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4 Best Antivirus Software of 2021

eSecurity Planet

What’s the best antivirus software? With the rise in malware and ransomware and a growing reliance on the internet, antivirus solutions are critical for protecting your data and applications. Top 4 antivirus software. A network firewall. Two-way firewall. Bitdefender. Other AV contenders. Privacy protections.

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Crowdstrike Firewall Management Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Crowdstrike’s Firewall Management platform is a host firewall tool that centralizes defense against malware threats. It’s a module within the broader Falcon endpoint protection suite, which includes antivirus protection as well as optional features like EDR, threat intelligence, and threat hunting.

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What is SIEM? Security information and event management explained

CSO Magazine

SIEM software (pronounced ‘sim’; the ‘e’ is silent) collects and aggregates log and event data generated throughout the organization’s technology infrastructure, from host systems and applications to network and security devices such as firewalls and antivirus filters.

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Bye-bye best-of-breed?

CSO Magazine

When I started working in cybersecurity 20 years ago, there were a few rock-solid security technology principles treated as gospel. One of those was the insistence on best-of-breed security technologies. Best-of-breed technologies were then combined as part of another time-honored principle—defense-in-depth.

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BEST PRACTICES – 9 must-do security protocols companies must embrace to stem remote work risks

The Last Watchdog

Technology advancements have made it relatively easy for many employees to carry out their regular job duties from the comfort of their home. Set up firewalls. Firewalls act as a defense line in preventing the possibility of threats entering your system. Use antivirus software. Use antivirus software.

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System Hardening with DISA STIGs and CIS Benchmarks

Security Boulevard

In the past, most attention in cybersecurity was paid to technologies that either block threats or help organizations recover from them. These are solutions like firewalls, antivirus, and EDRs, which help protect a network from harm.

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Importance of having a Threat Intelligence Platform

CyberSecurity Insiders

TIPs then integrate their level of intelligence into the in-house security architecture such as firewalls, endpoint detection and response simulators and SIEMs and XDRs to check for threats and block attacks, by directing the alerts to the cyber security personnel.