Financial Services Remain a Hot Target Cyber-attacks on the financial sector are still popular. The 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon® showed this industry leading the pack in terms of confirmed breaches, in the top three for ransom-ware campaigns, and in the top four for security incidents. Not surprisingly, financial services held similar honors ...

The IT Security Mandate for Healthcare Establishing effective IT security defenses is a necessity for the entire healthcare industry, from the largest health systems and payers to single-physician practices, research institutions, and medical device developers. The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force’s “Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Heath Care Industry” makes this clear. Read ...

Theft and abuse of stolen passwords is one of the oldest attacks in the book, yet it remains highly effective. Adversaries can use stolen credentials to impersonate valid users, allowing them to bypass the entire attack lifecycle, move uninterrupted throughout their target organization’s network and shift to the abuse of credentials from within. You can ...

Medical devices are notoriously vulnerable to cyberattacks because security is often an afterthought when the devices are designed and maintained by the manufacturer Business Benefits Decrease risk to patients undergoing treatment via medical devices Prevent undesired applications and malicious content in medical device networks Improve compliance with HIPAA, GDPR and other applicable data protection regulations ...

Healthcare providers are a hot target Cyberattacks on healthcare providers are increasing in frequency and intensity. A recent HIMSS Analytics survey, commissioned by Palo Alto Networks, targeting chief information officers (CIOs), information technology (IT)directors and IT managers at U.S. inpatient healthcare providers, found that two-thirds of survey respondents reported an increase in the frequency of ...

Data and applications reside everywhere, on the network, endpoints, and in the constantly evolving cloud ecosystem. As a result, organizations are now faced with securing a multitude of applications, users, devices and infrastructures – all hosting sensitive data that is critical to business operations, reputation, longevity, and success. However, once sensitive and business-critical data enter ...

The firewall is the foundation of enterprise data security. All firewalls are not created equal, though and no two organizations have the same needs, risks and data flow. You need a firewall to protect against today’s advanced attacks while preserving the performance and uptime critical to foster innovation and growth. If you’re in the market ...

Security practitioners and threat actors are constantly developing new techniques to gain advantages over the other. In recent years, security teams have stepped up their approaches to protecting their infrastructure by fortifying their network perimeter defenses, building up protections against advanced malware, upgrading vulnerable operating systems, automating the delivery of patches to stop exploits, and ...

App-ID uses multiple identification techniques to determine the exact identity of applications traversing your network – irrespective of port, protocol, evasive tactic, or encryption. Identifying the application is the very first task performed by App-ID, providing you with the knowledge and flexibility needed to safely enable applications and secure your organization. Download to learn more.

This eBook examines the evolution of network security, the rapid growth of applications and their associated risks and threats, the shortcomings of traditional firewalls and products based on them, the advanced capabilities found in NGFWs, how to deploy NGFWs and how to select the best NGFW for your organization’s security challenges. Download now to learn ...