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Cloud  / Customer Stories  / Healthcare  / Industries  / Network
How A Leading Medical Society Reduced Network Downtime With Microsoft Azure
Lumen Customer Stories Team Posted On February 26, 2024

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The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS), based in Plano, TX, plays a vital role in educating and promoting the field of diagnostic medical sonography. But its on-premises web servers held it back with recurring authentication issues, slow loading times and frequent downtime. Updating their website was […]


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Black Lotus Labs  / Cybersecurity
KV-Botnet: Don’t call it a Comeback
Black Lotus Labs Posted On February 7, 2024

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Executive Summary On December 13, 2023, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs reported our findings on the KV-botnet, a covert data transfer network used by state-sponsored actors based in China to conduct espionage and intelligence activities targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. Around the […]


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Cybersecurity  / Industries  / Networking  / Retail
Scaling Retail Networks with SASE
Lumen Posted On December 12, 2023

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3 Strategic Approaches to Scaling Retail Networks with SASE In an era dominated by digital transformation, organizations worldwide are embracing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and other public cloud services to enhance the agility, efficiency and flexibility of their foundational business systems. Facing […]


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General Business Insights  / SASE  / Technologies
What is CASB?
Mark O'Shaughnessy Posted On November 14, 2023

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CASB stands for Cloud Access Security Broker.  It functions as an enforcement point between the enterprise and cloud service providers, enabling zero-trust access control and policy enforcement for SaaS applications. With many organizations utilizing multiple cloud services, it is critical […]


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Cybersecurity  / Technologies
How The Phish Stole Christmas: Stay Secure Against Holiday Cyberattacks
Molly Moser Posted On November 7, 2023

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially for cybercriminals. They know surges in online shopping and travel, combined with short-staffed IT teams and distracted users, make it even easier to catch people off guard with phishing, DDoS and […]


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Cybersecurity  / Public Sector  / Technologies
Proactively Protecting Networks: The Key to Effective Security
Darwin Hernandez Posted On October 27, 2023

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Why is holistic web protection critical for your organization? Holistic web protection involves comprehensive measures to safeguard digital assets, online presence, and operations from threats and risks. To achieve this goal, organizations need cybersecurity tools that help them protect against […]


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Cybersecurity
Q3 2023 Lumen DDoS & Application Threat Report
Lumen Posted On October 26, 2023

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The cybersecurity landscape is always evolving, with threat actors constantly adapting their techniques to stay ahead. In this report, we provide up-to-date insights and analysis on the latest security trends and threats facing businesses and individuals alike, including: The implications […]


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Cybersecurity  / Technologies
What is a threat feed? (and what it’s not)
Molly Moser Posted On October 20, 2023

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The cyberthreat ecosystem is ever-evolving as attack volumes grow and tactics shift to be more and more creative. For cybersecurity teams, knowledge and situational awareness is power, and staying apprised of the latest threats by tapping into emerging intelligence is […]


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Business Advice  / Cloud  / Collaboration  / Operational Efficiency  / Technologies
How cloud collaboration helps speed digital transformation
Bryan Reusser Posted On October 13, 2023

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Now that hybrid work arrangements are rapidly becoming the model for many businesses, cloud-enabled collaboration is emerging as a vital component of digital transformation strategies. In this post, we explore how unified communications and collaboration tools (UC&C) can help you […]


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Cybersecurity  / Managed Services  / Technologies
The SOC Journey
Darwin Hernandez Posted On October 10, 2023

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Recent trends such as work-from-anywhere, hybrid cloud and edge computing have accelerated digital transformation for many organizations. As more users and devices connect to networks from virtually anywhere, the volume of data multiplies overwhelmingly and increases businesses’ security risk posture. […]


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