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Ransomware, zero-day exploits keep network security pros scrambling

Network World

By comparison, the firm saw data theft in only about 40% of cases in a mid-2021 analysis. So, if you didn’t practice a response to a ransomware attack, you are not going to be prepared for one.” Threat actors engaged in data theft in about 70% of ransomware cases as of late 2022, according to a Palo Alto Unit 42 report.

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Unbiased third-party testing is critical for network security

CIO Business Intelligence

Cybersecurity products like next-generation firewalls , single vendor secure access service edge (SASE), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) are the best way to protect enterprise data and employees. Learn more about the Fortinet FortiGate or download the full CyberRatings.org 2023 Enterprise Firewall report to read the results.

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Benchmarks without context are meaningless: The pitfalls of data without insight

CIO Business Intelligence

But here’s the challenge: Business leaders tend to look for quick comparisons. Under pressure, IT leaders often reach for the same easy comparisons — benchmarks that tell them how their spending or innovation stacks up. Executives and boards want hard data, and benchmarks offer an easy way to provide seemingly objective metrics.

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Your biggest barriers to digital transformation aren’t technical…they’re cultural

CIO Business Intelligence

In comparison, there were only 66 years between the Wright brothers’ first flight and humans landing on the moon (See belief #1). We even copied that perimeter defense strategy to our cloud environments by building virtual firewalls to control access to those applications. As mentioned, we had to do this because it was the only way.

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Five takeaways from Cisco Live EMEA

Network World

At Cisco Live EMEA, Patel made the comparison to Apple where if one buys all Apple products, they are treated to magical experiences, which prevents one from doing something like using a Samsung phone with an Apple watch. Typically, enforcement is done by deploying firewalls at strategic points in the network.

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Technology Short Take 139

Scott Lowe

In this post , Jakub Sitnicki digs way deep into the Linux kernel to uncover the answer to the question, “Why are there no entries in the conntrack table for SYN packets dropped by the firewall?” Patrick Kremer writes about using vRealize Log Insight Cloud to monitor for firewall changes in a VMware Cloud on AWS environment.

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‘The Everything War’: Inside Amazon with author and Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli

GeekWire

.” Amazon’s lax internal controls for confidential data: “I learned that Amazon, even though they’re one of the biggest, most sophisticated companies in the world, has very primitive firewalls in place to protect confidential data. Any comparison of the two companies is not based in reality.”

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