eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A firewall audit is a procedure for reviewing and reconfiguring firewalls as needed so they still suit your organization’s security goals. Auditing your firewall is one of the most important steps to ensuring it’s still equipped to protect the perimeter of your business’ network.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Technology advancements have made it relatively easy for many employees to carry out their regular job duties from the comfort of their home. Set up firewalls. Firewalls act as a defense line in preventing the possibility of threats entering your system. Firewalls help, but threats will inevitably get through.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. Some of the countermeasures that can be considered are CCTV, alarms, firewalls, exterior lighting, fences, and locks. If risks are not properly assessed, providing security becomes tedious.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. Risk management also extends to physical devices, such as doors and locks to protect homes and vehicles, vaults to protect money and precious jewels, and police, fire, and CCTV to protect against other physical risks.

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

I was recently asked to take a look at CrowdSec – a new, free, open-source information security technology created in France that seeks to improve the current situation. In some ways, CrowdSec mimics the behavior of a constantly-self-updating, massive, multi-party, and multi-network firewall.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2023

By Jayakumar (Jay) Kurup, Global Sales Engineering Director at Morphisec Securing operational technology (OT) creates unique challenges. Sometimes this is due to cultural reasons (management’s fear of even the slightest chance of disruption); other times, it is technological. You try to air-gap it. Great in theory.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

Firewall rules are preconfigured, logical computing controls that give a firewall instructions for permitting and blocking network traffic. Network admins must configure firewall rules that protect their data and applications from threat actors. It manages inbound web server traffic, the connection requests from remote sources.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

What’s more, it will likely take a blend of legacy security technologies – in advanced iterations – combined with a new class of smart security tools to cut through the complexities of defending contemporary business networks. They’re now the norm and security teams must assess and manage the risk of these stacks.”. Legacy tech’s role.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. “COVID-19 extended the life of these companies and technologies, and that’s unfortunate.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

These are not uncommon risks. The devices themselves can’t be secured, but that doesn’t mean we can’t use basic IT techniques to reduce our security risks. However, before we dig into the technologies, let’s first examine why we need them. A hard-wired partner realizes a similar isolation, but uses different technology.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Sophos fixed three Sophos Firewall flaws that could lead to SQL injection, privileged SSH access to devices, and remote code execution. Sophos has addressed three vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-12727, CVE-2024-12728, and CVE-2024-12729, in its Sophos Firewall solution. GA (21.0.0) GA (21.0.0) of devices. of devices.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Identity as the digital perimeter and data protection are mission critical to foster digital trust, enable service assurance, and minimize enterprise risk. Legacy technologies such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) do not scale and have been proven to be fraught with risk as evidenced by incidents such as nation-state attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sophos moved into the advance guard today by launching a new version of its XG Firewall with “Xstream” architecture that is specifically designed to efficiently reduce a company’s exposure to malicious encrypted network traffic. Sophos’ new XG Firewall is a good start to the improved technologies that are needed.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As Technology Audit Director at Cisco, Jacob Bolotin focuses on assessing Cisco’s technology, business, and strategic risk. Bolotin champions the continued advancement of the technology audit profession and received a master’s degree in cybersecurity from the University of California Berkeley.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Related: Implications of huge Capital One breach CASBs supplied a comprehensive set of tools to monitor and manage the multitude of fresh cyber risks spinning out of the rise in in corporate reliance on cloud services. In doing so, CASBs became the fastest growing security category ever , as declared by Gartner.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

LW: Why are suppliers of legacy firewall, vulnerability management and EDR solutions also now integrating SIEM capabilities? Nayyar: Many security vendors want a piece of the SIEM market, even if their technology isn’t necessarily purpose-built. Related: Reviving obervability.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2020

Cybersecurity technology is far more advanced today than it was five years ago, or even two years ago. Clearly there is no shortage of innovative security technology in the hands of the good guys; Gartner recently estimated global spending on cybersecurity products and services to top $123 billion this year.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. Attackers are taking advantage of TLS-protected web and cloud services, for malware delivery and for command-and-control, right under the noses of IT security teams and most security technologies.”.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 12, 2020

One cybersecurity company, Tel Aviv-based Votiro, is taking a different approach to strengthen protection against such weaponized documents, using technology that disarms files before they are delivered to the recipient’s inbox. Votiro introduced their ‘Disarmer’ technology, called CDR, for “content, disarm and reconstruction” to the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

Converge’s proprietary technology platform allows it to ingest and collate data from applications, external system scans, underwriting and claims workspaces, insured/broker portals, analytics workspaces, and other specialized data sources to underwrite cyber risks more swiftly and effectively.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data. Risks can lead to issues, but at the same time, you can prevent the risks by addressing these issues. Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages. .

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As small businesses increasingly depend on digital technologies to operate and grow, the risks associated with cyber threats also escalate. INE Security advises businesses to secure their network by using firewalls, encrypting data, and regularly updating security software. Cary, NC, Oct.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Identify assets and their associated risks. The best asset management software sets up a stock of your organization’s assets, phases of their entire life cycles, most recent software upgrades, the risks they could face, and the approaches to ensure their security. . . Handle the threats’ possible risks. .

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

•If you are using a CMS hosted in your data center, then you need to be sure to promptly apply fixes and patches provided by your technology vendor. (If Make sure the CMS platform uses a robust web application firewall (WAF), conducts continuous automated and manual security tests and uses state of the art encryption technology.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. This, in short, is the multi-headed hydra enterprises must tame in order to mitigate rising cyber risks.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2020

Based in Bengalura, India, Indusface helps its customers defend their applications with a portfolio of services that work in concert with its flagship web application firewall ( WAF ,) a technology that has been around for about 15 years. Then get visibility on these risks and begin mitigating the critical ones.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2024

The cyber security expert Larry Cashdollar of Akamai Technologies reported the vulnerability to CISA. The US Agency advises users to reduce the risk of exploitation of the vulnerability CVE-2024-7029 by: Limiting network exposure of control system devices to prevent internet access.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2021

That said, there is one venerable technology – web application firewalls ( WAFs) – that is emerging as a perfect fit for SMBs in today’s environment, as all companies shift to a deeper reliance on cloud services and mobile apps. This risk assessment can help company leadership sleep better at night.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

In this advisory, I aim to explore how implementing a specific security technological combination (TLS and DDNS) negatively influences the overall security, inadvertently creating opportunities for attackers to exploit weaknesses on a massive scale. For instance, suppose firewall manufacturer ACME Inc.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2024

It is essential to understand the risks posed by quantum computing, as future advancements could compromise today's encrypted data, opening new opportunities for threat actors. Current efforts to address quantum threats Recognizing these risks, organizations and governments are developing quantum-resistant cryptographic methods.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Today, Critical Start released its second annual Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report, which explores concerns and challenges around cyber risk mitigation for enterprises. Most notably, the report uncovered that 86% of cybersecurity professionals' top concern is unknown cyber risks versus known threats.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

However, the same need for security exists for remote workers, cloud computing networks, and operational technology (OT) such as smart industrial pumps, temperature sensors, and industrial control systems (ICS). Data no longer lives safely behind the firewall and within corporate data centers.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. In 1971, researcher Bob Thomas and his team at BBN Technologies created a virus that was later coined the “Creeper” worm.

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