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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. What is Wireless Security?

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How to Configure a Router to Use WPA2 in 7 Easy Steps

eSecurity Planet

WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections. But in the meantime, WPA2 with a good firewall setting and antivirus software on your devices is pretty good security.

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Extreme Networks ExtremeControl: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

As a leader in wireless and wired large area network (LAN) infrastructure, Extreme Networks deeply understands the operational requirements for networks and the IT teams managing them. Users, guests and internet-of-things (IoT) devices can be located, on-boarded, authenticated, and evaluated for compliance.

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Machine Identities are Essential for Securing Smart Manufacturing

Security Boulevard

The following are six advantages of IoT in the manufacturing industry. Integrating IoTs into monitoring both equipment settings and the outcomes of each production step helps manufacturers detect quality problems at the source. . Transitioning to a smart factory requires paying close attention to industrial IoT security.

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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. Additionally, tests can be internal or external and with or without authentication.

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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

CyberSecurity Insiders

Deployed with more than 30 exploits, it has the potential of targeting millions of routers and IoT devices. D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router Rev. Ensure minimal exposure to the Internet on Linux servers and IoT devices and use a properly configured firewall. Affected devices. CVE-2020-8515. CVE-2015-2051. Conclusion.

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OPSWAT MetaAccess: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

The latest version of MetaAccess solution extends network access control to cover software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud resources, and a wide variety of “headless devices” such as internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), medical devices, and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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