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Network World Security Alert Dec 21, 2016 The year ransomware became one of the top threats to enterprises Ransomware creators are increasingly targeting companies and other organizations, sometimes using techniques borrowed from cyberespionage attacks, because they're likely to pay more money for their data. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Use virtual containers to isolate ransomware • Identity verification: The New Turing Test • 5 technologies that will shake things up in 2017 • The new rulers of the cybersecurity realm: Automation, Analytics Artificial Intelligence • The 15 best job markets for IT security specialists • Cisco execs foretell key 2017 enterprise networking trends • High-demand cybersecurity skills in 2017 • To beat cyber extortionists, enterprises need to punch above their weight class • Google researchers help developers test cryptographic implementations Solution Center: Rapid7 Do You Have the Power to Make Nothing Happen? When it comes to security, the ability to "Make Nothing Happen" is really quite exciting. Check out these resources to learn how Rapid7's threat exposure management, incident detection and security advisory services enable organizations to see network risks and spot attacks before they damage your network. When you can make nothing happen, your enterprise can make growth happen. Read More ▶ Use virtual containers to isolate ransomware Keeping suspicious files and connections in a separate container – a virtual space isolated from the rest of the network – is a savvy strategy that can save you time and money Read More ▶ Identity verification: The New Turing Test The irony is, the bad guys can often meet the current ID requirements better than actual customers Read More ▶ Video 5 technologies that will shake things up in 2017 If you thought 2016 was a fun time to be in IT, wait until 2017 hits. Network World presents an overview of five technologies and trends that will "shake things up" in the world of enterprise networking for the new year. Watch Now ▶ The new rulers of the cybersecurity realm: Automation, Analytics Artificial Intelligence So what technologies are going to change this scenario back in favor of IT? The new security AAA: Automation, analytics and artificial intelligence say proponents. When it comes to automation, security platforms will devise and execute controls based on newly detected threats and do it without human intervention. That reduces the time between a compromise and the time the threat is neutralized – reducing the time window when attackers can do damage. Read More ▶ The 15 best job markets for IT security specialists Here is a look at the top 15 job markets for information security professionals, according to the recent study, "Where Are the Highest Paying Tech Jobs in the US" from Indeed.com. Read More ▶ Cisco execs foretell key 2017 enterprise networking trends Interesting posts this week from a few Cisco executives taking a look forward into what should be a very interesting networking world in 2017. +More on Network World: 5 enterprise technologies that will shake things up in 2017+ First up was Cisco's Jeff Reed, Senior Vice President Enterprise Infrastructure and Solutions Group who had a blog on the top 10 list for future 2017 network trends. Read More ▶ High-demand cybersecurity skills in 2017 Research reveals high demand for security analysis, application security and cloud computing skills. Read More ▶ To beat cyber extortionists, enterprises need to punch above their weight class Hacking groups with increasing scale and sophistication challenge every sized enterprise to defend themselves. Read More ▶ Google researchers help developers test cryptographic implementations Security experts from Google have developed a test suite that allows developers to find weaknesses in their cryptographic libraries and implementations. Read More ▶ White Paper: Dyn Inc Gartner Report: If External DNS Fails, So Does Your Digital Business Read this Gartner Research Report and more about: why DNS is mission-critical to all organizations that connect to the Internet, the challenges businesses face maintaining visibility and availability of key resources, and the advantages of an externally sourced, managed, and focused DNS as a service on cost, resilience, reliability, and performance Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. 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