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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Security Yearbook’ preserves cybersecurity history — highlights tectonic shift

The Last Watchdog

Related: The role of PKI is securing digital transformation That was in 2002. Cybersecurity, which started with antivirus suites, spam filters and firewalls, has mushroomed into a $103 billion industry. Cybersecurity, which started with antivirus suites, spam filters and firewalls, has mushroomed into a $103 billion industry.

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Pop Culture In Malware

SiteLock

Since hackers try everything they can think of – pop culture references, internet memes, irony – to disguise malicious code, we’ll dive into the strange and weird to show you how far adversaries will go…. Adversaries use a large number of strategies to avoid detection, and comedy happens to be one of them.

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How customers can improve product security (just ask)

SC Magazine

When the general public thinks of cybersecurity, they often focus on firewalls, encryption and ransomware. It’s a reasonable approach, considering the growing computing landscape and the threats that accompany cloud deployments, mobile computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). General standards fall short.

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What does WiFi stand for?

Malwarebytes

We use WiFi to connect to the Internet, but what is it, and what does it stand for? How does it have such a catchy name, and why do we sometimes have a weak Internet connection with a strong WiFi signal and vice versa? What is the difference between WiFi and Internet? Can you have WiFi without Internet?

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Also Read: Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors. Under security enhancements this could be adding cloud asset inventory, data loss prevention (DLP), firewalls , or VPC service controls.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

That, of course, was not all, but it is an example of how someone -- anyone on the internet -- can take a photo or blog post or Yelp review from social media, or some other seemingly random open source item and tie it back to a crime. Which then I could configure to get on the internet, you know. Come sit next to me.

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Top SD-WAN Solutions for Enterprise Security

eSecurity Planet

Launched in 2002 and specializing in wireless networking , Aruba Networks’ success led to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard in 2015. EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. Features: Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and Secure SD-WAN.

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