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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

CIO

Weak authentication and authorization: One of the foremost vulnerabilities in IoT deployments stems from inadequate authentication and authorization practices. These issues are akin to leaving the front door to your digital infrastructure unlocked. of the total number of attempted IoT malware attacks.

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO

Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware. The malware itself is easy to buy on the Dark Web. And how do you tell?

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

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A recent study shows that 98% of IT leaders 1 have adopted a public cloud infrastructure. However, it has also introduced new security challenges, specifically related to cloud infrastructure and connectivity between workloads as organizations have limited control over those connectivity and communications. 8 Complexity.

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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO

The Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud computing model enables remote working, supports digital transformation, provides scale, increases resilience, and can reduce costs. Cloud infrastructure is especially sensitive, as many critical applications are at risk, such as customer-facing applications. Watch on-demand here.

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CVE-2024-21762: Critical Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write SSL VPN Vulnerability

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critical infrastructure through exploitation of known vulnerabilities Background On February 8, Fortinet published an advisory (FG-IR-24-015) to address a critical flaw in FortiOS, its network operating system. and international agencies. CISA, NSA and FBI warns of pre-positioning by Volt Typhoon in U.S.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Says Midnight Blizzard Swiped U.S. Gov’t Emails During Microsoft Hack, Tells Fed Agencies To Take Immediate Action

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in its Emergency Directive 24-02 , sent to federal civilian agencies last week and made public this week. The Associated Press reported then that the stolen information included “cryptographic secrets” such as passwords, certificates and authentication keys. So said the U.S.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes multibillion dollar investment in broadband with the aim to “deliver reliable, affordable, high-speed internet to every household.” Customers in rural areas with minimal or no wired broadband options can benefit from a fixed wireless solution.

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