man-in-the-middle attack (MitM)-an updated definition, types and how to prevent them.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 15, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security policies, procedures and guidelines, Information security program management, IT infrastructure management and planning, man-in-the-middle attack (MitM), Network device security: Appliances, firewalls and switches, Network Security, Security awareness training and insider threats

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack is a type of cyber attack in which the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other. By Kinza Yasar and Michael Cobb The attack is a type of eavesdropping in which the attacker intercepts and then controls the entire conversation.  MiTM cyber attacks pose a serious threat

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Evaluating the differences between SIEM, SOAR and XDR

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ September 22, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data security strategies and governance, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network device security: Appliances, firewalls and switches, Network management and monitoring, Network Security, Network threat detection, SIEM, log management and big data security analytics

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSIEM, SOAR and XDR share similar definitions, but each has distinct drawbacks. Learn what each offers and how they differ for help deciding which to deploy in your company. By Michael Cobb IT security teams face an ongoing challenge: how best to collect event data from every corner of their IT infrastructure and turn it into threat intelligence to prevent

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5 endpoint security best practices to keep company data safe.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ August 18, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud Security, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Network device security: Appliances, firewalls and switches, Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWith an expanding company perimeter, it’s time to implement these endpoint security best practices, from asset discovery to device profiling. By Ashwin Krishnan The enterprise definition of endpoint has dramatically shifted over the years. Endpoints traditionally referred to desktop computers and laptops, which could be secured with antivirus software and firewalls. Today, the term covers a wide array of devices used for

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Data Center Firewalls: The 5 different types explained.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 28, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network device security: Appliances, firewalls and switches

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesRead up on the five different firewalls’ similarities and differences, the three firewall deployment models and tips for choosing the firewall that best meets your company’s needs. By Amy Larsen DeCarlo and Robert G. Ferrell More than 30 years after the concept of the network firewall entered the security conversation, the technology remains an essential tool in the enterprise network

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