Network World

JANUARY 22, 2020

Amongst Cisco’s dump of 27 security advisories today only one was rated as critical – a vulnerability in its Firepower firewall system that could let an attacker bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on a particular device. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MARCH 23, 2022

As knowledge workers became increasingly mobile, and as BYOD initiatives spread across organizations, NAC solutions evolved to not only authenticate users, but also to manage endpoints and enforce policies. To read this article in full, please click here How NAC works.

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Network World

APRIL 12, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that some VPN packages from Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Pusle may improperly secure tokens and cookies, allowing nefarious actors an opening to invade and take control over an end user’s system. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JULY 1, 2019

There’s nothing in the protocol for security, mobility, or trusted authentication. This dual functionality of the address lacks the basic mechanisms for security and mobility of devices on a network. The nightmare grows exponentially when you factor in internet of things (IoT) device connectivity and security.

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Network World

APRIL 4, 2022

Fortinet has made available a new release of its core FortiOS software that includes features the vendor says will help enterprises more tightly meld security and networking controls. To read this article in full, please click here FortiOS 7.2,

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Network World

APRIL 25, 2017

Security certificates are designed to authenticate hosts. Then there are sites, important sites, that botch their own security with certificates ostensibly granted by places such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

MARCH 31, 2021

Cisco made enhancements to its security offerings that will expand and change the way customers buy its Secure Access Service Edge products as well as bolster network-access authentication. MORE CISCO LIVE!

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Network World

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) has brought significant security improvements to Wi-Fi networks, particularly WPA-3Enterprise, which includes tweaks to make authenticating to the network more secure. authentication that is used to determine whether Wi-Fi clients will be granted access to the enterprise network.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The problem of edge security isn’t unique – many of the issues being dealt with are the same ones that have been facing the general IT sector for decades. Yet, by applying basic information security precautions, most edge deployments can be substantially safer. How edge computing can help secure the IoT.

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Network World

MAY 18, 2022

The increased deployment of core business applications in the cloud and the shift to remote work brought on by the pandemic have obliterated any notion of the traditional “corporate moat” style of security. Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) has emerged as the preferred approach to address today’s security challenges.

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Network World

JUNE 18, 2018

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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Network World

JANUARY 17, 2022

At the end of last year, I heard from a long-time enterprise contact that had a major security concern. The company had installed three layers of security and just completed an audit. We tend to think of security as a goal we can achieve with a simple toolkit. To read this article in full, please click here

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 17, 2022

In my last column for CIO.com , I outlined some of the cybersecurity issues around user authentication for verification of consumer and business accounts. . Didn’t the FIDO Alliance just recently announce new UX guidelines to speed up MFA adoption with FIDO security keys?” Identity and access – the user authentication challenge .

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Network World

JULY 30, 2020

Cisco has issued a number of critical security advisories for its data center manager and SD-WAN offering customers should deal with now. To read this article in full, please click here On the data center side, the most critical – with a threat score of 9.8

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Network World

APRIL 7, 2022

Three of those vulnerabilities were rated critical on the CVSSv3 scale—two of them contain the possibility for remote code execution, while the third would allow a bad actor to bypass VMware’s user authentication systems to execute unauthorized operations. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Everything must be authenticated, authorized, verified and continuously monitored. The traditional approach to security was based on the concept of “trust, but verify.” A Zero Trust architecture doesn’t aim to make a system trusted or secure, but rather to eliminate the concept of trust altogether.

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Network World

MARCH 8, 2021

That led the global company, which has locations in more than 100 countries, to become an early adopter of the network-security architecture dubbed secure access service edge ( SASE ) by research firm Gartner. Tech Spotlight: Security. WFH security lessons learned from the pandemic (Computerworld).

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Network World

MAY 3, 2022

7)E4 or later – to validate the authenticity, security, and performance of their Catalyst 2960X/2960XR 24/48 port Gigabit Ethernet switches, Cisco stated in a notice to customers. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

APRIL 4, 2023

also includes better automation across its Security Fabric environment, and improved management features. To read this article in full, please click here FortiOS version 7.4

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Network World

JUNE 30, 2023

To reduce the risk of service problems, Cisco is making it harder for organizations to use weak cryptographic algorithms when setting up authentication for OSPF packets on certain Catalyst Edge Platforms and Integrated Services Routers (ISR). To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

AUGUST 2, 2018

billion in cash and stock for network identity, authentication security company Duo. By verifying user and device trust, Duo will add trusted identity awareness into Cisco's Secure Internet Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker, Enterprise Mobility Management, and several other cloud-delivered products.

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Network World

APRIL 12, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that some VPN packages from Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Pulse may improperly secure tokens and cookies, allowing nefarious actors an opening to invade and take control over an end user’s system. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

APRIL 24, 2023

The service, called CloudVision Guardian for Network Identity (CV-AGNI) uses real-time telemetry from Arista’s network products, combines it with data from its CloudVision management platform , and uses artificial intelligence to evaluate the information and implement security policies. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The federal government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a rare emergency directive to federal government agencies to roll out a Windows Server patch within days, an indication of the severity of the exploit. To read this article in full, please click here

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. Some of these components have professional teams that test and maintain them, releasing security patches as needed. Tanium is an Intellyx customer.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It also introduces new security challenges that demand our attention, especially as IoT is integrated into operational technology (OT) environments. In this article, we’ll explore the risks associated with IoT and OT connectivity and the measures that organizations need to take to safeguard enterprise networks.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The problem of edge security isn’t unique – many of the issues being dealt with are the same ones that have been facing the general IT sector for decades. Yet, by applying basic information security precautions, most edge deployments can be substantially safer. How edge computing can help secure the IoT.

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Network World

MAY 8, 2019

The vulnerability in this case lies in the REST API of ESC and could let an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication on the REST API and execute arbitrary actions through with administrative privileges on an affected system. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

JANUARY 3, 2020

Cisco this week issued software to address multiple critical authentication exposures in its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) software for its Nexus data center switches. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MAY 9, 2017

Last time I saw one, I added two-factor authentication to many of my accounts. A security warning message displayed by Google. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Google sends them out when it detects a "government-backed attacker" has attempted to hack an account through phishing or malware.

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Network World

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With the vulnerability an attacker could submit malicious HTTP requests to the targeted device and if successful, obtain the token-id of an authenticated user. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MARCH 17, 2017

In both cases attackers managed to infiltrate the Ask.com updater infrastructure to the point that they used legitimate Ask signing certificates to authenticate malware that was masquerading as software updates. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By Clayton Donley, Vice President & General Manager, Identity Management Security, Broadcom Software. This article was originally published in Dark Reading by Clayton Donley.). The twin dilemma of security vs. convenience. Oh, and let’s not forget that this enhanced authentication mechanism must be cost effective too! .

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Network World

MAY 17, 2019

Microsoft took the rare step of issuing security fixes for both the server and desktop versions of Windows that are long out of support, so you know this is serious. CVE-2019-0708 is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction, meaning any future malware could self-propagate from one vulnerable machine to another.

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Network World

JUNE 12, 2024

I recently read an article reporting a new, generative AI worm dubbed “Morris II” and I immediately began to worry. More importantly, I would suggest, is the recognition that just as AI is helping to accelerate and automate attacks, it will also drastically improve security efficacy. Would AI learn the best ways to phish me?

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2025

In an age where AI-generated content and manipulation tools are readily accessible, questions have to be raised about authenticity. However, the conundrum surrounding content validity isn't exclusively related to brand perception or customer trust; it poses security concerns , as well. Is the current version authentic and unaltered?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 19, 2023

Offering managed services for MDE are service providers like BlueVoyant , which leverages its 24×7 team of experts to enrich MDE behavioral data with threat intelligence and security expertise. Tanium enhances the capabilities of MEI by denying access to non-compliant and otherwise high-risk devices.

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