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Mitchell Telatnik Mitchell Telatnik
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is a Firewall?

A firewall is a security device that monitors and regulates incoming and outgoing network traffic based on a set of rules. Here’s how firewalls work, their advantages, main types and common applications.

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Giorgos Myrianthous Giorgos Myrianthous
Updated on May 20, 2025

What Is Prompt Injection?

Prompt injection is a cyberattack that takes advantage of the greatest strength of an LLM: Its ability to understand natural language. Our expert details how it works and how to guard against it.

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Sam Daley Sam Daley
Updated on May 09, 2025

11 Automotive Cybersecurity Examples to Know

The new wave of autotech is only as good as the cybersecurity tools protecting it. These 10 companies are improving future transportation.

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Apu Pavithran Apu Pavithran
Updated on May 05, 2025

What Is Screen Hacking?

Our expert explains the newest cybersecurity threat and how to keep your devices safe.

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Vinay Goel Vinay Goel
Updated on April 30, 2025

How to Use Generative AI Without Losing Your Job

Don’t get fired for using ChatGPT or other AI tools. Here's what how to use generative AI safely and avoid career ending security mistakes.

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Toni de la Fuente Toni de la Fuente
Updated on April 17, 2025

Why Open Source Is the Future of Cloud Protection

Open-source cloud security tools offer increased transparency, flexibility and control. Here’s why it might signal the end of black-box security solutions.

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Tammy Xu Tammy Xu
Updated on April 10, 2025

13 Best Practices for Improving Web Application Security

Here’s what you need to know to get started.

13 Best Practices for Improving Web Application Security
Tammy Xu Tammy Xu
Updated on April 08, 2025

U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t Gone — They’re Evolving

Some estimates say 2.4 million U.S. manufacturing jobs will go unfilled by 2028, due to lacking technical expertise.

U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Aren’t Gone — They’re Evolving
Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

New plug-and-play privacy device lets you opt out of giving away all your data

Winston Privacy, a cybersecurity startup based out of Chicago’s mHUB innovation center, has built a plug-and-play device that lets everyday internet users opt out of being tracked online.