Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

Zyxel addressed a critical flaw in its firmware, tracked as CVE-2020-29583 , related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account. The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has addressed a critical vulnerability in its firmware related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account. “Firmware version 4.60 patch 0).

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

With traditional firewalls, network security teams are charged with the heavy lifting of deploying new solutions. According to Gartner, by 2025, 30% of new deployments of distributed branch-office firewalls will switch to firewall-as-a-service, up from less than 10% in 2021. Introduction. Starting with version 7.1

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

A vulnerability impacting Zyxel firewalls, tracked as CVE-2023-28771, can be exploited to execute arbitary code on vulnerable devices. Researchers from TRAPA Security have discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28771 (CVSS score 9.8), impacting Zyxel Firewall. through 5.35. through 5.35.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

Hackers attempted to exploit a zero-day flaw in the Sophos XG firewall to distribute ransomware to Windows machines, but the attack was blocked. It was designed to download payloads intended to exfiltrate XG Firewall-resident data. Sophos was informed of the attacks exploiting the zero-day issue by one of its customers on April 22.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2022

million customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks. Credential stuffing is the automated injection of stolen username and password pairs in to website login forms, in order to fraudulently gain access to user accounts. Using a forum or social media account to send phishing messages or spam.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 16, 2021

Organizations rely on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly FTDv/NGFWv), Cisco’s proven network firewall with IPS, URL filtering, and malware defense that protects virtualized environments in private and public clouds. Additionally, we are introducing performance tiers for Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

The most important and integral part of any data security begins with having firewalls installed in the environment. Not just that, installing firewalls is an essential requirement of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS ). What is a PCI DSS Compliant Firewall? Protect cardholder data with a firewall.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

Networking equipment giant Zyxel warns customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN devices. Networking equipment vendor Zyxel warned its customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN server solutions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2021

When planning an organization’s security architecture, there has commonly been a focus on traditional approaches like managing firewalls and ensuring systems are patched. One such area of planning is the issue of password hygiene and account. The post Planning to Prevent Account Takeover appeared first on Enzoic.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Security vendor Fortinet has addressed four vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls, including a Remote Code Execution flaw. Fortinet has addressed four vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls that were reported by Positive Technologies expert Andrey Medov. . The second one allows arbitrary code execution.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 10, 2024

We all know passwords and firewalls are important, but what about the invisible threats lurking beneath the surface of your systems? Think of it like this: misconfigurations, forgotten accounts, and old settings are like cracks in your digital fortress walls.

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SiteLock

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Let us start with the abbreviations that define the categories of information security products: WAF stands for Web Application Firewall , NGFW stands for Next Generation Firewall. NGFW (or Next Generation Firewall) is an evolution of traditional firewalls and serves to delimit access between network segments.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In Part Three of our firewall series, we’re drilling down into some of the mechanisms used in firewalls, namely the progression from stateless to stateful packet filtering. Traffic conforming to the firewall’s security policy is allowed to proceed, while traffic not meeting the policy (e.g. a malicious attempt) is blocked.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 23, 2019

I recently sat down with Gadi Naor, CTO and co-founder of Alcide , to learn more about the “microservices firewall” this Tel Aviv-based security start-up is pioneering. Alcide’s microservices firewall seeks to be one piece of a much larger puzzle that needs to take shape.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This process wasn’t exactly simple, so in April we released the new SecureX Token account key. This special type of account key allows you to integrate with SecureX APIs without creating an API client, generating a token, or worrying about when the token expires. Cisco Secure Firewall + SecureX Orchestration.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Set up firewalls. Use antivirus software.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

Below is a list of known affected services: Cisco Secure Firewall VPN Checkpoint VPN Fortinet VPN SonicWall VPN RD Web Services Miktrotik Draytek Ubiquiti Successful brute-force attacks can result in unauthorized network access, account lockouts, or denial-of-service (DoS) conditions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

A credential stuffing attack is a type of cyber attack where hackers use large sets of username and password combinations, typically obtained from previous data breaches, phishing campaigns, or info-stealer infections, to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on various online services. ” continues the advisory.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 23, 2020

Your password should be include letters, numbers and special characters in a combination you haven’t used on other accounts. You can also create an extra firewall by configuring your router to block unwanted incoming internet traffic. Update Account Passwords: Don’t reuse passwords from other accounts.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2020

Use a Strong and Unique Password: Discourage employees from reusing passwords that are linked to other accounts. Configure a Firewall: Most routers come with a built-in firewall to block unauthorized incoming internet traffic. Passwords should be difficult to guess, but easy enough for employees to remember.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2019

Imperva , a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2019

The WordPress plugin Convert Plus is affected by a critical flaw that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to create accounts with administrator privileges. Firewall rule released for Premium users. June 27 – Planned date for firewall rule’s release to Free users. Notified developers privately. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to log in to a vulnerable device using the root account and execute arbitrary commands. Multiple vulnerabilities found in the Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application could potentially compromise affected appliances. Brocade SANnav OVA before v2.3.1,

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Every advancement brings new challenges—is your Google account hacked? Today, traditional security measures such as firewalls and antivirus programs often fall […] The post What is Advanced Threat Protection and How to Use It in Your Business appeared first on TuxCare. Are covert malware campaigns targeting your infrastructure?

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

If hard-coded cryptographic keys are used, it is almost certain that malicious users will gain access through the account in question,” according to the alert. The flaw also maintains the account ID in a plaintext browser cookie, increasing the risk of exposure if a device is compromised.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

That is certainly helping to build that human firewall, one person at a time and granularly, specifically, for that person based on their strengths and weaknesses. What we’re trying to do and where you can see us continue to move is into strengthening that human firewall, because well over half of breaches are caused by humans.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Threat actors can also install malware to scan, perform brute force attacks, and sell breached IP and account credentials on the dark web. grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo “The execution of this command signifies that the threat actor has obtained the account credentials. ” reads the analysis published by ASEC.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 18, 2024

Successful attacks could lead to unauthorized network access, account lockouts, or denial-of-service conditions. The attacks appear to originate from TOR exit nodes and other anonymizing tunnels and proxies.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2021

Use web application and database firewalls. Your database server should be protected from database security threats by a firewall, which denies access to traffic by default. The firewall should also protect your database from initiating outbound connections unless there is a specific need to do so. Secure database user access.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

Security researchers at Check Point have discovered several flaws in the popular game Fortnite that could be exploited to takeover gamers’account. One of the flaws is an OAuth account takeover vulnerability that could have allowed a remote attacker to takeover gamer accounts tricking players into clicking a specially crafted link.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs). These issues affect over 91,000 exposed machines, putting them at risk of DDoS assaults, account theft, and malware infestations.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

A critical authentication bypass flaw in miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin, can allow gaining access to any account on a site. “Ultimately, this makes it possible for threat actors to bypass authentication and gain access to arbitrary accounts on sites running a vulnerable version of the plugin.”

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Make sure you have firewall security for your Internet connection. A firewall is different from security software, adding another layer of security that can prevent outside access to the data on your private network. There are plenty of good, free firewall software options available online. Back up your business information.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

This means not just updating your WordPress dashboard password but also changing your database, Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) setup, and hosting provider account credentials. Ensure all admin and standard user accounts have new passwords. Delete those accounts immediately if you discover any users who should not be there.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

” The US CISA also reported that multiple APT groups were observed exploiting CVE-2022-42475 to establish a presence on the organization’s firewall device. Threat actors achieved root level access on the web server and created a local user account named ‘Azure’ with administrative privileges.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected approximately 1% of active firewall appliances, which are devices mainly used by business customers. Cyclops Blink has been found in WatchGuard’s firewall devices since at least June 2019. All accounts on infected devices should be assumed to be compromised.

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