Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

6 - New data released about BianLian ransomware group tactics A U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 4, 2024

C ybersecurity is no longer just about firewalls and antivirus software. In today's data-driven world, effectively managing cybersecurity risk requires quantification: turning abstract threats into concrete numbers. This blog is your compass to navigate the landscape of cyber risk quantification methods.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

For instance, if anybody tries to enter an asset outside of the company firewall, ITAM can issue a notification and initiate the incident’s automatic message. They should also detect and track resources instantaneously, perform constant risk assessment, as well as immediately isolate untrustworthy resources from the entire network.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2022

MSSPs arrived on the scene 15 years ago to supply device security as a contracted service: antivirus, firewalls, email security and the like. They could help enterprises and SMBs overcome the IT skills shortage, truly mitigate cyber risks and comply with audit requirements, to boot. Guest expert: Chris Prewitt, CTO, Inversion6.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 18, 2025

What was once a contest of firewalls and intrusion detection, is now a high-stakes game driven by AI. On one side, defenders are using AI to predict, prevent, and respond to cyber threats with precision. Cybersecurity has entered a new era.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

Complex and evolving cyber risks need to be resolved, for instance, when it comes to securing human and machine identities, tightening supply chains, mitigating third-party risks, protecting critical infrastructure and preserving individuals’ privacy. Firewalls predate SIEMs.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Consider setting up a firewall: One of the main ways that hackers find and access non-secure web cameras is by probing networks for points of entry. Setting up a firewall, or configuring your internet router to block unwanted incoming internet traffic can add another level of protection between your home devices and hackers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Ivanti CSA and Fortinet bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Mozilla issued an urgent Firefox update to fix an actively exploited flaw Palo Alto fixed critical flaws in PAN-OS firewalls that allow for full compromise of the devices Cybercriminals Are Targeting AI Conversational Platforms Awaken Likho APT group targets Russian (..)

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk. A report from 2023 revealed that 67% of energy and utility companies faced ransomware attacks, with many incidents exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, managing risk is no longer about simply setting up firewalls and antivirus software. As cyber threats become more sophisticated, organizations require a robust and comprehensive framework to understand and quantify risk in monetary terms.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

Converge’s proprietary technology platform allows it to ingest and collate data from applications, external system scans, underwriting and claims workspaces, insured/broker portals, analytics workspaces, and other specialized data sources to underwrite cyber risks more swiftly and effectively.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2023

Experts must monitor firewalls, test business continuity plans and identify vulnerabilities with seemingly little payoff. Cyber risk quantification: Collects and translates risk information into currency, informing boards and stakeholders of the threats from a monetary perspective.

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Centraleyes

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Cyber risk mitigation is an ongoing process that aims to reduce the impact of cyber threats on your organization. A well-crafted cyber risk mitigation plan includes: Risk Identification: Discovering vulnerabilities and potential threats to your systems.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 10, 2021

Crowdsourcing risk profiles. CyberGRX’s global cyber risk Exchange caught on quickly. In five years it has grown to over 100,000 participants with first-party and third-party organizations collaborating to crowdsource risk assessments and share intelligence about successful risk remediation strategies.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

WAF (Web Application Firewall) employs setting rules based on IP addresses, and monitoring traffics to block malicious IPs. APIs are not insecure by nature, but due to the complexity and quantity of API adoption, it is easy to have security gaps and cyber risks waiting to leap out. Tool limitations.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Mitigations for vendors and end-user organizations The advisory urges two primary groups—software vendors and end-user organizations—to take specific actions to reduce cyber risks. Key recommendations include secure-by-design principles, consistent software patching, and implementation of security monitoring tools.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) of UK conducted the survey and came to the above stated conclusion that shows how relaxed are businesses for cyber security.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Related: Why we’re in the Golden Age of cyber espionage. Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. But this hasn’t done the trick. Smart money.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

While state-of-the-art tools are vital, the true backbone of our defense strategy lies within our trained professionals—the human firewall.” These efforts will not only mitigate immediate cyber risks but also strengthen long-term organizational health and security.”

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The issue serves as a reminder of the potential risks inherent in widely used software. Fortinet firewall vulnerabilities What happened? However, with great user experience come great cyber-risks, and as AI becomes more widespread, the likelihood of it being chosen as an attack vector increases.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Next-generation firewalls NGFW Fortinet Palo Alto Networks. Web application firewall WAF Akamai Imperva. Breach and attack simulation (BAS): XM Cyber. XM Cyber Platform. XM Cyber launched in 2016 and is a winner for its innovation in the breach and attack simulation arena. Prisma Access (SASE). Prisma SD-WAN.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Related: Implications of huge Capital One breach CASBs supplied a comprehensive set of tools to monitor and manage the multitude of fresh cyber risks spinning out of the rise in in corporate reliance on cloud services. In doing so, CASBs became the fastest growing security category ever , as declared by Gartner.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2022

Protecting APIs against modern cyber threats requires going beyond the traditional solutions. Web Application and API protection (WAAP) , the next generation of Web Application Firewall (WAF) comes to the rescue. This is simply an extension of the requirement for VLANs, firewalls, RASPs, and WAFs. What is WAAP? .

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

For more information about the threat from nation-state cyber attackers: What CISOs Need to Know About Nation-State Actors (InformationWeek) 4 Ways to Defend Against Nation-State Attacks (BankInfoSecurity) Growing Nation-State Alliances Increase U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Here are key takeaways: Fresh feeds Threat intelligence feeds gathered from automated defenses, such as next-gen firewalls and SIEMs , make up the vast majority of information companies have in hand depicting the activity of threat actors. The end game is to insert a human element much more prominently into triaging cyber risks.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

That said, APIs are certain to get a lot more attention by security teams — and board members concerned about cyber risk mitigation — in 2022. We’re continuing to invest in our next generation firewall and our cloud-based security capabilities to counter that trend.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Cyber Security Analyst is paid £40k as a minimum basic pay and the max he/she can get is £80k. And the role he/she needs to play is to track down any potential cyber risks existing in the IT infrastructure and keep it free from issues such as data theft, Ddos attacks and ransomware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

There are a number of cybersecurity services to choose from, ranging from managed SIEM to managed detection and response (MDR) , managed firewalls, incident response , and more. Read more: Choosing a Managed Security Service: MDR, Firewalls & SIEM. 11 Leading MSSPs. Delivery: On-premises and cloud. See our in-depth look at IBM.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 15, 2024

Cybersecurity professionals should read the terms of service for any antivirus, VPN, or firewall software they are using. In his bi-weekly Inflection Point bulletin, Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC, said: "As far as I know, this is a first in the history of cyber risk management.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

Employees should undergo frequent cyber security awareness programs to keep them up to date on the latest cyber risks and how to recognize an attack in its early stages. Configure firewalls to prevent rogue IP addresses from gaining access. Here are 6 preventive measures that companies can adopt to keep hackers at bay.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But there is a good reason a zero-trust framework has been mandated by the US White House for all federal agencies, and recommended by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Penetration Testing Product Guides 9 Best Penetration Testing Tools 10 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) move beyond the traditional perimeter of a network to provide protections at the application layer of the TCP/IP stack.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2025

Securing AIand staving off AI threatswith AI The ThreatLabz 2025 AI Security Report provides detailed guidance for enterprises looking to securely adopt AI while minimizing risks and blocking AI-powered cyberthreats.At

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Time to Accept the Risk of Open Source? Where is the real risk? Accepting Open Source Risk. Accepting cybersecurity risk has become the norm for organizations. That depends on the source components, exposure to code injections from malicious actors, and other cyber risks from hackers. The source communities?

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Security pros face great challenges in managing all the products and tools they use to handle the cyber risks they face. It stands to reason that corners are cut, and that usually comes in the form of relying on the bare minimum of tools that cannot possibly cover every potential risk.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s time to upgrade security to a modern, multi-layered approach and realize that firewalls are no longer sufficient,” Neray says. Cyber warfare is a piercing, straight-shooting arrow in an attackers’ quiver. Expensive collateral damage. It includes American companies with global operations in Europe.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 17, 2023

Since software updates contain the latest cybersecurity measures, they are essential to cyber risk management in the hybrid workplace. Installing a firewall on every workplace computer and tablet can protect the core of each hard drive from malware that may have been accidentally installed.

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