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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. What is Wireless Security?

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Extreme Networks ExtremeControl: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

As a leader in wireless and wired large area network (LAN) infrastructure, Extreme Networks deeply understands the operational requirements for networks and the IT teams managing them. Users, guests and internet-of-things (IoT) devices can be located, on-boarded, authenticated, and evaluated for compliance.

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Adoption of Secure Cloud Services in Critical Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

IoT sensors and devices. Most plants and facilities have a high degree of IoT sensors and devices communicating wirelessly using very specific protocols, and very often interacting with cloud-based services for receiving and providing different telemetry data. Overreliance on perimeter firewalls and industrial IDS tools.

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Beyond the Office: Securing Home Devices and Networks Against Corporate Breaches

SecureWorld News

Periodically, at least once a quarter, review the security settings of your social media accounts and the apps linked to them. Be vigilant about duplicate accounts of people you know. Some people register several accounts, for example, to avoid losing contact with the network in case of temporary blocking.

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Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021

eSecurity Planet

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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DDoS Attacks Skyrocket, Kaspersky Researchers Say

eSecurity Planet

based organizations were the primary targets, accounting for 42.13% of all DDoS attacks, up more than three percentage points from the second quarter. It’s one of the most powerful botnets in history, and it acts similarly (not exactly) as the Mirai botnet , exploiting vulnerabilities in IoT devices and networks.

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BLEEDINGBIT Bluetooth flaws in TI chips expose enterprises to remote attacks

Security Affairs

Security experts from the IoT security firm Armis, the same that found the BlueBorne Bluetooth flaws, have discovered two serious vulnerabilities in BLE chips designed by Texas Instruments. These are the leaders in networking, and accounting for nearly 70% of the market.” and earlier, and CC2640R2 running version 1.0