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Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion

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In a blockbuster deal that could shake up the cybersecurity market, Cisco announced this morning that it will acquire Splunk for $28 billion. Cisco too has also lost ground to more nimble cybersecurity competitors but still boasts a strong customer base thanks to its networking dominance. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Improve your AWS security posture, Step 3: Encrypt AWS data in transit and at rest

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This can occur due to data leakage through faulty apps or systems, by laptops or portable storage devices being lost, by malicious actors breaking through security defenses, by social engineering attacks, or by data being intercepted in man-in-the-middle attacks. Sometimes, despite all efforts to the contrary, data can be compromised.

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Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

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.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Menlo Security , a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. The top three brands impersonated in phishing attacks are Microsoft, PayPal, and Amazon.

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How to Block a Program in a Firewall (Windows & Mac)

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Bottom Line: Boost Your Network Defense with Firewall Blocking Firewall configuration and rule setups optimize network security defense techniques. However, this is only the first measure for securing your network. Finally, it applies rules with Allow actions if no competing rules exist.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

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As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

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Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Managed IT security service providers (MSSPs) make life easier for organizations by providing outsourced expertise and tools at a fraction of the cost, time, and trouble of doing it yourself.

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7 Best Attack Surface Management Software for 2024

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Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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