One of the basic services that firewalls (both next-generation firewalls and Unified Threat Management appliances) provide is the ability to block users from connecting to servers that host malware. There are different ways to do this, and each one has advantages and drawbacks. Our Sr. Technical Product Manager, Ricardo Arroyo, recently wrote a guest post for Help Net Security … [Read more...]
Securing Industry 4.0: Four Danger Zones and How to Protect Them
Implementing reliable security across increasingly complex company networks has become a daunting task for IT teams in the manufacturing sector. Malicious hackers are constantly coming up with newer and nastier ways to infiltrate even the smartest industrial technologies. According to recent research from IBM, destructive cyberattacks capable of rendering victim systems … [Read more...]
2020 Security Predictions: MFA Becomes Standard for Midsized Companies
We predict that multi-factor authentication (MFA) will become a standard security control for midmarket companies in 2020. Whether it’s due to billions of emails and passwords having leaked onto the dark web, or the many database and password compromises online businesses suffer each year, or the fact that users still use silly and insecure passwords, the industry has finally … [Read more...]
2020 Security Predictions: Attackers Will Access the Voice and/or Data of 5G Mobile Phones
The newest cellular standard, 5G, is rolling out across the world and promises big improvements in speed and reliability. Unknown to most people, in large public areas like hotels, shopping centers, and airports, your voice and data information of your cellular-enabled device is communicated to both cell towers and to Wi-Fi access points located throughout these public … [Read more...]
2020 Security Predictions: 25% of All Breaches Will Happen Outside the Perimeter
Mobile device usage and remote employees have been on the rise for several years now. A recent survey by WatchGuard and CITE Research found 90% of midmarket businesses have employees working half their week outside the office. While remote working can increase productivity and reduce burnout, it comes with its own set of security risks. Mobile employees often work without any … [Read more...]
