by Juanita Koilpillai | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog Posts
Linda Musthaler, a principal analyst with Essential Solutions Corp, recently posted a terrific article in Network World about the increasing ability of Software-Defined Perimeters (SDP) to bring trusted access to critical applications in public, private and...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Apr 11, 2019 | Blog Posts
This is the fourth and last in a series of blogs that examine how Software Defined Perimeters (SDPs) can significantly improve security and reduce risk associated with the Cyber Kill Chain (or seven phases of attack). This week we will look at the impact of an SDP on...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog Posts
Part 3 of 4 This is the third in a series of blogs that examine how Software Defined Perimeters (SDPs) can significantly improve security and reduce risk associated with the Cyber Kill Chain (or seven phases of attack). This week we will look at the impact of an SDP...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Feb 4, 2019 | Blog Posts
Recently there was a terrific article by Chris Preimesberger in eWEEK , Why Software-Defined Perimeters Outflank VPNs for Secure Remote Access, that examined the emergence of software-defined perimeters (SDP) as a more secure solution for VPNs. As a pioneer and...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Jan 15, 2019 | Blog Posts
This is the second in a series of blogs that examine how Software Defined Perimeters (SDPs) can significantly improve security and reduce risk associated with the Cyber Kill Chain (or seven phases of attack). This week we will look at the impact of an SDP on...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog Posts
This is the first in a series of blogs that examine how Software Defined Perimeters (SDPs) can significantly improve security and reduce risk associated with the Cyber Kill Chain (or seven phases of attack). This week we will look at the impact of an SDP on...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Dec 20, 2018 | Blog Posts
In the latest stunning security breach, this one disclosed by Marriott, the personal data of 500 million customers has been compromised. Of even greater concern is the fact that the hackers had penetrated and moved freely within the hotel giants’ systems for nearly...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Oct 26, 2018 | Blog Posts
Cisco was in the news recently when it announced the purchase of IAM company Duo Security for $2.3 billion. The move fortified Cisco’s ability to provide IAM and other security features to customers at a time when cloud and mobile computing have all but erased the...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog Posts
Look beyond testing and compliance As the IoT and thousands of new IP devices grows exponentially, so do the security risks in variety of critical areas including physical security controls. An article in FCW recently outlined increasing risks posed by doors,...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog Posts
A recent NPR story outlined alarming election security issues on a variety of fronts. The story recounted individual security incidents impacting private companies specializing in products and services ranging from election systems and technologies to voting machines...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog Posts
Recently the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a set of recommendations to combat efforts by hostile states to interfere with U.S. elections. The committee’ draft recommendations cover six areas and include guidance on deterrence, information...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog Posts
In Part 1 last week, I made the case that Forrester’s concept of Zero Trust has key limitations and that only through the use of SDPs can Zero Trust be truly effective. Part 2 of 2 A software-defined perimeter (SDP) dynamically creates one-to-one connections between...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog Posts
Part 1 of 2 In 2010, Forrester introduced the concept of the “The Zero Trust Network.” Essentially Zero Trust is a security concept centered on the belief that organizations should not automatically trust anything inside or outside its perimeters and instead must...
by Juanita Koilpillai | May 9, 2018 | Blog Posts
In an effort to bring enterprise-wide security to all its agencies, and in conjunction with its migration of services to the cloud, leaders in Pennsylvania’s Office of Administration recently deployed a risk-based multi-factor authentication (RBMFA) system for...
by Juanita Koilpillai | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog Posts
An FCW article (White House hints a new cyber policies) recently reported that the White House is preparing to act on recommendations from its first cybersecurity directive issued last May. But it also noted concern from lawmakers who have been questioning gaps in...
