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NSA issues advice for securing wireless devices

Malwarebytes

By releasing an information sheet that provides guidance on securing wireless devices while in public (pdf) —for National Security System, Department of Defense, and Defense Industrial Base teleworkers—the NSA has provided useful information on malicious techniques used by cyber actors, and ways to protect against them. Other interfaces.

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Everything You Need To Know About Wireless Access Points

SecureBlitz

Looking to set up your new wireless network? Check out some important info on wireless access points first. Businesses and homes these days rely heavily on the internet and wireless networks. Services like Call Spectrum have expanded their networks to deliver high-speed internet to more areas.

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ThousandEyes Pi4 Wireless Deployment at Black Hat USA

Cisco Security

A deployment guide for wireless ThousandEyes agents deployed to monitor the Black Hat 2023 conference by Adam Kilgore & Ryan MacLennan ThousandEyes (TE) Black Hat 2023 Deployment Guide This guide documents the setup and installation procedures used to deploy ThousandEyes at Black Hat 2023.

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Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business

Security Boulevard

The most important and integral part of any data security begins with having firewalls installed in the environment. Not just that, installing firewalls is an essential requirement of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS ). What is a PCI DSS Compliant Firewall? Protect cardholder data with a firewall.

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5 Ways to Ensure Home Router Security with a Remote Workforce

Adam Levin

Configure a Firewall: Most routers come with a built-in firewall to block unauthorized incoming internet traffic. Encourage workers to check the existing settings and enable their router’s firewall if it isn’t running already. Passwords should be difficult to guess, but easy enough for employees to remember.

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Experts found hundreds of devices within federal networks having internet-exposed management interfaces

Security Affairs

Researchers at Censys have identified hundreds of devices deployed within federal networks that have internet-exposed management interfaces. The experts focused on roughly 1,300 of these hosts that were accessible online and discovered hundreds of devices with management interfaces exposed to the public internet.

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Next-Generation Firewalls: A comprehensive guide for network security modernization

CyberSecurity Insiders

The terms computer security, information security and cybersecurity were practically non-existent in the 1980s, but believe it or not, firewalls have existed in some form since that time. Over the years, the traditional firewall has transformed to meet the demands of the modern workplace and adapt to an evolving threat landscape.