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Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing

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Many cybersecurity audits now ask whether penetration testing is conducted and how vulnerabilities are detected and tracked. These questions ask IT teams to consider how frequently security is tested from the outside via penetration testing and from the inside via vulnerability testing. File servers.

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Three Ways to Protect Unfixable Security Risks

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Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. Of course healthcare providers have plenty of company in their vulnerable state. Also read: Top IoT Security Solutions for 2022.

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Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021

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IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

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When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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7 Steps of the Vulnerability Assessment Process Explained

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The asset discovery process can be particularly arduous if your network includes BYOD mobile devices or IoT devices, but certain vulnerability management tools make it easier to identify and assess these kinds of assets. Ideally, you’ll also have data from firewall logs, penetration tests , and network scans to review as well.

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10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know

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To protect your business’s network from internet threats, implement the following: A next-generation firewall (NGFW) : Installing a firewall between the public internet and your organization’s private network helps filter some initial malicious traffic. This includes IoT devices. Endpoint protection on all devices.

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Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs): A Fast Way to Secure IT

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For example, the credit card industry’s PCI DSS requirements force organizations to use vendors unaffiliated with implementing IT infrastructure to conduct penetration testing. While MSPs also provide a wide range of business services, here we’ll focus on managed IT and cybersecurity service providers. How Do MSPs Work?