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Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

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Unmanaged endpoints lack installed protections and ransomware file exfiltration and replacement mimics normal data access traffic between the unmanaged endpoint and the network data resource. The Sophos X-Ops team highlighted the issue in a recent blog , which details how remote encryption evades multiple layers of network security.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

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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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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

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social engineering tactics and strange sender behaviors), they also use artificial intelligence algorithms. Read more: What is Network Security? To identify patterns suggestive of spear phishing attacks (e.g., Email Address By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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ShadowRay Vulnerability: 6 Lessons for AI & Cybersecurity

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ShadowRay is an exposure of the Ray artificial intelligence (AI) framework infrastructure. The dispute between Ray’s developers and security researchers highlights hidden assumptions and teaches lessons for AI security, internet-exposed assets, and vulnerability scanning through an understanding of ShadowRay.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

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We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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What is SASE? Secure Access Service Service Edge Explained

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SASE provides an edge security solution that addresses these challenges without the bottlenecks of traditional virtual private network (VPN) solutions. The single management console provides centralized control and monitoring for the organization and ensures consistent security policies applied throughout the organization.

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What Is a Next-Generation Firewall?

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Simplified Needs Sometimes a network needs a simple firewall for network segmentation or to perform simple packet filtering for network security. Centralized management also enables a smaller team to maintain and monitor network security.

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