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Designing and Building a Security Architecture

Security Boulevard

A security architecture is an opportunity to work across projects in a consistent, systematic and structured. The post Designing and Building a Security Architecture appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Review: Practical Security Architecture

Adam Shostack

” Similarly, everybody has both enterprise and product architecture. I have to say that because “architecture” is much maligned for being heavyweight, disconnected, and irrelevant in today’s world of Dev-Opsy CI/CD moving fast and breaking things.

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The Risk of Stateful Anti-Patterns in Enterprise Internet Architecture

Dark Reading

Excessive statefulness hurts the ability to scale networks, applications, and ancillary supporting infrastructure, thus affecting an entire service delivery chain's ability to withstand a DDoS attack

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Effective Security Using Zero Trust Architecture

CyberSecurity Insiders

It is not a product but a collection of architectural premises and security patterns encompassing identity, endpoints, networks and hosting infrastructure, applications, and data. Adopting Zero trust architecture helps to uncover “Shadow IT” functions within an organization.

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Cloud Security Architecture Needs to Be Strategic, Realistic, and Based on Risk

Dark Reading

Info-Tech Research Group has released a new research blueprint to help organizations plan the components necessary to build a cloud security architecture

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U.S. Government Issues an Executive Order for Zero-Trust Architecture

Doctor Chaos

The modern world and its digital infrastructure remain at high risk of cyberthreats. Zero-trust architecture is an important part of this bulwark. The assumption that any specific node, application or digital product is secure can put an entire framework at risk.

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Securing APIs: Application Architecture Disrupted

Security Boulevard

From a security standpoint, this new dependence on APIs changes the source of risk - it’s not just the front end under siege from traditional attacks and recon activities that map out backend processes. Application Architecture Today. Posted under: Research and Analysis.

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Case Study: High Security Architecture for Healthcare Networks

Security Boulevard

We recently worked with one of the largest hospitals in Canada to enhance their Privileged Access Management strategy as they adopted a new, high-security architecture. Domain admin behavior increases risk of Pass-the-Hash attacks.

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OWASP® Global AppSec US 2021 Virtual – Fraser Scott’s ‘Automating Architectural Risk Analysis With The Open Threat Model Format’

Security Boulevard

The post OWASP® Global AppSec US 2021 Virtual – Fraser Scott’s ‘Automating Architectural Risk Analysis With The Open Threat Model Format’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Application Security Security Bloggers Network AppSec Conferences appsec education education Global AppSec US ’21 owasp security Security Architecture

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Five Steps to a Secure Cloud Architecture

CyberSecurity Insiders

What they get is a virtual “shopping list” of targets to choose from, and once in a cloud environment, they leverage architectural weaknesses to find sensitive data like personally identifiable information (PII) and extract it in minutes, often from object storage services or database snapshots.

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The business case for security strategy and architecture

Notice Bored

c omplementing and supporting various other business strategies and architectures such as cloud first, artificial intelligence, IIoT, big data, new products, new markets.); Best practice Change Governance Infosec Innovation Relationships Resilience Risk Strategy Tools

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Architectural Analysis IDs 78 Specific Risks in Machine-Learning Systems

Dark Reading

The new threat model hones in on ML security at the design state

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What is 5G security? Explaining the security benefits and vulnerabilities of 5G architecture

CyberSecurity Insiders

What risks does 5G introduce? Defining 5G security and architecture. According to the document, 5G’s trustworthiness is made possible by a set of security features that were built using system design principles applied with a risk-based mindset.

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How Dynamic Authorization Enables a Zero Trust Architecture

Security Boulevard

How Dynamic Authorization Enables a Zero Trust Architecture. Threat prevention is achieved by only granting access to networks and workloads utilizing policy informed by continuous, contextual, risk-based verification across users and their associated devices.”.

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WebAuthn, Passwordless and FIDO2 Explained: Fundamental Components of a Passwordless Architecture

Duo's Security Blog

Stronger factors significantly improve the user experience and mitigate the risk of phishing , stolen credentials, and man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks.

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Hyperautomation and Cybersecurity – A Platform Approach to Telemetry Architectures

McAfee

In the context of cybersecurity, a patchwork of stovepipe solutions not only exposes the environment to risk, but also impacts the cyber defender’s ability to fortify the environment and respond to threats at machine speed.

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Ericom Survey Shows Shift to Zero-Trust IT Architectures

Security Boulevard

A survey of nearly 1,300 security and risk professionals published today by Ericom, a provider of a secure access service edge (SASE) platform, finds 80% of respondents reporting their organization has a concrete plan to implement a zero-trust IT environment.

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ÆPIC Leak is the first CPU flaw able to architecturally disclose sensitive data

Security Affairs

The ÆPIC Leak ( CVE-2022-21233 ) is the first architecturally CPU bug that could lead to the disclosure of sensitive data and impacts most 10th, 11th and 12th generation Intel CPUs. As a result, architecturally reading these registers returns stale data from the microarchitecture.”

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

CSO Magazine

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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Understanding and Mitigating Single Sign-on Risk

Dark Reading

SSO's one-to-many architecture is both a big advantage and a weakness

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Best Risk Management Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Enterprise risk management software can provide risk monitoring, identification, analysis, assessment, and mitigation, all in one solution. . Jump to: Top Risk Management Software Vendors What is Risk Management? Top Risk Management Software Vendors.

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Best Practices for a Modern Cloud Security Architecture

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Best Practices for a Modern Cloud Security Architecture. I was invited to the 2021 Thales Cloud Security Summit to discuss modern cloud security architecture with Alex Hanway. Organizations will encounter various risks migrating to a hybrid cloud environment.

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When Not to Trust Zero-Trust

Security Boulevard

Even the National Security Agency encourages the use of a zero-trust architecture, largely because of its data-centric approach to protecting critical assets across the network. Zero-trust is an increasingly popular cybersecurity model.

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Anitian Named a Vendor in Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Architecture

Security Boulevard

Company also named in the Gartner Hype Cycles for Agile and DevOps, I&O Automation, and IT Risk Management. The post Anitian Named a Vendor in Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Architecture appeared first on Anitian.

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Cloud Security Alliance Paper Offers Executive Management Guidance on Factors to Consider When Implementing Serverless Architectures

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEATTLE–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications, and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today released its C-Level Guidance to Securing Serverless Architectures.

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Top Four Steps to Reduce Ransomware Risk

Tech Republic Security

IT leaders must integrate security tools into a cooperative, consolidated ecosystem using a composable and scalable cybersecurity mesh architecture (CSMA) approach. The post Top Four Steps to Reduce Ransomware Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. According to Gartner, the rapid evolution and sophistication of cyberattacks and the migration of assets to the hybrid multi-cloud create a perfect storm.

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Misconfiguration and vulnerabilities biggest risks in cloud security: Report

CSO Magazine

The two biggest cloud security risks continue to be misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, which are being introduced in greater numbers through software supply chains, according to a report by Sysdig.

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GUEST ESSAY: In pursuit of smarter cybersecurity — to overcome complex risks and grow revenue

The Last Watchdog

Smarter security to me broadly refers to relentlessly focusing on fundamentals while maturing the program, making sure your risk posture aligns with your business strategy. The need for reset and oversight is so great that a new class of technology is emerging to give organizations a better grip on the digital sprawl that’s come to define modern-day enterprise architecture. It means anti-phishing tools so your teams can open emails without needless hesitation or risk.

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GUEST ESSAY: Testing principles to mitigate real-world risks to ‘SASE’ and ‘Zero Trust’ systems

The Last Watchdog

SASE architectures must be validated end to end—from users and branches, through SASE points of presence, to cloud application servers. Additionally, performance needs to be profiled across all networks and SASE behavior measured across all architectures—virtualized, containerized, and bare metal Jeyaretnam Test for the real world. A new generation of security frameworks are gaining traction that are much better aligned to today’s cloud-centric, work-from-anywhere world.

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The ultimate guide to Cyber risk management

CyberSecurity Insiders

Ambitious information security experts serve as a critical part of cyber risk management. This can be achieved through the use of cyber risk management approaches. This article explores the need for security and provides an overview of cyber risk assessment. Risk assessment.

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GUEST ESSAY: 5 tips for ‘de-risking’ work scenarios that require accessing personal data

The Last Watchdog

It’s possible to de-risk work scenarios involving personal data by carrying out a classic risk assessment of an organization’s internal and external infrastructure. Setting up security contours for certain types of personal data can be useful for: •Nullifying threats and risks applicable to general infrastructural components and their environment. Planning required processes and security components when initially building your architecture.

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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.

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RSAC insights: Security platforms arise to help companies discover, assess and mitigate cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Unmanaged smartphones and laptops, misconfigured Software as a Service (SaaS) apps, unsecured Internet access present more of an enterprise risk than ever. In this hyperkinetic environment, a harried CISO needs to be able to visualize risk from a high level — as if it were moving in slow motion – and then make smart, strategic decisions. Organizations need better insight in order to prioritize those actions that will help them reduce their risk the most.

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Top Risk Management Software Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Risk management software can provide risk monitoring, identification, analysis, assessment and mitigation, all in one solution. There are many factors that go into choosing the best risk management software for your specific organization’s business needs.

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Software Supply Chain Risks for Low- and No-Code Application Development

Security Boulevard

New architectures such as multi-cloud and microservices have made consistent security controls […] The post Software Supply Chain Risks for Low- and No-Code Application Development appeared first on Radware Blog.

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Transform your Architecture for the Cloud with MVISION UCE and SD-WAN

McAfee

“Features are a nice to have, but at the end of the day, all we care about when it comes to our web and cloud security is architecture.” – said no customer ever. The Cloud and the Architectural Dilemma. Build a Cloud-Ready Network Security Architecture Today.

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GUEST ESSAY: The wisdom of taking a risk-based approach to security compliance

The Last Watchdog

Related: The value of sharing third-party risk assessments. The threat landscape is also continuously changing, with new attacker trends coming to light and new software vulnerabilities discovered which put organizations at risk if they are not patched. As a result, compliance needs to keep up with new threats and network changes; otherwise, organizations could inherit serious gaps in their architecture that will be easy for cybercriminals to exploit.

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Cloud security risks remain very human

InfoWorld on Security

However, the biggest cloud security risks continue to be the people who walk beside you in the hallways. Talk about cloud security and you’re likely to discuss provider-focused issues: not enough security, not enough auditing, not enough planning.

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New certificate program teaches cloud auditing in a multi-tenant architecture

SC Magazine

” “This certification is specifically valuable for the governance, risk and compliance job function,” added Narayanaswamy. Cloud represents a game changer for IT audits,” said Reavis – one that affects many aspects of risk management, governance and compliance.

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Mitigating kernel risks on 32-bit ARM

Google Security

This is a common pattern for aging and obsolete architectures: corporate funding for Linux kernel development has tremendously increased the pace of development, but only for architectures with a high return on investment.

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Threat Model Thursday: BIML Machine Learning Risk Framework

Adam Shostack

The Berryville Institute of Machine Learning (BIML) has released “ An Architectural Risk Analysis of Machine Learning Systems.” BIML has released the work in two ways, an interactive risk framework contains a subset of the information in the PDF version.

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New VPN Risk Report by Zscaler Uncovers Hidden Security Risks Impacting Enterprises

CyberSecurity Insiders

To download the full study, see the Zscaler 2021 VPN Risk Report. However, the increased demand for remote work solutions, a shift to the cloud, and advancements in digital transformation have uncovered increased incompatibility between VPNs and true zero-trust security architectures.

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Information risk and security for professional services

Notice Bored

When you acquire or provide professional services, how do you address the associated information risks? I am currently drafting a guideline on information security, privacy, governance, compliance and other controls to mitigate unacceptable information risks in professional services.