Westcon-Comstor reinforces its commitment to driving sustainability in the channel with new ESG lead for EMEA
New appointments part of strategy to achieve Net-Zero and enable best practice among partner community.
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The Increasing Threat Posed by Hacktivist Attacks: An Analysis of Targeted Organizations, Devices and TTPs
This year has seen an enormous increase in the number and claimed impact of hacktivist attacks on critical infrastructure and enterprises operating in critical services. Many attacks target unmanaged devices such as Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) equipment. Attacks are motivated by geopolitical or social developments across the globe, with the goal of spreading a message or causing physical disruption.
Evaluating Network Validation Solutions
Sometimes as a network engineer, you may feel like you're walking through a carnival where the barker shouts, "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen," promising something never seen before, only to find a poorly constructed paper mache replica of the impossible (or in our world, vaporware). Eventually, you become jaded and ignore the shouts until someone you trust tells you to take a look.
IoT/OT/ICS threats: Detecting vulnerable Boa web servers
On Nov. 22, 2022 Microsoft announced research findings about an ongoing supply chain attack against IoT devices running Boa web servers. The Boa web server, an open-source small-footprint web server suitable for embedded applications, was discontinued in 2005, but many software development kits still use this lightweight server on IoT hardware. Since being discontinued, vulnerabilities were discovered in Boa that make every version out there exploitable.
Forward Networks Named Leader in GigaOm Radar Report for Network Validation
Forward Enterprise recognized as the only solution that offers complete visibility into the network topology and outperforms 13 other solutions.
OT:ICEFALL Continues: Vedere Labs Discloses Three New Vulnerabilities Affecting OT Products - How to Mitigate
Continuing our OT:ICEFALL research, Vedere Labs has disclosed three new vulnerabilities affecting OT products from two German vendors: Festo automation controllers and the CODESYS runtime, which is used by hundreds of device manufacturers in different industrial sectors, including Festo.
SURGe 60 Second Charity Challenge: Network Surveillance
In this 60 second charity challenge benefitting RED by the ONE Campaign, Mick and Ryan shared their takes on network surveillance and national security concerns.
Westcon-Comstor to add Okta solution to its distribution portfolio in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece
Agreement delivers Okta's identity-first Zero Trust security solution to the channel-a vital security tool in an era of remote work.
Best practices for endpoint security in cloud-native environments
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a five-part cloud security series that will cover protecting an organization’s network perimeter, endpoints, application code, sensitive data, and service and user accounts from threats.
Extend Your SOC Team with 24/7 Remote OT Security
Some economic sectors may be hitting the brakes, but the cybersecurity talent shortage persists across all industries and shows no signs of abating – not while sophisticated cyberattacks continue to rise in number and complexity. The 2022 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study found that even as the global cybersecurity workforce is at an all-time high, it is still short by 3.4 million workers.