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RSAC 2020: Trust in the Cloud. What Should You Do with Your Encryption Keys?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In the process, however, they embraced a large number of connected devices and IoT platforms, which means that additional data and processes are now moving outside of the firewall and into the cloud. This presents a security risk to businesses. Challenges, Choices, Capabilities and Changes.

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What Is an Application Level Gateway? How ALGs Work

eSecurity Planet

An application gateway, also known as an application level gateway (ALG), functions as a critical firewall proxy for network security. Its filtering capability ensures that only certain network application data is transmitted, which has an impact on the security of protocols including FTP, Telnet, RTSP, and BitTorrent.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Security Misconfigurations Inadequately designed security settings, such as open ports, lax access restrictions, or misconfigured firewall rules, might expose infrastructure vulnerabilities. Compromised Identities In IaaS setups, the breach of user credentials or access keys constitutes a substantial concern.

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What Is a Secure Web Gateway? Features, Benefits & Challenges

eSecurity Planet

Secure web gateways (SWGs) are network security solutions that monitor and filter internet traffic to guard against threats and ensure policy compliance. They can be cloud-based or on-premises, preventing data loss while securing access to web-based apps and the internet.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

Their main purpose is to protect applications from unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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Network Security Policies

Security Boulevard

Network security policies are comprehensive sets of rules and guidelines designed to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of your network and data. These policies outline how network resources should be accessed, managed, and monitored to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security threats.

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The Cybersecurity Challenge in Mergers and Acquisitions

Digital Shadows

Issues can arise from contractors working outside typical security protocols or remote employees bypassing standard firewall rules. Without proper logging and visibility, incidents like unauthorized access, code injection, or data breaches may go undetected.