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

The Last Watchdog

I’m referring to Security Information and Event Management ( SIEM ) systems and to firewalls. SIEMs failed to live up to their hype in the decade after they were first introduced in 2005. This will come to fruition on smarter platforms using automated tools, including advanced firewalls. Firewalls predate SIEMs.

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RSA 2022 Musings: The Past and The Future of Security

Anton on Security

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.” IoT/OT security : very few, very small vendors focus there, and some who used to are pivoting away. There are people buying their first SIEM in 2022. So still no money in it?

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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

As more things, like IoT, get connected to the network, it’s just opening up new vectors and putting network defenders behind the power curve, because they have so much to guard and an adversary only has to find one way in,” Dally says. Organizations are inundated from every direction and the pressure is intensifying. “As

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RSA 2022 Musings: The Past and The Future of Security

Security Boulevard

There are people moving to “next-gen” firewalls (a great innovation of 2005) in 2022. A firewall management vendor claimed to “simplify zero trust.” IoT/OT security : very few, very small vendors focus there, and some who used to are pivoting away. There are people buying their first SIEM in 2022. So still no money in it?

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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. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Also read: Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021. Once a penetration tester, Paul Asadoorian has been the founder and CEO of Security Weekly and host of a weekly show since 2005. Read more: Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021. Today, Moussouris is the founder and CEO of cybersecurity consultancy Luta Security.