Pros and Cons of 5G

Pros and Cons of 5G

With the introduction of the 5G Stand Alone (SA) method for operating a 5G base station independently by an independent 5G core network, 5G will finally be able to simultaneously support three different requirements: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) (high speed and large capacity), ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC), and massive machine type communication (mMTC) (ultra-mass terminal). Pros and Cons of 5G According to Deloitte Insights, there were 756 private network deployments in enterprises worldwide as of…

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Biden Cybersecurity Executive Order: Ex-US Secret Service Reflects

Biden Cybersecurity Executive Order: Ex-US Secret Service Reflects

In response to the crippling ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, President Biden signed Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” on May 12, 2021. Biden’s Executive Order aimed to protect critical infrastructure from further attacks by modernizing the nation’s cybersecurity. Reflecting on the past 15 months, I look at the effectiveness of the Executive Order, its challenges, and what CISOs from businesses of all sizes and sectors can learn to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies. Overview…

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3 Hybrid Cloud Security Challenges & Solutions

3 Hybrid Cloud Security Challenges & Solutions

The accelerated shift to the cloud was mostly borne out of necessity due to the influx of remote workers and changing customer demands requiring more business agility. According to Forrester, 94% of US enterprise infrastructure decision makers are using at least one type of cloud deployment. While there is a push to be cloud-native, the reality is that most companies will keep their “crown jewels” or critical systems on private clouds or on-prem, while leveraging…

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Metaverse Broadband Infrastructure Security

Metaverse Broadband Infrastructure Security

The term “metaverse” was originally coined by author Neal Stephenson for his 1992 cyberpunk novel Snow Crash to describe a virtual reality (VR) world. Nearly 30 years later, Facebook revitalized the term after rebranding themselves as Meta with the intent to focus research and development efforts on building the metaverse. Since the announcement, Meta has introduced Horizon Worlds; other big-name companies are working on new metaverse-friendly apps. While Gartner predicts that by 2026, people will…

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Cyber Security Managed Services 101

Cyber Security Managed Services 101

MSPs can also perform regular testing of backups and disaster recovery plans to ensure that the most effective processes, procedures, and policies are in place when an attack strikes. Lastly, they can provide ongoing cyber awareness training to address user-specific paths like phishing and poor security hygiene, if contractually obliged. Cyber insurance No longer a nice-to-have, cyber insurance is an absolute must for organizations of any size. Unfortunately, an uptick in ransomware attacks and costly…

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ZTNA vs VPN: Secure Remote Work & Access – SASE Part 2

ZTNA vs VPN: Secure Remote Work & Access – SASE Part 2

ZTNA vs. VPN While VPNs served their purpose in a strictly on-prem world, the accelerated migration to the cloud has revealed its limitations and new technologies are being ushered in. Amongst those, ZTNA is largely considered the evolution of VPN remote access due to several factors: Reducing the attack surfaceVPNs extend the network fabric across multiple differently located sites, which now includes notoriously insecure home offices. This expands the organization’s attack surface by connecting secure…

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4 Cybersecurity Budget Management Tips

4 Cybersecurity Budget Management Tips

It’s never an ‘easy’ day for cybersecurity teams. On one hand, they’re facing the potential concerns related to an economic downturn, especially tech start-ups. And on the other hand, organizations of every size are experiencing a significant cybersecurity skills gap paired with budget cuts despite the fact that there’s more malicious cyber activity than ever, including state-sponsored attacks on US businesses. The good news is that history shows that cybersecurity teams are very unlikely to…

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Top Five Patch Management & Process Best Practices

Top Five Patch Management & Process Best Practices

Organizations should start by only focusing on the bugs relevant to the application systems they use in-house. From that point, security teams can work to identify which of those bugs are being actively exploited and which are part of the business’s critical infrastructure. These are the key vulnerabilities to hone in on – the ones that could pose significant harm to your organization. The next is to identify those applications and/or operating systems that have…

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Cyber Insurance Coverage Checklist: 5 Security Items

Cyber Insurance Coverage Checklist: 5 Security Items

Carriers who require EDR as a security control should accept XDR as a solution. And with the main objective being to improve security maturity, organizations should be looking to enhance detection and response capabilities beyond EDR with XDR. XDR is simply an extension of EDR. Whereas EDR only detects at the endpoint level, XDR can collect and correlate threat activity data across endpoints plus servers, cloud, networks, and email. Done well, XDR can help to…

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A Secure Access Service Edge (SASE ) Guide for Leaders

A Secure Access Service Edge (SASE ) Guide for Leaders

Why SASE? What started out as a temporary business solution to the pandemic is here to stay. ESG’s 2021 SASE Trends report found that 62% of respondents will work remotely or in a hybrid manner. To support this “new normal,” enterprises have adopted the cloud in staggering numbers—98% of respondents stated they use public cloud services. Now, CISOs and security leaders are tasked with securing a growing attack surface in complex, distributed network environments. Users…

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