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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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How MCP can revolutionize the way DevOps teams use AI

CIO

Or having an LLM identify documents in an Amazon DynamoDB database that havent been updated in over a year and delete or archive them. Plus, if you wanted to include custom data, such as an internal documentation file, as part of the context during an interaction with a model, you had to add it manually.

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OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet

TechCrunch

Beyond the web plugin, OpenAI released a code interpreter for ChatGPT that provides the chatbot with a working Python interpreter in a sandboxed, firewalled environment along with disk space. Time will tell whether they’re sufficient. ” Plugins are a curious addition to the timeline of ChatGPT’s development.

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4 Ways to Improve Nessus Scans Through Firewalls

Tenable

Establishing the right configurations and settings can improve Nessus scan results when scanning through firewalls. Network-based firewalls are essential for an organization’s perimeter protection and internal network segregation, while host-based firewalls are common on both Linux and Windows systems. . Tuning a network scan.

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How AWS sales uses Amazon Q Business for customer engagement

AWS Machine Learning - AI

This enables sales teams to interact with our internal sales enablement collateral, including sales plays and first-call decks, as well as customer references, customer- and field-facing incentive programs, and content on the AWS website, including blog posts and service documentation.

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Unify structured data in Amazon Aurora and unstructured data in Amazon S3 for insights using Amazon Q

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Whether it’s structured data in databases or unstructured content in document repositories, enterprises often struggle to efficiently query and use this wealth of information. Under VPC security group (firewall) , choose Existing and choose the existing security group that you created for the Aurora MySQL DB instance. Choose Next.

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Network Security Checklist for Enterprises

Firemon

Documenting and refining processes based on your findings will further enhance your security posture. Optimize Firewall Rules Your firewall is your first line of defense, but its not a set-it-and-forget-it tool. Regularly review firewall rules to eliminate outdated or overly permissive rules that introduce risk.

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