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. Tech vendors and their enterprise customers want to leverage distributed architectures and multiple cloud platforms to the hilt. Talk more soon.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. A Safer Internet of Things. The post The Internet of Things Is Everywhere.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. Best Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Amazon Web Services.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2022

Privilege and other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Exchange Server, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Malware Protection Engine, Internet Explorer and more (27 in all). Purdue network architecture. Network Architecture and Design. Network Architecture and Design. The Linux Kernel and Apache Tomcat.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A circuit-level gateway (CLG) is a firewall feature that acts as a proxy and filters packets based on session information. It works at the session layer of the open systems interconnection (OSI) model and between the application and transport layers of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) model.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 30, 2023

Introduction Today you look at the Global/Multi-site Enterprise Security Architecture of an organization and see a myriad of concerns. Global/Multi-Site Enterprise Architecture Many organizations are using Global/Multi-site with dated technology spread throughout data centers and networks mixed in with some newer technologies.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2022

I had the chance to ask Chris Clements, vice president of solutions architecture at Cerberus Sentinel, a Managed Compliance and Cybersecurity Provider (MCCP) about the future of VPNs in a post pandemic world. In each case, these are usually multifunction devices that function as firewalls, IPS, gateway anti-malware, or content filtering.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2021

Its XGS Series Firewall appliance does a Transport Layer Security (TLS) inspection that is 5 times faster than what the other models offer. Sophos XStream FireWall Architecture appliance is offered with a feature of zero day protection, identification that block the most advanced threats lurking in the threat landscape.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs). Learn about secure coding practices, web application firewalls (WAFs), and vulnerability scanning tools. Explore IoT security architectures, protocols, and solutions for securing interconnected devices.

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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. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 25, 2022

Since Linux is deployed on many IoT (Internet of Things) devices and cloud infrastructures, we are likely to see DDoS (distributed denial-of-system) attacks from botnets that have compromised such devices. The only simple (yet effective) tactic it uses is to brute force its way to gain root access to various Linux architectures.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Evidently, when sys admins use Docker to containerize a database on a Linux server, Docker inserts an “allow rule” into iptables, opening up the database to the public internet. This requires sys admins to reconfigure the uncomplicated firewall (UFW) configuration file on the server and insert new rules for Docker.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2023

Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers warned of multiple DDoS botnets exploiting a vulnerability impacting multiple Zyxel firewalls. The researchers warned that as of May 19, there were at least 42,000 instances of Zyxel devices on the public internet. reads the alert published by Rapid7.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

The Loader Script includes multiple functions, such as disabling Firewall, downloading GobRAT for the target machine’s architecture, creating Start Script and making it persistent, creating and running the Daemon Script, and registering a SSH public key in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys. ssh/authorized_keys.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2021

CISA mentions that firewalls could have been used to neutralize the malware, limiting the impact of the breach. Does CISA agree that the SolarWinds malware could have been neutralized had victim agencies placed firewalls in front of the servers running SolarWinds Orion and configured them to block outgoing connections to the internet?".

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption. Sophos moved into the advance guard today by launching a new version of its XG Firewall with “Xstream” architecture that is specifically designed to efficiently reduce a company’s exposure to malicious encrypted network traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 1, 2021

When enterprise firewalls were introduced in the mid-1990s, they served a critical function. By enforcing network connection policies, they made it possible for organizations to connect their still-evolving corporate networks to the internet. As threats expanded, more and more functionality was added to those devices.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Whether it’s IoT (Internet of Things) devices, desktop applications, web applications native to the web browsers, or mobile applications – all these types of software rely on APIs in one way or another. WAF (Web Application Firewall) employs setting rules based on IP addresses, and monitoring traffics to block malicious IPs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

According to WatchGuard , Cyclops Blink may have affected roughly 1% of all active WatchGuard firewall appliances. ” Cyclops Blink is nation-state botnet with a modular architecture, it is written in the C language. Experts warn of an increase of IoT attacks on a global scale, making internet routers one of the primary targets.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2021

CISA mentions that firewalls could have been used to neutralize the malware, limiting the impact of the breach. Does CISA agree that the SolarWinds malware could have been neutralized had victim agencies placed firewalls in front of the servers running SolarWinds Orion and configured them to block outgoing connections to the internet?".

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. Recorded Future. urlscan.io.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The proliferation of cloud computing, mobile device use, and the Internet of Things has dissolved traditional network boundaries. This requires data-level protections, a robust identity architecture, and strategic micro-segmentation to create granular trust zones around an Organization’s digital resources. The Zero Trust journey.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

As every computer security professional knows, if anything is on the Internet, it’s subject to increasingly sophisticated attacks. Design your architecture in a way where the CMS back end (the behind-the-scenes content repository) is not directly coupled to the front end (the presentation system).

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

And that’s certainly borne itself out in the IoT report where you have a 62%, greater flaw density, observable flaw density and environments where they are operating IoT devices on the internet. Let’s say you had a printer operating on the internet. If you have that IoT device, what had to go wrong?

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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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Cisco Security

MAY 17, 2021

Which architecture should you choose for worldwide delivery of performant connectivity and top-notch security? This is what SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) is all about, and here at Cisco, we’ve spent the last few years perfecting the architecture and approach to help our customers address their new and evolving needs.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned cloud expert or just starting out, understanding IaaS security is critical for a resilient and secure cloud architecture. IaaS is a cloud computing model that uses the internet to supply virtualized computer resources. Firewalls Firewalls play an essential role in enhancing the security of your system.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Several factors contribute to API sprawl including: Adoption of cloud-native design patterns and microservices architectures. REST still dominates much of the API landscape but GraphQL is also gaining adoption, as is gRPC within microservice architectures. Use of API-enabled cloud infrastructure. How did we get here?

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2022

The shift to software-defined everything and reliance on IT infrastructure scattered across the Internet has boosted corporate productivity rather spectacularly. Legacy defenses at the gateway, firewall, endpoint and application levels must be rearchitected and scaled-up. Related: Stopping attack surface expansion.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A host-based firewall is installed directly on individual networked devices to filter network traffic on a single device by inspecting both incoming and outgoing data. How Host-Based Firewalls Work Organizations often adopt host-based firewalls for device-specific security control.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What I came away with is that many of the new cloud-centric security frameworks and tools fit as components of proactive security, while familiar legacy solutions, like firewalls and SIEMs, can be categorized as either preventative or reactive security. This is a useful way to look at it. Is that fair?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The campaign was uncovered by CrowdStrike by investigating a series of security incidents in multiple countries, the security firm added that the threat actors show an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications network architectures. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As organizations strive for excellence in digital transformation and face the realities of an accelerated push to remote work, they’ve been called to rethink their networking and cybersecurity architecture. SASE helps future-proof cybersecurity architecture by decoupling security control from the data center.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture. Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) The popularity of the cloud and microservice architectures is on the rise. Set firewall filters to prevent access to unauthorized domains. Most of the web applications were owned by companies based in Russia, China and the Middle East.

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