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IoT Adoption in Healthcare Brings Security Opportunities

CIO

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks Connected medical devices, also known as the Internet of Medical Things or IoMT, are revolutionizing healthcare, not only from an operational standpoint but related to patient care. But ransomware isn’t the only risk.

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Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices

TechCrunch

million in seed funding from True Ventures with the goal of helping IoT manufacturers reliably and securely deliver software updates to their devices. Thistle lands on the security scene at a time when IoT needs it most. Mirai had ensnared thousands of IoT devices into its network at the time of the attack.

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We're Honored to Be Recognized Again! A Leader 11 Straight Times

Palo Alto Networks

On December 22, 2022, Gartner named Palo Alto Networks a Leader for the eleventh consecutive time in its Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Firewalls for 2022. Read The Total Economic Impact™ of Palo Alto Networks for Network Security to learn how you can maximize your ROI with our network security platform.

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A Look at the 5 Most Common Types of Cyberattacks

Tenable

during 2019 — 1,115 out of 1,473 — stemmed from hacking, intrusion or unauthorized access, exposing more than 157 million sensitive records. There's also the interruption of business to consider, as well as damage to the network and IT infrastructure — both of which can seriously hurt your organization's financial bottom line.

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Are We Prepared to Deal with the Impact of Cyber Threats on 5G?

Palo Alto Networks

Standards development organisations have a key role to play to ensure networks, services and applications are secure. But as the 5G digital environment opens the door for diverse players beyond traditional cellular networks that are looking to revolutionise their ecosystem through 5G, security often falls short.

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That’s a Wrap – RSA 2019

Firemon

Perhaps one of the biggest news items was the United States’ National Security Agency’s release of Ghidra – a reverse engineering malware tool. Visibility isn’t only a problem in the IoT/OT space; it’s also a major problem for security operations teams trying to get a handle on what their organizations are doing in the cloud.

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Top 5 Ways to Improve the Security of Your Business

Kaseya

The Internet of Things (IoT) and unsecured IoT devices are also proving to be a huge risk for SMBs. In 2017, 50,000 cyber-attacks were targeted at IoT devices, an increase of 600 percent from 2016 and the number of IoT-driven malware attacks surpassed 121,000 in 2018. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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