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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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Kubernetes Security Risks and Protection Methods

The Crazy Programmer

Kubernetes are tools that organizations can implement into their containers to automate a wide range of app deployments. Kubernetes is an orchestration tool used for containers that automate the processes involved with deploying, updating, and monitoring the containers. Kubernetes Explained. Kubernetes Security Challenges.

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3 Keys to ensuring your cloud provider offers a sound cyber security strategy

CIO

In practice, that could mean firewalls protecting the cloud perimeter, then identity management tools (authentication, authorization, accounting, or AAA) to ensure only authorized users are allowed in. Zero trust can also apply to other cloud infrastructure, including servers, databases, and applications.)

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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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Getting started with computer use in Amazon Bedrock Agents

AWS Machine Learning - AI

This integration brings Anthropics visual perception capabilities as a managed tool within Amazon Bedrock Agents, providing you with a secure, traceable, and managed way to implement computer use automation in your workflows. The workflow parses the agent response and executes the tool returned in a sandbox environment.

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How to implement zero trust device security

CIO

In a global environment where data is at increased risk from bad actors with access to sophisticated technology, traditional perimeter-centric safeguards, such as firewalls and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), don’t stand up to modern threats from outside the perimeter. In fact, internal networks no longer offer implicit trust either.

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Accenture forges own path to improve attack surface management

CIO

Burkhardt describes the program as “integrating a set of tools into a process” that combines penetration testing, customized scans, and attack simulations with human creativity and teamwork. The program combines in-house tools with third-party tools that Accenture purchased and customized to scan for specific vulnerabilities. “We