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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions. Enter Netscreen, the firewall appliance, and the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Netscreenintroduced the purpose-built firewall “appliance.”

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How to minimize remote access cyber security threats in 2024

CIO

Over 85% of organizations analyzed have RDPs accessible via the internet for at least 25% of a given month, leaving them open to ransomware attacks. Implement strong authentication methods for key internet-facing systems, such as multi-factor authentication.

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CVE-2023-38035: Ivanti Sentry API Authentication Bypass Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

Tenable

CVE Description CVSSv3 Severity CVE-2023-38035 Ivanti Sentry API Authentication Bypass Vulnerability 9.8 Analysis CVE-2023-38035 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the MobileIron Configuration Service (MICS) Admin Portal of the Ivanti Sentry System Manager. We strongly recommend upgrading as soon as possible.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO

It’s not as simple as just extending traditional firewall capabilities to the cloud. With Zscaler Workload Communications, organizations can effortlessly shift from traditional perimeter-based approaches to a zero-trust framework and establish granular control, strong authentication, and continuous monitoring. 8 Complexity.

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CodeSOD: Classic WTF: The Single Sign On

The Daily WTF

Enjoy this classic story about the challenges of providing users with the authentication system they desire- one with no passwords or usernames. Well I mean, unless you can somehow change the underlying structure of the way everyone communicates on the Internet.” “But Not doable. Can’t be done. Im-poss-i-ble. Surely, you can do that!”

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How Cloud Security Influences IoT Security

Xebia

When devices began to be connected to the Internet early on, it was usually direct connections to the Internet without much connectivity to a central service owned by the manufacturer. What are the threats that may arise from having an Internet connected device? How does authentication work? . . Threat model .

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Averting turbulence in the air

CIO

Since Erin has a limited budget, one of the first things she might do is go to the internet and browse through meta-search engines looking for a deal. Another requirement on data security is Requirement 4, which aims to protect cardholder data as it is transmitted over the internet when customers make online transactions. PCI DSS v4.0

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