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Passphrases have emerged as an effective way to protect networks from brute-force attacks. But users still need to know how to create a passphrase that's effective.

Microsoft releases most security updates on Patch Tuesday, a day that brings anxiety to many sys admins. Learn how to develop a strategy to test and deploy these fixes.

Do you know the difference between a business impact analysis and risk assessment? Find out how they differ and why you need to perform both here.

Google's acquisition of Wiz for $32 billion highlights the importance of cloud-native security as organizations transition to microservices and containerization.

Zero standing privileges combines the zero-trust model with the principle of least privilege to strengthen privileged access management and reduce enterprise attack surfaces.

When it comes to data, context is everything. Learn how a cybersecurity data fabric can supercharge a security team's ability to see the big picture.

A web application firewall (WAF) is a firewall that is meant to protect web applications against common web-based threats.

Wi-Fi standards continue to evolve. The three most recent standards -- Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 -- build on each other's capabilities, but all have their own unique features.

APIs are the backbone of most modern applications, and companies must build in API security from the start. Follow these guidelines to design, deploy and protect your APIs.

Continuous monitoring constantly observes the performance and operation of IT assets to help reduce risk and improve uptime instead of taking a point-in-time snapshot of a device, network or application.

Think you're talking to your boss on Zoom? You might want to think again. Deepfake technology has already cost enterprises millions of dollars. Here's how to fight fire with fire.

Risk assessments are a critical part of a disaster recovery plan. Find out how to prepare a risk assessment, then download our included free template to create one.