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

CIO

These issues are akin to leaving the front door to your digital infrastructure unlocked. Unsanctioned devices often lack essential security controls and don’t adhere to corporate security policies. In fact, two notorious botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt, are major contributors to a recent surge in IoT malware attacks.

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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. As with all technology introductions, it’s important to have clear security policies, tools, processes, and training. Watch on-demand here.

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Patch Management Policy Features, Benefits and Best Practices

Kaseya

In this blog, we’ll discuss patch management policy best practices and explain how they contribute to a better patching environment for large and small organizations alike. What is a patch management policy? This is where patch management policies come into play. What is the importance of a patch management policy?

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Sandworm APT Deploys New SwiftSlicer Wiper Using Active Directory Group Policy

Tenable

Sandworm APT Deploys New SwiftSlicer Wiper Using Active Directory Group Policy Sandworm, the Russian-backed APT responsible for NotPetya in 2017, has recently attacked an Ukrainian organization using a new wiper, SwiftSlicer. Attackers deployed a new wiper we named #SwiftSlicer using Active Directory Group Policy.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Cautioned About Chinese Drones, While Water Plants Advised To Boost Incident Response

Tenable

Find out why Uncle Sam is warning critical infrastructure facilities about drones made in China, while urging water treatment plants to beef up incident response plans. In addition, the latest on the Androxgh0st malware. 1 - Critical infrastructure orgs warned about using Chinese drones Here’s a warning from the U.S.

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Is your print environment secure? Here’s why it should be your 2024 priority

CIO

Robust printer security is not rocket science; it is largely a matter of recognising that the security measures (technologies, policies, etc) routinely applied to computing systems and other infrastructure should be applied to printers. Doing penetration testing. Using zero trust.

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Securing 5G for 2023 and beyond

CIO

5G infrastructure involves multiple components, each of which represents an area where there is potential risk: Virtualized infrastructure: 5G services will run on virtual machines ( VMs ) as well as Kubernetes-based container infrastructure in the cloud and in data centers. Radio rogues.

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