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Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Checkpoint.

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. In 1971, researcher Bob Thomas and his team at BBN Technologies created a virus that was later coined the “Creeper” worm.

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KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman talks IPO, and ‘strengthening that human firewall’

SC Magazine

And they were only focused on the global 2000 at a very high price point. That is certainly helping to build that human firewall, one person at a time and granularly, specifically, for that person based on their strengths and weaknesses. That’s the direction we’re going.

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US and UK link new Cyclops Blink malware to Russian state hackers?

Security Affairs

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances.

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

Security Boulevard

Companies acquiring technology to solve an existing problem will be less likely to see any positive return. 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.

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Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

Security Affairs

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). India, Italy, Canada, and Russia.

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Tufin Named Policy Management Solution of the Year by CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards

CyberSecurity Insiders

The awards are conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough , a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global information security market today. For more information visit CyberSecurityBreakthrough.com. About Tufin.