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Microsoft adds resiliency, redundancy, security to Windows Server 2019

Network World

With Windows Server 2019, Microsoft is adding resiliency and redundancy enhancements to the Shielded Virtual Machines security controls it introduced with Windows Server 2016. Now Shielded VM enhancements in Window Server 2019 provide real-time failback configurations and host- and policy-based security improvements.

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More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

Network World

Many cloud breaches are not provider-related, but are instead due to ineffective management, like the 2019 Capital One breach. Restrict inbound access, limit inbound access to Kubernetes API servers and ensure that Kubelet configurations disable anonymous authentication. used to standardize on a security baseline.”

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Be An Authentic Ally To Earn The Right To Wear The Rainbow

Forrester IT

In 2019, queer people […]. “Rainbow capitalism” is becoming more common, but as it spreads wider it becomes more obvious when a firm’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ (queer) community barely runs skin deep.

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Government cybersecurity agency warns of Windows Server exploit

Network World

The vulnerability is in Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC), a core authentication component of Active Directory from Windows Server 2008 to Server 2019. It demands that executive agencies take "immediate and emergency action" to patch CVE-2020-1472 , issued August 11. To read this article in full, please click here

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Microsoft issues fixes for non-supported versions of Windows Server

Network World

The vulnerability ( CVE-2019-0708 ) is in the Remote Desktop Services component built into all versions of Windows. CVE-2019-0708 is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction, meaning any future malware could self-propagate from one vulnerable machine to another. To read this article in full, please click here

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What is SASE? How the cloud marries networking and security

Network World

First outlined by Gartner in 2019, SASE (pronounced sassy) has quickly evolved from a niche, security-first SD-WAN alternative into a popular WAN sector that analysts project will grow to become a $10-billion-plus market within the next couple of years. Once authenticated, they have direct access to the resources, addressing latency issues.

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Passwords Belong In Time Capsules, Not IT Ecosystems

Forrester IT

According to the FBI’s 2019 Internet Crime Report, phishing was the most widely reported cybercrime last year. It’s no secret that credential theft remains a primary attack vector for cybercriminals. Recently, we’ve seen a sharp uptick in the number of phishing attempts that leveraged the paranoia surrounding COVID-19 (coronavirus).

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