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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. But this hasn’t done the trick.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations. Choose a centralized platform that is interoperable with several firewall suppliers.

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American Water Shuts Down Services After Cybersecurity Breach

eSecurity Planet

Strengthen Perimeter Defenses Firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS): Firewalls are the first line of defense, blocking unauthorized access to the network, while IDS helps monitor network traffic for suspicious activity. Here are key strategies to prevent cyberattacks like the American Water cyber breach.

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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk. Leverage data analysis: Data analytics and IoT technologies are revolutionizing the oil and gas sector, enabling better monitoring and threat detection.

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BrandPost: Gain Full Visibility for Threat Detection and Response with Deep Packet Inspection

CSO Magazine

Contrary to conventional packet (or NetFlow) filters – which are devices that check only the packet headers for information regarding Internet Protocol (IP) address, source, and destination as well as port numbers — DPI examines a much larger range of metadata. The only place an attacker can’t hide is on the network.

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Top Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Cloud features – like public cloud support, CASB and cloud workload protection – and cloud-based management have also grown in importance, and Firewalls as a Service (FWaaS) are catching on too. If you’re already working with a networking vendor and they have strong firewall offerings, they’re worth evaluating of course.

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Threat-informed or Threat-owned? Classic Practices Will Probably Save You!

Anton on Security

new blog “Revisiting Traditional Security Advice for Modern Threats” , here are the key ideas from it. At some point, a “pre-owned” (compromised before you ever saw it) email security appliance , firewall, or a piece of software will show up in your environment (you no longer need to be this elite for it; it ain’t 2013).

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