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With the IT world turned upside-down for many organisations, it's a good time to talk network security. Because while it's something we all need more than ever, there's almost always a gap between demand and budget, or between need and the ability to service that need.

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WireGuard, a new VPN protocol with both strong performance and easy setup, has been adopted by startup Tailscale as the basis of a peer-to-peer remote networking system that is both secure and quick to configure. WireGuard is an open source VPN which achieved its 1.0 release on March 30th, coinciding with the release of Linux 5.6.

Justin Jett, director of audit and compliance at analytics company Plixer, said as more and more employees begin working from home, organizations are struggling to maintain network privacy and handle security issues. "Because of bandwidth capacity issues, many organizations are struggling to provide secure VPN connections for all of their remote employees. This can result in employees not using the VPN, or having a significantly poor experience as compared to when in the office. Since not all employees understand how VPNs work, some employees are bound to engage in activities, like streaming video, that drastically tax the bandwidth for all users," Jett said.

Perimeter 81 simplifies network security for the modern and increasingly remote and mobile workforce. Named a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for EMEA and a Gartner Cool Vendor, Perimeter 81 has gained immediate market traction and quickly acquired more than 620 clients - including Fortune 500 companies and some of the most prominent organizations in government, entertainment, technology and AI. "Legacy network infrastructure has proven unable to support the modern security requirements of the modern workforce, creating a global need for unified security and network platforms that are cloud based and easy to use," said Perimeter 81 CEO and Co-Founder Amit Bareket.

IoT is barreling toward the enterprise, but organizations remain highly vulnerable to IoT-based attacks, according to Extreme Networks. The report, which surveyed 540 IT professionals across industries in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, found that 84% of organizations have IoT devices on their corporate networks.

CyberFlood Data Breach Assessment Version 2.0 greatly expands network readiness testing by adding endpoint evaluation, incorporating evasion techniques and encrypted attacks used by attackers, and supporting MITRE ATT&CK and other security frameworks. CyberFlood Data Breach Assessment now supports frameworks for arranging and reporting on attack assessment exercises, including the increasingly popular MITRE ATT&CK framework.

A critical vulnerability in the Cisco Firepower Management Center could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions on affected devices as administrator. The issue, Cisco explains, emerges from the improper handling of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol authentication responses from an external server.

A critical Cisco vulnerability exists in its administrative management tool for Cisco network security solutions. The flaw exists in the web-based management interface of the Cisco Firepower Management Center, which is its platform for managing Cisco network security solutions, like firewalls or its advanced malware protection service.

Organizations will likely need to embrace more automation across all security and compliance-related processes.