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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

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Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations. Choose a centralized platform that is interoperable with several firewall suppliers.

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Preparing for Ransomware: Are Backups Enough?

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In a year where ransomware has raised the alert levels everywhere, the go-to answer from many is redundancy through offline, remote backups – but are they enough? Backups are a critical component of any enterprise cybersecurity posture, but they are not an airtight strategy. Why Are Backups Critical? The Argument for Backups.

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MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready

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Speakers at last week’s MITRE ResilienCyCon conference had a surprisingly candid message for attendees: You will likely be breached at some point so focus on the controls and response capabilities your organization needs to survive a cyber attack. Backup Is Hard. Patching Is Hard. MSSPs Fare Well in First MITRE Evaluations.

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What Is Hybrid Cloud Security? How it Works & Best Practices

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Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Data loss prevention ( DLP ) prevents unwanted data transfers. Firewalls and web application firewalls ( WAFs ) filter network traffic. Incident response strategies guarantee that breaches are managed and recovered from effectively.

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Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

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Availability & Reliability Cloud storage service outages affect business operations and hinder access to crucial data. Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. Make the default data storage settings private. million records exposed.

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How to Secure the 5 Cloud Environment Types

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Public Cloud Environments A public cloud architecture is a shared infrastructure hosted by a cloud service provider. Data Breaches How they occur: Unauthorized access to sensitive data can happen as a result of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations such as flawed access permissions or unprotected data and instances.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

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Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.