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Why Proxy-Based Firewalls Are Not Enough

Palo Alto Networks

Proxy-based firewalls or web proxies have been considered an essential security component for some time now, but the question remains: Can proxies really help keep users safe? The first proxy-based firewalls achieved the basic task of controlling which websites users could access on the Internet. Effectiveness.

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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities

CIO

In August 2022, the French hospital Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF) was the victim of a ransomware attack that disabled medical imaging and patient admission systems. 3 Unit 42 research also found that 83% of ultrasound, MRI, and CT scanners run on an end-of-life operating system. We’ve seen hospital operations halted.

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO

CCA prerequisites Large organizations usually govern their IT portfolio via global architectural patterns, which can be thought of as building blocks, and include IT security patterns. As a result, the greater the number of redundant patterns (available solutions that provide the same result) used by an organization, the larger the CCA.

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How to Choose an OT Cybersecurity Solution Vendor

Tenable

One of the most important aspects of protection is deciding how to secure critical infrastructure and the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) that underpin it. includes Nessus to allow deep inspection of the security posture of these devices and common operating systems when it is safe to do so.

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OT Incident Response: 4 Reasons Asset Inventory Is Key

Tenable

But if the organization does not yet have a system of record in place to fully understand the state of all of their assets, and specifically where these devices are vulnerable, then it is clear which one should be the first investment. Of course, supply chain attacks do not care or limit themselves to one side of the firewall.

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CVE-2021-1609: Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Cisco Small Business VPN Routers

Tenable

According to Cisco, the flaw exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests. While both flaws exist due to improper validation of HTTP requests and can be exploited by sending specially crafted HTTP requests, CVE-2021-1610 can only be exploited by an authenticated attacker with root privileges. Identifying affected systems.

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Securing IoMT Devices: Best Practices for Hospitals to Prevent Cyberattacks

Ivanti

This article will discuss examples of cyberattacks on hospitals, best practices for securing connected medical devices, the role of advanced automation in preventing IoMT security breaches and how data analytics can help organizations monitor security issues. Data analytics is another key tool for securing connected medical devices.