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Implementing and Maintaining Security Program Metrics

NopSec

In addition, doing so helps to facilitate greater accountability, increased focus, clarity, improved relevancy, and reduced waste, ensuring effective decision-making, accelerated growth, increased visibility, improved performance that ultimately result in higher financial returns. Level 2: Quantify Performance Targets.

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Do Not Confuse Next Generation Firewall And Web Application Firewall

SiteLock

Some information security specialists confuse the concepts of WAF and NGFW. Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. We have an NGFW, do we need a WAF?" or "Why do we need WAF?"

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News alert: LayerX Security raises $24M Series A funding for its ‘enterprise browser’ security platform

The Last Watchdog

Early adoption by Fortune 100 companies worldwide, LayerX already secures more users than any other browser security solution and enables unmatched security, performance and experience Today’s modern enterprise employees rely heavily on browser-based services and SaaS applications.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

ISO 27000 is a standard for information security and SOC is for maintaining consumer data integrity and security across several dimensions. Is your firm in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) to protect cardholder data during transactions?

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McAfee Enterprise ATR Uncovers Vulnerabilities in Globally Used B. Braun Infusion Pump

McAfee

From the 1960’s to 2000 infusion pumps were mostly electromechanical devices with some embedded electronics, but the turn of the century delivered “smarter” devices with better safety mechanisms and the possibility to program them, which slowly opened the door to information security challenges.