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STEPS FORWARD Q&A: Will ‘proactive security’ engender a shift to risk-based network protection?

The Last Watchdog

The Omdia analysts called out a a handful of key proactive methodologies: Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (RBVM), Attack Surface Management (ASM), and Incident Simulation and Testing (IST). RBVM solutions don’t merely identify vulnerabilities, it quantifies and prioritizes them, making risk management more strategic.

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GUEST ESSAY: Five steps to improving identity management — and reinforcing network security

The Last Watchdog

The identity management market has grown to $13 billion and counting. On the other hand, there’s a good deal of snake oil on the market, making it hard for organizations to realize the value of their tech investments. It’s reasonable that businesses will work with multiple vendors to address specific security issues.

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What Is Integrated Risk Management? Definition & Implementation

eSecurity Planet

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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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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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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Lacework Adds Custom Risk Scoring Capability to CNAPP

Security Boulevard

Lacework today announced it has added a risk vulnerability scoring capability to its cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) that can be customized to a specific cloud computing environment. Kate MacLean, senior director of product marketing for Lacework, said this.

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Best Network Security Tools 2021

eSecurity Planet

With almost every aspect of business becoming more digital, enterprise network security software minimizes the impact of cyberattacks — especially as guarding against them protects a company’s operations and safeguards its competitiveness in a fast-moving marketplace. Top network security tools. XM Cyber Platform.