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Zero Trust and the Failure of Sampling: Two Important Cybersecurity Trends

Joseph Steinberg

Last week, I attended an excellent briefing given by Tom Gillis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of VMware’s Networking and Advanced Security Business Group, in which he discussed various important cybersecurity-related trends that he and his team have observed. Sampling No Longer Works.

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Travel Safe: Cybersecurity Tips for Your Next Vacation

SecureWorld News

Travelers often rely on technology to enhance vacations, like by sharing photos online or finding lodging on an app. Getting ready to go Add a simple cybersecurity checklist along with your packing routine before you depart for some rest and relaxation. Some devices will automatically seek and connect to available wireless networks.

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Over-the-Air Vulnerabilities in Advantech EKI Access Points Put Industrial Networks at Risk

Penetration Testing

Industrial environments are increasingly relying on wireless technologies to power critical operations.

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Sierra Wireless halted production at its manufacturing sites due to ransomware attack

Security Affairs

This week, IoT company Sierra Wireless disclosed a ransomware attack that hit its internal IT systems on March 20 and disrupted its production. Sierra Wireless is a Canadian multinational wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. ” . .”

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Don’t Bother Using The “Device Filter” Security Feature Offered By Your Home Network Router

Joseph Steinberg

Ideally, connect your children’s devices to a separate wireless network than you use (sometimes it may even be best to use your guest network). For full transparency and disclosure, I noted that while I do employ various sophisticated security technologies on my own LANs, I do not use MAC address filtering on any of them.).

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. What is Wireless Security?

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EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security

eSecurity Planet

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The goal of the amendment – called a “delegated act” – is to ensure that all wireless devices are safe before they are sold in the EU. Common EU Security Standards.

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