eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Here are some data breach prevention and response practices that have stood the test of time, followed by a reference list of some vendor resources that can help you improve your own cybersecurity and incident response capabilities. Cyber attacks happen to almost all organizations; limiting their damage is critically important.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Continuous security monitoring identifies and responds to threats in real time. Firewalls and web application firewalls ( WAFs ) filter network traffic. Encryption: Encrypting data and cloaking it in a secure, unreadable format both during transit (through protocols such as SSL/TLS) and at rest prevents unwanted access.

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Backups Firewall Encryption Architecture 104

Security Boulevard

APRIL 30, 2021

These attacks are circumventing staple security products such as next-gen firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, web and endpoint security defenses, web application firewalls and database monitoring solutions. Breaches continue to happen at an increasing rate, with more severe consequences.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ensure the security of computational resources, storage, the physical network, virtual network controls, operating systems, applications, and middleware. 4 Key Components of Cloud Security These critical components operate in tandem to provide a strong cybersecurity posture for cloud settings.

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Backups Encryption Firewall Risk 72

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Log monitoring is the process of analyzing log file data produced by applications, systems and devices to look for anomalous events that could signal cybersecurity, performance or other problems. While logs are also used by developers and IT teams to address performance and operations issues, our focus is on the security uses of log data.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASBs) CSPMs are responsible for monitoring cloud infrastructures, while cloud access security brokers (CASBs) monitor and protect user access to SaaS and cloud applications. CASBs concentrate on firewall, malware detection, authentication, and data loss prevention.

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Zigrin Security

AUGUST 9, 2023

You need to know if your company’s security controls and defenses can withstand a real cyber attack. With this approach, testers act as external hackers to simulate a cyber attack on your network and see what damage could be done. Think of it as an entertaining security audit! Thrill seekers!

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Penetration Testing Cyber Attacks Architecture Risk 52

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Implement Network Segmentation: Create virtual LANs ( VLANs ) to reduce the attack surface, enabling specific security rules, access restrictions, and firewalls for each network segment. Apply Security Patches: Employ frequent security updates to fix known vulnerabilities and improve security.

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