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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – September 4, 2023 – Attackers Hit Network Devices and More

eSecurity Planet

August 28, 2023 Ransomware Group Exploits Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability In July, Citrix released a patch for a critical remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2023-3519 ), which affected the company’s NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway products and carried a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS vulnerability scale.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24 – Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits

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Threats range from severe weaknesses in Ivanti’s VPN appliances to zero-day exploits in popular software such as Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS and Telegram’s Windows client. You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs).

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Ransomware being spread through Fortinet VPN Devices

CyberSecurity Insiders

But for reasons they made the information public in Jan 2023. Though Fortinet that is into the business of selling security solutions such as firewalls and antivirus solutions has fixed the flaw, it appears to be too late, as hackers are buying and selling details of compromised devices on some hacking forums.

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Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

eSecurity Planet

Most Compromises Exploit Unmanaged Devices Microsoft’s fourth annual Digital Defense Report for 2023 reveals that 80% of all ransomware compromises come from unmanaged devices and that 60% of those attacks use remote encryption. Naturally, this leads to three important questions: What are unmanaged devices?

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

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According to Verizon's 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), a whopping 74% of breaches involve a human element, which is exactly what phishing aims to exploit. Speaking of which, security analysts from KnowBe4 have recently shared their findings regarding the top phishing schemes of Q2 2023.

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OPSWAT MetaAccess: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

It creates these profiles by pulling information from in-line network devices (firewalls, wireless routers, etc.), This article was originally written by Drew Robb on July 7, 2017, and updated by Chad Kime on April 17, 2023. existing identity access management tools (Active Directory, etc.),

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

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When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Technical controls may be implemented by: Hardware appliances : switches, routers, firewalls, etc. Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc.