Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

I was recently asked to take a look at CrowdSec – a new, free, open-source information security technology created in France that seeks to improve the current situation. In some ways, CrowdSec mimics the behavior of a constantly-self-updating, massive, multi-party, and multi-network firewall.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 12, 2020

One cybersecurity company, Tel Aviv-based Votiro, is taking a different approach to strengthen protection against such weaponized documents, using technology that disarms files before they are delivered to the recipient’s inbox. I had the chance to visit with Votiro CEO and founder Aviv Grafi at RSA 2020. market in 2019.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

From January through March 2021, TLS concealed 45 percent of the malware Sophos analysts observed circulating on the Internet; that’s double the rate – 23 percent – seen in early 2020, Dan Schiappa, Sophos’ chief product officer, told me in a briefing. Here are the key takeaways: Surprise packages. Decryption bottleneck.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 9, 2023

Technology oversight is a common mandate across IT and security frameworks and compliance specifications, but achieving that oversight is difficult. The rise of hybrid workplaces, shadow IT/DevOps, and cloud infrastructure dynamics continue to create cybersecurity risks. By Scott Gordon, CISSP, Oomnitza .

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Centraleyes

MARCH 14, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to update the Privacy Framework to Version 1.1. This announcement comes four years after the release of the original framework in January 2020. the framework has been instrumental in enhancing the privacy programs of numerous organizations.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2021

That said, there is one venerable technology – web application firewalls ( WAFs) – that is emerging as a perfect fit for SMBs in today’s environment, as all companies shift to a deeper reliance on cloud services and mobile apps. billion in 2020, according to Mordor Intelligence. And then you create policies based on those risks.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The high level of concern expressed by these leaders resulted in 91% of organizations increasing their cybersecurity budgets in 2021 — a figure that nearly matches the 96% that boosted IT security spending in 2020. This indicates a rising recognition of the risk that a cyberattack poses to company operations. New hiring was flat.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Before early 2020, people had a somewhat different view of cybersecurity than they do today. Sure, there were plenty of sources of threats and lots of risks, such as ransomware, data breaches, and other cyber events. The model has three main tenets: risk awareness, least privileged access, and continuous access verification.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The list of tools and features included with InsightIDR include: User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) Endpoint detection and response (EDR) Network traffic analysis (NDR) Centralized log management Automated policy capabilities Visual investigation timeline Deception technology File integrity monitoring (FIM). Rapid7 Competitors.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

However, due to budget restrictions, these controls may first require a thorough risk assessment and prioritization exercise. Haddock Water Treatment Plant that exponentially increased the risk further. That’s where asset management and risk assessment come into play. “It When the Feb.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2022

According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities , FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog. ” reads the announcement published by CISA.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

The reliability of their services can be impaired by cyberattacks on the IT and operational technology (OT) systems that support their operations. Authorities in India determined that a major power outage that occurred in October 2020 in Mumbai, the country’s largest city, may have been caused by hackers. Cybersecurity challenges.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2020

At RSA 2020, I was encouraged by strong evidence that the cybersecurity industry has now jumped fully on board the ML bandwagon. Juniper Networks, known for its high-performance routers, is in the vanguard of established technology and cybersecurity vendors applying ML and automation to defend company networks. “And

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

Enterprises actually have access to plenty of robust security technology, as well as proven tactics and procedures, to detect and defuse even leading-edge, multi-layered attacks. Over the course of 14 days they installed an array of malware deep inside the firewall. From there the hackers moved laterally. Innovation evolution.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 23, 2021

As in part one, we’ll be looking at data covering the calendar year of 2020. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here are the industry trends: Technology. Unsurprisingly, the Technology sector saw far more cryptomining traffic than any other industry. percent lower in overall DNS traffic. Manufacturing.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Risk Level. Back in June, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an advisory that married together two of today’s major cybersecurity concerns: remote access technology and ransomware. Generally speaking, this is any technology that lets you access your organization’s IT resources while you’re away from the office.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors for 2021.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This can be done any number of ways – from a user forgetting to update a firewall or a misconfigured pathway. We’ll escort you on this journey, showing you how to combine the three key components – people, process and technology – to keep advancing your level of cybersecurity sophistication. You can have 99.99

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

In December 2020, the DoppelPaymer extortion gang exposed documents allegedly stolen from some of its databases in the United States. However, unconfirmed reports indicate that the impact of the latest ransomware attack on Foxconn’s operational technology system is still unknown. How to Recognize a Ransomware Attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

More than half of all data thefts were traced to unsecured APIs as of 2020, according to Gartner – and the problem is only getting worse. While regulatory action typically lags behind advanced technology development, API security is increasing the scope and severity of security breaches.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 28, 2021

For example, do you think about an antiquated technology that is not integrated needing a fresh lease of life? Or is it just getting new technology to solve a problem that the predecessor failed at solving? In the Cisco 2020 Security Outcomes Study report , 4,800 respondents were asked for their views about these questions.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 15, 2021

It has been quite a journey from the first announcement at RSA Conference 2020, when there was one 3 rd party integration (VirusTotal), to the release of SecureX the summer of 2020 with a large ecosystem. Nearly a dozen free/community security technology integrations are included, with details on how to set up your own free account.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 23, 2020

I’ve written about the how SIEMs ingest log and event data from all across hybrid networks, and about how UEBA and SOAR technologies have arisen in just the past few years to help companies try to make sense of it all, even as catastrophic breaches persist. launch at RSA 2020.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. In 2020, this number is expected to grow to a staggering 20.8 Millions of smart TVs are at risk of click fraud, botnets, data theft, and ransomware.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Cybercriminals are masters at using technology and psychology to exploit basic human trust and compromise businesses of all sizes. While cybersecurity advice is often focused on technology like endpoint protection, firewalls and anti-virus, it’s important to remember that behind every breach is a human. Who is the Impersonator?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2020

“It doesn’t seem like we’ve moved the needle on security at all,” says Tim Woods, vice president of technology alliances at FireMon, the leading provider of automated network security policy management systems. I had the chance to visit with Woods at RSAC 2020 in San Francisco recently. I’ll keep watch.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

According to the World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report , ransomware was the third most common, and second most damaging type of malware attack recorded last year, with payouts averaging a hefty $1.45M per incident. There is no such thing as a security tool that requires a minimum amount of attention. Consider Zero Trust.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

The internet of things (IoT) describes the network of interconnected devices embedded with sensors, software, or other technology that exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet. . Source: DZone’s Edge Computing and IoT, 2020 . With the increase in connected devices comes an increase in IoT attacks.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 6, 2023

According to Purplesec, ransomware attacks have increased by 350% since 2018, zero-day attacks were up by 55% in 2021, and out of the 30 million SMBs in the USA, over 66% have had at least 1 cyber incident between 2018-2020. The technology surrounding information security is developing at a rapid pace and vulnerabilities are inevitable.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2023

By Jayakumar (Jay) Kurup, Global Sales Engineering Director at Morphisec Securing operational technology (OT) creates unique challenges. Sometimes this is due to cultural reasons (management’s fear of even the slightest chance of disruption); other times, it is technological. You try to air-gap it. Great in theory.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 2, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Onfido , the global identity verification and authentication company, today announced that it has been honored for its innovative fraud prevention technology. This draws on its unique expertise and knowledge of thousands of document types from 195 countries. For more information visit [link].

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) may be less vulnerable than traditional data centers, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its own set of risks. The fourth biggest threat to public cloud security identified in CloudPassage’s report is unauthorized access (and growing – 53 percent, up from 42 percent in 2020).

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They also know that technology plays a vital role in delivering that standard of care. For example, in a ransomware attack on a northern California hospital in 2020 , hackers hijacked multiple servers, encrypted the data and demanded 1.4 million US dollars as a ransom payment in exchange for the keys to decrypt the data. >

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. For example, if a new firewall rule is created that allows open traffic (0.0.0.0/0),

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Jane Frankland

JULY 13, 2020

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a great place to start when you’re researching what type of job you want and finding out more, as it’s listed all the different jobs and opportunities in cybersecurity. In North America, the average salary is $90,000 and in the UK it’s £54,644. The stakes are too high.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Only by integrating these tools into your larger security reporting and analytics infrastructure, and by leveraging actionable responses, can one reduce the threat risk to an organization. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with. Cisco Secure Firewall integrations.

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