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Network Connection Paradigms at Odds in Emerging DevSecOps Environments
Agile ATO in the Spotlight The industry is grappling with conflicting network connection paradigms as the proliferation of cloud computing, mobile device use, and the Internet of Things has dissolved traditional network boundaries. Authentication of users...
read moreNFV + SDP = Secure Dynamic Access
Significant and rapid increases in global IP traffic and the adoption of mobile devices have challenged network service providers to scale and improve infrastructure. To address this network providers are beginning to embrace new approaches such as Network Function...
read moreWhat ever happened to the Agile ATO?
Nearly two years ago, Federal agencies began embracing a shift to agile development methodologies—releasing projects in stages to get user feedback and rectify bugs early in the process and continuing to iterate and improve over time. A key challenge however was the...
read moreCan Kubernetes in an F-16 Warfighter Jet Be a Secure Environment?
Zero Trust does not equate to Zero Risk As part of its work on the Defense Department's Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative, the Air Force is increasingly deploying solutions like Kubernetes, the open-source platform for managing containerized workloads and...
read moreDevOps environments becoming new target for attack
Software-defined perimeter (the most advanced zero trust implementation) shows promise. Kubertnetes, Red Hat OpenShift, are you listening? DevOps teams continue to increase use of virtualization – be it virtualizing[1] operating systems or containerizing[2]...
read moreZero Trust Orchestration – A New Cyber Security Paradigm
Zero Trust is a catchphrase that is growing in use and is employed by cyber security product and service vendors to promote their offerings. Zero Trust, as the concept implies, requires that users aren’t allowed any access to anything until they can prove who they...
read moreDDoS Attacks Can Now be Stopped Dead in Their Botnet Tracks
Software Defined Perimeter’s deny-all approach protects IoT devices In 2016, a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack left much of the internet inaccessible on the U.S. east coast. The attack, which authorities initially feared was the work of a hostile...
read moreSDP provides resiliency to denial of service attacks
New research confirms effectiveness and importance Yet another distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack has been reported and this time was sustained for a full day. AWS’s mitigations not only absorbed the vast majority of attacks but also flagged...
read moreThe Truth About Zero Trust
In one of the biggest data breaches ever, a hacker gained access to more than 100 million Capital One customer accounts and credit card applications affecting 100 million people in the U.S. and 6 million people in Canada. According to Capital One, the breach was...
read moreZero Trust is a Strategy, Not a Solution
Software Defined Perimeter architecture mandatory to ensure truly secure environments TechTarget recently published a four-part E-Handbook: Can a zero trust approach fill the security perimeter void? The four article series outlines Forrester’s vision for Zero Trust...
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