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5 Ways Enterprises Inadvertently Compromise Their Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Strong network security is essential, yet creating and maintaining bulletproof network protection remains an elusive goal for many enterprises. Ensuring that every potential gap is securely sealed continues to be a challenge for organizations of all types and sizes. Even more distressing is the fact that many enterprises fail to take some basic actions that…

Network Security

Over 90% of data transactions on IoT devices are unencrypted

Issued by: CSO

A new report that looked at millions of connections from IoT devices present on enterprise networks found that over 40% of them do not encrypt their traffic. This means a large number of such devices are exposed to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks where hackers in a position to intercept traffic can steal or manipulate their data….

Network Security

What is an RDP attack? 7 tips for mitigating your exposure

Issued by: CSO

Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is used for remotely connecting to Windows systems. In an RDP attack, criminals look for unsecured RDP services to exploit and access enterprise networks. It’s frighteningly easy to do so because many organizations fail to secure RDP services against improper access. Over the past year, RDP has become the top…