The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

By high school, Jim had thrown himself into the nascent Internet: launching one of the biggest BBS-es (bulletin board systems) in Georgia – a community that was ultimately acquired by CompuServe, an early consumer-focused Internet service provider.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2024

January 16, 2024 Open-Source UEFI Implementation Sees 9 Vulnerabilities Type of vulnerability: Weaknesses in the network boot process of UEFI’s network implementation. The vulnerability also exists on GitHub Enterprise Server, but it can only be exploited by an authenticated user with an organization owner role. NetScaler ADC 13.1-FIPS

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SecureList

MAY 7, 2024

Additionally, we take a close look at several noteworthy vulnerabilities discovered in Q1 2024. The number of newly registered CVEs, 2019 — 2024. The decline in 2024 is due to data being available for Q1 only ( download ) As the chart illustrates, the number of new vulnerabilities has been steadily increasing year over year.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 14, 2021

Early SD-WAN solutions “were built only to replace an MPLS-VPN with an Internet-based VPN,” Ahuja says. The firewall emerged as the cornerstone around which companies were encouraged to pursue a so-called defense-in-depth strategy. Intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and sandboxing technologies got bolted onto the firewall.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

And, as my guest will say later in this podcast, these virtual SOCs are like pen testing the internet. We can't just, you know, bust things up into small parts and say this is my world because again, internet is a pen test and we're all in this together. We do the same thing for firewalls. That's an example of AI.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The network firewall is the first line of defense for traffic that passes in and out of a network. The firewall examines traffic to ensure it meets the security requirements set by the organization, and unauthorized access attempts are blocked. Firewall protection has come a long way in recent years. Next-generation firewalls.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 15, 2021

So from inside SolarWinds, these elite hackers were able to distribute authentic, though infectious, Orion updates. billion on SOAR systems by 2024, up from $868 million in 2019, according to research firm Marketsandmarkets. FireEye naturally notified SolarWinds. It wasn’t until Dec. Companies are projected to spend $1.8

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 17, 2023

The latest version of MetaAccess solution extends network access control to cover software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud resources, and a wide variety of “headless devices” such as internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), medical devices, and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

If updates can’t be performed immediately, consider deploying additional security controls or at least disconnecting vulnerable devices from direct internet access. April 13, 2024 Delinea Secret Server Patched After Researcher’s Public Disclosure Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The initial disclosure involved two CVEs (CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2023-21887) allowing a remote attacker to perform authentication bypass and remote command injection exploits. How It Works The attackers were observed exploiting two vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 (an authentication-bypass vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2)

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Locking down web gateways and erecting a robust firewall were considered the be-all and end-all. Related: The shared burden of securing the Internet of Things. Company networks must support endless permutations of users and apps, both on-premises and in the Internet cloud. Fast forward to the 21 st Century’s third decade.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

SD-WAN integration with the SASE controller for Meraki, Catalyst, and others Cisco Umbrella SIG unifies firewall, SWG, DNS-layer security, CASB, and threat intelligence functions into a single and well-tested cloud service.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. While initial standards are expected by 2024, a full mitigation architecture for federal agencies isn’t expected until 2035. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 14, 2024

which gracefully exits in March 2024, making way for the solo performance of v4.0. identify users and authenticate access to system components. C Merchants with payment application systems connected to the Internet, noelectronic cardholder data storage. Introducing PCI DSS Version 4.0 We’re in the twilight of v3.2.1,

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

Let's delve into the rewind of 2023, exploring five influential trends and threats that molded the cyberthreat landscape and are poised to resonate throughout enterprises in 2024. GenAI and large language mode (LLM) tools will be the great enablers of 2024, continuing to lower the barrier to entry for threat actors. The solution?

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 28, 2023

For example, an IP tried AndroxGh0st Scanning Traffic against the Registration server, blocked by Palo Alto Networks firewall. In addition to the SPAN, we requested that Palo Alto send NetFlow from their Firewalls to CTB. iPhone Mail using IMAP to authenticate. Investigation of the IP confirmed it was known malicious.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. February 27, 2024 Ransomware Gangs Target Unpatched ScreenConnect Servers Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and path traversal. The fix: Apply Windows patches ASAP.

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