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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations. Choose a centralized platform that is interoperable with several firewall suppliers.

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Fixing Data Breaches Part 1: Education

Troy Hunt

In this case, "worst" is seriously bad news because the blog post also shows how to connect to the database with the sa account (i.e. "god Web application firewalls can be great and they sit there and (usually) protect one asset. The second one will lead to your database being pwned to the worst possible extent.

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Enhancing Cybersecurity Awareness: A Comprehensive Guide

CyberSecurity Insiders

Implement Strong Password Practices: Passwords serve as the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your online accounts. Create unique and complex pass-words for each account and avoid using easily guessable information such as birthdays or common words.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

Let's start by looking at this from a philosophical standpoint: But here’s the bigger philosophical question: the device still worked fine with the native app, should @TPLINKUK be held accountable for supporting non-documented use cases? Probably “no”, but in a perfect world they’d document local connections by other apps and not break that.

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Adoption of Secure Cloud Services in Critical Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

ICS systems are integral to CI industries, and form the backbone of all their facilities (except corporate offices) such as plants, refineries, workshops, substations etc. Overreliance on perimeter firewalls and industrial IDS tools. Additionally, perimeter firewalls are heavily relied upon with little importance to lateral firewalls.

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5 Best Bot Protection Solutions and Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. Comprehensive protection: DataDome protects against all types of bots, including credential stuffing, web scraping, and account takeover attacks.

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NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation: Dates, Facts and Requirements

Centraleyes

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, officially known as 23 NYCRR Part 500, is a forward-thinking framework designed to protect consumers sensitive data while holding businesses accountable for their cybersecurity practices. Regularly train your employees on best practices, potential threats (e.g.,