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

The Last Watchdog

Seeing the flaws continue year after year, the industry began linking authentication of valid software components to the underlying hardware, or the “root of trust”. This approach allows for compromised software to be identified during the authentication process.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Security Misconfigurations Inadequately designed security settings, such as open ports, lax access restrictions, or misconfigured firewall rules, might expose infrastructure vulnerabilities. This danger emphasizes the significance of having strong authentication mechanisms and upgrading access controls on a regular basis.

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What is WAAP? – A Quick Walk Through

CyberSecurity Insiders

Protecting APIs against modern cyber threats requires going beyond the traditional solutions. Web Application and API protection (WAAP) , the next generation of Web Application Firewall (WAF) comes to the rescue. Without proper functions, security testing, authentication checks, and input validation, APIs can become a perfect target.

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NDR unveiled as essential when complying with the Executive Order

Cisco Security

Endpoint detection and response (EDR), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and the need for increased encryption, while implementing a zero-trust approach, were all called out as requirements within the order. It emerged to focus on the increased need for visibility and early threat detection in the highly distributed network.

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Cybersecurity for Small Businesses: 7 Best Practices for Securing Your Business Data

Cytelligence

Consider implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for an additional layer of security. Firewall and Antivirus Protection: Install and maintain a reputable firewall and antivirus software on all your computers and networks. Regularly install security patches and updates to protect against known vulnerabilities.

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Application Programming Interface (API) testing for PCI DSS compliance

CyberSecurity Insiders

API testing transcends traditional firewall, web application firewall, SAST and DAST testing in that it addresses the multiple co-existing sessions and states that an application is dealing with. Ultimately if the APIs exist in, or could affect the security of the CDE, they are in scope for an assessment.

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What is advanced persistent threat? Explaining APT security

CyberSecurity Insiders

Once network presence is established, hackers can compromise authentication credentials to gain administrator rights for even more access. Network firewalls can provide a more granular view of internal network traffic and alert you to any abnormalities like unusual logins and large data transfers. Gain stranglehold. Move Laterally.

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