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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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Adoption of Secure Cloud Services in Critical Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

Risk assessments including understanding of threat vectors due to introduction of new technologies is not typically or adequately addressed. 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.

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

SC Magazine

demonstrating the unique cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities associated with geographically distributed networks. Just as oil and gas can flow up and down the pipeline, so can malware, reaching remote facilities whose IT and operational technology systems may not be adequately fortified to defend against an attack.

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Hidden Biases in Cybersecurity Reviews – And How to Use Them

eSecurity Planet

Technology reviews can be a temptingly easy way to gain insight into the often impenetrable world of enterprise cybersecurity products, but you need to know how to use them. To help, we’ll cover the pros, built-in biases, and suitability of each type of technology review and how to use each review type as a buyer.

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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. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with. New Cisco Cloud Security Integrations.

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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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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

AI Use Danger As with any emerging technology, many organizations should expect errors and growing pains as teams learn the nuances of applying the technology. AI-Improved Security Many vendors began marketing AI-enhanced products years ago, and experts see continuing development of AI as an advantage for improved cybersecurity.