The beginning of August is upon us, and if you haven?t already started thinking about the busiest time of the year, now is a good time to do so. Whether you?re an experienced veteran of managing peak traffic or new to the game, Q4 can bring surprises w…
Payment Security: Understanding the Four Corner Model
Introduction Online shopping digital payment transactions may seem quite simple, but in reality, just one single transaction sets off multiple, long-chain reactions. The Payment Card Industry comprises debit cards, credit cards, prepaid, e-purse/e-wall…
Software-Defined Networking Concept Adoption at Akamai
Akamai engineering has adopted new technology concepts to enhance and expand routing capabilities at the edge. Previously, Akamai?s traffic-steering capabilities were mainly focused on DNS-based routing. In this article, we would like to give you an in…
Cutting the Red Tape: Lessons Learned from CyberThreats 2021
If I had a dollar for every time I heard the phrase ?digital transformation,? I would have a lot of dollars. I?m sure you would too. We?d have even more if we counted the term ?Zero Trust.? (Maybe we should start counting them, now that I think about i…
All Access Is (or Should Be) Remote Access
With the transition to remote work, we often hear the term remote access used in unison. Typically, remote work application access is facilitated via a remote access mechanism and, presumably, local work application access is facilitated via a local ac…
Why Zero Trust Needs the Edge
Backhauling traffic destroys performance, and backhauling attack traffic can destroy even more. Nevertheless, in a traditional security deployment model, we are faced with the lose-lose options of either backhauling all traffic to the security stack or…
Anyone for Alphabet Soup? ZTNA, SWGs, MFA, and More: Lessons Learned from Fed Day CyberThreats 2021
Last week, we gathered a few of the most prominent leaders and experts from every corner of the federal space to talk about all things cybersecurity and digital transformation. Discussions ranged from the move toward Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), a…
G2A’s Journey to Global Growth, Part 1: Keeping Gamers and Geeks Playing During a Pandemic
Near the end of March 2020, G2A.COM saw its traffic virtually double overnight. The pandemic had just begun, and people were looking for ways to stay entertained and connected under lockdown. Not surprisingly, a lot of people turned to video games, and…
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 257
https://therecord.media/using-vms-to-hide-ransomware-attacks-is-becoming-more-popular/
https://blog.erratasec.com/2021/07/ransomware-quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes.html?m=1
https://www.databreachtoday.com/how-mespinoza-ransomware-group-hits-targets-a-17…
Philippine Coast Guard’s first 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel to launch soon
The Philippine Coast Guard is expecting good news in the next dew days.Its largest ship acquisition to date, the 94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRV) it ordered from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will reach an important milestone th…