The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Another example that has become more prominent in a remote work-from-home world is an individual forgetting to use the company VPN or logging into unsecured WIFI. A key takeaway is that the increase in cybersecurity threats is now not just a CISO’s responsibility. Socially engineered incidents have also been on the rise.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

On a Sunday in February 2018, the Colorado CISO’s office set up a temporary server to test a new cloud-based business process. As CISO Debbi Blyth put it, “The server was discovered almost immediately by the attackers.” Read more : Secure Access for Remote Workers: RDP, VPN, & VDI. Calling into Robinhood.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

At one point, virtual private networks (VPNs) were a valuable tool for remote workers to access private networks and data centers. But with more and… The post The CISO Perspective 2023-02-20 09:19:54 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

In this talk, Brad will discuss how Cisco’s Zero Trust rollout was not only a logistical challenge with 100,000 global users and a complex mix of cloud and on-premises applications, but also a huge shift in how the company itself thought about networks, perimeters, and security (including reducing its own VPN usage).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2023

PV OT: VPN PDQ! CVSS known since May 2022—but still exploitable on 400+ net-connected OT/ICS/SCADA systems. The post Contec SolarView: Critical Bug Unpatched After 14 MONTHS appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 21, 2022

With hybrid work, VPN and remote access will start to become greater network-based targets. It is critical for CISOs and security teams to track and maintain an up-to-date inventory of all internet-facing assets and take steps to minimize and manage their organization’s attack surface.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

By: Matt Lindley, COO and CISO of NINJIO. When employees aren’t in the office, they’re liable to engage in risky behaviors such as using unsecured WiFi without a VPN, leaving work devices unlocked in public places, and clicking on malicious emails. Companies should also provide clear channels for reporting suspicious incidents.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Gartner has projected that by 2025, more than 60% of organizations will move away from VPN and rely on ZTNA. RELATED: Death of the VPN: A Security Eulogy ] VPNs have notably higher operating costs and lower scalability when using device-based architecture. In this case, CISOs must manage the risks due to the technology debt.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 20, 2023

CISOs are faced with managing and securing new complex IT environments where business-critical applications and communications are spread throughout multiple clouds. As a result, IT professionals and CISOs are having difficulty managing the volume of security tools, not to mention how costly it is with regard to licensing and administration.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Duo is in the business of helping others stay in business securely, and was able to provide CISOs a backstop when security took a back seat to business resilience.” — Dave Lewis, Global Advisory CISO at Duo Security at Cisco. This year’s report is our best yet!

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

Produced by the company’s security experts, the guide is part of the CISO Toolkit, which is designed to help cybersecurity managers to communicate tips and best practices and help employees in maintaining a higher level of security – easily and effectively.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Whenever I can help solve business problems and layer some security in, that’s a pretty big win.” – Jason Waits, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Inductive Automation Ready to start charting your zero trust program? ZTNA) – regardless of location or protocol. Or, download our white paper How to go from MFA to Zero Trust.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

CyberArk reduces VPN risk with MFA enforcement on any VPN client that supports RADIUS; including Cisco Secure Firewall. CyberArk reduces VPN risk with MFA enforcement on any VPN client that supports RADIUS; including Cisco. A new panel with VPN metrics has been added. Cisco Secure Firewall integrations.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In this article, we discuss the preparation CISOs should consider making to offset a number of security implications that arise from returning your workforce from home and back to the office. However, just as the shift to working from home required organisations to adapt and act differently, so will the return to the office. Conclusion.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

A firewall or a VPN Gateway, for example, may provide information, which could be used to identify potential attack vectors. Contributed by Nicolas Casimir, CISO, Zscaler EMEA. Even security defences themselves can provide unintended insights. Consider Zero Trust.

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

A little more than a year ago I had the opportunity to interview 40 CISOs about their enterprise access challenges. They understood the limitations of virtual private networks (VPNs), yet not one IT leader had the appetite or intention of replacing their legacy access approach. FBI CreativeCommons (Credit: CC PDM 1.0). Business stops.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Enea: In a recent survey on CISO concerns and plans for Cloud/SaaS security , carried out by Cybersecurity Insiders, 94% of respondents said that their organization was concerned about cloud security with 22% extremely concerned.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

That was the case for a broadcast SecureWorld recently hosted with Mike Britton, CISO of Abnormal Security , and legendary investigative journalist Brian Krebs. Have you ever attended a webcast and were saddened when it's over because the presenters really made you think?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

While CIOs, CISOs, and purchasing managers often make a faith-based decision on software, greater accountability in software development starting below the OS can lead to more data and risk-driven decisions. Whether it’s a VPN , firewall , or remote access server, unauthorized entry via network gateways is a problem.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 31, 2021

“In the case of user efficiency, now with a full remote workflow for user authentication, all devices are authenticating over an enterprise VPN client. Utilizing a VPN model also creates the scenario where users must add another credential set to their running list of usernames and passwords to remember.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2024

Brad Jones, CISO at Snowflake, issued a Joint Statement regarding Preliminary Findings in Snowflake Cybersecurity Investigation on its Snowflake Forums. and Impacted organizations should reset and rotate Snowflake credentials.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 15, 2024

Cybersecurity professionals should read the terms of service for any antivirus, VPN, or firewall software they are using. Technical evaluations of potential solutions are obviously necessary, but CISOs and other IT professionals need to think beyond the merely technical and include a geopolitical component in their assessments."

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Adding to that complexity, we still have many organizations using the old method of a VPN to check a user’s identity before providing access to all applications regardless of who the user is, what device they are using and what permissions they SHOULD have based on their role. Go VPN-less!

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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.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

To help protect against this threat when an individual leaves an organization, steps like disabling accounts and ensuring that connections to the enterprise remotely through VPN has been removed can be very valuable. Implementing a mechanism to wipe systems, especially for remote employees, is important as well. .

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 3, 2021

I’ve been very fortunate to have a couple CISO round tables per week since March, and I have been able to witness the shift in organizational responses from one of triage and firefighting to a more strategic view of how remote work will manifest in the years to come There have been challenges to be certain.

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SC Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

For many companies, “if security was done during the pandemic, it was probably too late,” explained McCarthy’s colleague Sajed Naseem, CISO of New Jersey Courts. And while the court system’s VPN could ostensibly accommodate a safe of 2,500 staffers, McCarthy said its true capacity may actually have been as little as 500.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 30, 2021

Prior to Cisco’s Duo acquisition, Ash led Duo’s Product Management, Product Marketing, Technology Partnerships, and Advisory CISOs. ? . This was evident even in the well-publicized Colonial Pipeline breach where the attacker compromised the primary login credentials of a VPN user that did not have MFA.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 19, 2021

An application binds Duo's two-factor authentication system to one or more of your services or platforms, such as a local network, VPN (virtual private network), CMS (content management system), email system, or hardware device. Secure every application from anywhere with Duo.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In last month’s newsletter, we looked at why using a VPN doesn’t always protect the user. MORE Advice and lessons learned from a young, female CISO. Valerie’s session will look at 10 key privacy challenges of the hybrid workforce, drawing on her extensive work and research into information privacy.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2021

In a survey of UK&I CISOs, 55% said that human error posed a risk no matter what protections are in place. Always use a virtual private network (VPN). Damaging employee mistakes often come in the form of clicking or downloading malicious content, interacting with phishing emails, and unauthorized use of a device or app.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 30, 2022

VPN Protection. Ensure that access to VPNs is always protected by multi-factor authentication (MFA). Therefore, CISOs should deploy modern authentication combined with policy-based access controls and MFA for all cloud services. Even the strongest passwords can be compromised. Apply MFA to the network logon.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In the future — which is now, actually — ‘remote access’ will just become ‘access.'" — Wendy Nather, head of advisory CISOs at Cisco's Duo Security The Remote Access Guide Version 3.0 VPN, RDP, third-party vendor, and cloud and web app access are also targets of malicious hackers. In our new 3.0

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

School networks should be secured for both on-premises and remote access through use of a virtual private network (VPN), secure shell (SSH) servers or another secure network product like Duo Network Gateway (DNG). Districts should insure their data by investing in cyber liability protection (more on this later!).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

Joe Carson | Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO, ThycoticCentrify. Avoid Public WIFI and use mobile data always with a VPN. This session should be useful as it shares both the Red Team and Blue Team perspectives. Date : Thursday, August 5 | 1:40pm-2:00pm ( Virtual ). Have fun and stay safe!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Colonial Pipeline hackers gained entry to the company’s computer network through a VPN that wasn’t using multifactor authentication, using a leaked password found on the dark web. Those are astounding numbers, considering a cyberattack can often result from something as simple as a single compromised password or software vulnerability.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 22, 2021

One high-tech respondent said, “Appgate makes it possible to innovate at the rate desired by business, not at a rate constrained by the CISO and IT.”. The independent study, based on customer interviews with enterprise technology leaders from multiple industries, quantifies the business value and operational impact of Appgate SDP.

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