BlackCloud, The Internet is going dark – CIO Europe Article

https://cloud-banking.bankingciooutlook.com/cxo-insights/black-cloud-the-internet-is-going-dark-nwid-960.html The idea of making the internet or corporate network dark has gained momentum since the introduction of Software Defined Networking (SDN). This has enabled a new concept called Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) or what some are referring to as BlackCloud. This concept has the effect of making application’s invisible (dark) and only accessible byContinue reading “BlackCloud, The Internet is going dark – CIO Europe Article”

Black Cloud, how the internet is going dark

The number of open listening ports on the internet is around 185 million (https://census.io).  This means there is plenty of opportunity to exploit these open services, as it is now possible to scan the entire internet in under 1 hour for a particular port (service) (https://Zmap.io).  Can we somehow hide open ports (services) on theContinue reading “Black Cloud, how the internet is going dark”

End of an Era for VPN?

The legacy method of granting users access to applications in the enterprise is to extend the network perimeter to the client. This is achieved by routing the traffic between the client and the network edge in one secure tunnel. This approach poses a security risk as the user usually has full access to all networkContinue reading “End of an Era for VPN?”