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IoT Devices a Huge Risk to Enterprises

eSecurity Planet

It also feeds into the larger argument for adopting a zero-trust architecture , a methodology that essentially assumes that no user or devices trying to connect to the network can be trusted until they’re authenticated and verified. IoT device security has also been the target of a broad federal effort in recent months.

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

eSecurity Planet

Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Data loss prevention ( DLP ) prevents unwanted data transfers. Data Loss Prevention (DLP): DLP tools monitor and manage data flows in order to avoid illegal sharing or leaking of sensitive data.

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Breaking Down User Activity Monitoring Tools: Security and HR Perspectives

SecureWorld News

This data can be used to gauge turnover risk, assess the need for new positions, and evaluate employee productivity and workplace engagement. UAM tools also greatly help ensure data security. On the flip side, employees often lack access to the data collected by UAM solutions.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

From there, these tools send alerts to security teams if and when risks are identified. As soon as data is added to a fully encrypted disk, it will remain encrypted until an authorized user accesses the disk.

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Best 8 Vulnerability Management Tools for 2024

Centraleyes

In a case like this, an administrator may unintentionally expose sensitive information to the public Internet by failing to implement proper access controls or encryption measures. Each vulnerability presents a risk, but that risk varies in severity. The cloud-based tool offers various capabilities.

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Preparing for IT/OT convergence: Best practices

CyberSecurity Insiders

Many organizations have opted to converge their IT and OT environments, which can yield many benefits such as efficiency and more elegant architecture; at the same time, these decisions are not without risk. These often use proprietary network protocols and lack basic security controls like authentication or encryption.

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MY TAKE: Why the next web-delivered ad you encounter could invisibly infect your smartphone

The Last Watchdog

Losing control of risk. CartThief goes into action as soon as a consumer clicks to a checkout page and submits an online payment; the malware copies, encrypts and sends personal and financial details from the transaction to the attacker’s command-and-control server.

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