Network World

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Overall, ThreatLabz tracked a rise in financially motivated mobile attacks – with 111% growth in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware – most of which can bypass multifactor authentication (MFA). Top Mobile and IoT/OT trends Rise in financially-motivated mobile threats, including a 111% rise in spyware and 29% growth in banking malware.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This quote summarizes the importance of online encryption policy and hands-on implementation within an organization. Through an online encryption policy, you can mitigate the risks and avoid these cases, whether you’re a profit or a non-profit organization. What is an online encryption policy? Corporate B2B and B2C companies.

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Network World

MAY 9, 2019

Cisco has added support for Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) to its million-plus ISR/ASR edge routers, in an effort to reinforce branch and core network malware protection at across the SD-WAN. Cisco last year added its Viptela SD-WAN technology to the IOS XE version 16.9.1 To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

AUGUST 27, 2024

The generative AI tool is called Project Cypress, and it was announced last year as a tech preview, says Umesh Mahajan, vice president and general manager for application networking and security at Broadcom, which completed its acquisition of VMware last November. The tool can also suggest remediations, but it won’t act on its own.

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CTOvision

MAY 22, 2014

Organizations are giving more priority to development of information security policies, as protecting their assets is one of the prominent things that needs to be considered. Lack of clarity in InfoSec policies can lead to catastrophic damages which cannot be recovered. Security policies are tailored to the specific mission goals.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2024

The life cycle of a cyberattack Regardless of the method that threat actors use to commit cyberattacks—phishing, malware, and, yes, ransomware—the stages of every attack are remarkably similar. In cyber terms, this translates into the user, device, or vulnerable asset being compromised by a phishing or malware attack. Stay up to date.

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Network World

APRIL 10, 2025

By bringing these services into a single, unified platform, teams get centralized visibility and control across their entire networkno matter where their users, applications, or data centers are. Secure branch offices and enable rapid response to security incidents and consistent security policy enforcement across all sites.

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Network World

MAY 4, 2017

When Microsoft made it possible for enterprises to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their applications and new Windows versions, it didn't intend to help malware authors as well. Yet, this feature is now abused by cybercriminals for stealthy and persistent malware infections.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 25, 2024

Malware, phishing, and ransomware are fast-growing threats given new potency and effectiveness with AI – for example, improving phishing attacks, creating convincing fake identities or impersonating real ones. Adopting still more, individual security tools, now with AI incorporated, is already happening.

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Network World

MAY 30, 2024

Desai, product marketing lead for 5G fixed wireless access and WAN application assurance for SD-WANs at Cisco, in a blog about the new devices. Cellular gateways transpose a cellular signal into wired WAN Ethernet connectivity, enabling high-speed, always-on cellular network connectivity for business-critical operations, wrote Pratik S.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 14, 2022

As enterprises consider adoption of security service edge (SSE) solutions, they are raising questions about how best to secure data that touches the cloud in any way – whether data is accessed by or stored in websites, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, or private applications that reside in the cloud.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

NIST, other government agencies, and industry bodies point towards the policy enforcement point (PEP) as the gateway device or service that performs this separation, gating access based on different authentication and authorization requirements, depending on the sensitivity of the resource.

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Network World

MAY 19, 2016

The Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) is a line of security devices that inspect Web traffic going in and out of an organization in order to detect malware, prevent data leaks, and enforce Internet access policies for users and applications. The devices run an operating system called Cisco AsyncOS.

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

Gartner had put its finger on a new set of challenges that enterprise IT faced as employees shifted to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic and applications migrated to the cloud. Gartner cautions that Cloudflare lacks some features, such as file malware sandboxing, DEM, and full-featured built-in reporting and analytics.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Unsanctioned devices often lack essential security controls and don’t adhere to corporate security policies. Malware is the top threat to IoT/OT With so many vulnerabilities plaguing IoT devices, these devices are attractive and relatively easy entry points into corporate networks for attackers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 25, 2024

Web application use at a tipping point Despite approximately 85- 100% of the workday taking place within web browsers, many enterprises lack security robust enough to respond to threats. Malicious browser extensions can introduce malware, exfiltrate data, or provide a backdoor for further attacks.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

AI is really a toolkit made up largely of machine learning and LLMs, many of which have been applied for over a decade to tractable problems like novel malware detection and fraud detection. AI in defense There are also, however, applications of AI in the practice of cybersecurity itself. But there’s more to it than that.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Solution provides real-time detection, identification, and mitigation of advanced malware that operates in endpoint volatile memory . product suite, combines Triumfant’s unique, patented malware detection software with new tools that can accurately track malware functionality operating in the volatile memory of the endpoint machine.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

src="[link] alt="alex tan" loading="lazy" width="400px"> Alex Tan Group Chief Information Officer (Yinson) As 2025 unfolds, we foresee a shift in the technology landscape: The generative AI (genAI) frenzy will give way to pragmatic applications, commencing with bespoke in-house chatbots that streamline operations.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 13, 2024

“As our warfighters, who are closest to the problems, are learning the technology, we are leveraging their insights to inform future policy, acquisition and investment decisions.” Users will have the opportunity to provide feedback to shape policies and inform procurement conversations with vendors of such tools in future.

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Network World

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Cato IoT/OT Security offers network and security teams device discovery and classification features, as well as policy enforcement and threat detection capabilities in its Cato SASE Cloud Platform. Cato applies optimization and acceleration to all traffic going through the backbone to enhance application performance and the user experience.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

However, this shift requires a thorough understanding of the security implications and how a business can protect its data and applications. As with all technology introductions, it’s important to have clear security policies, tools, processes, and training.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 12, 2022

A holistic solution reduces complexity and benefits the customer by only requiring them to define their policy once. ”. For example, data within software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications can’t be protected by the corporate virtual private network if users are outside the firewall, so access needs to be governed at the user account level.

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How To Firewall Policies Cloud 245

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

They achieve this via several means, but one of the most common is via phishing, which typically involves convincing someone to download a piece of malware from a legitimate-looking email that will then gather login data and other sensitive info that can give the criminals access to much more within the organisation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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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Dataconomy

MARCH 21, 2025

Malware has become an omnipresent threat in todays digital landscape, affecting devices, networks, and even entire organizations. Understanding the nature of malware can equip individuals and enterprises with the knowledge needed to defend against its potentially devastating effects. What is malware?

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As a result, the potential for malware to become resident on home computers is increasing.”. Attackers target the employee’s laptops and the applications they use thus, we need to inspect the traffic for each application. In addition, most home computers are used by various family members. Educating your organisation is key.

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Exercises Malware Security Network 290

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

We must secure up to and including Layer 7 (the application layer) to ensure that business continues on in this 24/7 environment. Application and service threats: There are also risks from specific threats for applications and services. 5G is designed to go places. Security needs to keep up. trillion by 2030.1 Radio rogues.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

IT leaders are rethinking their strategies and increasingly considering another way to make access to private applications faster, easier, and more secure through Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). The biggest risk with VPNs is that malware can get into a user’s system, effortlessly ride the VPN and potentially infect the entire enterprise.

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Network Malware Authentication Enterprise 242

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2024

With more freelancers, contractors, and BYOD programs accessing corporate applications (like web and SaaS applications) via their own devices, oftentimes, what is overlooked is the security posture for the choice of web browsers people are using. Why does this matter?

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Enterprise Enterprise Security Applications 257

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

Once this authentication occurs, the attacker has full control over the newly managed profile in the victims browser, allowing them to push automated policies such as disabling safe browsing and other security features. This is all done in an automated manner in a background window, making the whole process almost imperceptible to the victim.

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Security Enterprise Enterprise Authentication 130

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2022

Mobile edge – with its distributed support for low latency, capacity for rapid delivery of massive data amounts, and scalable cloud-native architectures – enables mission critical industrial and logistic applications and creates richer experiences across remote working, education, retail, and entertainment.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 13, 2022

“Skyhigh Security’s solutions help data protection professionals gain visibility into what data’s being shared with the larger supply chain, while better understanding dataflows and ensuring adherence to security policies,” said Ramanathan. Don’t forget internal applications. Manage the risk.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

He urges enterprises to implement Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions and multi-factor authentication (MFA) and to enforce robust password policies to reduce the risk of account compromise. Beyond patching, identity security is a persistent weak point in defending against ransomware attacks."

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2022

This will also trigger an influx of new gadgets such as haptic gloves that will allow you to feel objects in the metaverse – all which will be made possible by edge devices and applications. After all, you wouldn’t want your haptic glove to misbehave in the metaverse or your autonomous vehicle sensors to be hijacked by malware.

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