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

The Last Watchdog

TLS is the glue that holds together not just routine website data exchanges, but also each of the billions of machine-to-machine handshakes occurring daily to enable DevOps, cloud computing and IoT systems. Without TLS, digital transformation would come apart at the seams.

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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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How the CISO has adapted to protect the hybrid workforce

IT Security Guru

Given the connectivity needs of a remote workforce – and knowing a hybrid workforce is here to stay – many IT teams have had to make sudden changes in the way workers connect to corporate systems that could introduce new cyber risks and vulnerabilities. . This means staying one step ahead of the next potential threat.

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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018 Trip Report

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Every June, Gartner hosts a terrific security conference near Washington, D.C. called Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. This event is focused on the needs of senior IT and security professionals, such as CISOs, chief risk officers, architects, IAM and network security leaders.

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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. Cyberattacks on healthcare providers are a very serious matter as patients’ lives are at risk, as is the country’s national security.

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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. Nearly 95 percent of U.S.

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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. These are the data packets arriving at a trusted destination, i.e. the firewall’s home network, from an untrusted source, i.e. the public Internet.

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