Remove IoT Remove Mobile Remove Security Defenses Remove VPN
article thumbnail

Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

eSecurity Planet

Greg Fitzerald, co-founder of Sevco Security , disclosed to eSecurity Planet that their recent State of the Cybersecurity Attack Surface research found “11% of all IT assets are missing endpoint protection.” Some of this 11% includes the common and recurring problem of overlooked legacy endpoints such as laptops, desktops, and mobile devices.

article thumbnail

What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

Expanding attack surfaces require additional skills to secure, maintain, and monitor an ever-expanding environment of assets such as mobile, cloud, and the internet of things (IoT). Poor integration of cybersecurity tools and IT infrastructure requires greater expertise to identify and close gaps in layers of security.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

The algorithm allows for variable key sizes and variable rounds to increase randomness and security. AES encryption can be commonly found in communication protocols, virtual private network (VPN) encryption, full-disk encryption, and Wi-Fi transmission protocols. that can perform encryption using less power and memory.

article thumbnail

What Is Edge Security? Overcoming Edge Computing Risks

eSecurity Planet

Edge security provides protection for resources beyond the edge of the traditional network. The fastest growing need stems from edge computing for the Internet of Things (IoT) such as fitness bands, self-driving cars, and retail point-of-sale (POS) registers.

Risk 84
article thumbnail

34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Many organizations choose to implement full disk encryption when a large number of employees or other users access sensitive data on mobile or other portable devices that could more easily be lost or stolen. In theory, only authorized users and role types can access these parts of the network, even during security crises.

article thumbnail

What is SASE? Secure Access Service Service Edge Explained

eSecurity Planet

The trends to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) devices, remote work , and cloud resources drastically increase the amount of communication outside of the traditional network that needs to be secured. Security will become centralized, integrated, and simplified and operations can improve by removing any VPN and local firewall bottlenecks.

article thumbnail

Palo Alto Prisma SASE Review & Features 2023

eSecurity Planet

Licenses are sold in units, where a unit is defined as one mobile user or 1 Mbps of network bandwidth. Prisma SASE further enforces this capability with robust multi-tenant features and a large number of options to support even uncommon networking and security requirements.