eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud. Whether you’re a seasoned cloud expert or just starting out, understanding IaaS security is critical for a resilient and secure cloud architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When we talk about the superpower of this microservice architecture, we should not forget- ‘great power comes with great responsibility’ – this holds true for API security. Of course, there are common vulnerabilities between APIs and web applications, like buffer overflows, SQL injections, and broken authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

The threat comes from three primary areas, they wrote: Supply chain risks (an attack vector that became a high-profile threat after the SolarWinds attack ), malicious threat actors and insider threats. It helps reduce risks through deep visibility into the host operating system and OpenShift and reports back metrics to reduce risk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This requires data-level protections, a robust identity architecture, and strategic micro-segmentation to create granular trust zones around an Organization’s digital resources. Everyone can agree that implementing a Zero Trust Architecture can stop data breaches. The Zero Trust journey. Implementing Zero Trust.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

US CISA and NSA released new guidance that provides recommendations on how to harden Kubernetes deployments and minimize the risk of hack. Use firewalls to limit unneeded network connectivity and encryption to protect confidentiality. US CISA and NSA released new guidance that provides recommendations to harden Kubernetes deployments.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 1, 2022

Through three technology integrations, businesses will gain access to their internal resources, protected by a robust, highly resilient security architecture. The three technology integrations will bring zero trust to businesses, enabling organizations to protect hybrid environments with a robust, highly resilient security architecture.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2022

Now, old monolith apps are being broken into microservices developed in elastic and flexible service-mesh architecture. Web Application and API protection (WAAP) , the next generation of Web Application Firewall (WAF) comes to the rescue. . This is simply an extension of the requirement for VLANs, firewalls, RASPs, and WAFs.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Sure, there were plenty of sources of threats and lots of risks, such as ransomware, data breaches, and other cyber events. Back then, much of the cybersecurity discussion might have been around strengthening passwords, updating anti-virus software, and maybe deploying the latest firewalls to protect the enterprise perimeter.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Nearly all CMS platforms, whether traditional or headless, offer some level of built-in security to authenticate users who are allowed to view, add, remove, or change content. Design your architecture in a way where the CMS back end (the behind-the-scenes content repository) is not directly coupled to the front end (the presentation system).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2022

ElasticSearch lacks a default authentication and authorization system – meaning the data must be put behind a firewall, or else run the risk of being freely accessed, modified or deleted by threat actors. “This could have gone very badly if bad guys had found it before we did,” said a spokesperson for Cybernews.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at public cloud security, including how it works, who is responsible for securing what, relevant standards, security methods, common risks to consider, and how public cloud security differs from private cloud security. These standards provide policies for data security, compliance, and risk management.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

ViperSoftX uses more sophisticated encryption and anti-analysis techniques Atomic macOS Stealer is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month CISA warns of a critical flaw affecting Illumina medical devices OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT service in Italy after meeting Garante Privacy’s demands Cisco discloses a bug in the Prime Collaboration Deployment (..)

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The following are some of the key risks that we see evolving in the future: Misconfiguration of APIs resulting in unwanted exposure of information. Exploitation of modern authentication mechanisms such as Oauth/Golden SAML to obtain access to APIs and persist within targeted environments. vulnerabilities. configuration defects.

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 24, 2022

Being PCI compliant is essential to properly handle sensitive data including payment card data, cardholder data, and even sensitive authentication data. Any of the above that are found to divulge CHD/PII or that inject high-risk vulnerabilities into the client-side browser should be eliminated. The Solution.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

authentication to gather endpoint information for reporting and enforcement. Portnox publishes their Security Architecture and Principles for customer review and Portnox Cloud (formerly known as Clear) holds System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II certification for the NAC-as-a-Service platform.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls. Strong passwords, two-factor authentication, firewalls, encryption, and monitoring systems are just a few of the tools and procedures used to maintain security.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 25, 2023

By enforcing the principle of least privilege access, users have the necessary access to do their jobs, but nothing more, reducing the risk of breaches due to over-entitlement. Segmentation Gateways: Central to the architecture is segmentation gateways, which can be physical or virtual.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2023

Googling “enterprise network diagram examples” and “enterprise data flow diagram examples” gets several different examples for diagrams which you could further refine to fit whatever drawing tools you currently use, and best resembles your current architecture. encryption, since it is based on your web-site’s certificate.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

This vulnerability management policy defines the requirements for the [eSecurity Planet] IT and security teams to protect company resources from unacceptable risk from unknown and known vulnerabilities. Broader is always better to control risks, but can be more costly.] Vulnerability Management Policy & Procedure A.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Collectively, these episodes highlight the need for comprehensive cybersecurity defenses and timely patch management for risk mitigation. It is suspected that the Akira ransomware organization used an undisclosed weakness in Cisco VPN software to evade authentication. out of 10 on the CVSS vulnerability scale.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

The firewall emerged as the cornerstone around which companies were encouraged to pursue a so-called defense-in-depth strategy. Intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and sandboxing technologies got bolted onto the firewall. It’s difficult to quantify how this translates into specific risks for any given organization.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Government Accountability Office (GAO) report notes that the energy industry faces “significant cybersecurity risks” because “threat actors are becoming increasingly capable of carrying out attacks.”. There is a common misconception that a robust firewall is enough to prevent unauthorized access to corporate networks. A recent U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

This will not only help better test the architectures that need to be prioritized, but it will provide all sides with a clear understanding of what is being tested and how it will be tested. Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication. If an attacker can breach a network, the risks are very high.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The #StopRansomware guide is set up as a one-stop resource to help organizations reduce the risk of ransomware incidents through best practices to detect, prevent, respond, and recover from them, including step-by-step approaches to address potential attacks. For example, if a new firewall rule is created that allows open traffic (0.0.0.0/0),

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SecureWorld News

MAY 25, 2023

According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence announcement , Volt Typhoon gains initial access to targeted organizations through internet-facing security devices, specifically Fortinet FortiGuard firewalls. Then by using tools present in the environment, they are aiming to remain persistent and evasive.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, ultimately the customer will hold the full risk and responsibility for proper implementation of their security obligations. Provider Services & Software: Cloud providers may offer a range of services such as databases, firewalls , artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and application programming interface (API) connections.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Agent-Server: The scanner installs agent software on the target host in an agent-server architecture. Web application scanners simulate many attack scenarios to discover common vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting ( XSS ), SQL injection , cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and weak authentication systems.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yet, API security risks haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. This summer Gartner designated API security as a stand-alone pillar in its security reference architecture, not just an add-on component to other systems. A startling 95% of API attacks happen on authenticated endpoints. Dearth of planning.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more. We used online tools such as Shodan to show the potential damage the BotenaGo malware could cause, and its potential for putting millions of IoT devices at risk.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The initial disclosure involved two CVEs (CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2023-21887) allowing a remote attacker to perform authentication bypass and remote command injection exploits. How It Works The attackers were observed exploiting two vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 (an authentication-bypass vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2)

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2021

Impluse SafeConnect offers automatic device discovery and can support anywhere from 250 to 25,000 endpoints and up with its scalable appliance architecture. It offers a rule-based architecture to automate access based on use cases. Agentless solutions provide more flexibility when identifying and authenticating devices.

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McAfee

MAY 29, 2020

Convergence approaches things differently by consolidating features and capabilities onto a common scalable architecture and platform. Apps, services, APIs, and data shareable to partners and contractors with lower risk exposure. Credentials and/or certificates used to authenticate between the solutions need to be refreshed?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

Unmanaged smartphones and laptops, misconfigured Software as a Service (SaaS) apps, unsecured Internet access present more of an enterprise risk than ever. And the usual collection of security tools – firewall, endpoint detection, intrusion detection, SIEM, etc. The third capability has to do with mitigating risks.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 25, 2023

If your company uses a traditional network architecture, then all devices are connected to one network where everything connected to the network can communicate freely with one another. It is beyond perimeter security and firewalls. The problem with this approach is that the network and all devices are vulnerable to attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data. Risks can lead to issues, but at the same time, you can prevent the risks by addressing these issues. Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk.

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