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What Is DNS Security? Everything You Need to Know

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A modern computing environment includes branch offices, remote workers, and mobile devices that must reach DNS servers from outside the firewall. This additional and unsecured traffic can cause traditional DNS servers to struggle to meet the security standards for any organization to prevent attacks.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

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Here’s the difference between cloud and local storage in terms of accessibility, distribution, security measures, and more: Cloud Storage Local Storage Data Storage & Accessibility Hosted on remote servers; accessible via third-party APIs and internet connectivity; access anywhere.

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What Is Cloud Workload Protection? Ultimate Guide

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While cloud service providers (CSPs) offer their own native security, CWPP offers an additional layer of customized protection and management to fit the demands of workloads. Weak authentication techniques might result in credentials that are easily guessable. CWP solutions include systems for detecting and mitigating such assaults.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – October 2, 2023 –  WS_FTP, Exim, Cisco and Other Exploited Vulnerabilities

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This shared certificate is then abused to bypass Cloudflare DDoS security and launch DDoS attacks against known server IP addresses. This vulnerability exposes mobile phones using the Mali GPU chip such as the Samsung Galaxy S20/S20 FE, Motorola Edge 40, or Xiaomi Redmi K30/K40.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

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Many organizations choose to implement full disk encryption when a large number of employees or other users access sensitive data on mobile or other portable devices that could more easily be lost or stolen. These software solutions enforce specified security policies for users each time they access a cloud-based resource.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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Unified threat management (UTM): Consolidates multiple perimeter and application security functions into an appliance suitable for small and mid-sized enterprises (SME). Access Control Access controls add additional authentication and authorization controls to verify users, systems, and applications to define their access.

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

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Password manager : Stores passwords securely, enforces quality, permits safe internal and external sharing, and ties into HR software for effective off-boarding of users. Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources.