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New products of the week 2.6.17
New products of the weekImage by FortinetOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Red Armor NSE7000Image by corsaTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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New products of the week 2.6.17
New products of the weekImage by FortinetOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Red Armor NSE7000Image by corsaTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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How to secure Active Directory
Under attackImage by ThinkstockA report recently released by Microsoft shows the antivirus suite included in Windows 10 detected a 400 percent increase in the number of ransomware encounters from December 2015 to July 2016. These vulnerabilities create opportunities for hackers to access one of the most important applications to an organization, Microsoft Active Directory. If breached its blast radius can be devastating.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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6 things software vendors need to know about HIPAA compliance
Maintaining HIPAA compliance Image by ThinkstockMany people are loosely familiar with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and usually associate it with hospitals, clinics and health insurance companies. However, it can be less clear how HIPAA compliance standards apply to countless other software vendors, SaaS providers that work with healthcare-related businesses or handle protected health information (PHI). In recent months, the Office for Civil Rights has been coming down hard on HIPAA violators, doling out some of the large fines – upwards of $5 million. So in order to ensure your business is protected and to maintain your brand reputation, it is vital to know the ins and outs of HIPAA compliance. With this in mind, Dizzion provides suggestions for ways vendors can maintain HIPAA compliance while still focusing on their primary business objectives.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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6 things software vendors need to know about HIPAA compliance
Maintaining HIPAA compliance Image by ThinkstockMany people are loosely familiar with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and usually associate it with hospitals, clinics and health insurance companies. However, it can be less clear how HIPAA compliance standards apply to countless other software vendors, SaaS providers that work with healthcare-related businesses or handle protected health information (PHI). In recent months, the Office for Civil Rights has been coming down hard on HIPAA violators, doling out some of the large fines – upwards of $5 million. So in order to ensure your business is protected and to maintain your brand reputation, it is vital to know the ins and outs of HIPAA compliance. With this in mind, Dizzion provides suggestions for ways vendors can maintain HIPAA compliance while still focusing on their primary business objectives.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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5 things DevOps needs to do to secure containers
Can’t we all get alongImage by PixabayDo deepening adoption and broader deployment of container technologies (from the likes of Docker, CoreOS and others) threaten to escalate into the latest skirmish between operations, developers and information security? Certainly, the potential exists to widen the rift, but in fact there is far more common ground than would initially suggest. Containerization introduces new infrastructure that operates dynamically and is open in nature, with more potential for cross-container activity. Containerization presents an almost unprecedented opportunity to embed security into the software delivery pipeline – rather than graft on security checks, container monitoring and policy for access controls as an afterthought.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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5 things DevOps needs to do to secure containers
Can’t we all get alongImage by PixabayDo deepening adoption and broader deployment of container technologies (from the likes of Docker, CoreOS and others) threaten to escalate into the latest skirmish between operations, developers and information security? Certainly, the potential exists to widen the rift, but in fact there is far more common ground than would initially suggest. Containerization introduces new infrastructure that operates dynamically and is open in nature, with more potential for cross-container activity. Containerization presents an almost unprecedented opportunity to embed security into the software delivery pipeline – rather than graft on security checks, container monitoring and policy for access controls as an afterthought.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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How to eliminate insider threats
Insider threats are a major security problemImage by ThinkstockFor years, the primary security objective has been to protect the perimeter—the focus on keeping outsiders from gaining access and doing harm. But statistics prove that more risk exists within an organization. Indeed, many compliance regulations require monitoring of systems to identify and eliminate insider threat. According to Forrester, 58 percent of breaches are caused from internal incidents or with a business partner’s organization. And 55 percent of attacks are originated by an insider as cited in the 2015 IBM Cyber Security Intelligence Index.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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How to eliminate insider threats
Insider threats are a major security problemImage by ThinkstockFor years, the primary security objective has been to protect the perimeter—the focus on keeping outsiders from gaining access and doing harm. But statistics prove that more risk exists within an organization. Indeed, many compliance regulations require monitoring of systems to identify and eliminate insider threat. According to Forrester, 58 percent of breaches are caused from internal incidents or with a business partner’s organization. And 55 percent of attacks are originated by an insider as cited in the 2015 IBM Cyber Security Intelligence Index.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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New products of the week 1.30.17
New products of the weekImage by NSSOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Blue Medora vRealize Operations Management Pack for Amazon AuroraImage by bluemedoraTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Are you a Reckless Rebel or a Nervous Nellie when it comes to online privacy?
In an era of constant likes and shares, where is the privacy line drawn? Are you someone who worries about being watched as you purchase an item online? Or do you consider loss of privacy the price you pay for having the world at your fingertips.Forrester recently released a report that reveals the characteristics of users and the factors that go into how much – or how little – each category of user shares. “We frequently hear that Millennials don’t care about privacy — just look at everything they share on social media! But this ignores the fact that Millennials actually manage their online identities quite aggressively.""While it may appear that they overshare online, they use privacy settings, ephemeral messaging, and browser plug-ins to control who sees what about them. This is exactly how most of us behave in the physical world: Our willingness to share personal information with specific people changes depending on our relationship with them.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Are you a Reckless Rebel or a Nervous Nellie when it comes to online privacy?
In an era of constant likes and shares, where is the privacy line drawn? Are you someone who worries about being watched as you purchase an item online? Or do you consider loss of privacy the price you pay for having the world at your fingertips.Forrester recently released a report that reveals the characteristics of users and the factors that go into how much – or how little – each category of user shares. “We frequently hear that Millennials don’t care about privacy — just look at everything they share on social media! But this ignores the fact that Millennials actually manage their online identities quite aggressively.""While it may appear that they overshare online, they use privacy settings, ephemeral messaging, and browser plug-ins to control who sees what about them. This is exactly how most of us behave in the physical world: Our willingness to share personal information with specific people changes depending on our relationship with them.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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A new service for the less techie criminals
Sketchy charactersImage by ThinkstockYou’ve heard of big business owners like Jeff Bezos, Larry Page and Warren Buffet. However, did you know there’s a long list of business owners, all of who have access to millions of dollars at their fingertips, that you’ll never hear about. These people are the owners of crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) businesses. For underground cybercriminals, CaaS provides a new dimension to cybercrime by making it more organized, automated and accessible to criminals with limited technical skills. Today, cybercriminals can develop, advertise and sell anything from a botnet to a browser exploit pack or DDoS attack toolkits. Aditya K Sood, director of security and cloud threat labs at Blue Coat Systems, a part of Symantec, details how cybercriminals can obtain sensitive data, like credit card numbers, names and addresses, with just a couple of clicks and a payment.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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A new service for the less techie criminals
Sketchy charactersImage by ThinkstockYou’ve heard of big business owners like Jeff Bezos, Larry Page and Warren Buffet. However, did you know there’s a long list of business owners, all of who have access to millions of dollars at their fingertips, that you’ll never hear about. These people are the owners of crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) businesses. For underground cybercriminals, CaaS provides a new dimension to cybercrime by making it more organized, automated and accessible to criminals with limited technical skills. Today, cybercriminals can develop, advertise and sell anything from a botnet to a browser exploit pack or DDoS attack toolkits. Aditya K Sood, director of security and cloud threat labs at Blue Coat Systems, a part of Symantec, details how cybercriminals can obtain sensitive data, like credit card numbers, names and addresses, with just a couple of clicks and a payment.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Ransomware makes California nursing school feel ill
About three months ago, an instructor at Gurnick Academy, a California-based nursing school, had his biggest fear come alive. When he tried to access his lectures, the files were encrypted. The teacher was literally locked out of his classroom.If it wasn’t for a quick acting IT department, the entire school might have been in the same situation. They noticed the incident at the early stage and managed to prevent the encryption from spreading by disconnecting the infected device from the corporate network.Val Paschenko, IT department manager at the school, said the instructor was met with a ransomware note demanding 1 bitcoin or $740 in exchange for the files to be decrypted. The instructor called support and requested to get his files back, but it was already too late. He lost some recently created files, and he needed to redo some of his work. It took a few hours to reinstall the OS and configure everything; obviously during that time he was not able to work on his PC. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Ransomware makes California nursing school feel ill
About three months ago, an instructor at Gurnick Academy, a California-based nursing school, had his biggest fear come alive. When he tried to access his lectures, the files were encrypted. The teacher was literally locked out of his classroom.If it wasn’t for a quick acting IT department, the entire school might have been in the same situation. They noticed the incident at the early stage and managed to prevent the encryption from spreading by disconnecting the infected device from the corporate network.Val Paschenko, IT department manager at the school, said the instructor was met with a ransomware note demanding 1 bitcoin or $740 in exchange for the files to be decrypted. The instructor called support and requested to get his files back, but it was already too late. He lost some recently created files, and he needed to redo some of his work. It took a few hours to reinstall the OS and configure everything; obviously during that time he was not able to work on his PC. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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6 tips to protect your home network
Best practicesImage by ThinkstockThe rise of malware targeting unsecured IoT endpoints, like the Mirai strain used as part of October’s DDoS attack on Dyn, mean it’s more important than ever to make security a priority. Remote workers who use their home office as their primary office are arguably at even more of a risk since they may be exposing corporate assets as well as personal assets. Untangle recommends the following best practices to secure your home network.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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6 tips to protect your home network
Best practicesImage by ThinkstockThe rise of malware targeting unsecured IoT endpoints, like the Mirai strain used as part of October’s DDoS attack on Dyn, mean it’s more important than ever to make security a priority. Remote workers who use their home office as their primary office are arguably at even more of a risk since they may be exposing corporate assets as well as personal assets. Untangle recommends the following best practices to secure your home network.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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New products of the week 1.23.17
New products of the weekImage by SonusOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Backblaze Business GroupsImage by BackblazeTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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New products of the week 1.23.17
New products of the weekImage by SonusOur roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow.Backblaze Business GroupsImage by BackblazeTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here