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IoT Devices a Huge Risk to Enterprises

eSecurity Planet

The attacks targeted 553 different types of devices from 212 manufacturers, ranging from digital signage and smart TVs to set-top boxes, IP cameras, and automotive multimedia systems. Zscaler’s ThreatLabz research team also saw such devices as smart refrigerators and musical furniture connected to the cloud and open to attack.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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FortiNAC: Network Access Control (NAC) Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Although best known for their industry-leading firewall technology, Fortinet harnesses their knowledge of network protection to create a powerful network access control (NAC) solution. Founded in 2000 , Sunnyvale, California headquartered Fortinet’s flagship FortiGate provides enterprise-grade firewall solutions. Who is Fortinet?

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access.

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5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019

Security Affairs

We foresee regulations expanding beyond authentication and data privacy, and into more detailed requirements of network security and visibility into device bills of materials. not located behind routers or firewalls) to conduct future DDoS attacks on data centers and cloud services or for crypto currency mining purposes.

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Uncovering new techniques and phishing attack trends from the cloud

Security Boulevard

Email continues to be the top phishing vector, but other vectors such as SMS are growing: consumers trust text messages more than emails, and a successful SMS phishing (“SMiShing”) attack can give attackers the smartphone access that they need to bypass two-factor authentication. Simulate phishing attacks to identify gaps in your program.

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Best Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Tools

eSecurity Planet

In addition, most DDoS mitigation solution providers bundle Web Application Firewall functionality to prevent DDoS attacks at the application layer. Imperva works across a range of industries, including: eCommerce, energy, financial services, gaming, healthcare, manufacturing and technology. Quality and accuracy of mitigation.

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