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US dismantled the Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet

Security Affairs

government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. government announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. “The Russian government has recently used similar infrastructure to attack Ukrainian targets.

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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. Kaspersky has been dogged by ties to the Russian government to the point we felt obligated to inform readers of the best alternatives to Kaspersky. Firewalls: PA-Series (physical), NGFWs, VM-Series (virtual).

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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. Benefits of SDX include stronger metadata context, full encryption with auto-TLS, and advanced governance features like data profiling , lineage, and modelling.

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Grandson of FISMA: Why We Desperately Need New Cybsersecurity Legislation from the 117th Congress

Cisco Security

The two previous versions of FISMA did not adequately handle the complex and extremely important concept of cybersecurity governance, and if current discussions are any sign of the future of that concept in the reform legislation, cybersecurity governance is likely to be ambiguous once again.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Through public and commercial development of advanced encryption methods, organizations from sensitive government agencies to enterprise companies can ensure protected communications between personnel, devices, and global offices. The need for a government-wide standard to encrypt sensitive information was evident in 1973, when the U.S.

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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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A Cybersecurity Conversation with Vince Moore – Senior Network Engineer at OPSWAT

CyberSecurity Insiders

More than 1,500 organizations worldwide spanning Financial Services, Defense, Manufacturing, Energy, Aerospace, and Transportation Systems trust OPSWAT to secure their files and devices; ensure compliance with industry and government-driven policies and regulations, and protect their reputation, finances,?employees,?and employees,?and