The Last Watchdog

APRIL 12, 2023

Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. And I’ll try to ramp it up in my upcoming series of Last Watchdog RSA Insights Fireside Chat podcasts to follow. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2022

As their cities suffered more intense bombardment by Russian military forces this week, Ukrainian Internet users came under renewed cyberattacks, with one Internet company providing service there saying they blocked ten times the normal number of phishing and malware attacks targeting Ukrainians.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 2, 2022

The post Get ready for security in the age of the Extended Internet of Things, says Claroty appeared first on TechRepublic. ICS vulnerability disclosures have grown by 110% since 2018, which Claroty said suggests more types of operational technologies are coming online and presenting soft targets.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

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. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 9, 2020

There’s no stopping the Internet of Things now. Data collected by IoT devices will increasingly get ingested into cloud-centric networks where it will get crunched by virtual servers. NDR technologies could very well help keep the expansion of IoT on track – by helping to address the attendant privacy and security concerns.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The White House is urging internet network providers to take steps outlined in its roadmap to better secure the Border Gateway Protocol, a set of rule that are not widely known but are crucial to routing traffic around the internet.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2024

Israeli hacktivist group WeRedEvils reportedly attacked Iran's Wi-Fi infrastructure, knocking out internet service in parts of the country amid growing tensions following Israel's assassination this week of a Hamas leader in Iran. The post Iranian Internet Attacked by Israeli Hacktivist Group: Reports appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Patreon, the notorious membership monetization platform, laid off its entire security team yesterday. The post Patreon Fires its Security Team — and the Internet Freaks Out appeared first on Security Boulevard. Just like that.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

With traditional firewalls, network security teams are charged with the heavy lifting of deploying new solutions. Together, these components bring best-in-class managed security infrastructure for customers using AWS. Traffic between the on-premises network and customer VPC’s, when passed over a Transit Gateway using VPN.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2023

The internet was on tenterhooks over the question of whether the U.S. The post Are Internet Providers ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Crimes? The post Are Internet Providers ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Crimes? appeared first on Security Boulevard. In particular, the Supreme Court was presented with an.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

ISP networks to collect sensitive information and launch cyberattacks, joining Volt Typhoon and Flax Typhoon as China-backed hackers that are establishing persistence in the IT infrastructures of critical infrastructure organizations. Internet Providers: Report appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Adam Levin

JULY 6, 2022

A firewall is a network security device or program designed to prevent unauthorized and malicious internet traffic from entering a private network or device.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2022

In response, Cato Networks today introduced network-based ransomware protection for the Cato SASE Cloud. This is an example of an advanced security capability meeting an urgent need – and it’s also more evidence that enterprises must inevitably transition to a new network security paradigm.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 5, 2022

The open-source project lets people browse the Internet more anonymously by routing their traffic across different nodes before making a final connection between their device and a desired website. The post Tor’s (security) role in the future of the Internet, with Alec Muffett appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2021

While well intentioned, you may have inadvertently created a security breach for the recipient or opened your family up to unwanted surveillance. The Internet of security breaches The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just for your smart.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

was used by tens of millions of websites approximately 4% of all sites on the internet which highlights the severity of the incident, whose full impact is yet to be determined. Fortinet products are integral to many organizations’ network security. Why does it matter? According to Cloudflare, Polyfill.io

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 19, 2023

We discussed how the boundaries between in-company and out-of-company IT infrastructure have become increasingly blurred making network security more challenging than ever. As companies adjusted in the post pandemic operating environment, Internet-centric services rose to the fore. What’s to happen next?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

It’s always DNS: Government ministry denies hackers hacked its network infrastructure. The post Russian Internet Outage: DNSSEC Oops or Ukraine Hack? appeared first on Security Boulevard. It was DNS.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 23, 2024

At issue is a well-known security and privacy threat called “ namespace collision ,” a situation where domain names intended to be used exclusively on an internal company network end up overlapping with domains that can resolve normally on the open Internet. SSL/TLS certs). Image: Defcon.org.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2022

This is so, despite the fact that the fundamental design of a VPN runs diametrically opposed to zero trust security principles. I had the chance to visit with David Holmes, network security analyst at Forrester, to learn more about how this dichotomy is playing out as companies accelerate their transition to cloud-centric networking.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s not often that a zero-day vulnerability causes a network security vendor to urge customers to physically remove and decommission an entire line of affected hardware — as opposed to just applying software updates.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2022

Network security is in dire straits. Security teams must defend an expanding attack surface, skilled IT professionals are scarce and threat actors are having a field day. That said, Managed Security Services Providers – MSSPs — are in a position to gallop to the rescue. Can the MSSPs pull off the heroics?

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 3, 2024

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2022

We discussed how ZTNA has emerged as a key component of new network security frameworks, such as secure access service edge ( SASE ) and security service edge ( SSE ). Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The government agencies released a guide that advises telecom and critical infrastructure defenders on best practices to strengthen network security against PRC-linked and other cyber threats. The agencies recommend robust measures to protect enterprise networks against cyber threats. ” reads the joint advisory.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. A methodical drive has been underway for at least the past decade to affect a transition to a new network security paradigm – one less rooted in the past and better suited for what’s coming next.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

For a full drill down on Tanium’s approach to network security that incorporates granular visibility and real-time management of endpoints please give the accompanying podcast a listen. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

LW: To what extent is Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk just a microcosm of a wider shift of network security that’s taking place? Can you frame how legacy security tools (NGFW, WAF, web gateways, SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, XDR, VM, IAM, etc.) LW: What do you expect network security to look like five years from now?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 21, 2022

Likewise, employing techniques ranging from anomaly detection of certificates to utilizing artificial intelligence to detect irregular traffic patterns, suspicious file transfers, and/or attempts by malware to beacon, modern countermeasures can help ensure that zero trust initiatives do not undermine internal network security analysis processes.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 29, 2025

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has issued an urgent advisory affecting its modern Kea DHCP server, disclosing three The post Security Alert: Multi Flaws in Kea DHCP Server Disclosed appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This is what the former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon meant in April when she said about 5G, "You have to presume a dirty network." It sounds ridiculous on its face, but the internet itself was a solution to a similar problem: a reliable network built out of unreliable parts.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

LAS VEGAS — Penetration testing, traditionally, gave businesses a nice, pretty picture of their network security posture — at a given point in time. Related: Going on the security offensive Such snapshots proved useful for building audit trails, particularly for companies in heavily regulated industries.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 16, 2020

Katz This simple step results in a full stack of network-level defenses being brought to bear on the individual device. “We We perform network security processes on the hardware itself,” Katz told me. “We Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2022

During the first two decades of this century, virtual private networks —VPNs—served as a cornerstone of network security. VPNs encrypt data streams and protect endpoints from unauthorized access, essentially by requiring all network communications to flow over a secured pipe. Related: Deploying human sensors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

When it comes to protecting your small business from cyber attacks, the first and foremost thing is to upgrade your network security and IT infrastructure to the latest standards. Modern technology comes with improved network security offering higher protection. . Ensure Network Security . Final Thoughts.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The number of devices exposing the web UI on the internet, a timeline and technical details about this malicious activity, and tips for mitigating this zero-day threat are featured.

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