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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. 2004 was a key year for several safety activities, encompassing both Safer Internet Day and the Safer Internet Forum. Was the general state of the Internet at the time so bad that all of these events sprang up almost out of necessity? You may be asking, why 2004?

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MY TAKE: Log4j’s big lesson – legacy tools, new tech are both needed to secure modern networks

The Last Watchdog

In the early days of the Internet, coders created new programs for the sake of writing good code, then made it available for anyone to use and extend, license free. However, once the commercial Internet took hold, developers began leveraging open-source components far and wide in proprietary systems. Firewalls predate SIEMs.

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Is The Cost Of Predictive Cyber Security Worth The Investment?

Security Boulevard

In the early 1990s, the Internet industry needed to move packets as fast as possible because some marketing genius came up with the idea that everyone could have “Unlimited Internet Access” for $9.95 Those people belong in the Internet Hall of Fame. Truth be told, AOL made the Internet, the Internet.

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NEW TECH: Exabeam retools SIEMs; applies credit card fraud detection tactics to network logs

The Last Watchdog

Launched in 2013 by Nir Polak, a former top exec at web application firewall vendor Imperva, Exabeam in just half a decade has raised an eye-popping $115 million in venture capital, grown to almost 350 employees and reaped over 100 percent revenue growth in each of the last three years. The earliest SIEMs cropped up around 2005 or so.

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MY TAKE: Equipping SOCs for the long haul – automation, edge security solidify network defenses

The Last Watchdog

The original function of a SOC was to equip security analysts with everything they needed to detect and respond to any potentially malicious traffic detected inside a company’s firewall. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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WordCamp Europe 2018: The Past is Also the Future of WordPress

SiteLock

It was a great look back at the beginnings of the WordPress and a look into the future of the open source software that powers over 30% of the internet. If you didn’t know, WordPress celebrated it’s 15 year anniversary on May, 27th, just weeks before this event. The organization of this event was nothing less than perfect.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Experts say the best defense is a multi-pronged network security strategy that includes a firewall, anti-malware software, network monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS), and data protection. with no internet. You should also use a network firewall and an anti-malware solution. How to Defend Against Botnets.

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