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Digital Resilience is the New Digital Transformation KPI

Security Boulevard

Digital Resilience is the New Digital Transformation KPI. Innovation and digital transformation rely on digital resilience to turn business disruption into revenue opportunities. What is Digital Resilience? Digital resilience was a major theme at IDC Directions 2021 in March. Sharon Bell.

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MY TAKE: How ‘CASBs’ are evolving to close the security gaps arising from digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) space is maturing to keep pace with digital transformation. In the past, for example, companies could get away with using a default password, and depend on firewalls and other internal security tools to provide protection. Related: CASBs needed now, more than ever.

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

CyberSecurity Insiders

AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time.

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Cisco Recognized for 2021 Market Leadership Global Network Firewall Industry Excellence in Best Practices

Tech Republic Security

Network firewalls are a critical line of defense in securing enterprise networks and protecting their vital data. The rapid transition to cloud infrastructure makes managing networks quite complex and cumbersome, leaving security and information technology (IT) teams with the overwhelming task of determining proper restrictions and access.

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MY TAKE: Log4j’s big lesson – legacy tools, new tech are both needed to secure modern networks

The Last Watchdog

By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. I’m referring to Security Information and Event Management ( SIEM ) systems and to firewalls. Firewalls predate SIEMs.

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Q&A: Here’s why it has become vital for companies to deter ‘machine-identity thieves’

The Last Watchdog

We’re undergoing digital transformation , ladies and gentlemen. On Sunday, Timehop shared details about how a hacker got into their network, conducted several reconnaissance forays, and then moved swiftly on July 4th to pilfer personal information for 21 million Timehop users, including their social media “access tokens.”.

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Machine Learning is a Must for API Security

IT Security Guru

Modern digital transformations have been fuelled by APIs, altering how many businesses and organizations run. However, the recent innovation and digital transformation wave have also opened up new attack surfaces for cybercriminals.