eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Upon investigation, you discover it’s ransomware. You have the disaster recovery (DR) site, backups, and storage area network (SAN) snapshots. You look for your cold replica in your DR site, but like your production servers, it has also been encrypted by ransomware. Figure 1: Typical VLAN architecture.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

As if 2020 didn’t present enough challenges, it also brought an increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), ransomware, and malware attacks. And as anyone who has suffered through one or more of these network security incidents can attest, they can have a devastating business impact.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It focuses on securely accessing resources regardless of network location, user, and device, enforcing rigorous access controls, and continually inspecting, monitoring, and logging network traffic. It’s essential to distinguish that Zero Trust is not a technology and a holistic approach to network security.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Gartner analyst Felix Gaehtgens said the security mesh is still a strategy rather than a defined architecture, but he said the concept better aligns organizations with threats: “Attackers don’t think in silos. By 2024, Gaehtgens predicted that security mesh technology will lead to huge savings in the cost of breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Not only is providing secure and reliable access of critical importance, it is a HIPAA requirement. The network security perimeter is dynamically created and policy-based, and must be guarded by secure and highly managed access controls. Zero trust is an all-inclusive security and privacy architecture.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

And yet it remains all too easy for malicious hackers to get deep access, steal data, spread ransomware, disrupt infrastructure and attain long run unauthorized access. LW: What does Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of Splunk signal about the trajectory that network security is on? Is that fair?

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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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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Data security is top-of-mind for businesses and consumers alike these days. According to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Security, 2021, “organizations are accelerating the deployment of sensitive data across multi-cloud architectures, which exposes data beyond traditional network boundaries.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Some of the issues faced by cybersecurity professionals in 2022 will include (but are not limited to) the evolving landscape of privacy (especially related to COVID-19 tracing), ransomware and the ongoing necessity for remote access. SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). Ransomware – including The Perfect Ransomware Victim.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A surge of critical vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits has made for a very busy week in IT security, affecting a range of tech giants like Atlassian, Cisco, Apple, Arm, Qualcomm and Microsoft. The problem: Arm has issued a security alert on CVE-2023-4211 , an actively exploited vulnerability in its Mali GPU drivers.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Major cybersecurity events in the last week make clear that hackers just keep getting savvier — and security teams need to be vigilant to keep up. Ransomware groups continue to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities. Now ransomware attackers, possibly affiliated with FIN8, are exploiting unpatched Citrix products to launch attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Google’s cloud security is well regarded (and the company has shared some documentation of its security architecture and practices too). Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat, and with good reason: Its ability to destroy and steal data is almost without peer. MSSPs Fare Well in First MITRE Evaluations.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 26, 2022

Even the most advanced and sophisticated security tools are failing to protect against ransomware and data exfiltration, according to a new report from data encryption vendor Titaniam. The organizations affected had solid cybersecurity measures, but nonetheless experienced significant data security failures.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It’s encouraging to see that enterprises understand that zero-trust architectures present one of the most effective ways of providing secure access to business resources,” said Chris Hines, director, zero-trust solutions, at Zscaler.

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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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McAfee

AUGUST 4, 2021

McAfee Enterprise is pleased to announce that the Network Security Platform (NSP), our industry leading next-gen Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) solution, has been awarded Miercom Certified Secure for superior security and performance. About Miercom. Key Findings. Prevented 98.7% Detected 97.8%

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

We’ll cover their uses and benefits in detail, but here’s a high-level overview to start: External vulnerability scan: Tests the network security of your company from the outside in order to find vulnerabilities and strengthen defenses against outside attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2022

The problem with following the fast-and-risky mantra is that many failures turn out to be architectural in nature, are not easy to fix and can all too easily escape notice or, worse, be ignored. There’s a fundamental disconnect between what the business wants and what the security team wants,” Erkang told me.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

The National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) released a joint information sheet Thursday that offers guidance on the benefits of using a Protective Domain Name System (PDNS). A PDNS service uses existing DNS protocols and architecture to analyze DNS queries and mitigate threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

In order to execute any commands or extract any data, malware needs to be able to communicate with its command & control (C2) architecture, which almost always involves DNS transactions at some point. DNS is often thought of as an internet utility, something that just works, rather than an opportunity to enhance security posture.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The cloud computing services company was hit by a ransomware attack in early December that disrupted the mail servers for thousands of customers. Each has their own unique technology architecture and business processes. This is why Beals has positioned Strike Graph as a security orchestration and measurement solution.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

Adversaries also took advantage of relatively lax home network security to gain access to corporate networks, and there has been a dramatic increase in ransomware attacks––a 10,000% increase in late 2020 according to a ResearchandMarkets.com report––that have crippled businesses and critical infrastructure the world over.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments. Firewalls and Network Security Firewalls serve as a barrier between cloud resources and external networks in a public cloud environment.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 1, 2021

In light of surging ransomware cases and recent high-profile cyberattacks like those on SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and meat supplier JBS, enterprise security teams may fall into the trap of thinking, “more defenses are better.” They implement an arsenal of point solutions, hoping their bases will be covered.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

The values provide clear and justifiable prioritization easily communicated throughout the organization to align goals for operations, security, and finance. Hardened Security Thorough IRM will lead to effective network security with layers of physical and different types of network security solutions to protect assets against risk.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 4, 2022

For more than a decade, companies have been working to implement a zero-trust approach to cybersecurity–with the goal of eliminating trust from a given data network by validating every stage of digital interaction. The post Overcoming the Barriers to Zero-Trust appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Because an AI can better analyze massive amounts of data to catch unauthorized usage faster, these tools can help secure fintech as 5G connectivity comes to the Internet of Things (IoT). .

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 25, 2023

If you're aiming to secure your organization's network and data, then micro-segmentation is definitely worth your attention. If your company uses a traditional network architecture, then all devices are connected to one network where everything connected to the network can communicate freely with one another.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 11, 2021

It also examined dozens of critical or high-impact vulnerabilities discovered throughout the past year, some of which have been turned into well-known exploits and others that are sitting quietly in the background, waiting to be weaponized for widespread use by the right hacking group or ransomware operator.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

First, we prepare a plan for the possibility, then when a ransomware attack occurs we execute the plan. To help, we break down the process into the following steps: How to Prepare for Ransomware. Ransomware Response. Simple Ransomware Recovery. How to Prepare for Ransomware. Install layered security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2022

For example, if you need to test for ransomware , it’s better to have it on a VM that can be compromised without affecting your personal files. custom kernel) and is actively maintained by Offensive Security. There are hundreds of pre-packaged tools for pentesting, security research, forensics, web app testing, and reverse engineering.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Attack Chain and Defensive Architecture. Latest updates highlighted Conti ransomware group actively leveraging the Log4Shell exploit to gain access to internal corporate resources and lunch their malicious payloads. Network Security Platform.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2021

It calls for organizations to start proactively managing the myriad new attack vectors they’ve opened up in the pursuit of digital agility — by embracing a bold new IT architecture that extends network security far beyond the traditional perimeter. Clearly, bolt-on security just isn’t cutting it. A better place.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

2023 cybersecurity issues will continue: Weak IT fundamentals, poor cybersecurity awareness, and ransomware will still cause problems and make headlines. However, this disruptive change from traditional models will prompt a change in the focus of phishing campaigns to bypass these new architectures.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Traditional Networks vs Software-Defined Networks (SDN) SDN vs SD-WAN Security Challenges to SD-WAN SD-WAN Security Features and Capabilities Improving SD-WAN Security SASE: SD-WAN and SSE SD-WAN: Securing Today’s Enterprise Networks. Security Challenges to SD-WAN. What is SD-WAN?

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