Previous posts in our back-to-school series have covered how to protect your child’s devices and explain the importance of cybersecurity in school. Today we talk about the core, and often unavoidable, apps used in modern education. This means electronic diaries and virtual classrooms, plus videoconferencing for distance learning. They are all insecure. Electronic … [Read more...] about Back-to-school threats: virtual classrooms and videoconferencing
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Top virtual CISOs share 7 tips for vCISO service providers
Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services (also known as 'Fractional CISO' or 'CISO-as-a-Service') are growing in popularity, especially as growing cyber threats, tightening regulatory demands and strict cyber insurance requirements are driving small to medium-sized enterprises demand for strategic cybersecurity and compliance guidance and management. But … [Read more...] about Top virtual CISOs share 7 tips for vCISO service providers
Critical Flaw Reported in Move Virtual Machine Powering the Aptos Blockchain Network
Researchers have disclosed details about a now-patched critical flaw in the Move virtual machine that powers the Aptos blockchain network. The vulnerability "can cause Aptos nodes to crash and cause denial of service," Singapore-based Numen Cyber Labs said in a technical write-up published earlier this month. Aptos is a new entrant to the blockchain space, which launched its … [Read more...] about Critical Flaw Reported in Move Virtual Machine Powering the Aptos Blockchain Network
Simplify Security at the Virtual Edge with Cisco Secure Firewall and Network Edge from Equinix
Over the last few years, adoption of hybrid and multicloud environments has grown significantly because of the added benefits they provide organizations — including lower initial costs, simplified management, and time savings. As organizations continue to relocate more of their applications to hybrid and multicloud environments, complexity begins to increase, especially when … [Read more...] about Simplify Security at the Virtual Edge with Cisco Secure Firewall and Network Edge from Equinix
Unpatched Virtual Machine Takeover Bug Affects Google Compute Engine
An unpatched security vulnerability affecting Google's Compute Engine platform could be abused by an attacker to take over virtual machines over the network. "This is done by impersonating the metadata server from the targeted virtual machine's point of view," security researcher Imre Rad said in an analysis published Friday. "By mounting this exploit, the attacker can grant … [Read more...] about Unpatched Virtual Machine Takeover Bug Affects Google Compute Engine
Secure and Save with Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual
Simultaneously secure and save with new 7.0 features and subscription models Organizations rely on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv/NGFWv), Cisco’s proven network firewall with IPS, URL filtering, and malware defense that protects virtualized environments in private and public clouds. In addition to the improved IPS performance with Snort 3 and the … [Read more...] about Secure and Save with Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual
Cisco Supports Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual on Nutanix AHV
Your network infrastructure stack is like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Some people prefer only peanut butter, some only jelly, but most people prefer a little bit of both. In today’s multi-cloud and application environments, most would say they prefer a hybrid cloud infrastructure, the perfect balance of resources in public and private cloud, giving your organization the … [Read more...] about Cisco Supports Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual on Nutanix AHV
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual now supported on Cisco HyperFlex
With today’s multi-cloud and modern application environments, security is more complex than ever before. With the Cisco Secure platform approach, we are helping you take steps to achieve radically simplified security across your organization. Today, we are driving simplified security to your hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), delivering support for Cisco Secure Firewall … [Read more...] about Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual now supported on Cisco HyperFlex
Going Beyond Today’s Typical Virtual Event
Nine years ago, we built CrowdStrike in the cloud, pioneering new technologies and rocketing our way to the forefront of cybersecurity — and this year, we’re leading the industry again with Fal.Con 2020, now virtual. For our 4th annual CrowdStrike® Cybersecurity Conference, we’re going beyond the typical home-office-based conference to present an immersive, broadcast-quality … [Read more...] about Going Beyond Today’s Typical Virtual Event