How to get your network and security teams working together

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Network World Net Optimization Alert Aug 23, 2016 How to get your network and security teams working together Your network and security teams may have different goals and objectives, but as networks grow more complex, it's time to get these two teams on the same page to help avoid miscommunication around security threats. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • The need for network security operations automation • IoT is now growing faster than smartphones • Open vSwitch finds new home at the Linux Foundation • Illusive Networks uses deception to detect an attacker in your network • Cisco uncovers security threat in industrial control system • SD-WAN takes advantage of the 100x MPLS/Internet price gap • Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for terrorist ties • RiskSense lands $7M for assessment service • Review: 6 slick open source routers Video/Webcast: 1E Automate BIOS to UEFI for Secure Windows 10 In this webinar, 1E Technology Architect Mike Terrill and TrueSec Senior consultant Mikael Nystrom discuss expert tips on migrating to Windows 10 in the most secure way. This can be done using 1E's unique technology to automate the switch from BIOS to UEFI. Read More ▶ The need for network security operations automation Cloud computing, network scale and incident response demand a better model for network security operations. Read More ▶ IoT is now growing faster than smartphones If there were any doubt that IoT is for real, one fact ought to dispel it: For the first time, U.S. mobile operators are adding IoT connections to their networks faster than they're adding phones. Read More ▶ Open vSwitch finds new home at the Linux Foundation The developers of open source virtual networking technology Open vSwitch (OVS) said this week they will move future development to the Linux Foundation Project. Read More ▶ Illusive Networks uses deception to detect an attacker in your network Sophisticated attackers can be a challenge to detect. Illusive Networks puts deceptions everywhere to catch them when they move around your network Read More ▶ Cisco uncovers security threat in industrial control system Cisco's security intelligence and research group Talos, said that it had reported a serious vulnerability in Rockwell Automation's industrial control system – the MicroLogix 1400 programmable logic controller (PLC). The Simple Network Management Protocol exploit could let an attacker take complete remote control of the MicroLogix system and modify the device firmware, letting an invader run his own malicious code on the device. Read More ▶ SD-WAN takes advantage of the 100x MPLS/Internet price gap You can bridge that chasm without worrying about the downsides of inferior Internet reliability and predictability Read More ▶ Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for terrorist ties The social network today said it has suspended 235,000 accounts just since February for violating policies related to the promotion of terrorism. Read More ▶ RiskSense lands $7M for assessment service RiskSense, software-as-a-service that evaluates the security of corporate networks and generates a risk score, has been self-financed since its launch last year, but now has harnessed venture funding to help boost its R&D and hire marketing and sales staff. Read More ▶ Review: 6 slick open source routers DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt, OPNsense, pfSense, and VyOS suit a wide range of devices and networking needs Read More ▶ White Paper: 1E Windows 10 Security: Understanding & Deploying Device Guard This exclusive 1E White Paper will give you a detailed answer to the following questions -What is Device Guard designed to achieve? -What does Device Guard do and how does it do it? -What are the risks of not using Device Guard? -How should you implement Device Guard? 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