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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

History of MSSPs As internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies (telecoms) began offering commercial access to the internet in the late 1990s, they began to also offer firewall appliances and associated managed services. Outsourcing U.S. companies may trust U.S.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – Sept. 25, 2023 – Flaws in Apple Devices, DevOps Tools and More

eSecurity Planet

Protecting data and systems against Akira requires security teams to use advanced threat detection and endpoint protection tools that will notify them when Akira variants are detected. Also read: Building a Ransomware Resilient Architecture Sept. Read next: What is Virtual Patching and How Does It Work?

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

NIST continues to encourage the development of lightweight cryptography that can be used in constrained environments and researchers also continue to explore new types of hardware (microchips, architecture, etc.) that can perform encryption using less power and memory. It was updated by Chad Kime on December 7, 2023.

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Security is Shifting to a Unified Cloud Edge

McAfee

Figure 1: Simplified architecture for Unified Cloud Edge. The convergence of security solutions that traditionally have functioned independently will improve an organization’s security posture by creating security defenses that work cohesively to defend against attacks,” Rob Westervelt, research director at IDC, said.

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Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs): A Fast Way to Secure IT

eSecurity Planet

Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices. MSPs can often deliver these improved capabilities faster and at a lower cost than an in-house team can.

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Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs): A Fast Way to Secure IT

eSecurity Planet

Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices. MSPs can often deliver these improved capabilities faster and at a lower cost than an in-house team can.