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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

CIO

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a permanent fixture for consumers and enterprises as the world becomes more and more interconnected. By 2027, the global number of connected IoT devices is projected to exceed 29 billion, a significant increase from the 16.7 Your network becomes a breeding ground for threats to go undetected.

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3 business benefits of stronger security using Zero Trust principles

CIO

Operational technology (OT) organizations face increasing challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. Manufacturing in particular has become a bigger target for bad actors; in fact, it was one of the sectors most impacted by extortion attacks, according to Palo Alto Networks’ 2023 Unit 42 Extortion and Ransomware Report. As Industry 4.0

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Zero Trust Security for NIS2 compliance: What you need to know

CIO

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] This concept of least-privilege access is fundamental to Zero Trust Security practices.

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The 4 pillars of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: Customers share their successes

CIO

We’ve all heard this mantra: “Secure digital transformation requires a true zero trust architecture.” As the zero trust platform provider of choice for 40% of the Fortune 500, Zscaler has long been recognized as the leader in zero trust and, by extension, cloud security. But what exactly does that mean?

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Securing 5G for 2023 and beyond

CIO

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks While mobile technology has been around for decades, the current generation, 5G, is increasingly being recognized for the exciting new benefits it brings to enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations. Security needs to keep up.

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UK Power Networks gets smart about cloud transformation

CIO

For others, such as UK Power Networks, a more methodical and protracted journey has proved to be the best approach. UK Power Networks was created following a merger of three licensed electricity distribution networks brought together under one roof in 2010 by EDF Energy Networks, where Webb served as head of enterprise data management.

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Mitigate the Security Challenges of Telecom 5G IoT Microservice Pods Architecture Using Istio

Dzone - DevOps

However, it also introduces significant security risks. While firewall rules and proxies provide initial security, the default communication mechanisms within Kubernetes, such as unencrypted network traffic and lack of access control, are inherently insecure. This insecurity could compromise sensitive data.