Reduce Ransomware Risk With the Fortinet Security Fabric

Today’s organizations have a broad digital attack surface spanning a diverse set of devices, user locations, networks, and clouds, providing many avenues of entry and exfiltration for cybercriminals. Increasingly, these cybercriminals are doing more than stealing data, often encrypting whole systems and interrupting business operations with ransomware, a threat that’s increased 15x over the past …

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Considerations for Evaluating Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Solutions – Infographic

Endpoint security solutions range from signature-based endpoint protection platform (EPP) or antivirus (AV) solutions to extended detection and response (XDR) platforms that tie multiple security solutions together. Organizations that are evaluating endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions need to ensure that the products they are considering will meet their needs in the following areas. Discover …

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Ransomware Risks and Recommendations – Infographic

Not to mention the negative financial impacts and reputational damage that ransomware can cause. The overall frequency of ransomware detections might be leveling off, but the sophistication, aggressiveness, and impact of this threat continues relentlessly. Threat actors continue to pound away at organizations with a variety of new and previously seen ransomware strains, often leaving …

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IDC Building Ransomware Resilience

Ransomware has become a popular weapon in the hands of malicious actors who try to harm governments, businesses, and individuals daily. Ransomware is the final stage of a more complex attack. The security breach could have already happened a long time ago. Considering the range and volume of cyberattacks that organizations face daily, a disjointed …

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Not-So-Hidden Costs Are Lurking in the LAN: Insist on Operational and Licensing Simplicity

The wired and wireless local area network (LAN) forms the backbone of IT. It enables next-generation applications and can boost user productivity. As such, the LAN not only greatly impacts user experience, but is also the beginning or end of many security events. Today’s IT administrators need to build their next-generation networks with a focus …

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Six Building Blocks of a Next-Generation Software-Defined Campus LAN

Digital acceleration, defined by initiatives that include ubiquitous connectivity, migration to the cloud, and investment in next-generation networking technologies, has driven many advancements in the IT industry. Wired and wireless networks are no exceptions. The local-area network (LAN) wired and wireless forms the backbone of IT, enabling next-generation applications and increasing user productivity. The LAN …

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