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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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Shells Review – Best Personal Cloud Computer

The Crazy Programmer

Cloud technology is the new normal for tech-savvy people who consider themselves Digital Nomads. With the rise in a shift towards cloud technology, especially IT people, have changed the way they work. Moreover, they are privileged to get top-notch technology at affordable plans by upgrading an old device into a powerful PC.

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Navigating Firewall Security Policy Challenges in Technology Organizations: How FireMon Simplifies Complexity

Firemon

In the technology sector, innovation and agility are key drivers of success. However, these innovations also bring a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing firewall security policies. Lets explore the specific considerations faced by tech companies and how FireMon addresses them.

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Global tariffs shake up CIOs’ IT agendas

CIO

The new tariffs will not only drive up tech prices but also disrupt supply chains and weaken global IT spending this year, IDC warned in a blog post. As a result, CIOs and other tech leaders need to proactively analyze costs, diversify sourcing, optimize inventory, and prioritize the projects that dont sacrifice critical AI ambitions.

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Your biggest barriers to digital transformation aren’t technical…they’re cultural

CIO

As an infrastructure and security practitioner with nearly 30 years of experience, I’ve witnessed periods of rapid change in the technology landscape. I have four core beliefs about technology that inform this thinking: We can do anything with technology. And not only in terms of architecture and technology.

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11:11 Systems: Empowering enterprises to modernize, protect, and manage their IT assets and data

CIO

Virtually every company relied on cloud, connectivity, and security solutions, but no technology organization provided all three. Giardina notes that VMware by Broadcom technologies are used throughout the platform. VMware’s technologies are at the core,” he says. In 2020, 11:11 CEO Brett Diamond noticed a gap in the market.

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These Services Shall Not Pass: Abusing Service Tags to Bypass Azure Firewall Rules (Customer Action Required)

Tenable

Azure customers whose firewall rules rely on Azure Service Tags, pay attention: You could be at risk due to a vulnerability detected by Tenable Research. Tenable Research has discovered a vulnerability in Azure that allows an attacker to bypass firewall rules based on Azure Service Tags by forging requests from trusted services.

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