Networks
The latest technologies and best practices to secure local, virtual, cloud, and hybrid networks.
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4 Best Vulnerability Scanners for MSPs & MSSPs
Compare vulnerability scanners tailored for the special needs of MSPs, MSSPs, and their customers.
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3 Best Cloud, Container, & Data Lake Vulnerability Scanning Tools
Compare specialty vulnerability scanning tools for modern cloud, container, and data lake infrastructure.
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How to Configure a Router to Use WPA2 in 7 Easy Steps
Most of us connect our mobile devices to a Wi-Fi router for internet access, but this connection can leave our network and data vulnerable to cyber threats. To protect against those threats, a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol is recommended. And even though it’s been around since 2004, WPA2 remains the Wi-Fi security standard.…
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Vulnerability Management: Definition, Process & Tools
As enterprise networks continue to grow in size and complexity, so have the misconfigurations and vulnerabilities that could expose those networks to devastating cyber attacks and breaches. Vulnerability management is the process of prioritizing and minimizing those risks. When you consider that the average Fortune 500 company has nearly 500 critical vulnerabilities, the importance of…
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Patch Management Best Practices & Steps
Everyone needs effective patch management. This critical but tedious process secures organizations of all sizes by eliminating vulnerabilities and delivering product upgrades. Patching requires urgency. Attackers begin to reverse engineer patches immediately to exploit unpatched systems, even as organizations can leave known vulnerabilities unpatched for years. A Ponemon Institute survey of breach victims found that…
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What is Patch Management? Vulnerability Protection Done Right
Patch management is the consistent and repeatable process of distributing and implementing updates to software, typically to address security and functionality issues. While difficult to get right, patch management is one of the most critical cybersecurity practices, and thus worth the effort it takes to understand it and apply it. We’ll discuss how difficult it…
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How to Implement a Penetration Testing Program in 10 Steps
Penetration tests find security vulnerabilities before hackers do and are critical for keeping organizations safe from cyber threats. You can either create your own pentesting program or hire an outside firm to do it for you. Penetration test services have become common, with many security companies offering them. But they can be expensive and should…
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What Is Managed Detection and Response? Guide to MDR
Managed detection and response (MDR) goes beyond other managed security services by essentially giving organizations their own expert security analyst team to help identify and respond to cyber threats. The emergence of MDR was in many ways inevitable. Security has become so time-consuming and complex that many organizations have realized, vital though the function is,…
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What is Vulnerability Scanning & How Does It Work?
Vulnerability scanning is the process of scanning IT networks and systems to identify security vulnerabilities in hardware and software. As enterprise IT environments have grown more complex, the ways hackers can attack them have grown too. The edge, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and more have led to a much bigger attack surface…
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Open Source Security Index Lists Top Projects
Two venture investors have launched an index to track the most popular open source security projects. Chenxi Wang of Rain Capital and Andrew Smyth of Atlantic Bridge unveiled the Open Source Security Index last month. The website leverages GitHub application programming interfaces (APIs) to make “finding open-source security projects easier for everyone.” Anyone can go…
