endpoint security

The Human Factor: Redefining Cybersecurity In The Age Of AI

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The Human Factor: Redefining Cybersecurity In The Age Of AI

With 74% of breaches starting with people, securing the human layer is cybersecurity’s most urgent … More priority. getty It is a common mantra in cybersecurity that humans are the weakest link. It’s a notion I often push back on, because it is generally used as a sort of tacit excuse for why cybersecurity tools or processes fail, but there is also an element of truth to it. One of the key takeaways from Verizon’s…

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Products Of The Year 2024: The Finalists

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Products Of The Year 2024: The Finalists

CRN staff compiled the top partner-friendly products that launched or were significantly updated over the last year. Now it’s up to solution providers to choose the winners. Application Performance and Observability As more applications run in hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments, maintaining application performance has becoming a more complex task. Application performance management and observability tools help IT organizations maintain the health, performance and user experience of business applications, according to market researcher Gartner. Such tools…

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7 Security and Compliance Tips From ISC2 Security Congress

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7 Security and Compliance Tips From ISC2 Security Congress

During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, thousands of cyber experts from across the globe convened in Las Vegas for the ISC2 Security Congress 2024 to discuss the industry challenges and best practices — including strategies for reducing business risks and minimizing uncertainty in their operations. Ralph Villanueva was one of those cyber professionals who offered advice to audiences. An IT security and compliance analyst at Hilton Grand Vacations, he riffed on the popular business self-help book “7…

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Cisco Recognized as a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

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Cisco Recognized as a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Cisco Secure Endpoint Visionary Status We are pleased to announce that Cisco has been named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. We’re excited to deliver on our vision of bringing together security tools, whose parts work together to deliver greater value and a comprehensive workspace security solution. Learn how Cisco Secure Endpoint and Cisco’s Breach Protection Suite are reshaping the security landscape, empowering security teams to simplify operations and…

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Modernizing patch management in an evolving IT security landscape

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Modernizing patch management in an evolving IT security landscape

Today’s IT security landscape is more complex than ever before, and will only continue to evolve. The rapid adoption of new technologies, the shift to hybrid work environments, and the proliferation of third-party applications have introduced new risks and expanded attack surfaces for organizations worldwide. The increased use of these third-party applications, particularly on dispersed endpoints (i.e. laptops), can expose an organization to significant vulnerabilities. For example, dispersed endpoints leave a risk of a bad…

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RansomHub threat actors observed using EDR-killing tool

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RansomHub threat actors observed using EDR-killing tool

Threat research from Sophos details a recent encounter with the ransomware group known as RansomHub. The research reports that the attack was unsuccessful; however, researchers were able to analyze the attack and discovered the use of an EDR-killing tool. The research has labelled this utility the EDRKillShifter.  John Bambenek, President at Bambenek Consulting, comments, “At present, only RansomHub is using the tool. However, as it was sold on the dark web, it is more than likely that…

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Balancing trust and safety: Lessons from the CrowdStrike incident

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Balancing trust and safety: Lessons from the CrowdStrike incident

On July 19, CrowdStrike, one of the largest endpoint security providers, issued an update to Windows servers globally that caused them to enter a “crash loop,” resulting in the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). CrowdStrike explained the issue was caused by a “defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts.” The downstream impact of this bug resulted in one of the largest and broadest outages in history. When situations like this occur,…

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Empowering remote healthcare workers: A collaborative approach

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Empowering remote healthcare workers: A collaborative approach

Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting remote work as a permanent strategy. In this new era, robust cybersecurity is critical. This article delves into strategies healthcare organizations can implement to empower their remote workforce and protect sensitive patient and corporate data. Understanding shared security responsibility With remote employees now relying on IT resources beyond the control of healthcare organizations, the concept of shared security responsibility becomes paramount. It’s not just about organizations securing as much of…

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Product spotlight on risk and threat monitoring

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Product spotlight on risk and threat monitoring

With rapidly-evolving threats and staffing shortages, it’s becoming harder for security leaders to monitor their organizations for potential threats. Security magazine highlights a few products that help keep critical systems safe from attack. CROWDSTRIKE Proactively Searches for Threats Falcon Adversary OverWatch is a 24/7 threat hunting service that spans endpoint, identity and cloud to disrupt adversaries. The software is powered by threat intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI). The software is designed to help analysts locate threats and…

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Report: Organisations Have Endpoint Security Tools But Are Still Falling Short on the Basics

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Report: Organisations Have Endpoint Security Tools But Are Still Falling Short on the Basics

Most IT and security teams would agree that ensuring endpoint security and network access security applications are running in compliance with security policies on managed PCs should be a basic task. Even more basic would be ensuring these applications are present on devices. And yet, many organisations still fail to meet these requirements. A new report from Absolute Security, based on anonymised telemetry from millions of mobile and hybrid PCs that run its firmware-embedded solution,…

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