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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

However, outdated operating systems can be more vulnerable to security risks because they may lack the latest security updates and patches, serving as an entry point for hackers to infiltrate networks. What is fixed wireless access?

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

Tenable

In addition, the latest on the Androxgh0st malware. 6 - CISA and FBI issue warning about Androxgh0st malware Is the Androxgh0st malware on your radar screen? Scan servers’ file systems for unrecognized PHP files. Plus, the challenges stressing out CISOs are also opening new doors for them. And much more!

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Agencies Offer Secure AI Tips, while Stanford Issues In-Depth AI Trends Analysis, Including of AI Security

Tenable

Because an SBOM lists the “ingredients” that make up a software program, it can help IT and security teams identify whether and where a vulnerable component is present in their organizations’ applications, operating systems and other related systems. To get more details, read the CIS blog “ CIS Benchmarks April 2024 Update.”

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Fighting Ransomware: Using Ivanti’s Platform to Build a Resilient Zero Trust Security Defense

Ivanti

Ransomware is a strain of malware that blocks users (or a company) from accessing their personal data or apps on infected iOS, iPadOS, and Android mobile devices, macOS laptops, Windows personal computers and servers, and Linux servers. The video or app requires a new codec or Adobe Flash Player update.

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Top 10 Cybersecurity Threats in 2020

Kaseya

Just like the coronavirus spreads from person to person, cybersecurity malware too can spread rapidly from computer to computer and network to network. A deepfake is the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate an existing image or video of a person to portray some activity that didn’t actually happen.

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How Lacework Composite Alerts caught a Windows incident: A detailed walkthrough

Lacework

Here is what a Composite Alert looks like in a Windows environment: In this case, the customer was running an automated testing tool to simulate a wide range of attacks on their Windows environment, essentially throwing everything it could at the system to find weaknesses. Let’s break down what we saw in the video.

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Busting 5 Common Myths About Vulnerability Assessment

Tenable

Video conferencing and VoIP solutions that became must-haves for remote-operating organizations (as necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic) were common attack vectors during 2020. When self-propagating malware enters any part of your system, it immediately begins searching for conduits through which it can spread to other systems.

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