Schneier on Security

MAY 23, 2019

First commercially introduced in 2013, Cisco Trust Anchor module (TAm) is a proprietary hardware security module used in a wide range of Cisco products, including enterprise routers, switches and firewalls. From a news article : Thrangrycat is awful for two reasons. There's opportunity for Thrangrycat to be exploited.

System Administration 263

System Administration Software Firewall Engineering 263

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This article discusses top areas in IT where you need to strengthen cybersecurity measures to avoid data breaches and information loss: Networks. One of the most vulnerable areas that hackers use to infiltrate a company’s system is the network. Security Systems. Human Resources. Businesses require the input of human resources.

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Backups Firewall 90

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

This article looks at the remote desktop protocol, how RDP attacks work, best practices for defense, the prevalence of RDP attacks today, and how remote desktop software vendors are securing their clients. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Check Point.

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VPN Software Authentication Encryption 120

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

This article looks at the security functionality of SD-WAN solutions and how to bolster SD-WAN cybersecurity. This cloud-centric model offers administrators granular network management opportunities while leveraging the bandwidth and reducing the cost of service delivery. Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and FWaaS.

Firewall 57

Firewall Architecture Software Backups 57

Spinone

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Antivirus software and firewalls are just the first line of defense, which is far from being 100% effective against ransomware. In this article, you’ll find out about ransomware backup strategy , a set of possible ways to make your data more secure. But there is a problem. Ransomware can infect backups.

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Backups Ransomware Encryption Software 86

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Numerous articles, vulnerability reports, and analytical materials prove this fact. This can be carried out directly or using a shadow payload or using a phishing attack aimed at compromising the user's system. The concept of PIM, in contrast to PAM, is aimed at managing existing accounts: administrator, root, etc.

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Accountability Passwords Authentication Social Engineering 133

SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Set firewall filters to prevent access to unauthorized domains. During one of the projects, an SQL injection into an application that was open to signup by any internet user let us obtain the credentials of an internal system administrator. Prevent requests to any resources not on that list.

Passwords 140

Passwords Authentication Architecture Risk 140