Cyberpedia: What is it and why should you care?

When I was young, the only place that I could go to learn more information was inside an encyclopedia and that was inside a library. But now with soo much information at our fingertips, where do security professionals go to get a better understanding of security concepts that are being added and changed on a daily basis?

Your search is over, because Palo Alto Networks now offers the Cyberpedia, an online resource that covers the following topics:

Each one of these categories has information to help you better understand a wide variety of subjects. There is even a "read time" listed that tells you approximately how many minutes are required to read each article.

Most require under 5 minutes, and several, a lot less. So, if you find yourself strapped for time, but want to spend 10 minutes reading about something new, then visit the Cyberpedia for yourself:

https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia

Still want to know more? Here are a rew examples that will entice you to visit.

The following Cyberpedia topics will help elevate your understanding of cloud security.

SaaS Security Solution Checklist: This checklist provides a breakdown of the most essential criteria that should be a part of your SaaS security solution.
SaaS Security: A Next-Generation Platform Approach: Learn how an integrated, prevention-first, next-generation platform offers a highly differentiated approach to securing SaaS applications.
Cloud Security: Top 3 Considerations: Discover the top three considerations for securing traditional and cloud-based data centers, as well as key requirements for cloud security.
Cloud Security Is a Shared Responsibility: Understand why cloud security, a shared responsibility between the cloud vendor and the organization, has become a priority to minimize risk and prevent data exposure.

These Cyberpedia articles will aid your understanding of endpoint security:

What Is an Endpoint?: Start with the basics of what an endpoint is, examples of endpoints and why cybercriminals target them.
The Hidden Cost of Antivirus: Antivirus is known to be ineffective, yet many people and organizations continue to use it. Discover the hidden costs associated with using traditional antivirus as an endpoint security solution.
Measuring the Effectiveness of Endpoint Protection: Find out what core measurements should be used to determine the effectiveness of endpoint security solutions.
4 Things Legacy Antivirus Doesn’t Address: Get a breakdown of four primary market challenges that traditional antivirus struggles to address and what an endpoint security solution should do to address those challenges.
10 Requirements for Securing Endpoints: Review the 10 requirements for an endpoint security solution that effectively protects endpoints from known and unknown threats.
5 Ways Endpoint Security and Network Security Should Work Together: Explore the five things an endpoint security should do to prevent negatively impacting your network security posture.