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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. A methodical drive has been underway for at least the past decade to affect a transition to a new network security paradigm – one less rooted in the past and better suited for what’s coming next.

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Insider Threats and Security at the Edge

Security Boulevard

Edge computing is a vital component of digital transformation, allowing data to be analyzed and used in real-time closer to the point where it is created and consumed.

Insiders

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Ensure a Secure LAN Edge for All Devices

Tech Republic Security

The rapid growth of personal and Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices connecting to enterprise networks has increased the need to have fine-grained control over what is allowed into the network and with what permissions.

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

The Last Watchdog

From January through March 2021, TLS concealed 45 percent of the malware Sophos analysts observed circulating on the Internet; that’s double the rate – 23 percent – seen in early 2020, Dan Schiappa, Sophos’ chief product officer, told me in a briefing. How TLS works is that there is an encryption point and a decryption point.

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Healthcare – Patient or Perpetrator? – The Cybercriminals Within

Security Affairs

Traditional security software, such as NAC, EPS, IDS, or IoT Network Security, fails to provide the Layer 1 visibility required to detect and accurately identify all hardware assets. As a result of this blind spot, Rogue Devices, which operate on Layer 1, go undetected.

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

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption. Today the volume of encrypted network traffic is well over 80% , trending strongly toward 100%, according to Google. Without TLS, digital transformation would come apart at the seams.

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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. And criminals are moving online. Only 26 percent of U.S.

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