The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. Related: Why we’re in the Golden Age of cyber espionage. But this hasn’t done the trick.

Threat Detection 193

Threat Detection Digital transformation Marketing Firewall 193

SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

And that’s certainly borne itself out in the IoT report where you have a 62%, greater flaw density, observable flaw density and environments where they are operating IoT devices on the internet. Let’s say you had a printer operating on the internet. So, how can CISOs operationalize that kind of information?

IoT 98

IoT Internet Internet CISO 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

Data breaches 129

Data breaches Social Engineering Malware Hacking 129

Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

In case you missed them, below is a brief recap of some of the Cisco sessions, including a fight that almost broke out between the Incident Response (IR) team represented by Matt Olney, Talos’ Intel Director, and Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs. In addition, Matt personally prefers the newer MFA system than the age-old firewall system.

Backups 145

Backups CISO Ransomware Cyber Attacks 145

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Firewalls should be implemented between any wireless networks and the organization’s internal network. Firewall configurations should be implemented to restrict connections between untrusted networks and any systems in the protected information environment to only what is necessary. Ensure email, messaging, and Internet protection.

Encryption 134

Encryption Firewall Computers and Electronics Wireless 134

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 11, 2019

ExtraHop’s CISO Jeff Costlow walked me through what’s different about the approach NTA vendors are taking to help companies detect and deter leading-edge threats. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW Talk more soon.

Digital transformation 133

Digital transformation Adware Technology Software 133

SecureWorld News

MAY 25, 2023

Leighton, who will present the closing keynote, "Cyber World on Fire: A Look at Internet Security in Today's Age of Conflict," at SecureWorld Chicago on June 8, said the targeting of Guam should be viewed as a key threat. "Volt Panda also appears to be targeting critical cyber infrastructure throughout the U.S." Guam is critical to the U.S.

Firewall 98

Firewall Cyber threats Telecommunications Internet 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Also read : Best Internet Security Suites & Software. On a Sunday in February 2018, the Colorado CISO’s office set up a temporary server to test a new cloud-based business process. Meanwhile, the suspect server was connected to the CDOT domain with an administrator account and the internet. Check Point.

VPN 120

VPN Software Authentication Encryption 120

The Last Watchdog

MAY 15, 2021

EDR has become engrained as an essential layer of protection for PCs and servers and XDR simply extends this layer to firewalls, email servers, smartphones and IoT devices. In late 2020, Gartner called XDR the number one trend CISOs should understand to strengthen security initiatives. I’ll keep watch, and keep reporting.

Technology 157

Technology Hacking CISO IoT 157

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 9, 2023

Answering this question has placed CISOs on a path towards continuous audit readiness that’s accomplished by automating audit processes, from Scope to Evidence. Protection mechanisms incorporates a wide variety of cyber defenses such as malware, encryption, vulnerability management and firewall technologies.

Policy Compliance 142

Policy Compliance Technology Digital transformation Encryption 142

Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

However, according to Cisco’s Head of Advisory CISOs, Wendy Nather , there’s a right way and a wrong way to do this. Cloud & web security – Protect users from ransomware and other malware while they’re on the Internet or using cloud applications. Our culture of scanning and scolding in security is not a good trend….

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Technology Government Phishing 145

IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

The internet can provide attackers all the knowledge they need about a company’s infrastructure to launch an attack, and organisations need to review how much information on their infrastructure they’re presenting online. Contributed by Nicolas Casimir, CISO, Zscaler EMEA. Consider Zero Trust.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Digital transformation Antivirus DDOS 107

Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I was personally honored in my early career to work for Wang Laboratories and was invited to share one of my visions ‘fax over the internet’ with the company, which I invented. History shows he’s the first person to wrap the remote management business model around firewalls, from a small office on the east coast of Canada.,

Digital transformation 81

Digital transformation Computers and Electronics Cyber Insurance Insurance 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“The rapidly evolving environment requires direct-to-internet access and cloud-based security, especially for remote sites and workers. This is where a managed SASE model offers a lot of value. It’s all backed with deployment, policy design, and 24×7 monitoring run by AT&T security experts.

Cybersecurity 101

Cybersecurity Digital transformation Architecture Technology 101

Cisco Security

AUGUST 30, 2021

According to the latest Cisco Annual Internet report , there will be 29.3 Whether you are a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), software developer, or an everyday-API-consumer, following these best practices will allow you to better verify and trust each API interaction. billion networked devices by 2023.

Software 145

Software Authentication Risk Encryption 145

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

GCIS was a Davos-level conference with no vendors and no selling, where scores of chief security information officers (CISOs), top CEO’s, industry and government thought leaders and leading innovators discussed the myriad challenges in and around cybersecurity and possible solutions in today’s environment.

Cybersecurity 193

Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Technology Marketing 193

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Company instructions to keep hands off internal network traffic leads to internet service provider (ISP) suppression of only 1% of the 100,000 monthly outgoing DDoS attacks. Deny-lists (aka: blacklist) : Blocks specific websites or IP addresses by adding them to a list for firewalls to ignore; very difficult to manage at scale.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 121

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Any smart switch, any firewall, anything you spin up is immediately a source of data for you, and if you don’t have a way to ingest that data and analyze it in some automated fashion…there’s no way that I as a person can go through all the logs [of one asset] every day by myself.”. “Any Starting from scratch.

Cyber threats 80

Cyber threats CISO Media Retail 80

NetSpi Executives

MARCH 11, 2025

Meet the Contributors This roundup includes insights from these NetSPI Partners: Thomas Cumberland, Tier 3 Senior Analyst at Cyber Sainik Michael Yates, CISO at All Lines Tech Sean Mahoney, Vice President at Netswitch Technology Management Kendra Vicars, Risk and Compliance Manager at Legato Security 1.

Risk 40

Risk CISO Technology Firewall 40

Cisco Security

JULY 25, 2022

As the global CISO of Mediapro, Roberto has deployed Cisco SecureX together with Umbrella, Secure Endpoint, Secure Firewall, ISE, NGIP, Threat Response, AnyConnect, and Web security. Let’s meet our League of Cybersecurity Heroes: Roberto Alunda. With this partnership, Mediapro has reduced its threat detection time by 90%.

Cybersecurity 130

Cybersecurity Technology Threat Detection Digital transformation 130

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Exposing the Internet of Things (IoT) Universe. SAP National Security Services (NS2) CISO Ted Wagner told eSecurityPlanet that network slicing “adds complexity, which may lend itself to insecure implementation. NTIA and CISA: Memos from the Feds What is 5G? How is 5G Different? What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G?

Risk 137

Risk Cybersecurity IoT Wireless 137

Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

No wonder this threat keeps our client’s CISO and security teams up at night. Network Security: Firewall A firewall is your first line of defense or your computer network gatekeepers. Contrary to antivirus software, which requires a very small effort to set up, firewalls usually require special knowledge.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Antivirus Firewall 52

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 1, 2023

The broad categories consist of: IT Distributors typically sell one-off IT equipment such as firewalls , Wi-Fi routers , network access controllers (NACs), and servers that do not require significant modifications for installation and integration; distributors outsource some selling and installation functions, but not much for IT departments.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Cloud Migration Firewall Penetration Testing 98

eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

For example, a vulnerability in a wi-fi router firewall configuration may expose Windows 95 machines required to run manufacturing equipment. Common mitigations include, but are not limited to: Deploy mitigating security control such as a new security tool (Firewall, etc.) Vulnerability Management Policy & Procedure A.

Penetration Testing 109

Penetration Testing Risk Firmware Software 109

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

This was a key discussion point at this years World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Cybersecurity Summit, where the consensus among my fellow global CXOs and CISOs was that GenAI applications must be treated as part of overall enterprise security strategynot as standalone projects.

Social Engineering 99

Social Engineering Architecture Phishing Risk 99

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 21, 2021

How hard can we lock down layered and interconnected clouds, mobile devices, and the ever-multiplying black-box ‘things’ sharing nearest internet connections? Fortunately, this concern can be easily addressed with a CISO who is prepared to talk about the mechanisms behind a Zero Trust approach in an understandable way.

Risk 78

Risk Technology Mobile Digital transformation 78

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Abnormal Security Cloud email security 2019 Private Sqreen Application security 2019 Acquired: Datadog Demisto SOAR 2018 Acquired by PAN Skyhigh Cloud security 2012 Acquired: McAfee OpenDNS Internet security 2009 Acquired: Cisco Palo Alto Networks Cloud and network security 2006 NYSE: PANW. Insight Partners.

Cybersecurity 128

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 128

Errata Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Then an 0day is discovered, and a worm infecting SSH spreads throughout the Internet. The (hypothetical) reason is that your organization immediately put a filter for port 22 on the firewalls, scanned the network for all SSH servers, and patched the ones they found. Let's continue this hypothetical. You do this. How could this happen?

InfoSec 75

InfoSec Passwords Accountability CISO 75

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

Network filters applied by solutions like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) aim to solve symptoms, not the root cause. This doesn’t allow the IT administrator, the end-user, or the CISO to independently verify the security, safety, and resiliency of the software they buy and use. This is an easy band-aid.

Technology 52

Technology Software Marketing CISO 52

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 10, 2022

CEOs, Boards of Directors, CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs do not tolerate a world where the identities of their customers, workforce, or business partners (ie: human identity) are not secure because that means identity cannot be counted on to safely allow or deny access. What’s new here? Footnotes: (1) Machines are basically software.

Digital transformation 59

Digital transformation Software Authentication InfoSec 59

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

Network filters applied by solutions like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) aim to solve symptoms, not the root cause. This doesn’t allow the IT administrator, the end-user, or the CISO to independently verify the security, safety, and resiliency of the software they buy and use. This is an easy band-aid.

Technology 40

Technology Software Marketing CISO 40

ForAllSecure

APRIL 3, 2019

Network filters applied by solutions like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) aim to solve symptoms, not the root cause. This doesn’t allow the IT administrator, the end-user, or the CISO to independently verify the security, safety, and resiliency of the software they buy and use. This is an easy band-aid.

Technology 40

Technology Software Marketing CISO 40

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

Security Awareness 40

Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. Network Security: In this module, you will learn more about how to secure network: firewalls, password managers, and more. The list will save your time and make a choice easier. To pursue a career in the cybersecurity field and find a course to get started.

Social Engineering 40

Social Engineering Accountability Phishing Cybersecurity 40

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

Pity the poor CISO at any enterprise you care to name. As their organizations migrate deeper into an intensively interconnected digital ecosystem, CISOs must deal with cyber attacks raining down on all fronts. And the usual collection of security tools – firewall, endpoint detection, intrusion detection, SIEM, etc.

Cyber Risk 263

Cyber Risk Risk CISO Cloud Migration 263

The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

Bill Lawrence, CISO, SecurityGate.io. VPNs, firewalls, email gateways have all been misused recently to gain a foothold with privilege inside an organization’s network without having to phish a user or hope for open RDP to compromise. Tom Garrubba, CISO, Shared Assessments. Saumitra Das, CTO, Blue Hexagon.

Ransomware 257

Ransomware Hacking Software Architecture 257

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The explosion in the number of human and non-human identities in the public cloud has become a security risk that businesses simply can’t ignore,” observes Eric Kedrosky, CISO at Sonrai Security. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

Software 200

Software Digital transformation Technology Authentication 200