630% in 2019. For those privileged users, full isolation from potential internet threats is also available.

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MY TAKE: Equipping SOCs for the long haul – automation, edge security solidify network defenses

The Last Watchdog

Network security is in the throes of a metamorphosis. Advanced technologies and fresh security frameworks are being implemented to deter cyber attacks out at the services edge, where all the action is. Related: Automating security-by-design in SecOps. This means Security Operations Centers are in a transition.