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What are Common Types of Social Engineering Attacks?

eSecurity Planet

Social engineering is a common technique that cybercriminals use to lure their victims into a false sense of security. As social engineering tactics become more advanced, it’s important to know how to identify them in the context of cybersecurity. Social engineering in cybersecurity attacks.

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Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE): NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) expands upon a basic Network Access Control (NAC) concept to include modules for network device control and integrated security options. With backing from the most dominant brand in network infrastructure, many larger organizations will need to seriously consider ISE as a NAC solution.

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GUEST ESSAY: The case for leveraging hardware to shore up security — via a co-processor

The Last Watchdog

The good news is, artificial intelligence is here and is showing great promise to deliver what the market needs, that is, pre-emptive and proactive threat detection. The TCU is designed as a stand-alone processor that will reside on a motherboard next to a CPU, GPU or other compute engine.

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Is Cisco’s Acquisition of Splunk a Shade of Brilliance or Madness?

Security Boulevard

In cybersecurity, Cisco invested early in IPS, Firewall, VPN, and endpoint security; they produced exceptional results. A significant component of this is the emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning to become embedded across every aspect of the enterprise, service provider, and government systems.

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Safer Internet Day, or why Brad Pitt needed an internet bodyguard

Malwarebytes

Firewalls on the other hand were considered a lot more important back then. Social engineering has become a science that cybercriminals are masters at, although the Nigerian prince that keeps telling me about the blocked fortune he has waiting for me is still around. Why pay when you can get it for free?

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Staying Ahead of the Distortion of a Cyber Attack?

Security Boulevard

Each firewall, IDS, MFA, and email security is built to protect and stop cyber attacks. More and more businesses are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency. However, deploying unproven artificial intelligence (AI) could result in unexpected outcomes, including a higher risk of cybercrime.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 450 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6