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RSAC insights: ‘CAASM’ tools and practices get into the nitty gritty of closing network security gaps

The Last Watchdog

Remediating security gaps in modern networks, not surprisingly, can quickly devolve into a tangled mess. And because network security teams lack direct control, coordinating people, policies and infrastructure scattered across the organization has become impossible to get done in a timely manner.

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Next-Generation Firewalls: A comprehensive guide for network security modernization

CyberSecurity Insiders

This not only helps protect against malicious content but also aligns seamlessly with contemporary networking topologies like Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) and zero-trust architectures. Firewalls primarily serve to protect against undesirable or malicious network traffic.

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MY TAKE: How ‘CAASM’ can help security teams embrace complexity – instead of trying to tame it

The Last Watchdog

The shift to software-defined everything and reliance on IT infrastructure scattered across the Internet has boosted corporate productivity rather spectacularly. Encouragingly, an emerging class of network visibility technology is gaining notable traction. But then along came digital transformation. Embracing complexity.

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MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

-based supplier of networking technology. Over the past year, I’ve had several deep conversations parsing how APIs have emerged as a two-edged sword: APIs accelerate digital transformation, but they also vastly expand the attack surface of modern business networks. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Securing the edge with Zero Trust

CyberSecurity Insiders

The proliferation of cloud computing, mobile device use, and the Internet of Things has dissolved traditional network boundaries. Today, the network perimeter has evolved as workloads have moved to the cloud while non-managed, mobile devices have become the norm rather than the exception. The Zero Trust journey.

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Harmony on the Inside is the Key to Innovation from the Outside-In

Cisco Security

And my path to security is no different. What seems “way back when” in 1994, when the Internet was the next big thing in technology, I was part of the team that set up the national Internet backbone in India. If you are interested in joining Cisco’s Cloud and Network Security team, please visit current opportunities.

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Is Your Security Stack and Legacy Tech Keeping Pace With Your Business?

CyberSecurity Insiders

The pandemic spurred digital transformation unlike anything we have ever seen since the dawn of the internet as we know it. More investment is also being directed at enhancing the security stack with ‘cloud first’ strategies instead of traditional on-premises spend. By Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam.