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Best new Windows 10 security features: Longer support, easier deployment
Here's what you need to know about each security update to Windows 10 as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for the 1909 feature release.
How to build a Windows disaster recovery toolkit
Sooner or later, a security incident will shut down or disrupt your network. You'll be better prepared with these items in your disaster recovery toolkit.
Is your MSP an insider threat?
Managed services providers and managed security services providers (MSSPs) are attracting attention from attackers, who see them as a gateway to access their clients' networks. Follow this advice to minimize the risk.
Can Security Onion replace your commercial IDS?
Security Onion is a free intrusion detection system (IDS), security monitoring, and log management solution. Just one catch: You need skilled employees to manage it.
5 steps to a successful red team engagement
You want red team pen testers to find the vulnerabilities attackers are most likely to use. Here's how.
How to disable LLMNR in Windows Server
Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution is usually not needed in modern networks and leaves the door open to man-in-the-middle attacks. Here's how to shut it off.
Can microsegmentation help IoT security?
Deploying microsegmentation as part of a broad IoT security strategy can enable more granular control of network systems and better isolation if a security flaw is exploited.
Security spending up, but adoption of cutting-edge tools is slow
While security budgets are expected to increase over the next year, it’s not clear that spending is aimed at the right problems or that IT is up-to-date on the latest security practices. (Download our research report.)
Cyber-risk management is about to get easier
New continuous automated penetration and attack testing (CAPAT) tools will help CISOs better see where they are vulnerable and prioritize remediation actions.
Misconfigured WS-Discovery in devices enable massive DDoS amplification
Researchers were able to achieve amplification rates of up to 15,300%. Some mitigations are possible.
SOAPA vs. SOAR: How these security terms differ
SOAPA and SOAR are vastly different. Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) tools represent a component of a security operations and analytics platform architecture (SOAPA).
New NetCAT CPU side-channel vulnerability exploitable over the network
NetCAT takes advantage of Intel DDIO technology to remotely execute keystroke timing attacks.
IoT vendors ignore basic security best practices, CITL research finds
New measurements by the CITL mass fuzzing project show just how bad things really are--and how IoT device makers could radically increase binary security with one day of engineering work.
Top mobile VPNs for the enterprise
Any of these six VPNs can securely connect mobile devices to your enterprise network if it supports the configuration options you need.
7 steps to ensure your Azure backup works when you need it
Worried about ransomware attacks? The best thing you can do now is make sure your backup system is ready.
Why I’m not sold on machine learning in autonomous security
Some hard realities on the limitations of machine learning in autonomous netsec.
Can VMware become a leading cybersecurity vendor?
VMware's recent acquisition of Carbon Black gives the company a strong security foundation to build on.
Black Hat 2019: 3 cybersecurity concerns and 3 things that give hope
At this year's Black Hat, it was evident that several cybersecurity issues remain a concern, but the industry is making progress.
12 things every computer security pro should know
Fighting the good fight takes specialized knowledge. Here's the baseline of what all security pros should know.
Review: How Perimeter 81 provides a near plug-and-play network security service
Starting with the concept of zero trust, VPN tunneling and secure network access as a service, Perimeter 81 is now providing an almost plug-and-play solution for more elements of cybersecurity served through the cloud and on demand.
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