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Patches in those systems can destabilize systems and kill people, so these industries are risk averse. They prefer to mitigate the threat in other ways, such as with firewalls and air gaps. If CISA still has it in their recommendations for election systems, then CISA is wrong. Yes, this approach is controversial.
Patches in those systems can destabilize systems and kill people, so these industries are risk averse. They prefer to mitigate the threat in other ways, such as with firewalls and air gaps. If CISA still has it in their recommendations for election systems, then CISA is wrong. Yes, this approach is controversial.
Set firewall filters to prevent access to unauthorized domains. During one of the projects, an SQL injection into an application that was open to signup by any internet user let us obtain the credentials of an internal systemadministrator. Prevent requests to any resources not on that list.
Antivirus software and firewalls are just the first line of defense, which is far from being 100% effective against ransomware. Usually, the encryption begins shortly after ransomware has sneaked into the system, for example, as a result of a phishing attack. But there is a problem. Ransomware can infect backups.
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Longtime network and systemadministrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Also read: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021. You are going to be phished long before you are going to be hit with CIA 0days. Denial-of-Suez attack. Jack Daniel | @jack_daniel.
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