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Is Cisco’s Acquisition of Splunk a Shade of Brilliance or Madness?

Security Boulevard

In 2000, they understood IP telephony, wireless, and load balancing were going and bet big. In cybersecurity, Cisco invested early in IPS, Firewall, VPN, and endpoint security; they produced exceptional results. Why would Cisco Systems unload $28 billion and change for this company?

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The Evolution of SIEM: Where It’s Been and Where It is Going

CyberSecurity Insiders

Some vendors claim Fortune 2000 companies have upwards of 130 tools , with each generating both log files as well as alerts. As a result, the cloud offers opportunities for market penetration in highly regulated markets and serves as a key differentiator for organizations to navigate complex data flows that contribute to cyber risk.

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Best Network Security Tools 2021

eSecurity Planet

Next-generation firewalls NGFW Fortinet Palo Alto Networks. Web application firewall WAF Akamai Imperva. Breach and attack simulation (BAS): XM Cyber. XM Cyber Platform. XM Cyber launched in 2016 and is a winner for its innovation in the breach and attack simulation arena. Prisma Access (SASE). Prisma SD-WAN.

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Top Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) is a relatively new IT security technology that can automatically spot vulnerabilities in an organization’s cyber defenses, akin to continuous, automated penetration testing. With features devoted to remediation and attack surface monitoring, Rapid7’s InsightVM goal is to make cyber risk management seamless.