171 articles in Cybersecurity
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Palo Alto Cortex XDR pricing in 2026 is quote-based only. Reseller benchmarks put Cortex XDR Pro per Endpoint at $81 to $120 per endpoint per year, XDR Prevent $48 to $72, with Cortex Data Lake storage at $11,000 per TB per year on top. Worked examples for 500 to 5,000 endpoint deployments.
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Zscaler pricing in 2026: ZIA Essentials about $72 per user per year, ZIA Business around $120, ZIA Transformation quote-based $200 to $325+, ZPA Business $140 to $200, ZPA Transformation $200 to $375+. Bundle estimates and hidden costs for 500 to 10,000 user estates.
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SentinelOne Singularity pricing in 2026: Core $69.99, Control $79.99, Complete $179.99, Commercial $229.99 per endpoint per year. Compare the four published tiers, what EDR adds, and how Singularity Complete compares to Falcon Enterprise at mid-market volumes.
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CrowdStrike Falcon pricing in 2026 ranges from $59.99 per device per year for Falcon Go up to $184.99 for Falcon Enterprise, with Falcon Complete MDR and Falcon Flex licensing handled by quote. Compare per-endpoint cost across bundles, worked examples for 100 to 1,000 seats, and what each tier includes.
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CISA certification cost 2026: $575 ISACA member exam, $760 non-member, $50 application. 5-year IS audit experience required. Membership $145/yr plus chapter dues.
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CEH certification cost 2026: $100 eligibility application, $1,199 exam voucher (Pearson VUE), $950 online. Plus $80 AMF, retake at $500. ANSI 1704 accredited ethical hacking credential.
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CISM certification cost 2026: $575 ISACA member exam, $760 non-member, $50 application fee. Membership $145/yr plus chapter dues. 5-year management experience required.
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Security+ certification cost 2026: $425 exam voucher (SY0-701), bundles $477-$630 with retake assurance. DoD 8140 IAT II approved. Self-study, live class, and total cost paths compared.
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CISSP certification cost 2026: $749 exam in Americas/APAC, EUR 719 EMEA, GBP 607 UK. Plus $135 annual maintenance fee, retake and reschedule rules. Self-study to bootcamp paths compared.
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The FBI published its first-ever comprehensive cyber strategy in September 2026, focusing on disrupting threat actors rather than just defending networks. The strategy outlines four pillars: disrupt, pursue, protect, and prepare. CISA and NSA contributed to the strategy.
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ScreenConnect CVE-2026-84869 is a 9.9 CVSS critical guest-to-host file execution flaw patched in ScreenConnect 26.6.5 on September 8, 2026. ConnectWise issued priority 1 high severity advisory. Servers not affected. Update immediately or strip TransferFiles permission.
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Switzerland's federal government announced in September 2026 it will move away from Microsoft 365 to open-source alternatives citing data sovereignty, cost, and vendor lock-in concerns. The transition will roll out over 3-5 years across federal agencies.
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