Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

Download your free copy of the 2022 ThreatLabz Phishing Report, and check out our infographic. For decades, phishing has been a complex and time-consuming challenge for every security team. Avoiding the latest breed of phishing attacks requires heightened awareness from users, additional context, and a zero trust approach.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Strengthen IT Infrastructure Evaluate your existing security architecture to ensure it can withstand modern cyberthreats. Installing up-to-date firewalls , secure access controls, and intrusion detection systems is a must. Here are some essential steps every business can consider to safeguard against cyberthreats: 1.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, regular patching, and endpoint protection act as the digital equivalent of preventive pest spray. CISOs must stay ahead by adapting strategies, embracing innovations like zero-trust architectures, and continuously updating defenses to address emerging threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto Networks with AT&T Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) solutions are designed to help protect enterprises while optimizing security performance for these new use cases. They also help reduce complexity by assisting the customer with ongoing configuration changes to their firewall policies.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2025

ThreatLabz researchers demonstrated how DeepSeek can be manipulated to quickly generate phishing pages that mimic trusted brands. generated phishing campaigns: A ThreatLabz case study demonstrates how DeepSeek can create a phishing page in just five prompts.AI-driven

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2022

FortiGate Network Firewall. Fortinet delivers FortiGate Network Firewalls that are right sized for small businesses to deliver easy-to-use enterprise-level security, good price-to-performance, and offer centralized cloud management that integrates into the larger Fortinet Security Fabric as the business grows. Key Differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2023

Sophos and Fortinet both appear on our list of the top next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) , and while both offer very good security at their price points, they serve very different markets. If you’re just looking for a firewall with good security, Sophos will do. Fortinet offers virtual firewalls too for hybrid cloud use cases.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

How the Malware Operates Initial Access : Attackers gain access to the targeted network using phishing, exploiting vulnerabilities, or leveraging stolen credentials. Adopt Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust principles ensure that no user or device is trusted by default, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access to critical systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2022

What further compounds an already complex architectural and security landscape is the fact that critical infrastructure industries in various countries tend to be either partially or fully government controlled; with many providing “essential services” such as Healthcare, Water, Power, Emergency Services and Food production.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2023

SSE is the security portion of the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) architecture, which converges networking and security together. More specifically, SSE includes: Secure Web Gateway (SWG), which defends users against phishing attacks and malicious websites. Security Service Edge (SSE) fits that profile. Q-1: What is SSE?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

EdgeConnect Enterprise critically comes with firewall , segmentation , and application control capabilities. The first traditional cybersecurity vendor featured is Barracuda Networks, with consistent recognition for its email security , next-generation firewalls ( NGFW ), web application security , and backups. Barracuda Networks.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

A PDNS service uses existing DNS protocols and architecture to analyze DNS queries and mitigate threats. According to NSA and CISA, the service provides defenses in various points of the network exploitation lifecycle, addressing phishing, malware distribution, command and control, domain generation algorithms, and content filtering.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 14, 2024

Protecting sensitive information and maintaining seamless connectivity across distributed environments necessitates robust cybersecurity measures, with firewalls playing a crucial role. A firewall for remote work serves as a formidable barrier against these threats, monitoring incoming and outgoing traffic to block malicious activities.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cisco Secure Firewall integrations. Cisco Secure Firewall has several new partner integrations. CyberArk reduces VPN risk with MFA enforcement on any VPN client that supports RADIUS; including Cisco Secure Firewall. HashiCorp (Terraform) provides infrastructure automation and now supports Secure Firewall ASA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Network Security: Study network protocols, such as TCP/IP, and analyze common network attacks like DDoS, phishing, and man-in-the-middle attacks. Research network security mechanisms, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and virtual private networks (VPNs).

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

However, the rise of the modern distributed/hybrid work model increases the attack surface for users and endpoints due to phishing, ransomware, and myriad other threats to the now "extended" corporate network. Zero Trust leverages multiple People, Process & Technology safeguards (layered architecture).

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2023

DNS Server Hardening DNS server hardening can be very complex and specific to the surrounding architecture. Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While much of the spam circulating is innocuous, many emails are phishing attempts, and some are indeed malicious. What they may not be aware of, is that they have just given their credit card details away in a phishing scam. Image 10 – Steps in package delivery phishing scam. A word of caution. Your package is in route.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2025

As organizations embrace cloud-based services and microservices architectures, its vital to understand that the very features that make APIs essential can also leave them susceptible to risk of fraud and data breaches. Imperva Web Application Firewall Track login failures and API requests to prevent credential stuffing attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This adoption brings us to the flip side of the generative AI coin: attackers are leveraging AI tools to elevate and automate phishing campaigns, craft extremely evasive malware, and reduce the development time of threats across the board. Let’s explore five predictions that should be top of mind for security leaders and organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Organizations have respondedand must continue toby adopting AI-powered cybersecurity tools and implementing zero trust architecture as a critical countermeasure. An evolution in MiTM, adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks, was also observed by ThreatLabz, as detailed in the ThreatLabz 2024 Phishing Report.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2025

Specifically, CISA and USCG assessors had the most success gaining initial access, attaining network permanence, evading defenses and moving laterally by using valid accounts, phishing schemes and default credentials all simple attack methods. Separately, the red team also breached the networks Windows environment via a phishing attack.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

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. In a complex, modern network, this assumption falls apart.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Firewalls and web application firewalls ( WAFs ) filter network traffic. Firewalls and Web Application Firewalls (WAF): Firewalls regulate network traffic and defend against external threats, whereas WAFs protect web applications by monitoring and filtering HTTP/HTTPS requests from potential threats.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2021

SWGs achieve this by blocking web-based attacks that forward malware, phishing , drive-by downloads, ransomware, supply chain attacks , and command-and-control actions. Many of these vendors also rank on our top next-gen firewall (NGFW) page. Elastic and scalable serverless architecture and auto-scaling. SSL inspection.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2021

As the zero trust architecture ‘s core technology, implementing microsegmentation isn’t about heavily restricting communication within a network. Raise Next-Generation Firewalls . Lastly, and probably the most advanced microsegmentation method is next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). Move Towards Zero Trust.

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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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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Also Read: Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors. Under security enhancements this could be adding cloud asset inventory, data loss prevention (DLP), firewalls , or VPC service controls.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 31, 2021

Open architecture: A platform that is proprietary is only half effective when you are leaving out control points, threat intelligence sources, and other critical tools that don’t integrate. We’re showcasing new, automated workflows for combating supply chain attacks, phishing, and more. So how do we do this?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

This will not only help better test the architectures that need to be prioritized, but it will provide all sides with a clear understanding of what is being tested and how it will be tested. Also read: Penetration Testing vs. Most cyberattacks today start with social engineering, phishing , or smishing.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Use web application firewall (WAF): WAF screens requests based on IP addresses or HTTP headers, identifies code injection attempts, and defines response quotas.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2021

When we get called in to perform Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), there’s a good chance RDP was the initial entry point for the attackers – ranking up there with phishing and Business Email Compromise (BEC). Another method used to bypass firewall restrictions is creating a tunnel out from a compromised PC. What is RDP?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Most operations use payloads, but there are a few payload-less attacks, such as phishing campaigns that do not include malicious links or malware , but rely on more sophisticated deception such as spoofing to trick their targets. Even if there’s a firewall enabled, it won’t block outgoing TCP connections. How Payloads Get Executed.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2024

SWGs’ main function centers on security — offering greater defense against cyber attacks than standard proxy servers and protecting your overall network security architecture. Support SASE Architecture SWGs work well with Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) structures. Deployment options: SWGs offer different deployment options.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Encryption, firewalls, and secure access controls are just a few of the measures that banks implement to ensure customer data remains protected. Phishing Attacks Phishing remains one of the most prevalent threats in the banking industry. AI is particularly effective at mitigating phishing and fraud attacks.

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