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Security
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Final Rule Released
Empowering The SOC: Stop Detecting Potential Threats, Start Signaling Real Attacks
Attackers Use 'Contact Us' Forms and Fake NDAs to Phish Industrial Manufacturing Firms
Why Managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Must Be a Central Concern for Identity Access Management
Humor
CIO Made A Dangerous Mistake And Ordered His Security Team To Implement It
Techie Fooled A Panicked Daemon And Manipulated Time Itself To Get Servers In Sync
Linux
Compliance
Commvault News
Rubrik News
Check Point News
Cyber Attacks Surge Against Education Sector Ahead of Back-to-School Season
Check Point Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall
The rise of Vibe Coding - using AI tools for code generation - has boosted software development by enhancing productivity and accessibility. However, this paradigm shift introduces significant security challenges that cannot be overlooked. Register
Security
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Final Rule Released
In a significant step to secure the defense industrial base (DIB), the Department of Defense (DoD) has officially released the long-anticipated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Final Rule, which was released October 15, 2024, and will go into effect on December 16, 2024....more
Empowering The SOC: Stop Detecting Potential Threats, Start Signaling Real Attacks
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, and security operations centers (SOCs) are feeling the pressure to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated attackers....more
Securing the Cloud in An Age of Escalating Cyber Threats
As threats intensify and cloud adoption expands, organizations must leave outdated security models behind....more
Attackers Use 'Contact Us' Forms and Fake NDAs to Phish Industrial Manufacturing Firms
A recently uncovered phishing campaign - carefully designed to bypass security defenses and avoid detection by its intended victims - is targeting firms in industrial manufacturing and other companies critical to various supply chains, Check Point researchers have warned....more
Why Managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Must Be a Central Concern for Identity Access Management
As NHIs become the dominant population in enterprise environments, organizations must evolve their IAM strategies to keep up. That evolution starts with expanding the definition of identity to match the autonomous operations of many systems today....more
Humor
CIO Made A Dangerous Mistake And Ordered His Security Team To Implement It
This week, meet a reader who asked to be Regomized as "FireBug," a name that makes sense because the story he sent concerns a firewall he worked on during his time as part of a small team that managed a global company's security and VPN infrastructure....more
Techie Fooled A Panicked Daemon And Manipulated Time Itself To Get Servers In Sync
Network Time Protocol sometimes needs help from a temporal cops...more
Linux
So You've Set Up Linux On Windows Using WSL, Here's What You Can Do With It
So you just installed and set up Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL) on your Windows machine, and now you're wondering what this blinking terminal can do. Here's a quick guide to get you started....more
Happy Birthday, Linux
August 25, 1991 marks an important date for Linux and open-source enthusiasts, because that's the day Linus Torvalds posted to the comp.os.minix newsgroup (remember newsgroups?) the following message: 'Hello everyone out there using minix -...more
Compliance
2025 Regulatory Landscape: 40+ Digital & ESG Laws to Have on The Radar
The adoption of new regulations is accelerating, with 41 key pieces of regulations identified as part of the IoT Analytics' Digital and ESG Regulation Outlook 2025-2030....more
Building a Smart Compliance Strategy in Cloud?
One question prevails: is your compliance strategy smart enough to handle the complexities of the cloud environment?...more
Regulatory Compliance: Act Now
Regulatory frameworks like DORA can be an opportunity to strengthen integrity...more
Join us for this heart-stopping webinar where Perry Carpenter, KnowBe4's Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer, rips the mask off the alarming rise of AI-powered social engineering. Register
Commvault News
Commvault Unveils New HyperScale Solutions, Delivering Unprecedented Choice for On-Site Cyber Resilience
Launches HyperScale Edge and Flex with Broad Partner Ecosystem including Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Pure Storage, and VAST Data...more
Commvault Expands HyperScale Portfolio with New Edge and High-Performance Options
Data protection provider Commvault Systems Inc. today announced two new additions to its HyperScale portfolio: HyperScale Edge and HyperScale Flex....more
Rubrik News
Regulatory Compliance Overload? Cohasset Associates Shows Rubrik Can Make Your Life Easier
US-based management consulting firm Cohasset Associates has formally assessed Rubrik Cloud Vault (RCV) for compliance with essential financial regulations including...more
Rubrik Delivers Air-Gapped Protection for Google Cloud
Your organization has embraced Google Cloud Platform for its innovation and scalability. But there's been a critical gap in your cyber resilience strategy-one that's kept your security team searching for answers and your compliance officers raising red flags....more
Check Point News
Cyber Attacks Surge Against Education Sector Ahead of Back-to-School Season
As millions of students return to classrooms and campuses, schools are facing another challenge: a sharp rise in cyber attacks....more
Check Point Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall
Delivering AI-powered network security across on-premises, cloud and SASE to prevent the most advanced threats...more
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