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  • How To Address America’s Ransomware Threats

    Over the course of the 2010s, ransomware attacks on city and state governments have increased in number and effectiveness. The lack of proper cybersecurity measures has highlighted a weakness in the US’s preparedness and ability to protect government data. The ...

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  • Combating Burnout in Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity professionals are highly sought-after individuals that add an immense amount of value to an organization, but that value can be difficult to pin down in terms of dollars. As a result, they tend to be under-represented within some organizations. ...

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  • PPSK Is Not an Alternative to 802.1x

    Believe it or not, the aging WPA-Personal protocol has seen some innovation in the past few years. Several companies have developed unique PSK authentication protocols with varying names, though “Private PSK” (PPSK) has emerged as the commonly-accepted phrase. Here are ...

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  • Top 3 PEAP-MSCHAPv2 Mistakes Made by Universities

    Credential-based authentication with PEAP-MSCHAPv2 is still commonly used, and for some network types it is appropriate. A home network or a small coffee shop offering free wireless can benefit from its convenience. But for any institution or university hosting valuable ...

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  • Without Server Certificate Validation, WPA2-Enterprise Isn’t Secure

    Your users have strong, unique passwords, your networks are protected with WPA2-Enterprise encryption, and you use 802.1x for authentication. WPA2-Enterprise is the gold standard when it comes to security, so you should be safe right? Think again. Our experience helping ...

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  • Best Practices For IoT Security

    The explosion of Internet of Things devices (IoT) onto the technology market has revolutionized how businesses operate. The endless possible applications of these incredibly diverse devices has led to a surge in quantity over the last 5 years that is ...

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  • 3 Mistakes Universities Make Deploying 802.1x and WPA2-Enterprise

    Over the past decade, we’ve helped hundreds of organizations around the world secure and set up WPA2-Enterprise networks. While WPA2-Enterprise remains the golden standard for 802.1x authentication, there are many pitfalls an organization can make when they set it up. ...

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  • Certificate Security for IoT Devices

    Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been a rapidly growing industry trend that can provide invaluable and unique data to many organizations. While most devices are designed to maximize the efficiency of data distribution, they often leave security by the ...

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  • Cloud vs. On-Site RADIUS: Which is Better?

    A requirement for all WPA2-Enterprise networks is the use of a RADIUS server. A vital part of the network, the function of a RADIUS is to authenticate the user and their device and authorize them for network access. The authentication ...

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  • Update Your Browser to TLS 1.2 to Support 802.1x WPA2-Enterprise

    Organizations should be aware of an important update to TLS. TLS 1.2 is the most recent update that builds on top of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 to increase network security. Updating your browsers and OS to TLS 1.2 is ...

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