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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

I’ve since discovered that there’s a heck of a lot going on in the B2C VPN space. The top B2C VPNs proved to be very clever and effective at differentiating themselves from one another and very successful at marketing their services. Other B2C VPNs are logically promoting and developing a wide array of security-related functionalities.

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Q&A: Here’s why VPNs are likely to remain a valuable DIY security tool for consumers, SMBs

The Last Watchdog

Much of the hard evidence came from correlating breached databases sitting in the open Internet. Statistically, every US internet user has lost 27 data points on average to online breaches, most of them emails, passwords and usernames. That’s for the B2C users. Essential security tool.

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security launches platform to shield apps, APIs from malicious botnets

The Last Watchdog

The nonstop intensity of these attacks is vividly illustrated by the fact that malicious bot communications now account for one-third of total Internet traffic. This activity can be seen at any moment of any day by examining the volume of malicious botnet traffic moving across the Internet.

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Access Control: The 5 Single Sign-On Benefits

IT Security Guru

Supports Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Employee (B2E) activities (e.g., A VPN provides a secure, encrypted connection over the Internet from a device to a network. Improves a company’s bottom line by increasing employees’ productivity and ability to access multiple applications efficiently.

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McAfee Enterprise & FireEye 2022 Threat Predictions

McAfee

After all, it does demand a level of research to “hook” the target into interactions and establishing fake profiles are more work than simply finding an open relay somewhere on the internet. Shodan hadn’t had time to scan the full Internet). In summary: patched in the Spring, exploited in the Fall.

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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

SecureList

The former target both B2B and B2C, while the latter target primarily the B2C sector. Focus your defense strategy on detecting lateral movements and data exfiltration to the Internet. In 2020, both groups accounted for over 50 percent of all ransomware attacks, with REvil making up a small 1.7%. Back up data regularly.