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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

CIO

The Burgeoning Complexity of IT and Security Solutions On a business level, complexity comes from growth through acquisition – when enterprises inherit systems of record and of work that, more often than not, are different from one another. There are also complex ERP and CRM solutions – as well as inputs from OT and IoT systems and devices.

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More on the PAN-OS CVE-2024-3400

Palo Alto Networks

They quickly determined that the suspicious traffic originated from the firewall and reflected the exploitation of a likely new zero-day vulnerability with a compromised firewall. The second bug (trusting that the files were system-generated) used the filenames as part of a command. How Was It Exploited?

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Leaky Apps – How Banning Them Builds App Security

Ivanti

Insider threats The risk from insider threats is a major concern in app security, due to the difficulty of detecting malicious insiders who already have legitimate access to systems and data. On top of malicious software, apps can provide unauthorized access to your system, allowing attackers to gain access and exploit your data.

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The need for DevSecOps in the embedded world

Xebia

There were some common classes of vulnerabilities in the automotive, home connectivity and industrial control system devices. It could be due to the IT industry fragmentation , developers not being educated about age old security issues o r even the rush to production to minimize time to market. We presented this at ESCAR Europe 2022.

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How Foodstuffs North Island’s IT team weathered recent NZ storms to keep stores operational

CIO

Flooding was widespread, thousands of homes and businesses were damaged, and many areas were cut off due to landslides and washed-out bridges. They then set up an environment to see if it would work in theory, ran tests and made the changes required across various network settings and firewalls that would make it possible to deploy.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Many organizations are due to revisit their cloud strategies, as their businesses have changed and vendor offerings have matured,” says Brian Alletto, technology director at digital services consultancy West Monroe. “To And it’s never too late for CIOs to reassess their cloud strategies. Do we have the right talent in place?

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Digital Transformation in Healthcare

N2Growth Blog

” Digital Healthcare System Integrations Implementing digital solutions in healthcare is challenging due to the lack of integration between various software applications, databases, and devices used by various health providers. Some of these have occurred rapidly, forcing executives to adapt or be left behind quickly.”