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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why castle-wall defenses utterly fail at stopping deceptive adversaries

The Last Watchdog

There are several methods of active defense that companies can utilize to safeguard their networks, and it’s time for CISOs to start picking. Traditional network security solutions, such as firewalls, are not effective at detecting and stopping lateral attack movement – and that’s where the real damage is done.

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Microsoft Targets Critical Outlook Zero-Day Flaw

eSecurity Planet

Block TCP 445/SMB outbound from your network by using a perimeter firewall, a local firewall, and via your VPN settings. “This can lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk.” Performing this mitigation makes troubleshooting easier than other methods of disabling NTLM.

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Adoption of Secure Cloud Services in Critical Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

Overreliance on perimeter firewalls and industrial IDS tools. Organizations have been confusing deployment of IDS tools that only indicate anomalous activity as equivalent of securing networks. Additionally, perimeter firewalls are heavily relied upon with little importance to lateral firewalls.

IoT 134
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Colonial Pipeline attack spotlights risks of geographically dispersed networks in an industry that is ‘far behind’

SC Magazine

” “These are very large networks covering extensive distances but they are typically ‘flat’ from a network segmentation standpoint,” Cusimano added. “This means that once someone gains access to the SCADA network they have access to every device on the network.”. Fortress Information Security.

Risk 105
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Hidden Biases in Cybersecurity Reviews – And How to Use Them

eSecurity Planet

For example, when surveying the market for email security, survey results should include respondents from each category that might represent different needs. The survey should have representation from categories such as: Company size: small to large Industry vertical: healthcare, energy, etc.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Beyond these daily handlers, ISC benefits from other users who willingly share performance data from their firewalls and intrusion detection systems. For starters, its proprietary network of sensors and its reporting setup mimic weather forecasting in a way that makes ISC effective at providing early warnings for emerging threats.

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CSTA Turns 400 – Proof That Technology Integrations Is Exactly What You Are Looking For

Cisco Security

With the addition of Kenna Security into our program we now have over 250 technology partners and over 400 integrations for our mutual customers to utilize. This exponential growth, from when we began this journey not so long ago, shows why our customers care about security product integrations and the intangible benefits they bring.