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A Smarter Vulnerability Management Solution for Credit Unions

As the years go by, cyber attackers have regularly shifted their targets. In doing so, they have honed their craft to carry out attacks in a much more sophisticated manner. Unfortunately, this has transitioned focus from relatively smaller scams targeting individuals, to full scale heists on institutions in the hopes of a much larger payout. Financial institutions are at the top of the list, being...
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IoT Security 101

The COVID-19 pandemic left its indelible mark across our society. Our work, recreation, healthcare, and even grocery shopping became remote, digital, and reliant on the internet. The eruption of new apps and Internet of Things (IoT) devices proved a tempting target for cyber attackers; that brought security issues new and old to the fore.IoT Devices are EverywhereIoT device use was expanding even...
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How to Talk to Stakeholders About Cybersecurity

Productive cybersecurity conversations are more critical than ever as vulnerabilities continue to grow every year. Support from business leaders, including the board and C-suite, is essential to building organizational awareness and cultivating cross-divisional partnerships. Unfortunately, communicating about cybersecurity can be a challenge for many IT professionals. Sometimes stakeholders lack...
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Agent-Based vs. Agentless Scanning: Choosing the Right Vulnerability Scanning Method

Preventable AttacksAnother day, another data breach. Cybercrime is on the rise, and the only way to stop a cyberattack is to think like an attacker. In many cases, the bad actor’s first step is scanning the victim’s systems for vulnerabilities that allow them to gain a foothold. According to Forrester’s State of Application Security, 39% of external attacks exploited holes found in web...
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Application Security on a Shoe-String Budget

Boost Your Security Posture Without Breaking Your BudgetHeadlines scream about a new cyberattack every few days, and organizations worldwide scramble to buff their cybersecurity posture. Welcome to the era of high-stakes hacking, and high-profile breaches. No one wants to be the next big news story, but robust cybersecurity comes at a price.You can do everything with a big enough budget. But that...
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Asset Reconciliation: The Best Way To Secure Dynamic Network Assets

CTOs and IT managers are no strangers to risk assessment and the urgent need to keep security frameworks up-to-date and effective. But in recent years, the surge in cloud and hybrid solutions has greatly complicated matters. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic brought a frantic shift to remote work, resulting in more scattered and ad-hoc hardware outside of corporate control, among other changes...
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Open PGP for IBM i (iSeries)

GoAnywhere MFT for IBM i (iSeries) includes native commands for performing PGP encryption and decryption functions directly on the IBM i (formerly known as and often still called AS/400). These commands can be placed in CL programs, the job scheduler or run from IBM i menus. With GoAnywhere MFT, files can additionally be digitally signed with a private key on the IBM i. In turn, you can verify...
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IBM i MFT for Secure FTP and PGP

GoAnywhere MFT will automate and secure file transfers on the IBM i platform using Secure FTP, Open PGP and other popular protocols and encryption standards. GoAnywhere's IBM MFT can be installed on IBM iSeries - version 7.1 and higher on IBM Power Systems, as well as many other operating systems. Automates and secures file transfers with trading partners, customers and internal servers ...
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Think Mutual Bank Uses GoAnywhere MFT for Robust Features and PCI DSS Compliance

Industry: Banking and Finance About a year ago, Think Mutual Bank, a bank located in the Midwest, was searching for a way to transfer data between disparate banking systems. Although Think Bank’s core system is the IBM i, the business banking segment runs on MS SQL. Getting all the data into one place (the IBM i), then copying updated files back to the MS SQL system was a challenge that had to be...
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The State of Maryland DLLR Secures and Simplifies File Transfers with GoAnywhere

Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR) must transfer sensitive data in a secure and reliable fashion. Besides the challenge of ensuring information is protected in transit, each DLLR trading partner requires information to be sent in different file formats, such as fixed width, Excel, CSV, or XML. The DLLR chose GoAnywhere to meet their growing file transfer needs and...
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Why Do Ransomware Attacks Keep Happening

Did you know the first instance of ransomware was in 1989? Though we’ve moved on from floppy disks containing malware and cashier’s checks used to pay attackers, we are far from moving past ransomware. Instead, ransomware has become more streamlined, and is one of the most popular tools of both amateur and expert threat actors. Just about anyone can purchase a ransomware strain off the dark web or...
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Container Adoption Introduces Efficiency – and Vulnerabilities

When Adopting Containers, Be Sure to Adopt the Relevant Security PracticesContainers have evolved to address the market need for a more flexible and repeatable application development process. Application container adoption increased more than 300% since 2016 and is expected to grow 29% annually over the next five years. With this growth in container usage has come increased attention from...
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Moving Away from Cloud: Making the Case for Hybrid IT

HelpSystems’ Per Bauer discusses article touting a move back from the cloud and makes case for hybrid IT spend to drive costs down.HelpSystems’ Per Bauer discusses article touting a move back from the cloud and makes case for hybrid IT spend to drive costs down.
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A Beginner’s Guide to the ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Standard for Road Vehicles

According to Juniper Research, 206 million vehicles will have embedded connectivity by 2025 — with 30 million vehicles utilizing 5G connectivity. The connected car now contains units for communication, in-voice assistant, geolocation sensors and cloud-platforms that connect vehicles to mobility services. To ensure that these hyper-connected vehicles remain secure, a standard known as ISO SAE 21434...