This release, we’re really excited about major improvements to Calico’s workload-centric WAF. We’ve made it much easier for users to configure and deploy the WAF in just a few clicks and we’ve also made it much easier to review and manage WAF alerts through our new Security Events feature.
At WatchGuard, we’re all about security simplified. But living this mission becomes challenging when we’re constantly faced with a barrage of information technology (IT) acronym soup. Whenever I read the latest blog post or I hear the latest cybersecurity news, one of those dreaded acronyms inevitably appears. In IT, the acronyms are prolific.
One thing is becoming evident as ransomware attacks increase in frequency and impact: businesses can take additional precautions. Unfortunately, many companies are failing to do so. Most victims are sufficiently warned about potential weaknesses yet unprepared to recover when hit. Robust ransomware prevention is more important than ever. This becomes very clear when you consider what causes the majority of ransomware attacks nowadays. Some are caused by errors that are easily avoidable.
The fastest adversary can “break out” — or move laterally — in only seven minutes after compromising an endpoint. Yes, you heard that right. Seven minutes. In the relentless race against adversaries, every second counts. To avoid breaches, you need to detect and stop adversaries before they can break out and expand their realm of control.
The basic parameters that control how hardware, software, and even entire networks operate are configurations, whether they take the form of a single configuration file or a collection of connected configurations. For instance, the default properties a firewall uses to control traffic to and from a company's network, such as block lists, port forwarding, virtual LANs, and VPN information, are stored in the firewall's configuration file.
Today’s edition of GRC Newsflash features our Compliance Specialist Frank Kyazze, and covers Risk Updates from the SEC announced on July 26, 2023.
Discover insights from Sophos' 2023 Active Adversary Report. Credential leaks are now the leading way in for attackers and dwell times are getting shorter.
