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RSAC insights: Why vulnerability management absolutely must shift to a risk-assessment approach

The Last Watchdog

Vulnerability management, or VM, has long been an essential, if decidedly mundane, component of network security. Related: Log4J’s long-run risks. Advanced VM tools and practices are rapidly emerging to help companies mitigate a sprawling array of security flaws spinning out of digital transformation.

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Cybersecurity Resolutions for 2025

IT Security Guru

With the continued evolution of these risks, IT leaders must adapt by implementing a multi-layered approach to security, staying one step ahead of attackers. Key elements in protecting against AI-driven threats include timely software updates, network security improvements and strong password policies.

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How to manage the security risk of remote working

CyberSecurity Insiders

Two years ago, businesses were taking a steady and gradual approach to digital transformation. Businesses that had never even considered letting their teams work from home were suddenly thrust into a sink or swim environment where they simply had to make it work or risk stalling their operations.

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

There’s a frantic scramble going on among those responsible for network security at organizations across all sectors. Some 27 percent of IT professionals who partook in a survey conducted by next-gen firewall supplier Imperva at RSA 2018 reported receiving more than 1 million security alerts daily. Smart money.

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MY TAKE: The case for assessing, quantifying risks as the first step to defending network breaches

The Last Watchdog

With a recent $40 million Series A equity stake from Bregal Sagemount , and fresh partnerships cemented with tech heavyweights Microsoft , Google Chronicle and Palo Alto Networks , among others, Critical Start is on a very promising trajectory. Watkins: Security really is the art of handling risk. Or are we transferring risk?’

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Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk

Security Boulevard

The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.”

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MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

APIs are putting business networks at an acute, unprecedented level of risk – a dynamic that has yet to be fully acknowledged by businesses. Related: ‘SASE’ framework extends security to the network edge. based supplier of networking technology.