Upcoming enterprise IoT ecosystems and conventional OT networks share similar security challenges, and as the two converge, organizations need to re-evaluate core security processes, says Richard Bussiere of Tenable Network Security.
Hackers stole at least $920,000 from Russia's PIR Bank after they successfully compromised an outdated, unsupported Cisco router at a bank branch office and used it to tunnel into the bank's local network, reports incident response firm Group-IB.
Today, the "API economy" is quickly changing how the world interacts. Everything from photo sharing, to online shopping, to hailing a cab is happening through APIs. Because of APIs, technical innovation is happening at a faster pace than ever. If you already write software, you are probably familiar with APIs, as they...
Application Security is much different than other security domains, so applying the standard methods does not necessarily address the unique challenges that AppSec can bring.
Network security is everywhere so naturally, we understand the need for securing the perimeter. However, application vulnerabilities, which...
A recent analyst report stated 80% of respondents confirmed the use of Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect public-facing websites and applications, but most have remained concerned their WAFs may not be covering all of their security requirements. Your basic WAFs could be risking your data to theft and...
Police recently arrested the suspected administrators and top users of the stresser/booter service Webstresser.org. Unfortunately, the plethora of such services means the world is unlikely to see a reduction in DDoS attack volumes, says Darren Anstee of Arbor Networks.
The explosive growth of IP networking has let a genie out of the bottle. The more an organization or nation is connected to the internet, the more vulnerable it becomes. The challenge is finding the right balance between "can" and "should" - the fact that we can connect every person, server, app, and cloud vs. the...
Deployed at the network layer, segmentation was first developed to improve network performance. But as cybersecurity experts have realized that a "perimeter only" approach to security is not working, it has become increasingly clear the micro-segmentation is foundational to data center and cloud security. ...
As of January 1, 2018, all SWIFT customers had a deadline to self-attest to their compliance with the new SWIFT Customer Security Program (CSP), designed to respond to the wave of cybercrime that began with the Bank of Bangladesh breach back in February, 2016 and has swept across the world over the past two years. If...
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: ISMG's Managing Editor, Security and Technology, Jeremy Kirk, details Australia's HealthEngine caught in a data-sharing fiasco.
In late 2017, leading UK research house Vanson Bourne surveyed 2,700 IT managers to explore the experiences, concerns, and future needs of IT managers, with particular focus on firewalls and network defenses.
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Organizations suffer on average 16...
Unwanted and evasive applications can have serious consequences for the security and performance of your corporate network. Yet a recent survey showed that on average 60% of network traffic is going unidentified. So why are firewalls struggling to identify network traffic? What are the risks with traffic you can't...
The explosion in the growth and diversity of devices linked to networks as a result of the internet of things and BYOD makes it more challenging to manage network security, says Wallace Sann of ForeScout.
The moats and castle approach is an antiquated, yet common way, of protecting the enterprise network.
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A recent analyst report stated 80% of respondents confirmed the use of Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect public-facing websites and applications, but most have remained frustrated, disappointed, and concerned that their WAFs may not be covering all of their security requirements. Your basic and/or outdated...
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