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What Is Hybrid Cloud Security? How it Works & Best Practices

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Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Data loss prevention ( DLP ) prevents unwanted data transfers. Firewalls and web application firewalls ( WAFs ) filter network traffic. Data Control and Privacy Large amounts of data may be stored and analyzed in the cloud.

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What Is Log Monitoring? Benefits & Security Use Cases

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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. SIEM tools can provide a consolidated picture of security by aggregating data from sources like firewalls, operating systems, intrusion detection systems, and user activity logs.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

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We do the same thing for firewalls. VAMOSI: That’s on the data collection side. There are also benefits to the end user as well, such as increased privacy. GRAY: But back to the quick thing you brought up before privacy requirements are going up, and that's a good thing. This is a federal data privacy law.