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RSAC Fireside Chat: How a well-placed ‘NGWAF’ can staunch the flow of web, mobile app attacks

The Last Watchdog

Attack surface expansion translates into innumerable wide-open vectors of potential unauthorized access into company networks. Related: The role of legacy security tools Yet the heaviest volume of routine, daily cyber attacks continue to target a very familiar vector: web and mobile apps.

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Digital Resilience is the New Digital Transformation KPI

Security Boulevard

Preventing security-related disruptions encompasses adopting zero trust policies and not just relying on protecting the perimeter with firewalls. . Mission-critical applications are high-value targets for ransomware and cyber attacks. Capitalize on Changed Conditions.

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Top Cloud Security Issues: Threats, Risks, Challenges & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Apply the following strategies to mitigate DDoS attacks: Select a good cloud-based hosting: Choose a provider with large bandwidth and content delivery networks (CDN). Hide the origin web server’s IP and restrict access with a firewall. APTs seek to steal critical information and retain long-term access.

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SHARED INTEL: How NTA/NDR systems get to ‘ground truth’ of cyber attacks, unauthorized traffic

The Last Watchdog

One might look at Capital One as an indication of just poor hygiene or issues with how they configured their web application firewalls or their S3 buckets. Mukerji: Cloud is here to stay. Most of our customers, in fact, every single one of our customers, has some sort of cloud initiative in progress.

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RSAC insights: Security platforms arise to help companies discover, assess and mitigate cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

As their organizations migrate deeper into an intensively interconnected digital ecosystem, CISOs must deal with cyber attacks raining down on all fronts. The attack surface of company networks has expanded exponentially, and fresh security gaps are popping up everywhere. Related: The rise of ‘XDR’.

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NEW TECH: Trend Micro flattens cyber risks — from software development to deployment

The Last Watchdog

Long before this awful pandemic hit us, cloud migration had attained strong momentum in the corporate sector. As Covid19 rages on, thousands of large to mid-sized enterprises are now slamming pedal to the metal on projects to switch over to cloud-based IT infrastructure. Threat actors haven’t missed a beat.

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Why API Security is a Growing Concern for UK Companies

IT Security Guru

They power the web applications that connect today’s digital world, and their use will only continue to grow as more organisations adopt digital transformation initiatives and shift towards cloud-based solutions. This API sprawl presents major security challenges for organisations.