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Credit to Author: Joie Salvio| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:59:59 +0000

  There is no doubt that cryptocurrency has been on a steady rise. According to a research paper by the University of Cambridge, the market capitalization of cryptocurrency has increased more than three-fold since early last year and it’s not likely to stop there. With more and more people realizing that cryptocurrency is potentially a significantly profitable investment, this rise is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. And where there is profit, that is where malware attacks will gather. Which is why we have been expecting…

Credit to Author: Mike Morgan| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:59:59 +0000

We have just announced our annual Fortinet Accelerate global partner and user conference, taking place on February 26 – March 1, 2018 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. This year we are expecting more than 2,000 customers, partners, industry leaders, and technical experts to come together to share industry trends and discuss the latest advances in technologies and strategies. This year’s Accelerate 2018 event includes: Premier cybersecurity and threat trends education and labs, including Network Security Experts (NSE) training…

Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000

Fortinet recently sat down with [spokesperson] from Cloudify, a new Fabric-ready Partner, to learn more about their solution, how they solve customer challenges, and why they have chosen to become part of our Fabric-ready partner program.

Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000

Security7 Networks is an MSSP focused on delivering security and compliance services to small- and medium-sized enterprises. The company, focusing on intelligence in depth, provides an innovative suite of products to help customers identify risk, improve their ability to defend against cyberthreats, and centralize visibility and control. For several years, Security7 has used Fortinet products to deliver cloud-based security services to its customers. 

Credit to Author: Patrick Grillo| Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000

There’s been a lot of confusion—and frankly, a lot of vendor hype—about the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). There is no doubt that GDPR is a very far-reaching legal initiative that will significantly change the way that many private and public sector organizations treat personally identifiable information (PII) and respond to data breaches. On the other hand, it’s safe to say that a majority of readers of this blog post work for organizations that will not be directly affected by GDPR.

Credit to Author: Trish Borrmann and Nirav Shah| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000

The compelling benefits of SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) architectures are catching the attention of companies around the world. SD-WAN offers application-awareness combined with increased performance, flexibility, and simplicity when compared to fundamentally more expensive legacy WAN technologies.

Credit to Author: John Maddison | Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:45:00 +0000

The proliferation of online devices accessing personal and financial information, the adoption of virtualized and multi-cloud environments, and the growing connection of everything – from armies of IoT devices and critical infrastructure in cars, homes, offices, and industry, to the rise of smart cities – have combined to create new destructive opportunities for cybercriminals.

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:45:59 +0000

Educational institutions have become regular targets for cybercriminals. In fact, the education sector accounted for 13 percent of data breaches in the first half of 2017, resulting in the compromise of around 32 million records. One of the top reasons that schools are targeted is the diverse data they store on students and staff, including personally identifiable information (PII), healthcare information, and financial information. These records can then be sold on the dark web to be used for purposes of identity theft and fraud. As educational…