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Eliminating Lateral Threat Movement INSIDE factory, branch, and campus networks

Network World

High-risk legacy protocols and services, such as Server Message Block (SMB), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Telnet, Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS), and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), frequently make up more than 20% of internal East-West network connections. Our unique agentless architecture protects headless machines.

Network 396
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 gains security, networking upgrades

Network World

Firewalld is a commonly used Linux firewall service while notables provides filtering and classification of network packets. Additionally, the nmstate utility gains support for the congestion window clamp (cwnd) option, providing better control over TCP traffic management. Developer tools and container innovation RHEL 9.5

Linux 273
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Starting zero trust without spending a dime

Network World

Configure workstation firewall policies such that only Client-to-Server communications are permitted. Windows firewall is set to the Public profile at all times, blocking inbound connections, even from other corporate workstations and servers. Call it a zero-trust move, but more from a logical standpoint.

Policies 369
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How to Pick the Right Technology to Enable the Remote Workforce

CIO Business Intelligence

Protecting data and monitoring user behavior used to be relatively simple when everyone was behind the corporate firewall. Locking the front door doesn’t help if the windows and back doors are open. When configured properly, ZTNA improves the user experience by eliminating the need to individually log on to each SaaS application.

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Increase customer protection with edge security

CIO Business Intelligence

Latest cybersecurity threats expose flaws in traditional security methods Let’s consider two methods of security for customer data: firewalls and cloud storage. Firewalls are not well suited to protect against modern threats. Think about your data center firewall as a safe inside your home, where highly sensitive data is kept.

Security 261
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OT Cybersecurity and the Evolving Role of Controls Engineers

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity requirements now encompass: Network segmentation: Implementation of VLANs and firewalls at critical system boundaries System hardening: Advanced Windows configuration, secure user authentication, and role-based access control Asset management: Maintaining up-to-date Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) and asset registers.

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO Business Intelligence

The principle of least privilege (PoLP) is an information security concept that maintains that a user or entity should only have access to the specific data, resources, and applications needed to complete a required task. But this opened the applications for attacks that could easily subvert the entire OS. Within a ZTNA 2.0

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