Network June 21, 2021

The OSI Model and You Part 5: Stopping Threats at the OSI Session Layer

2 min read - In our journey through the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) seven layers of networking, the OSI session layer is a gatekeeper that manages the connection between applications. In other words, we are past just connecting devices. Now, we need to do…

Mobile Security June 14, 2021

The OSI Model and You Part 4: Stopping Threats at the OSI Transport Layer

2 min read - As we’ve talked about in the rest of this series, there are several ways to use the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) seven layers of networking model to help us secure our networks and make them more resilient. Now, we’ve reached the…

Zero Trust June 10, 2021

What is Network Detection and Response and Why is it So Important?

4 min read - Networks are the foundation of today’s connected world. They allow millions of people, devices, apps and systems to talk with one another every minute of the day. Without networks, modern communication as we know it would cease to exist. Today’s…

Mobile Security June 7, 2021

The OSI Model and You Part 3: Stopping Threats at the OSI Network Layer

2 min read - Networking models help us understand the ‘lay of the land’ when it comes to protecting the network. In our journey through the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) framework, we’ve arrived at the last stop in the media group, the OSI network…

Application Security May 31, 2021

The OSI Model and You Part 2: The Data Link Layer

3 min read - If the physical layer we talked about earlier in this series about OSI layers is the ‘what’ that allows data to travel, the data link layer is the ‘how.’ In the previous piece of this seven-part series on the OSI model,…

CISO May 24, 2021

The OSI Model and You Part 1: Stopping Threats on the OSI Physical Layer

3 min read - The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is one of the many useful tools we can use to stop cybersecurity threats. This long-standing standard separates a network into seven layers, offering suggestions for protecting each of them. In this blog series, we’ll…

Mobile Security May 12, 2021

Private LTE or 5G: Which Is More Secure?

4 min read - Employees using mobile devices for work is nothing new. From health care workers using them for patient care to a salesperson checking work email in an airport, most of us have our phones on us at all times. However, the…

Zero Trust May 7, 2021

How a Firewall Can Foster Zero Trust

2 min read - Older perimeter-based firewalls aren’t up to the task of safeguarding today’s more distributed networks. But that doesn’t mean the end of the firewall is in sight. On the contrary, businesses and other groups are turning to next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) hosted…

Zero Trust April 27, 2021

Adopting Microsegmentation Into Your Zero Trust Model, Part 1

4 min read - The idea to discuss microsegmentation and zero trust came to me while reading cybersecurity articles over cellular data as I was waiting in line one day. And, I wrote this article on different devices: on my laptop connected to my…

Zero Trust April 19, 2021

How VPNs Are Changing to Manage Zero Trust Network Access

3 min read - What do a growing number of cyberattacks, emerging tech, such as artificial intelligence, and cloud adoption have in common? They’re all helping fuel the rise of zero trust. Zero trust network access is, in turn, changing the way we access the…