CSO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

Cloudflare is bolstering its suite of web infrastructure and security offerings with a free WAF (web application firewall) managed ruleset service, a new API management gateway, and — once it closes its recently announced acquisition of Area 1 Security — a set of email tools designed to thwart phishing and malware attacks.

Firewall 126

Firewall Phishing Malware 126

Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Build a Human Firewall. Securing your work environment requires you to create what is referred to among security professionals as a human firewall. A human firewall is made up of the defenses the target presents to the attacker during a request for information. Use company-approved/vetted devices and applications.

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Firewall Engineering 137

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2019

If I go to a CSO and say, ‘We can secure your APIs,’ he’ll say, ‘Great, can you also find them for me?’ ” observed Dwivedi, Data Theorem’s founder. Because companies can’t protect APIs with traditional means, like firewalls, they must find other ways to secure them. And that’s just one phone. Velocity without security.

Digital transformation 154

Digital transformation Software Data breaches Authentication 154

Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

Specifically, CISA and USCG assessors had the most success gaining initial access, attaining network permanence, evading defenses and moving laterally by using valid accounts, phishing schemes and default credentials all simple attack methods. Separately, the red team also breached the networks Windows environment via a phishing attack.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Software Cyber Risk Risk 52

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Is the firewall configured appropriately to block a threat? Did end-user training really teach the fundamentals to avoid a phishing attack? And many of the items a CISO is responsible for are dependent on the threat landscape and the security posture of others. Did teams install the software correctly? You get the point.

CISO 101

CISO Penetration Testing Technology Antivirus 101

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

Security Awareness 40

Security Awareness Risk Cyber threats Cyber Risk 40

The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

Dom Glavach, CSO and chief strategist, CyberSN. VPNs, firewalls, email gateways have all been misused recently to gain a foothold with privilege inside an organization’s network without having to phish a user or hope for open RDP to compromise. Though even one compromised MSP could already expose thousands of endpoints.

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Ransomware Hacking Software Architecture 257