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Over the course of the 2010s, ransomware attacks on city and state governments have increased in number and effectiveness. The lack of proper cybersecurity measures has highlighted a weakness in the US’s preparedness and ability to protect government data. The ... Read More
Cybersecurity professionals are highly sought-after individuals that add an immense amount of value to an organization, but that value can be difficult to pin down in terms of dollars. As a result, they tend to be under-represented within some organizations. ... Read More
Believe it or not, the aging WPA-Personal protocol has seen some innovation in the past few years. Several companies have developed unique PSK authentication protocols with varying names, though “Private PSK” (PPSK) has emerged as the commonly-accepted phrase. Here are ... Read More
Credential-based authentication with PEAP-MSCHAPv2 is still commonly used, and for some network types it is appropriate. A home network or a small coffee shop offering free wireless can benefit from its convenience. But for any institution or university hosting valuable ... Read More
The explosion of Internet of Things devices (IoT) onto the technology market has revolutionized how businesses operate. The endless possible applications of these incredibly diverse devices has led to a surge in quantity over the last 5 years that is ... Read More
Over the past decade, we’ve helped hundreds of organizations around the world secure and set up WPA2-Enterprise networks. While WPA2-Enterprise remains the golden standard for 802.1x authentication, there are many pitfalls an organization can make when they set it up. ... Read More
Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been a rapidly growing industry trend that can provide invaluable and unique data to many organizations. While most devices are designed to maximize the efficiency of data distribution, they often leave security by the ... Read More
A requirement for all WPA2-Enterprise networks is the use of a RADIUS server. A vital part of the network, the function of a RADIUS is to authenticate the user and their device and authorize them for network access. The authentication ... Read More
Organizations should be aware of an important update to TLS. TLS 1.2 is the most recent update that builds on top of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 to increase network security. Updating your browsers and OS to TLS 1.2 is ... Read More
Recently, cybercriminals have begun targeting public Certificate Authorities (CA) to obtain legitimate certificates and then sell them on the black market. Because these are verified and signed certificates obtained by unjust means, it can be exceedingly difficult to identify them. ... Read More