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Network Break 274: Let’s Encrypt Revokes Millions Of Certificates; Microsoft Pitches SMB Over QUIC

Packet Pushers

Let's Encrypt revokes millions of digital certs, Microsoft proposes SMB over QUIC for file access without a VPN (and an easier way to get through firewalls), big vendors offer extended free trials of conferencing software for companies considering remote work, Microsoft pays hourly workers full salaries during work slowdowns, and more.

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How to Stop WannaCrypt Infections with the Cato Cloud

CATO Networks

But what makes the attack so unusually virulent is how it exploits a vulnerability in the Windows SMB protocol. SMB is used by Windows machines for sharing files and the ransomware uses SMB to spread to other vulnerable devices on a network. Once installed, the ransomware encrypts the files on the machine.

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The Latest Cyber Attacks Demonstrate the Need to Rethink Cybersecurity

CATO Networks

The same group that was behind a series of attacks on companies using sophisticated malware that encrypts files, known as Sodinokibi or REvil. For more information, check out our advanced threat protection and get additional information on our next generation firewall.

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The Cato Journey – Bringing SASE Transformation to the Largest Enterprises  

CATO Networks

Finally, Cato is so efficient that it has recently set an industry record for security processing — 5 Gbps of encrypted traffic from a single location. Case in point is the introduction of record setting security processing — 5 Gbps of encrypted traffic from a single location. No other vendor has come close to that limit.

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