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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. Disrupt WannaCrypt communications with the Internet Firewall.

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Protect Your Systems Now from the Critical Windows SMBv3 RCE Vulnerability

CATO Networks

At the beginning of the month, Microsoft released an advisory and security patch for a serious Windows Server Message Block (SMB) vulnerability called the Windows SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (AKA Windows SMBv3 RCE or CVE-2020-0796). Windows SMBv3 RCE isnt the first vulnerability in SMB.

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Cato SASE Cloud: Enjoy Simplified Configuration and Centralized, Global Policy Delivery

CATO Networks

Cato automatically chooses the best route for your traffic dynamically, resulting in a predictable and reliable connection to resources compared with public Internet. Internet Firewall Rules enforce company-driven access policies to Internet websites and apps based on app name, category, port, protocol and service.

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The Latest Cyber Attacks Demonstrate the Need to Rethink Cybersecurity

CATO Networks

The criminal group also threatened to publish sensitive data from the car parts supplier on the internet, unless a ransom was paid. Both attacks demonstrate how vulnerable todays businesses are when connected to the public internet and adequate protection is not deployed.

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Strategic Roadmap to SASE

CATO Networks

Today, some organizations are not yet ready to fully transition to SASE for various reasons, but they are ready to adopt SSE because they recognize the benefits in adopting cloud-delivered security services such as SWG, CASB, and ZTNA to protect their offices and remote users when accessing the public Internet.

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