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Next-Generation Firewalls: A comprehensive guide for network security modernization

CyberSecurity Insiders

Over the years, the traditional firewall has transformed to meet the demands of the modern workplace and adapt to an evolving threat landscape. Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), free from legacy technology constraints, take advantage of significant advancements in computational power, memory, and storage.

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MY TAKE: Why new tools, tactics are needed to mitigate risks introduced by widespread encryption

The Last Watchdog

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption.

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SHARED INTEL: Report details how cyber criminals leverage HTTPS TLS to hide malware

The Last Watchdog

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. Attackers are taking advantage of TLS-protected web and cloud services, for malware delivery and for command-and-control, right under the noses of IT security teams and most security technologies.”.

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A COE for Zero Trust

SecureWorld News

For IT professionals and facility administrators, it is a term that governs the common features, technology, consumables, and security present in an office environment. Organizations must adapt their security controls to home networks and even public WiFi. So how does this affect the COE?

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Are Data Breaches the New Reality for Retail?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. Lines are now blurred between physical and digital experiences. retailers are implementing encryption in the cloud today.

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MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

“Threat actors have become aware that APIs represent a ton of exposed opportunity,” says Mike Spanbauer, security evangelist at Juniper Networks , a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based based supplier of networking technology. It seems to me that attackers have come to utilize APIs as, in essence, a built-in tool on steroids.

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MY TAKE: Deploying ‘machine learning’ at router level helps companies prepare for rise of 5G

The Last Watchdog

Machine learning (ML) and digital transformation (DX) go hand in glove. And as we accelerate the digitalization of everything, even more data is being generated. I had the chance to sit down with Laurence Pitt, Juniper’s global security strategy director. You have to start learning it again.”