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8 top identity and access management tools

CSO Magazine

No organization would be caught without firewalls and antivirus scanners to catch low-sophistication attacks, but the real battle to protect the network has moved to the realm of identity and access management (IAM). [ 5 steps to simple role-based access control (RBAC) | Sign up for CSO newsletters ! ]

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17 cyber insurance application questions you'll need to answer

CSO Magazine

At first, most of the cyber insurance questions involved basic computer security and merely checked to see if we had firewalls and antivirus and not much else. Now the questions suggest that insurance providers understand that network security includes much more than antivirus software.

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What is SIEM? Security information and event management explained

CSO Magazine

SIEM software (pronounced ‘sim’; the ‘e’ is silent) collects and aggregates log and event data generated throughout the organization’s technology infrastructure, from host systems and applications to network and security devices such as firewalls and antivirus filters.

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3 authentication-level protections for remote users and devices

CSO Magazine

Traditional networks have been set up in the same fashion: a traditional Active Directory domain, a variety of domain controllers, workstations under the control of that domain, and all tucked behind a firewall. The pandemic hit and our workstations are now anywhere and everywhere. To read this article in full, please click here

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Bye-bye best-of-breed?

CSO Magazine

Those of you working in security in the early 2000s may remember installing independent firewall and antivirus software on every endpoint. Your organization was a McAfee or Symantec shop and used Check Point, Cisco, or Fortinet firewalls. One of those was the insistence on best-of-breed security technologies.

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A CISO's Guide to a Good Night's Sleep

SecureWorld News

Is the firewall configured appropriately to block a threat? For example, would you use antivirus alone as an endpoint security solution? While it is arguable which C-level executive position is the most stressful, poor CISO performance can be an end-game event for many businesses. Did teams install the software correctly?

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Graham Cluley started as a videogame developer and antivirus programmer three decades ago before serving in senior roles at Sophos and McAfee. link] Happy Halloween!