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Last week, a new variant of the Mirai botnet was reported by Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42. What makes this Mirai evolution special is the addition of a dozen new exploits and backdoor (built in manufacturer default) accounts that target enterprise devices like smart TVs and conference room presentation systems. These new targets make the […]

Norsk Hydro, one of the largest aluminum producers in the world, has been the victim of a malware outbreak and ransomware attack 1 which has affected its operations worldwide, illustrating how cyber is becoming physical. Cyberattacks and ransomware outbreaks can cause costly disruption and push organizations to manual processes for business continuity, which is especially […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

The federal government has banned hardware and software made by Huawei, ZTE, Kaspersky and others from its networks. It could soon ban them from yours. U.S. federal agencies are not allowed to have certain types of hardware or software on their information technology (IT) networks. In 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

The Forescout Cyber Roundup is a weekly blog series that highlights some of the major cyber headlines, as well as some of the more obscure stories from the week. The purpose of this curation is to raise cyber awareness, provoke thought and encourage discussion among cyber professionals at all levels. Articles are categorized by industry, […]

What Do Device Visibility and Control Have in Common with a Grammy Award Winner and 42,000+ Cyber Professionals? I love the theme of ‘Where the world talks security,” yet at RSA Conference 2018, it seemed as though visibility was the only thing people were talking about. So, what will the talk of the conference be […]

So Your Security Team Wants to Implement The Forescout Platform? Here’s How to Win Over the Network Team When the information security team at Haworth Inc., a world-wide office furniture manufacturer, purchased Forescout’s solution to address network access control and other visibility challenges, they didn’t need the network team’s blessing beforehand. However, not long afterward […]