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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO

What is a human firewall? A human firewall is a collective effort of individuals within an organization that fights and wards off cybersecurity threats (such as phishing and ransomware), especially ones that use social engineering. It also boasts a massive advantage over hardware and software firewalls: common sense.

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Secure Your 5G Business Transformation

Palo Alto Networks

While the 5G standard includes strong security features, like user authentication, privacy, encryption and some protection for signaling traffic, these are not designed to detect or stop advanced threats in mobile traffic. And its definitely not enough to protect enterprise, government or industrial businesses.

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The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023

CIO

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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51 Latest Seminar Topics for Computer Science Engineering (CSE)

The Crazy Programmer

Finger Print Authentication. Fingerprints are the most common means of authenticating biometrics—the distinctive attribute and pattern of a fingerprint consist of lines and spaces. This paper tests the Random Number Generator (RNG) based on the hardware used in encryption applications. Cisco IOS Firewall. Chameleon Chip.

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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions. Enter Netscreen, the firewall appliance, and the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Netscreenintroduced the purpose-built firewall “appliance.” Cisco was selling the PIX in the 90s.

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API security: key to interoperability or key to an organization?

CIO

APIs enable organizations to bring innovative applications and functionality to customers at an increasingly fast pace and also serve as applications for provisioning cloud platforms, hardware, and software, acting as service gateways to enable indirect and direct cloud services. Web Application Firewalls (WAF): Protect APIs from attacks.

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Four questions for a casino InfoSec director

CIO

Physical security of the Ethernet/fiber cabling, along with the switch hardware interconnecting today’s casino floors, has become a much bigger focus of IT security teams as direct physical access can often be the starting point for unauthorized access.