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CISA's Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture: Where it succeeds and where it falls short

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President Biden’s Executive Order 14028 “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” directed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to create a cloud-security technical reference architecture (RA ) in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ( FedRAMP ).

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Time to check software and security settings for Windows network vulnerabilities

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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Learn the must-have features in a modern network security architecture and the 7 tenets of zero trust. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ]

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Unpatched Exchange Servers an overlooked risk

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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has started a list of what it deems to be bad security practices. Learn the must-have features in a modern network security architecture. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] Use of known/fixed/default passwords and credentials.

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BrandPost: Network Security and the Heart of a Zero Trust Architecture

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As part of a Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity, network flows should be authenticated before being processed and access determined by dynamic policy. Given that the authorization core is part of a control plane, it needs to be logically separated from the portion of the network used for application data traffic (the data plane).

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The Nature of Cybersecurity Defense: Pentagon To Reveal Updated Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Strategy & Guidelines

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Cybersecurity teams continue to face ongoing challenges in safeguarding their networks. Organizations can respond by aligning their current infrastructures with national cybersecurity initiatives by integrating the following tips: Use Tools Designed to Achieve Visibility Across On-Premises and Attack Surfaces. Cyber Defense team.

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5 observations about XDR

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Yup, we were heads down studying the SOC and a security platform we called SOAPA (security operations and analytics platform architecture). XDR has a different name but a similar history and pedigree. [ Keep up with 8 hot cybersecurity trends (and 4 going cold). Sign up for CSO newsletters. ].

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2022 Cybersecurity predictions

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In 2020, we saw cybersecurity move from a technical problem to become a business enabler. Data from the current AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report shows that 5G technology is being driven by the line of business and has been siloed between IT and OT organizations. The report will be published in January 2022.