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3 business benefits of stronger security using Zero Trust principles

CIO

Operational technology (OT) organizations face increasing challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. continues to roll out, the internet of things (IoT) is expanding, and manufacturing organizations are using the latest technologies to scale. And stronger cybersecurity isn’t just a necessity; it also makes economic sense.

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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. Many connected devices ship with inherent vulnerabilities.

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Cybersecurity Platformization

Palo Alto Networks

Where Simplicity and Cost Savings Meet Better Security The debate over cybersecurity platforms versus “best-of-breed” point solutions has been a hot topic within the cybersecurity industry for years. A great example of this would be IoT security.

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How Cloud Security Influences IoT Security

Xebia

I keep on finding security issues at IoT vendors cloud services, and that saddens me. That is why I joined Xebia to learn more about cloud security and help IoT vendors to fix security issues with their cloud infrastructure. The default security of our IoT devices are improving.

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Zero Trust Security for NIS2 compliance: What you need to know

CIO

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] This concept of least-privilege access is fundamental to Zero Trust Security practices.

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“If organisations are hacked, they should stay calm and act quickly by instantly activating their incident response plan”

CIO

CIO Middle East discuss with Muath AlHomoud, Director of Cybersecurity about how organisations should learn from the hacking activities performed on them so they can implement more effective cyber defences and plan against similar or more sophisticated attacks. From a cybersecurity perspective, how has 2023 been?

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Afero raises $50M Series C for its security-focused IoT platform

TechCrunch

With the Samsara IPO heading toward pricing , it’s a good moment to spend a little more time digging into the IoT market. Afero , for example, closed a $50 million Series C today, led by Crosspoint Capital Partners. million last quarter provide proof of market demand for IoT platforms more generally.

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