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Experts warn of critical flaws in Flexlan devices that provide WiFi on airplanes

Security Affairs

These devices are installed in airplanes to offer internet connectivity to the passengers, the above vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker to compromise the inflight entertainment system and potentially conduct other malicious activities. ” reads the advisory published by Contec.

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SonicWall warns users of “imminent ransomware campaign”

Malwarebytes

The exploitation targets a known vulnerability that has been patched in newer versions of SonicWall firmware. x versions of the firmware. x firmware. x firmware versions. SSL-VPN 200/2000/400 (EOL 2013/2014) disconnect immediately and reset passwords. SMA 210/410/500v (Actively Supported) update firmware to 9.0.0.10-28sv

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US dismantled the Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet

Security Affairs

“The operation copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm used for command and control (C2) of the underlying botnet.” The malware leverages the firmware update process to achieve persistence. ” reads the press release published by DoJ. ” reads the DoJ.

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WizCase Report: Vulnerabilities found in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS

Security Affairs

CVE-2018-18472 – XXE and Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution in Axentra Hipserv NAS firmware. . It’s used in different devices from different vendors, the affected devices sharing the firmware are: Netgear Stora. The company provides a firmware with a web interface that mainly uses PHP as a serverside language.

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Y2k + 20: risk, COVID and "the Internet issue"

Notice Bored

For a long time prior to the year 2000, a significant number of software programmers had taken the same shortcut we all did back in "the 90s". They are both global in scope and potentially disastrous in nature, and worse still they are both linked through the Internet - the big daddy of all information risks facing the planet right now.

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Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data

Malwarebytes

2000 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Requires K–12 schools to restrict children’s exposure to obscene digital content, monitor the online activity of minors, and educate students about appropriate behavior on the internet. Keep all operating systems, software, and firmware up to date.

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FortiNAC: Network Access Control (NAC) Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Founded in 2000 , Sunnyvale, California headquartered Fortinet’s flagship FortiGate provides enterprise-grade firewall solutions. Additionally, FortiNAC can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version. Who is Fortinet? The company acquired Bradford Networks and its Network Sentry NAC product in 2018.

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