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

CIO

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a permanent fixture for consumers and enterprises as the world becomes more and more interconnected. By 2027, the global number of connected IoT devices is projected to exceed 29 billion, a significant increase from the 16.7 billion devices reported in 2023.

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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

Tenable

The attack against Microsoft began in November 2023, when Midnight Blizzard – also known as Nobelium, Cozy Bear and APT29 – compromised a legacy, non-production test account that lacked multi-factor authentication protection. That’s according to IoT Analytics’ “ State of Tech Employment Spring 2024 ” report, released this week.

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The Importance of Security and Compliance in Enterprise Applications

OTS Solutions

Common vulnerabilities in enterprise applications may include unauthorized access, data leaks, malware infections, phishing attacks, or compliance violations. DDoS attacks are executed by a network of devices, often compromised computers and IoT (Internet of Things) devices that have been co-opted into a botnet.

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Three Reasons Endpoint Security Can’t Stop With Just Patching

Ivanti

AI generated polymorphic exploits can bypass leading security tools Recently, AI-generated polymorphic malware has been developed to bypass EDR and antivirus, leaving security teams with blind spots into threats and vulnerabilities. EAP-TLS authentication for our IoT network devices managed over the air.

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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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The 8 Best Practices for Reducing Your Organization’s Attack Surface

Ivanti

Network segmentation minimizes the harm of malware and other threats by isolating it to a limited part of the network. More specifically, microsegmentation goes beyond network segmentation and enforces policies on a more granular basis — for example, by application or device instead of by network.

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Top 5 5G Security Considerations for Enterprises

Palo Alto Networks

Private 5G networks enable new enterprise use cases not previously possible, allowing for industrial-scale IoT networks with ultra-low latency, mission-critical reliability and a high degree of mobility. The modern mobile IoT environment poses greater IoT security risks , with business-critical operations at stake.