Network Security: The high costs of missed patches
All programs have bugs. Some of these bugs are no big deal, while others can be the cause of an expensive crash or data breach. Finding and fixing these bugs is a major part of cybersecurity, yet most organizations – let’s face it – could do much better at it. Deploying a web application firewall (WAF)is one simple step that can have a major impact on your network security.
The patching process
Most of cybersecurity boils down to network attackers and defenders racing to identify and either exploit or patch vulnerabilities in critical software. Vulnerabilities can be identified and disclosed through a variety of different means. Organizations may identify flaws in their software internally, be notified by a security researcher, or find out when their software was exploited as par...