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New Mirai variant appears in the threat landscape

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“The IoT realm remains an easily accessible target for attackers. “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. “The attacks are still ongoing at the time of this writing. Many vulnerabilities are very easy to exploit and could, in some cases, have catastrophic consequences,” the researchers conclude.

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Dozens of Linksys router models leak data useful for hackers

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Security researcher Troy Mursch , Chief Research Officer of Bad Packets , discovered that over 20,000 Linksys wireless routers are leaking full historical records of every device ever connected to them. The devices continue to leak the information even when their firewall is turned on.

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IDS & IPS Remain Important Even as Other Tools Add IDPS Features

eSecurity Planet

IDS and IPS solutions help fill in the gaps between endpoint protection , firewalls , and other parts of the security stack. Even the smallest organizations know that they should implement firewalls and endpoint protection solutions. This equipment usually cannot be protected by antivirus solutions or device-specific firewalls.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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Fortinet vs Palo Alto Networks: Top NGFWs Compared

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A next-generation firewall (NGFW) is an important component of network security and represents the third generation of firewall technology. NGFWs provide capabilities beyond that of a traditional, stateful firewall , including cloud-delivered threat intelligence , integrated intrusion prevention , and application awareness and control.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

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When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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The basic elements of a fundamental network include: Network equipment: Controls data flow between devices and commonly includes physical and virtual switches, wired or wireless routers, modems, and hubs. These techniques can use built-in software features (for firewalls, operating systems, etc.)