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Getting Ahead of SD-WAN Security With the Zero Trust Model

Issued by: Security Intelligence

As businesses across the world become more geographically diverse and move toward an increasingly hybrid IT environment, legacy infrastructure is struggling to keep up. With more data flowing over enterprise networks from multiple sources, the demand for software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) technology is growing exponentially. A report from IDC predicted that this technology will…

Network Security

User Behavior Analytics: Perfect for Analysis but Not Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

How many times have you read or heard about user behavior analytics (UBA)? Today this term applies to security managers and auditors but not to security administrators. User behavior analytics enable IT teams to track and quickly analyze user behavior anomalies and monitor watch-lists, trends and many other factors relative to users. UBA is a…

Network Security

Attacks Targeting Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Up 110 Percent

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Since IBM X-Force published its report, “Security Attacks on Industrial Control Systems,” last year, we have observed a startling increase in the number of attacks against these systems. According to IBM Managed Security Services (MSS) data, attacks targeting industrial control systems (ICS) increased over 110 percent in 2016 over last year’s numbers, as of Nov….

Malware & Threats

The Threat Model of 2017

Issued by: Security Intelligence

The threat model is one of the most basic tools IT professionals use to analyze security incidents and scenarios. It is the first stop along the security path where potential hazards can be identified and quantified. Threat models involve judgments about which threats are important to a particular situation. An automated tool that simply lists…

Network Security

Changing of the Guard: Three Considerations for Your Next IPS Purchase

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Much has been said about the recent changes in the security market, with several big technology players shedding and selling off their security assets. Included among them are two portfolios that feature well-known intrusion prevention systems (IPS). Any time there is this level of disruption, many clients start to get antsy and wonder if they…

Network Security

Global City CIOs Launch New Organization to Promote Best Smart City Practices

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Major city chief information officers (CIO) have banded together to launch their own club in the interest of trying to move the bar on urban IT projects. The club, called the Council of Global City CIOs, includes city IT managers from San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City, The Hague, Dubai, Boston and Seattle….