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Starting zero trust without spending a dime

Network World

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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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. Secure the windows. This is why a comprehensive data-aware approach is imperative in a perimeter-less environment.

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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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Nmap security scanner gets new scripts, performance boosts

Network World

New features in Nmap 7.40 include Npcap 0.78r5, for adding driver signing updates to work with Windows 10 Anniversary Update; faster brute-force authentication cracking; and new scripts for Nmap Script Engine, the project’s maintainer Fyodor wrote on the Nmap mailing list.

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Using Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

It also provides a handy browser plugin to fill in credentials for me, once I’ve authenticated to the plugin. Multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Where to use MFA.

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Pandemic Planning - CIO Style

CIO Musings

Don't throw your security policies out the window, you need them now more than ever! Can your firewall/IDS/IPS support more bandwidth? On-boarding If you have processes for on-boarding employees for VPN access, multi-factor authentication, loaner laptops, web site changes, MIFIs, etc. make sure they are easy to follow.

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'Crack' Software Leads to Ryuk Ransomware Attack

SecureWorld News

However, the file was in fact pure malware and the installation attempt immediately triggered a security alert from Windows Defender.". It's great when Windows Defender does its job. This time it worked. It serves as a powerful reminder of how important it is to get the security basics right.”.