The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

TLS is the glue that holds together not just routine website data exchanges, but also each of the billions of machine-to-machine handshakes occurring daily to enable DevOps, cloud computing and IoT systems. However, the sudden, super-saturation of TLS, especially over the past two years, has had an unintended security consequence.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

While security teams layer essential preventative measures, resilience measures also need to be implemented in an architecture to reduce the impact of ransomware attacks on your backups. All inter-VLAN traffic should go through a firewall. Figure 1: Typical VLAN architecture. Figure 2: Resilient VLAN architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis. Why Is There a Need for FWaaS?

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Cisco Security

JUNE 28, 2021

I recently presented a webinar explaining the specific Zero Trust requirements for IoT/OT networks: Endpoint visibility. This simple workflow enables effective collaboration between IT and OT to define zone segmentation and enforce Zero Trust in the IoT/OT network. How mature is your organization’s OT Security practice?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

RADIUS and TACACS+ apply to specific types of endpoints, but the ZTNA-as-a-Service product works for all kinds of devices, including Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) endpoints, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

But what are your options for proactive protection when the notion of a walled-in network has been shattered by the proliferation of new IoT devices, growth of cloud services, and new hybrid work from home models? So where do we go from here? Once this communication is blocked, the malicious software essentially becomes inert.

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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. This ensures the entirety of the network and its endpoints are marked for testing and evaluation. See the Top Web Application Firewalls 4.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Vulnerability management extends beyond known 3rd-party vulnerabilities to include a broader range of issues, including incorrect installations, configuration errors, security gaps, use of obsolete protocols, architecture issues, and other mistakes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

A DMZ network, or a demilitarized zone, is a subnetwork in an enterprise networking environment that contains public-facing resources — such as web servers for company websites — in order to isolate them from an enterprise’s private local area network (LAN).

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

When millions of people around the world were sent home to work at the onset of the global COVD-19 pandemic, they left behind not only empty offices but also a host of Internet of Things (IoT) devices – from smartwatches to networked printers – that were still connected to corporate networks and cranking away.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintains a list of known exploited vulnerabilities that can be referenced to check for active exploitation. For example, a vulnerability in a wi-fi router firewall configuration may expose Windows 95 machines required to run manufacturing equipment.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 4, 2024

Ignorance can be costly when safeguarding your cloud or hybrid networks. Today’s security teams face the challenge of monitoring the well-being and performance of a diverse array of on-premises and cloud applications, software, IoT devices, and remote networks.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 29, 2023

Enterprise security buyers might pay a premium for Palo Alto products, but they can typically buy with confidence. With nearly $7 billion in annual revenue and a 20%+ growth rate, Palo Alto (PANW) has the resources to stay competitive in the network security market.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Exposing the Internet of Things (IoT) Universe. Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. IoT products are notoriously vulnerable appliances because the build prioritizes ease of use and connectivity.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2023

Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) , and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets. Which one is best for you will depend on your security and throughput needs – and budget. Bundling helps to lower the TCO of Fortinet tools.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 25, 2022

Unified threat management (UTM) offers something approaching total security in a box for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), combining multiple network security functions in a single appliance. Some vendors have ditched the UTM label and prefer to call their tools next-generation firewalls (NGFW). URL filtering.

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Cisco Security

MAY 18, 2022

But while attackers work hard to get into your network, Cisco continues to innovate to keep them out, no matter where your devices or users may go. Key security architectures for safeguarding hybrid work . Most recently, we launched the Cisco Secure Firewall 3100 Series , which is specifically designed for hybrid work.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2021

SASE (pronounced sassy) essentially is a roadmap for infusing privacy and security deeply into the software coding that gives life to our smartphones, IoT devices and cloud infrastructure, i.e. at the “services edge,” where all the action is taking place. Twenty years ago, network connectivity was straightforward.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption Tools and IT Security Fundamental protocols incorporate encryption to automatically protect data and include internet protocol security (IPSec), Kerberos, Secure Shell (SSH), and the transmission control protocol (TCP). that can perform encryption using less power and memory.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2023

Implementing SASE Bottom Line: Implement SASE to Improve Security and Operations What Problem Does SASE Solve? Traditional networking either causes operations bottlenecks by forcing all traffic to route through centralized firewalls or exposes remote assets and cloud resources to attack. What Are the SASE Benefits?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2021

As organizations look to strengthen their network security or update their cybersecurity defenses, the gospel of zero trust awaits. . With the swift adoption of remote work and added difficulty identifying network perimeters, zero trust as a solution is gaining steam. Also Read: Top Zero Trust Security Solutions of 2021 .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Today, anti-ransomware tools play a vital role in any network.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

The basic idea is to segment off parts of the network, especially the most sensitive parts, and wall them off with stricter policies and tie them into a zero-trust architecture. This makes it far more difficult for cybercriminals to move laterally within a network. Best Microsegmentation Tools. Algoblu Differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Some organizations do not attempt to update or monitor their employee’s devices connected to the network or ignore Internet of Things (IoT) devices. However, unintended consequences may be experienced for specific IT architectures or dependent systems. [This is the most aggressive version of the scope.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

FAMOC manage from Techstep, a Gartner-recognized MMS provider, is an MDM designed to give IT a complete view and absolute control over mobile devices used by the workforce, so that people can work more effectively and securely. New Cisco Cloud Security Integrations. New Cisco Firepower Next-Gen Firewall Integrations.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

“Since the barrier-to-entry for threat actors is now lower than ever with easily accessible DDoS-for-hire services and IP stressers, compromised IoT devices can and will drive this growth,” said Charles Choe, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Akamai. Protects websites, networks, DNS and individual IPs. Fast and simple on-boarding.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

While this eliminates many headaches, it does not scan for misconfigurations and may not support other critical updates such as IT infrastructure (routers, firewalls, etc.), Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices (security cameras, heart monitors, etc.), firmware (hard drives, drivers, etc.),

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Founded in 2010 by veteran SaaS and DevOps industry leaders, Datadog specializes in optimizing the service-oriented architecture, helping organizations monitor user journeys and explore service relationships. Administrators can group traffic by container , team, or office and filter data by tag, device, or host. Datadog Features.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 7, 2021

Each year, Startup50 features startups that are poised to upend the status quo in a range of industries, from next-gen cybersecurity to SD-WAN to AI to IoT. Thousands of customers globally with hundreds of thousands of sites trust Versa with their networks, security, and clouds.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While some devices may connect directly to Versa secure gateway functions, some organizations will prefer to use the traditional hub and spoke network models and use Versa CSG appliances as the gateway between secured networks.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 5, 2021

Gartner calls it zero trust network access (ZTNA) and sees ZTNA as something of a fine-grained approach to network access control (NAC) , identity access management (IAM) and privilege access management (PAM) – and at least an adjunct to, if not a replacement for, VPNs and DMZ architectures. Palo Alto Networks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Organizations use the benefits MSPs offer to maintain a secure and solid foundation of IT infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Organizations use the benefits MSPs offer to maintain a secure and solid foundation of IT infrastructure.

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