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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. What is Wireless Security?

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Adoption of Secure Cloud Services in Critical Infrastructure

CyberSecurity Insiders

There are hierarchical divisions on the basis of which a network is built. IoT sensors and devices. Most plants and facilities have a high degree of IoT sensors and devices communicating wirelessly using very specific protocols, and very often interacting with cloud-based services for receiving and providing different telemetry data.

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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. This ensures the entirety of the network and its endpoints are marked for testing and evaluation.

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

eSecurity Planet

An ideal security stack provides continuous protection without gaps. 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.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization.

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Top IoT Security Solutions of 2021

eSecurity Planet

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. As the enterprise attack surface grows, IoT is yet another attack vector organizations aren’t fully prepared to defend.

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