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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

It’s the opposite of a firewall and VPN architecture, where once on the corporate network everyone and everything is trusted. Recent critical vulnerabilities in VPNs and firewalls have exposed the risks associated with perimeter-based security measures. Access is authorized based on business policies informed by identity and context.

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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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Overcoming the Equation: Security = Friction

CTOvision

Not bad, but suppose policy requires 12 or more characters; we have to pad the password: 0M4xyZ!9ptL#K. We’re not done yet, though – badges for physical access, PKI, USB keys, SmartCards, soft certs, biometrics, Network Access Control, firewalls, IPS/IDS, SIEM … I could go on and on. Now that’s secure – good luck remembering it!

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The Small Business Guide to Information Security

Galido

In this article, we’re going to show you the exact steps you should take to layout an information security policy and plan of action for your small business. One of the best and first things that you should do to ensure information security in your business is to install a firewall. Start with the Basics.

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RiskIQ Accelerates Momentum Across Entire External Threat Management Solution Set in First Half of 2016

CTOvision

RiskIQ helps Facebook detect and block threats planted in third-party ads that violate our policies and can put people at risk," said Jennifer Henley, Facebook's director of security operations. Facebook is one of the largest users of RiskIQ, and has integrated the platform to protect over 1.6 billion users from external threats.

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Pandemic Planning - CIO Style

CIO Musings

Social Distancing" will influence your plans to a large degree. Don't throw your security policies out the window, you need them now more than ever! Do you have a policy that will help with employees using personal equipment? Can your firewall/IDS/IPS support more bandwidth? Citizens may refuse to come to city hall.

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The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

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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