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How Steganography Allows Attackers to Evade Detection

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While steganography is often considered something of a joke in capture-the-flag (CTF) events and other cybersecurity defense activities, it can happen in real attacks and can take security defenses by surprise simply by using another layer of cover. malware or command-and-control instructions).

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What Is Edge Security? Overcoming Edge Computing Risks

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analytics are also becoming common additions to many of the major offerings. In addition to security features, edge security will provide centralized control and distributed access points.

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What Is a Next-Generation Firewall?

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This deep packet inspection provides the basis for the various NGFW features that improve malware blocking. Deep Packet Inspection Deep packet inspection considers the application layer information as well as the packet content itself to provide much more protection – often enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) anomaly detection.

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Palo Alto Prisma SASE Review & Features 2023

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Palo Alto’s powerful brand and the strong reputation of its security solutions makes Prisma SASE a serious contender in the market. For SASE service providers, the appeal is further enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced automation features and multi-tenant capabilities.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

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The vendor reports show that most attackers want credentials, most malware development is in credential-stealing software, and the market for stolen credentials is booming: Cisco: Found 54% of organizations experienced a cybersecurity incident; and of those incidents, 54% involved phishing and 37% involved credentials stuffing.

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Top Cybersecurity Products for 2021

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Standalone security products are not enough to maintain the security posture of an entire organization. Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats, advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. SentinelOne. EDR benefits.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/1/24: Cisco, Fortinet & Windows Server Updates

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Vendors and researchers disclosed a wide range of vulnerabilities this week from common Cisco IOS, Fortinet, and Windows Server issues to more focused flaws affecting developers (PyPI), artificial intelligence (Ray, NVIDIA), and industrial controls (Rockwell Automation).