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Submission + - Network security devices endanger orgs with '90s era flaws (csoonline.com)

Submitted by snydeq
snydeq writes: Built to defend enterprise networks, network edge security devices are becoming liabilities, with an alarming rise in zero-day exploits of what experts describe as basic vulnerabilities, writes CSO's Lucian Constantin in a report on the state of the security product industry. 'Attackers constantly evolve their techniques. Security engineering, inherently challenging, can’t fix everything. All software products have vulnerabilities, even security tools. These would be valid responses if we were dealing with complex flaws, says Benjamin Harris, CEO of cybersecurity and penetration testing firm watchTowr. “But these are vulnerability classes from the 1990s, and security controls to prevent or identify them have existed for a long time. There is really no excuse.”' Constantin talks with security experts on the rising use of network security device vulnerabilities for initial access —and with the vendors on what steps they are taking to stem the tide.

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by PCM2 (#65661678) Attached to: President Calls for Six-Month Corporate Reporting Cycle, Citing Cost Savings

One reason for quarterly reporting is that it gives greater transparency and insight into how a business actually works. Many businesses are seasonal. Most obviously, virtually all retail has its best quarter at the end of the calendar year. But many other types of businesses have key cycles each year that are tied to, for example, the buying habits of their largest customers. Suppliers matter, too; if farms have a bad quarter due to weather or other factors, for example, you're going to want to watch how that impacts food producers somewhere down the line.

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