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GUEST ESSAY: The case for acknowledging — and bridging — the security gap between IT vs OT

The Last Watchdog

The convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) is a double-edged sword for critical infrastructure sectors – despite all its benefits, IT/OT convergence is not without its risks. These risks have become even more pronounced as ransomware attacks reach record-breaking highs. A New Wave of Attacks.

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Best Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)

eSecurity Planet

The company’s MSSP portfolio, supported by over 3,400 security professionals, includes managed application security, managed cloud security, managed digital identity, managed security risk, vulnerability management , managed SIEM, and managed extended detection and response (MxDR). Use Cases : Global markets and all company sizes.

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NEW TECH: Human operatives maintain personas, prowl the Dark Net for intel to help companies

The Last Watchdog

Our growing fixation with leveraging artificial intelligence to extract profits from Big Data – for both constructive and criminal ends—is the order of the day. It can help companies get in a much better position to defend against, or recover from, targeted exploits, such as APT probes , DDoS attacks or ransomware , he says.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Born from e-commerce giant Alibaba Group in Hangzhou, China, the cloud services provider offers content delivery networks (CDN), data storage, and relational database management in a scalable infrastructure. Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

.” Pavel Vrublevsky is a convicted cybercriminal who became famous as the CEO of the Russian e-payments company ChronoPay , which specialized in facilitating online payments for a variety of “high-risk” businesses, including gambling, pirated Mp3 files, rogue antivirus software and “male enhancement” pills.

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Top Threat Intelligence Platforms for 2021

eSecurity Planet

What sets FireEye apart from the competition is how its platform tailors strategic intelligence to an organization’s corporate risk management and business goals by providing highly-contextual data so users can align security strategies to respond to the most likely threats taking aim at an organization. AT&T Cybersecurity.

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The Critical API Security Gaps in WAAPs

Security Boulevard

WAAPs and their legacy WAF functionality and protection capabilities are still critical to defending APIs against a litany of pre-set attacks, including SQLi, code execution, and DDoS attacks. Relying on WAAPs solely for API security leaves today’s blind spots in place – putting organizations at risk.