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A true Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture includes all of the capabilities of a next-generation Secure Web Gateway (SWG). But there’s a world of difference between a next-gen SWG and products and services that claim to offer “full SWG capabilities,” whether they’re known by “web filtering” or “cloud proxy” or any other descriptors. Here’s a look at the most important use cases to address for your SWG, followed by a checklist to discuss with…

A report for everyone at every level of security, the Security Outcomes Study was released in December.  In the report, we surveyed more than 4,800 IT, security and privacy professionals to find out what matters most in their security practice.  Topics such as tech refresh, risk management, and incident response were examined from the perspective of a roadmap for success in an information security program for organizations of all sizes. The findings of the Security…

“And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us.” From the poem “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman This week, we commemorate Social Justice week and honor those across the globe who stand for it. Fight for it. Have lived – and died – for it. It’s humbling to think of those who have come before us in this struggle. And despite their sacrifices, it is…

Editor’s note: This blog is written by Reid Paquin, a Research Director from IDC, and is a part of the Manufacturing Leaders 2021 Trends Series. There is no way to talk about the last year within the manufacturing industry without bringing up COVID-19 and the impact felt. Manufacturing, more than most other industries, was unprepared to deal with disruption, which does not come as a big surprise since the industry has always gravitated towards maintaining…

Never before has the healthcare industry been at the forefront of the global stage, and never before has it been this reliant on advanced technologies. Delivering optimised care, protecting sensitive data, and improving operational and cost efficiency requires the right kind of foundational infrastructure. One that can bring together a host of clinical devices, applications, and information systems. One that is flexible and scalable enough to meet escalating business and clinical demands. And one that…

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it seemed like the world ground to a halt. Not just because travel bans were put in place and lockdowns were applied, but the productivity of manufacturing supply chains were interrupted. Factories shut down overnight; workers went home; and it quickly became apparent that without our global manufacturing industry working at peak speeds, we were going to run out of basic necessities like toilet paper and canned goods very quickly….

For years, the album that sold the most units was Carole King’s “Tapestry”. Estimates are that this record has sold more than 25 million copies. Rife with well-known songs, an interesting comment made by one of the initial reviewers in 1971 called the song “You’ve Got a Friend” the “core” of and “essence” of the album. It didn’t hurt that James Taylor’s version also became a monster hit. For banks, they too have a friend…

IBM has launched the Power Private Cloud (PPC) Rack solution, a converged infrastructure product that migrates on-premises apps running on its POWER9/AIX systems to the cloud. The solution consists of three POWER System S922 servers with 20 CPU cores, 256GB of RAM, and 3.2TB of NVMe local storage, plus a new storage enclosure, the FlashSystem 5200, with a minimum of 9.6TB and a pair of SAN24B-6 switches with 24 Fibre Channel ports. To read this article…

Ransomware is becoming the number one threat to data, which makes it essential to ensure that bad actors don’t encrypt your backup data along with your primary data when they execute ransomware attacks. If they succeed at that, you will have no choice but to pay the ransom, and that will encourage them to try it again. The key to not having to pay ransom is having the backups to restore systems that ransomware has…

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between February 5 and February 12. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are automatically protected from these threats. As a reminder, the information provided for the following threats in this post is non-exhaustive…